Henley on thames

[kev1]

In an absolute shock result the tory's have "crushed" labour in the Henley election.

Given that you cant buy a house there under about �4 million this has come as a surprise

[jake-the-peg]

Even less of a surprise when your remember that Labour didn't field a candidate!

[jake-the-peg]

Oh sorry that's the David Davisson one isn't it?

I suspect they'll be crushed there too when the tabloid's have finished!

[Oneeyedvic]

Results:

John Howell: Conservative 19,796
Stephen Kearney: Lib Dems 9,680
Mark Stevenson: Green 1,321
Timothy Rait: BNP 1,243
Richard McKenzie: Labour 1,066
Chris Adams: UKIP 843

[Booldawg]

I'm sure even Henley has its own sink estate. Someone has to make sure the local supermarkets do a roaring trade in own brand biscuits, white cider and lottery scratch-cards.

[helpmetoo]

all is not lost for brown,
labour made a credible fight for 4th place with bnp..and lost,

can brown not take a subtle hint?

how about a firm hint then? FRO

[squarebear]

Brown could have been handing money out on the streets there and they wouldn't vote Labour.

It's hardly a fair reflection of the country.

[Oneeyedvic]

Davis has 25 by-election rivals

Here is the full list of candidates:

* Grace Christine Astley - Independent
* David Laurence Bishop - Church of the Militant Elvis Party
* Ronnie Carroll - Make Politicians History
* Mad Cow-Girl - The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
* David Craig - Independent
* Herbert Winford Crossman - Independent
* Tess Culnane - National Front Britain for the British
* Thomas Faithful Darwood - Independent
* David Michael Davis - Conservative
* Tony Farnon - Independent
* Eamonn "Fitzy" Fitzpatrick - Independent
* Christopher Mark Foren - Independent
* Gemma Dawn Garrett - Miss Great Britain Party
* George Hargreaves - Christian Party
* Hamish Howitt - Freedom 4 Choice
* David Icke - No party listed
* John Nicholson - Independent
* Shan Oakes - Green Party
* David Pinder - The New Party
* Joanne Robinson - English Democrats: Putting England First
* Jill Saward - Independent
* Norman Scarth - Independent
* Walter Edward Sweeney - Independent
* Christopher John Talbot - Socialist Equality Party
* John Randle Upex - Independent
* Greg Wood - Independent

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7476255 .stm

[Fitboy-slim]

It's totally irrelevant

[sp1214]

What the results prove in Henley is that the Liberal Democrats are finished. In the next election viewers will see their vote as bi-polar and Liberals will go the same way as the dido or dinosaur.

[R1Geezer]

couldn't even beat the BNP! LMAO, bye bye Noo Labour!

[New Judge]

No, it certainly was not a surprise.

However, why should the people of Henley not elect somebody whom they think will best represent their interests? It is true that Henley is quite an affluent area. Average house prices, if that is your measure of affluence, is about �550k. This is a little unadjacent to the �4m you quote but it is nonetheless quite likely that the people there have a bob or two.

What many may see as more of a surprise is that Labour came fifth, behind both the Green Party and the BNP. I personally don�t see it as a surprise, especially in Henley. What surprises me is that there over a thousand souls there (or indeed anywhere else) who are prepared to vote for a Labour Party candidate.

Having said that, of course, there is no guarantee that the good burghers of Henley will find themselves any better off under a Tory government, particularly one led by David Cameron. In just the same way as people without money would like to acquire some, those with it would like to keep as much as possible of it and there is little likelihood of them being any more able to do so should we experience a change in government.

Nonetheless �rich� people have needs and requirements just as �poor� people do and they are entitled to have their say.

[Booldawg]

sp1214. Are you referring to the extinct bird dodo or extinct singer dido? I guess both work though '-)

[Hammond Egg]

Thanks to Oneeyedvic for the candidate list for Haltemprice.

David Icke!!! Woo-hoo!!!! Politics can be fun again!!!!

[Gromit]

Since Labour came to power, there have been 3 previous by-elections where the fight was been a tory or a Lib Dem. In each, the Labour Candidate lost his deposit, but the Labour Party won the next election.

Winchester - Labour lost deposit - won next general election
Romsey - Labour lost deposit - won next general election
Cheadle - Labour lost deposit - won next general election

Henley does not tell us anything about the next general Election.

[helpmetoo]

if they carry on at this rate the country will be so totally kerried that labour wont be able to afford to put up a deposit ,

that is of course if they allow us to vote,

new labour tactics are obviously ' we will only let you vote if you vote the way we want you to' (eu treaty etc),

think ill move to zimbabwe for a bit of democracy.

[Haggisdj]

Lol Booldawg...

And New Judge what surprised me is that over a thousand people in Henley voted for the BNP. The Tory on Five Live Breakfast called the BNP disgusting etc.. I'm not going to get into whether they are or not but the three major parties should not be dismissing them. People obviously want to vote for them and the major parties should be finding out why and trying to address some of these issues.

[Quinlad]

New Judge,

I think the 1,000 Labour voters in Henley just go to show that not all voters are exclusively self-serving. Hanging on to every penny isn't the primary concern of some of the electorate.

But of course, rich people who look out for number one (as is their right) are just as entitled to plitical representation as anyone else.