Independent Leader of @SouthKesteven and Councillor for Market & West Deeping... Twitterfeed may include references to Deeping St James.

The Deepings, Lincolnshire
Joined May 2012
On the one hand I'm disappointed to see another Tory elected to @southkesteven (although he otherwise seems like a nice enough fellow). However, there's a bright silver lining that Grantham has rejected the tripe of Farage's Reform.
Grantham St Wulfram's (South Kesteven) Council By-Election Result: 🌳 CON: 38.3% (+4.6) ➡️ RFM: 25.1% (New) 🙋 Ind: 13.1% (New) 🌹 LAB: 12.4% (-3.8) 🌍 GRN: 6.5% (-7.1) 🙋 Ind: 4.7% (New) No Inds (-21.8, -2.2) as previous. Conservative GAIN from Independent. Changes w/ 2023.
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➡️ Disqualified Andy Osborn (Cambridgeshire CC) John Allen (Northumberland CC) ➡️ Resigned Mark Whittington (South Kesteven DC) Jack McGlenen (Durham CC) Gaynor Jean-Louis (Worcestershire CC) Wayne Titley (Staffordshire CC) Donna Edmunds (Shropshire CC) Luke Shingler (Warwickshire CC) Desmond Clarke (Nottinghamshire CC) Andrew Kilburn (Durham CC) John Bailey (Durham CC) Sam Booth (Doncaster C) David Maclean (Isle of Wight C) Robert Bloom (North Northants CC) Rowland O’Connor (Cornwall CC) Rob Parsonage (Cornwall CC) Christine Parsonage (Cornwall CC) Karen Knight (Cornwall CC) Anna Thomason-Kenyon (Cornwall CC) Richard Everett (Tendring DC) Jack Bradley (Derbyshire CC) Angie Nash (Devon CC) Richard Morgan (Derbyshire CC) David Cumming (Durham CC) Desmond Watt (Cambridgeshire CC) David Taylor (Worcestershire CC) Michael Ramage(Durham CC) Stuart Graham (Gloucestershire CC) Andrew Thorp (Leicestershire CC) Shaun Knowles (Northumberland CC) Tony Hill (Hertfordshire CC) Sarah Shields (Basildon C) Daniel Devaney(Bradford C) Stuart Prior (Essex CC) Barry Martin (Staffordshire CC) Andrew Harrison (Durham CC) Kenny Hope (Durham CC) Mick Lee (Sheffield CC) Kate Rowland (Durham CC) Joseph Soper (Thurrock C) Marc Stanley (Thurrock C) Trevor Bridgwood (Lincolnshire CC) James Sidlow (Cambridgeshire CC) Nathaniel Menday (Sheffield CC) Mark Tucker (Norfolk CC) Alex Clarke (South Tyneside C) Craig Wiles (Kirklees Council) Tony Nelson (Huntingdonshire DC) Jennifer Gerrard (St Helens CC) Amy Hunter (Newcastle CC) Stephen Mousdell (St Helens CC) Kay Hughes (Barnsley MBC) Matthew Elder (Hillingdon BC) Christine Duffy (Newcastle CC) Helen Butler (Leicestershire CC) Ian Catchpole (Durham CC) Eleanora Gough (Solihull MBC) Ivor Robinson (Dudley MBC) Mark Wilkinson (Oldham C) Gary Keogh (Suffolk CC) Trish Smith (Leeds C) Aaron Hillam (Durham CC) Jamie Campbell (Solihull MBC) Alan Feeney (Solihull MBC) ➡️ Lost Seat Mike Morris (Sefton C) Clarence Mitchell (Reading BC) Alan Cook (Bromley BC) Mark Shooter (Barnet BC) Kira Gabbert (Bromley BC)
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Reform UK Councillors Gone: Updated Danny Carr (Tameside MBC) is now an Independent. ➡️ Kicked Out Brian Black (Kent CC) Oliver Bradshaw (Kent CC) Paul Thomas (Kent CC) Bob Ford (Kent CC) Bill Barratt (Kent CC) Ed Hill (Devon CC) James Regan (Essex CC) Mark Broadhurst (Doncaster CC) Paul Bean (Durham CC) Adam Smith (West Northants C) Daniel Taylor (Kent CC) Nicole Brooke (Northumberland CC) Patrick Lambert (Northumberland CC) Maxine Fothergill (Kent CC) Ian Cooper (Staffordshire CC) Edward Harris (Warwickshire CC) Isabella Kemp (Kent CC) Aaron Roy (Hartlepool BC) Jay Cooper (Sefton MBC) Caroline Gladwin (Isle of Wight C) Robert Hanson (Sheffield) Danielle Cavanagh (Gateshead C) Daniel Astley (Newcastle C) Daniel Rollinson (Walsall C) ➡️ Resigned Independent Nicola Brown (Doncaster CC) Ind Christopher Marriott (Doncaster CC) Ind Chris Large (Staffordshire CC) Ind Lynn Dean (Staffordshire CC) Ind Robin Perry (Walsall C) Ind Alan Dennison (Pembrokeshire CC) Ind Kathryn Shaw (West Northants C) Ind Joanne Blythe (West Northants C) Ind Andrew Barry (Torfaen CBC) Ind Todd Ferguson (North Ayrshire C) Ind Roger Tarrant (Cornwall CC) Ind Susanne Desmonde (Cornwall CC) Ind Nick Farmer (Wakefield C) Ind Jo Monk (Worcestershire CC) Ind Ashley Monk (Worcestershire CC) Ind Matthew Jones (Worcestershire CC) Ind Jamie Hanlon (Cornwall CC) Ind Jasmine Fox (Durham CC) Ind Steven Lewis (Wakefield C) Ind Rosemary Trollope-Bellew (South Kesteven DC) Ind Susan Maxfield (Kirklees C) Ind Rebecca Waters (Birmingham C) Ind Steven Deakin (Cannock Chase C) Ind Joe Garner (North Northants), Ind Bella Simon (Walsall), Ind James Fletcher (Luton), Ind Glenn Gibbins (Sunderland), Ind Alex Barr (South Tyneside), Ind Billy Burke (Trafford C), Ind Lawrence Davies (Swindon C), Ind Carol Ney (Plymouth C), Ind Tanya Brasted (NE Lincolnshire C), Ind Robbie Withey (Aberdeenshire), Ind Mark Hill (Chorley), Ind Grace Stickland (Plymouth), Ind Jonathan Millard (Blaenau Gwent), Ind Dawn Saunders (Durham), Ind Mark Hill (Chorley DC), Ind Lyndsey Fox (Durham CC), Ind Paul Sexton (Durham CC), Ind Nicole