Weststander
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@Steve Foster was a candidate. Our road’s moved between wards over the years, so I’m not sure.
[Politics] Brighton & Hove City Council Elections- 2023 Edition
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Then you are in Hove Park
You are in Westdene & Hove Park
And you now have a direct line of comms with one of your Cllr’s 
- Apr 5, 2014
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I've seen the internal workings of three of the parties. The Greens were nice people, but there was a party divide not so evident to outsiders. Moderate Greens and 'Watermelons' i.e strong Socialists who had green credentials. When they led the council in 2011 a few woke up the following morning in shock. It came too soon. Liberal Democrats were small in number and when that happens there is always a struggle for strategy and only a few key players. Labour were highly political in every respect.I think you know more about BHCC politics than me and more people.
My insight is through a key Labour worker in Kemp Town, I also knew rivals within the LibDems scheming against each other. What I gleaned, you’ll know all about this, is how literally political it is in a city. Machiavellian manoeuvring both within and between parties, egos, a lust for power. Perhaps worse than at Westminster?
For example if the Greens and Tories have done badly, ‘team-mates’ will put the knife in, in a blame game.
Onto environmental issues in the city, I wonder what Labour will actually do re:
- recycling rates.
- public transport alternatives to cars.
- wildflowers on verges etc. In this election, all 3 parties made great play about “weeds”. After a no-mow policy on our verges for a few years, they brutally reduced ours to soil level twice this spring already.
Dick Swiveller
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Looking after my rich mates and sod the poor .... NOW IN ITS 1ST SEASON.
Weststander
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I mentioned this before on a similar thread. I worked with a Brightonian bloke older than me, often very aggressive about stuff, a big Labour supporter/volunteer with a spiteful hate of local Tories. Weirdly, when the Greens ascended in the city, he hated them even more. Really angry when I said I supported them.
One of his arguments was that they were an extreme left party which wasn’t going anywhere, which had hijacked the original small Green Party.
The bottom line I think is because they were taking Labour votes.
When people post on nsc about their hopes for an unofficial progressive alliance in the UK, with just one opponent against each Tory in the 650 seats, it’s up in the clouds. In the real world LibDems, Labour have tunnel vision for challenging for every seat. Being non-Tory is a side issue. Policies differ and the individuals don’t get on.
Hahaha Mac Cafferty & Albrook have been ejected, that’s the leader and deputy gone
As an aside, our old friends at Lewes District Council will now have the Greens as the largest party, followed by the Lib Dems and Labour, with precisely ZERO Conservatives.
Another Labour gain in Regency, green held on to the other seat, astonishing, before the election the greens had 20 Cllr’s they have 5 now with areal danger of being the third biggest party on the council
beorhthelm
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Lib Dems cant be happy about that. is Green the new protest vote?
Sirnormangall
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- Sep 21, 2017
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Perhaps in Lewes but not in Brighton
medwayseagull reborn
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He can be contacted at his local phone box along with the rest of the Tory group.Then you are in Hove Park
You are in Westdene & Hove Park
Weststander
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Why have the Greens been booted out in Brighton, but not everywhere?
That doesn’t suggest a Starmer Blair-esque 1997 effect.
With a form of PR, tactical voting isn’t the be all and end all, so that doesn’t explain it either.
Bizarre.
That doesn’t suggest a Starmer Blair-esque 1997 effect.
With a form of PR, tactical voting isn’t the be all and end all, so that doesn’t explain it either.
Bizarre.
I’d suggest that this everywhere that you talk of hasn’t had a Green Party associated with it since 2011, if only they knew
Because they had power first compared to nationally and have therefore been found out first. They weren’t ready for power and you can’t run a city on well meaning principles alone. Very glad they were kicked out. Principled people but ****ing hopeless.
Principled, some of them, hopeless, well all of them
With the inevitable Labour central government inbound , this has to be good news for the City of Brighton & Hove!
Weststander
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Bristol CC is another Green stronghold, but they didn’t have elections.
That sounds about right.
- Apr 5, 2014
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Greens have won full control of Mid Suffolk District Council. That's the first council they have ever had control over.
Really?
It’s a shared operation as of 2021 with Greens & Labour having the same number of seats, prior to that in 2016 it was a Labour run council