Views from the Emerald Isle (Free subscription) | yesterday
... only in the North of Ireland, three English counties (Buckinghamshire, Essex and Kent) and in the London Borough of Bexley. The Emerald Islander
ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidat (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Bournemouth West Cannock Chase Castle Point Halesowen and Rowley Regis Old Bexley and Sidcup Rochester and Strood Westmorland and Lonsdale According to CCHQ: "The closing date for these applications is midday on Friday 30th May. Only applications on the standard...
Studio Living (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
In all the furore about Boris Johnson, the far right vote seems to have been far less noted (by me, as much as anyone; Nick and commenter Tom Royal jollied me into action). It's actually far more shocking that the London Assembly has a BNP member than a no-policy-wielding celebrity Tory extremist is Mayor. Never mind Boris Watch , Barnbrook Watch might be a better idea. The BNP got almost as...
Luke's Blog (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
London Elects has today published the ward-by-ward detail of the Mayoral election results - a must read for electoral train-spotters/borough or constituency campaign strategists: Barnet and Camden Bexley and Bromley Brent and Harrow City and East (containing boroughs: Barking & Dagenham, Newham, Tower Hamlets, City of London) Croydon and Sutton Ealing and Hillingdon Enfield and Haringey Greenwich and...
Greater London Authority news (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The Mayor has begun his mayoralty in a spirit of openness and co-operation by convening a meeting with London's Borough Councils to develop new ways of working together.
East Grinstead Courier (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Residents of Biggin Hill, Cudham and Downe have helped elect Boris Johnson as the new London Mayor.
British Blogs (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
"are we live?"@ 9.20pm Tessa Jowell says its highly unlikely Ken will be Mayor by the end of the evening.She sounds and looks wasted/tired.@ 21.44pm Conservatives retain Bexley and Bromley (my old haunt) with over 50% of the vote, theChristophe is shocked at a candidate winning over 50% of the vote in a FPTP election. Interestingly someone at the BBC has fallen asleep, this result has been known...
ConservativeHome's YourPlatform (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Nicholas Bennett, a Bromley councillor, Chairman of Beckenham Conservative Association and former MP and Minister, explains how the mayoral vote was got out in Bexley & Bromley. "It was ‘Bromley that did for us" said a Minister, according to the...
MayorWatch (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has appointed Assembly Member Richard Barnes as his Deputy Mayor.
selblog (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Congratulations to Ian Clement, (now former) leader of Bexley Council as he takes up his new job as Deputy Mayor of Greater London, with specific responsibility for Government Relations. With Ian's appointment , Boris is sending clear signals about his relationship with the Boroughs and with Outer London. It's onwards and upwards for Ian, who led Bexley Borough's Conservatives...
Rupa Huq's home on the web (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Have had this up today on Comment is Free. Various commentators have fingered the blame for Boris’ win on outer London yet as Luke Akehurst points out here suburbs that bucked the trend by swinging to Labour include Brent and Harrow now represented by Navin Shan and further out in Slough in the Thames Valley. [...]
Times Online - Alan Coren (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
... have swept my brother to power, I can't claim to be surprised. The power blond has become mayor of London, bringing another act in his spectacular and entertaining career to a glorious ending, and I . . . am his sister. And to be honest, for weeks, months, years, actually for decades, people have wanted me to talk about Boris. When they see me, they think of him (something to do with our...
James Cleverly (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
... said I had lots of congratulations from a range of Assembly Members for the scale of the win in Bexley and Bromley.Boris' signing in speech showed the humour that we have come to expect but he also made the serious point that we need to make good on our election commitments and put political prejudice aside for the good of London. He also made it clear that he wouldn't tolerate and...
Sir John Bull (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
All true patriots are today celebrating the victory of the British National Party in getting elected onto the London Assembly. The result was almost exactly in line with my original expectations; I had predicted a 50% increase in votes and in the event the increase was 45% (90,365 to 130,714). I did, however, underestimate the increase in turnout, which went up over 20%, so in the end we got...
Boriswatch (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
... what version of British political history has he been reading? Boris gains a crucial ally on the London Assembly in the form of staunch supporter James Cleverley. James was elected for Bexley and Bromley with a massive majority. Meanwhile Tory bigwig John Redwood criticises the PR system that has also handed assembly seats to the BNP, Greens and Lib Dems despite none of them winning...
