Hey, I've taken a look at my Postal Vote letters that arrived recently. Frankly I am rather confused by the contents. I have voted by post before so, have a general idea. But the problem is I cannot figure what the contents are for
I have 1 AV ticket, which is self explanatory enough. But also in the AV envelope I have a list of 7 candidates on yellow paper and asks for 2 choices.
In a second envelope I have another list of 13 candidates on purple paper and asks for 4 choices.
Could somebody shed some light on what the 2 different lists of candidates are for? Is what I have received correct?
Apart from the lists, there is no explanation of what they are for in the envelope. For reference I am in Victoria Ward and the back of both lists state the correct ward.
Hey, I've taken a look at my Postal Vote letters that arrived recently. Frankly I am rather confused by the contents. I have voted by post before so, have a general idea. But the problem is I cannot figure what the contents are for
I have 1 AV ticket, which is self explanatory enough. But also in the AV envelope I have a list of 7 candidates on yellow paper and asks for 2 choices. This is for you to choose 2 of the candidates to represent you on West Berkshire Council. These are the councillors for Market Street who make all of the major decisions for Newbury (and West Berkshire).
In a second envelope I have another list of 13 candidates on purple paper and asks for 4 choices. This is for you to choose 4 of the candidates to represent you on Newbury Town Council. These are the councillors for the Town Hall who look after the more mundane issues like allotments, cemeteries and hanging baskets.
Could somebody shed some light on what the 2 different lists of candidates are for? Is what I have received correct?
Apart from the lists, there is no explanation of what they are for in the envelope. For reference I am in Victoria Ward and the back of both lists state the correct ward.
Hey, I've taken a look at my Postal Vote letters that arrived recently. Frankly I am rather confused by the contents. I have voted by post before so, have a general idea. But the problem is I cannot figure what the contents are for
I have 1 AV ticket, which is self explanatory enough. But also in the AV envelope I have a list of 7 candidates on yellow paper and asks for 2 choices.
In a second envelope I have another list of 13 candidates on purple paper and asks for 4 choices.
Could somebody shed some light on what the 2 different lists of candidates are for? Is what I have received correct?
Apart from the lists, there is no explanation of what they are for in the envelope. For reference I am in Victoria Ward and the back of both lists state the correct ward.
Thanx
You are not the first person I have heard who has been confused by this.
You are not the first person I have heard who has been confused by this.
I think the major problem for a lot of voters is they don't understand the difference between the Town Council and West Berks council. The assumption a lot of people make is that the Town Council with a mayor and all the other trappings are the ruling body. A friend had a planning application in for some minor stuff and assumed that after the Town Council had said that they approved his work that that was it. I had to tell him that it wasn't the case but I'm not sure he really grasped even then the difference.
I think the major problem for a lot of voters is they don't understand the difference between the Town Council and West Berks council. The assumption a lot of people make is that the Town Council with a mayor and all the other trappings are the ruling body. A friend had a planning application in for some minor stuff and assumed that after the Town Council had said that they approved his work that that was it. I had to tell him that it wasn't the case but I'm not sure he really grasped even then the difference.
Perhaps people are fortunate that the right to vote is not subject to an intelligence test.
Why would anyone bother? People tend to vote according to party lines
Precisely what is wrong about our democracy - people are voting for someone to represent them but they elect someone who will ignore their best interests if it conflicts with the intructions they receive from their party bosses.
The government have an opportunity now before the next local government elections (not this one) to do away with westminter politics, cliques and cartels in local councils. It would reduce the number of councillors needed to run the business, and would for once and all do away with the us and them bickering which seems to fill their election rubbish that gets shoved through letterboxes either printed in blue or yellow. Councillors could then work to the agenda of their ward and not, as already been said, some local jobsworth who has the 'power'.
Price fixing isn't allowed so why not policy fixing.
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