I am sure this information will be great use to politicos!
Tuesday, 20 March
Last day for publication of notice of election (London Mayor/GLA)
Start of regulated period for London Mayor, GLA constituency and independent GLA list candidates (for party GLA list candidates it starts when nomination papers submitted)
Thursday, 22 March
Last day for publication of notice of election (council elections Scotland)
Tuesday, 27 March
Last day for publication of notice of election (council elections England & Wales)
Wednesday, 28 March
Last day for submission of nomination papers (noon) (London Mayor/GLA)
Thursday, 29 March
Last day for submission of nomination papers (4pm) (council elections Scotland)
Last day for appointment of election agents (4pm) (council elections Scotland)
Friday, 30 March
Last day for publication of nominations (noon) (London Mayor/GLA)
Monday, 2 April
Last day for withdrawal of candidates (noon) (London Mayor/GLA)
Wednesday, 4 April
Last day for submission of nomination papers (noon) (council elections England & Wales)
Tuesday, 10 April
Last day for publication of nominations (noon) (council elections)
Wednesday, 11 April
Last day for withdrawal of candidates (noon) (council elections)
Last day for appointment of election agents (noon) (except for Scottish council elections)
Wednesday, 18 April
Last day to register to vote
Last day to apply for a new postal vote (5pm)
Last day to amend / cancel an existing postal vote arrangement (5pm)
Last day to amend / cancel an existing proxy vote arrangement (5pm)
Wednesday, 25 April
Last day to apply for a new proxy vote (5pm) – except for medical emergencies
Last day for publication of Notice of Poll (council elections)
Publication of Notice of Poll (London Mayor/GLA)
Thursday, 26 April
Last day for appointment of polling and counting agents
Thursday, 3 May
Polling Day: 7am – 10pm
Last day to apply for a new proxy vote on grounds of medical emergency (5pm)
Deadline for issuing replacement postal ballot papers (5pm)
Deadline for correcting electoral register due to clerical error or court appeal (9pm)
Thursday, 7 June
Last day for submission of election expense returns (if declaration was before midnight) (council elections)
Friday, 8 June
Last day for submission of election expense returns (if declaration was after midnight) (council elections)
Last day for submission of election expense returns (GLA constituency; assuming declaration on 4 May)
Friday, 13 July
Last day for submission of election expense returns (GLA list; assuming declaration on 4 May)
Last day for submission of election expense returns (London Mayor; assuming declaration on 4 May)
Thanks to ALDC, Electoral Commission and Mark Pack from whom I’ve extracted this information.
Sunday 25 March 2012
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Camdens Labour MO if there is one!
It seems likely that Camden Labour council is set to impose a massive 8.1% rent hike on all its tenants living in council properties.
So far Labour has cut after schools clubs for children, cut Libraries, cut facilities to the elderly, cutting metal railings from our roads. It is too many cuts to detail here in this blog, but the above is a highlight of key cuts hurting real residents today.
The two libraries Chalk Farm and Belsize will cease in one year unless hopefully saved by local volunteers.
As a Belsize resident who has not only worked as a Saturday lad in my youth in Belsize Library. I am appalled that this historic cornerstone of Belsize may vanish as a direct result of the meddling of Camden Labour bosses.
NOW (as opposed to the disgraced News of the World) now Camden council tenants are set to pay a 8.1% rent increase. As a co-opted member for Housing and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee I am shocked at this treatment of Camden council tenants.
It is common practice in the private sector rental market to not exceed a 5% increase in rent, to stay within guidelines. However, Camden's Labour Cabinet wish to increase by over 8.1% and think that that represents a fair deal for its tenants.
Camden's Labour has failed to make the required cuts through efficiency drives but instead has chosen to play the blame game of attributing all responsibility on to National Government. Even when children's after school play places were being axed last year Labour councillors were telling mothers that it was not there fault but go and blame the ConLib Government.
These excuses and outright lies could not be so far from the truth. More flexibility at a local level has been given to Local councils by National Government to help make local efficiency savings.
It is up to how the controlling Councils political supremos use there flexibility that is the key issue.
It was clear that the New Labour Project had lost the support of the populous long before May 2010. But yet through quirks of having local and national elections on the same day some councils were voted in with a Labour majority. But that is democracy!
However, the residents of Camden are now experiencing the ramifications of this as are the other Labour held councils scattered around the country.
So what next you might ask and you would be right to ask?
Here in Camden, Council Tax has been frozen along with most other London councils and it is hoped with the support of Mayor Boris Johnson will be again this May.
But I hear that even with Council Tax Camden's Labour elite are considering increasing that too!
I also hear from my sources that Camden council has had a good financial year and is £12.5M better off on the books than forecasted!
So come on Camden's Labour Elite!
The people voted you in with a majority to serve the best interest of Camden residents in time of austerity so get on and do it.
Surely, Camden's Labour wouldn't be playing the let's blame the Tories and Lib Dems game hoping to score extra votes in 2015 General Election at the expense of the best interest of its own residents, would they. No surely not? that would be an unimaginable thing to do and would make Ministers Expenses look like a picnic outing!
Author: Nigel Rumble 14th Feb 2012
So far Labour has cut after schools clubs for children, cut Libraries, cut facilities to the elderly, cutting metal railings from our roads. It is too many cuts to detail here in this blog, but the above is a highlight of key cuts hurting real residents today.
The two libraries Chalk Farm and Belsize will cease in one year unless hopefully saved by local volunteers.
As a Belsize resident who has not only worked as a Saturday lad in my youth in Belsize Library. I am appalled that this historic cornerstone of Belsize may vanish as a direct result of the meddling of Camden Labour bosses.
NOW (as opposed to the disgraced News of the World) now Camden council tenants are set to pay a 8.1% rent increase. As a co-opted member for Housing and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee I am shocked at this treatment of Camden council tenants.
It is common practice in the private sector rental market to not exceed a 5% increase in rent, to stay within guidelines. However, Camden's Labour Cabinet wish to increase by over 8.1% and think that that represents a fair deal for its tenants.
Camden's Labour has failed to make the required cuts through efficiency drives but instead has chosen to play the blame game of attributing all responsibility on to National Government. Even when children's after school play places were being axed last year Labour councillors were telling mothers that it was not there fault but go and blame the ConLib Government.
These excuses and outright lies could not be so far from the truth. More flexibility at a local level has been given to Local councils by National Government to help make local efficiency savings.
It is up to how the controlling Councils political supremos use there flexibility that is the key issue.
It was clear that the New Labour Project had lost the support of the populous long before May 2010. But yet through quirks of having local and national elections on the same day some councils were voted in with a Labour majority. But that is democracy!
However, the residents of Camden are now experiencing the ramifications of this as are the other Labour held councils scattered around the country.
So what next you might ask and you would be right to ask?
Here in Camden, Council Tax has been frozen along with most other London councils and it is hoped with the support of Mayor Boris Johnson will be again this May.
But I hear that even with Council Tax Camden's Labour elite are considering increasing that too!
I also hear from my sources that Camden council has had a good financial year and is £12.5M better off on the books than forecasted!
So come on Camden's Labour Elite!
The people voted you in with a majority to serve the best interest of Camden residents in time of austerity so get on and do it.
Surely, Camden's Labour wouldn't be playing the let's blame the Tories and Lib Dems game hoping to score extra votes in 2015 General Election at the expense of the best interest of its own residents, would they. No surely not? that would be an unimaginable thing to do and would make Ministers Expenses look like a picnic outing!
Author: Nigel Rumble 14th Feb 2012
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