General Election 2010

Counting Votes at the Beverley Leisure Centre

May 7, 2010

Pictures from yesterday evening at the Beverley Leisure Centre, votes for the Beverley & Holderness constituency were counted as the Election finally came to an end. The ballot boxes started to arrive just after 10pm though a long process followed of sorting counting and recounting in order to declare a winner. Given all the technology in the world these days this process seemed very long and drawn out. With any…

Graham Stuart Re-elected With 12K Majority

May 7, 2010

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Graham Stuart was re-elected as MP for Beverley & Holderness with 25,063 with a massive 47% of the vote, second place was Craig Dobson of the Liberal Democrats who received 12,076, third was Ian Saunders, Labour with 11,224. Full election results for Beverley & Holderness can be viewed here.

Beverley Goes to the Polls

May 6, 2010

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Residents in Beverley today will today get to vote. After all the TV debates, local Hustings and canvasing local candidates can do no more other then wait while the public votes. As Election Day began there were plenty of residents casting their votes early doors, the ladies at our local Polling Station said it was the busiest it has ever been with over 50 people casting votes within the first…

Hundreds Fill the Minster for Hustings Night

April 27, 2010

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Around 500 people packed into Beverley Minster last night as local candidates Dr Craig Dobson (Lib Dem), Bill Rigby (Green), Ian Saunders (Lab) and Graham Stuart (Con) took to the stage coming face to face with the voters with Rev Jeremy Fletcher over seeing the pannel. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=605] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the…

Ian Saunders On the Streets of Beverley

April 26, 2010

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Ian Saunders the Labour candidate for Beverley and Holderness was out in the Beverley at the weekend meeting members of the local community. Ian will be at Beverley Minster this evening too for the Political Hustings night where he will be joined by three other local candidates.

Beverley and Holderness BNP Candidate

April 21, 2010

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My name is Neil Whitelam I am your local BNP candidate for Beverley and Holderness. Local born and bred, I live in Keyingham with my two young daughters. To me getting involved in politics is about trying to make a difference, helping my people and country strive towards betterment. Our learning curve has been the largest of all nations, our collective suffering and sacrifice living through countless wars, natural disasters,…

East Riding General Election 2010 Candidates

April 20, 2010

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Nominations for candidates in the forthcoming general election closed today, 20 April, at 4pm. The following are candidates in the three East Riding constituencies. Please note: The difference between ‘Liberal Democrat’ and ‘Liberal Democrats’ in each constituency is deliberate – both are descriptions for the party as registered with the Electoral Commission BEVERLEY AND HOLDERNESS CONSTITUENCY DOBSON, Craig – Liberal Democrats HORSFIELD, Andy – UK Independence Party HUGHES, Ron –…

April 8, 2010

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Voting for the three East Riding constituencies will take place at the 255 polling stations across the area, which will be open from 7am until 10 pm on General Election day, Thursday, May 6. There are three parliamentary constituencies wholly in the East Riding. These are: Beverley & Holderness (poll count at Beverley Leisure Centre East Yorkshire (poll count at Driffield Sports Hall) Haltemprice & Howden (poll count at Haltemprice…