Brown (Durham CC), Ind Chris Perera (Essex CC), Ind Marcus Barr (Somerset), Ind Brian Smith (North Tyneside), Ind Dan Bradley (East Sussex CC), Ind Jim McIlroy (West Surrey CC), Ind Alan Feeney (Birmingham City C), Ind Chris Whelan (Solihull Council), Ind William Shaw (Doncaster Council), Ind David Dresser (Leeds Council), Ind Paula-Jane Thackray (Leeds Council), Ind Dean Miller (LB Bromley), Ind Raymond Dunning (Tameside MBC), Ind Jon Barras (Bradford Council), Ind Daniel Devaney (Bradford Council), Ind Danny Carr (Tameside MBC), Ind ➡️ Defected Amelia Randall (Kent CC) Rest John Roddy (Warrington BC) Con Peter Colley (Hertfordshire CC) Rest Dean Burns (Kent CC) Rest Jack Goncalvez (North Northants C) Rest Charles Whitford (Leicestershire CC) Rest Luke Cooper (Warwickshire CC) Rest Scott Cameron (Warwickshire CC) Rest Kieran Mishchuck (Kent CC) Rest Alistair Hendry (Somerset CC) Con Graham Eardley (Walsall C) Rest Owain Clatworthy (Bridgend CBC) Rest Cain Parkinson (Lincolnshire CC) Con Brandon Dodd (Glamorgan C) Rest Charlotte Kelly (Staffordshire CC) Con Robbie Lammas (Medway C) Con Dan Glover (Warwickshire CC) Rest Rob Aitkenhead (Warwickshire CC) Rest Leon Graham (Lancashire CC) Con Cameron Emery (West Northants C) Rest David Hoey (Solihull MBC) Con Karl Perks (Worcestershire CC), Con Bruce Craze (Cornwall), Res Rhys Carr (Wakefield C), SDP Mark Hadfield (Plymouth CC), Res Andrew Crumplin (Plymouth CC), Res Nigel Swales (Lancashire CC), Lab Robert Hanson (Sheffield), Chartist Reform Mick Lee (Sheffield), Chartist Reform Andrew Southall (Dudley MBC), Res Michael Rees (Gloucestershire CC), Res Cathy Gibbon (Buckinghamshire CC), Con ➡️ Suspended Dave Rowan (Kirklees C) Jacob Padget (Wakefield C) Matthew Wallens (Staffordshire CC) Dean Robertson (Litchfield City) Bradley Thompson (Essex CC)
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Ashley Baxter retweeted
“Andy Burnham was the key speaker last year. And given that, I decided to come because it’s gotta be the fastest route back to Number 10” Liz Truss at the Lincolnshire Great Exhibition today
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This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.
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Party to celebrate Ian Hislop's 40 years as editor of Private Eye & 65 years at the magazine. Has anyone currently in public life held the same job for longer? The Eye is the greatest journalistic institution of my lifetime. Long may Ian and the Eye reign.
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Road safety and the Tufty Club. (I don’t recall there being an expiry date. I think that means I’m still a member of the Tufty club)
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✅ SKDC's food hygiene team has inspected 735 business in the past 12 months? 🔢 We gave an average score of 4.66 at the unannounced visits. 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Our small but effective team of four is helping keep you safe.
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There's a by-election in the St Wulfram's ward of Grantham on 22nd October. Let's keep @southkesteven Independent! @LGA_Independent
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Retweet if you'd like Sir John Curtice to lead @andyburnham's Commision for Electoral Reform. #GetPRDone
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Today's announcement marks the beginning of the end of First Past the Post. To everyone who has contributed to our movement over the years: we can't thank you enough. Now let's push PR over the finish line 💪💯 A message from our CEO @Emma_Campaigner:
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What could be more anti-establishment than talking a £36m bung from a billionaire educated at Westminster and Cambridge, the 6th wealthiest person in Britain (although based in Thailand)?
Reform UK has received its second £36m donation in the space of 48 hours in a huge show of force by the party’s billionaire backers. Christopher Harborne matched the record donation given by fellow cryptocurrency billionaire Ben Delo. Read more here ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
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Leaders react to the Government’s decision to pause plans for Local Government Reorganisation lincsonline.co.uk/stamford/n…
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Boss making you resign to save himself? Join a union.
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I, Kevin Rowland (the son of Irish immigrants) and the main songwriter of ‘Come On Eileen,’ am disgusted to learn that Nigel Farage has used our song to make his entrance for his party conference. Myself, and all of Dexys are passionately against Farage’s politics. @ByDonkeys .
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Sublime from Matt
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