Local elections - football friendly councillors

Has anyone been considering the potential of GTFC friendly councillors before voting with a view to getting the new ground moving ?

Voting.

What's that?

Voting...what's the point and yet I still voted today...fool me.

Have not bothered they say one thing and do another.

Have not bothered they say one thing and do another.

Not one of the parties bothered to even put a leaflet through my letter box, so I'm afraid I can't be arsed either.
I live in Waltham if there are any politicians looking in on this thread. Feel free to offer your apologies.

Quoted from fishyfanny

Not one of the parties bothered to even put a leaflet through my letter box, so I'm afraid I can't be arsed either.
I live in Waltham if there are any politicians looking in on this thread. Feel free to offer your apologies.

They're probably embarrassed to do it to be fair.

Brexit party for me I'm no longer voting for Labour or Conservative.

Quoted from Meza

Brexit party for me I'm no longer voting for Labour or Conservative.

Same here.

I wondered how long it would take this thread to get on to the Brexit debate  

What I don't get about the Brexit Party is, if that's what they really want, why would they dilute the pro-Brexit vote by taing votes off UKIP?

Something tells me it's more about Farage's ego.

Brexit party in protest 👊

You could say why would Change take from Lib Dems but hey ho

Quoted from promotion plaice

Same here.

I wondered how long it would take this thread to get on to the Brexit debate  

Haha sorry mate I know politics can usually cause arguments it always did when I lived at my parents and I came back from the pub (after darts match) with the old man and question time was on lol.

The tories have taken power not because their any good more cos of labour being a total shambles. Theirs no appetite for the new ground in truth , and more importantly theirs no money to fund it  

Recognise anyone?

https://www.grimsbytelegraph.c.....lincolnshire-2827069

Yeah, Councillor J S Fenty was looking rather pleased for himself on the local BBC news this morning.

All to do with the pissing toll bar roundabout

Quoted from Hagrid

All to do with the pissing toll bar roundabout

To be fair, a roundabout that pisses is a bit of a novelty  

No brexit party in my constituency of scartho but will definitely back brexit party in the European elections.

Meh. Doesn't really matter who's in charge with the authority finances utterly crippled by central government with more (well, less) to come.

The only difference is that the Tories will make the cuts with glee as opposed to grimacing at having to do them.

Would the last person in town please switch off the light?

Did that de Frietas bloke lose his seat?

Brexit party didn't stand in these elections. It will do so in the elections later this month, to campaign for something that is already happening, albeit in a slow and bungled way, which old  Nigel Fromage should have realised was a legislative possibility.

Quoted from Ipswin

Did that de Frietas bloke lose his seat?

Think he (Philip) stepped down due to ill and a David De Freitas (assume it`s his son or brother ?) replaced him and lost the seat for the Lib Dems.

So what's the story? I can't believe more people actually voted for the Tories in the present circumstances. Did a lot of Labour voters defect to UKIP? Or just not vote?

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Recognise anyone?

https://www.grimsbytelegraph.c.....lincolnshire-2827069

Have to say when I was surprised to hear the news on Look Northbank this morning

First time ever that the Cons have taken the N E Lincs council.... I don't live locally any more so maybe there was more to the result than meets the eye?

I wonder if everyone carried "Honest John" aloft to celebrate the Selfservatives' stay of execution before they get relegated to non league?        

Quoted from KingstonMariner

So what's the story? I can't believe more people actually voted for the Tories in the present circumstances. Did a lot of Labour voters defect to UKIP? Or just not vote?

Because our council are excrement.

On radio humberside the tory said it was definitely down to anger about the tollbar roundabout which would be my belief as well.

Quoted from toontown

On radio humberside the tory said it was definitely down to anger about the tollbar roundabout which would be my belief as well.

A 9500 signature petition brushed off by 3 labour MPs

Typical politicians not listening to the electorate, they can only expect a good kicking, just wait until the European Elections, the kicking will be even bigger,  unless as i suspect some kind of deal will be fudged together.

The one thing of note the Tories have said is that they want to regenerate Freeman Street and mention a community stadium on the site.

Quoted from gytone

Typical politicians not listening to the electorate, they can only expect a good kicking, just wait until the European Elections, the kicking will be even bigger,  unless as i suspect some kind of deal will be fudged together.

Nicely summed up by Ford in the GT.

https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/labour-arrogant-nelc-voters-opinion-2829846

As for the stadium,it will be usual soundbites but the Tories wont actually stump up any money whatsoever.

Quoted from mimma

The one thing of note the Tories have said is that they want to regenerate Freeman Street and mention a community stadium on the site.

Q. What do you make of the plans for Freeman Street and creating a stadium for Grimsby Town there?
“I think there is general support across the council for using the community stadium as a potential regeneration prospect. If we could do it in Freeman Street that would be ideal but we will have to look at the logistics and where the money comes from.”

Quoted from Mariner Ronnie

A 9500 signature petition brushed off by 3 labour MPs

Do you mean councillors?

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Do you mean councillors?

Yes 😳

Anyone know what the percentage turnout was?

Pretty low I would think with the apathy around at the minute.

27%

Seeing De Freitas didn't retain his seat it has been put forward that the new stadium will be situated on Peoples Park-likely to fail owing to the amount of dog shite.

Andrew is the anti stadium councillor, not Phillip!

Quoted from paramariner

Andrew is the anti stadium councillor, not Phillip!

Don't think so, Phillip DF was very anti stadium when he was on my doorstep.
For a very short time I might add.

Quoted from Stadium

Q. What do you make of the plans for Freeman Street and creating a stadium for Grimsby Town there?
“I think there is general support across the council for using the community stadium as a potential regeneration prospect. If we could do it in Freeman Street that would be ideal but we will have to look at the logistics and where the money comes from.”

What plans?

All we've had so far are soundbites about the possibility of a stadium down Freemo. Nothing amounting to a proposal of anything has been put forward. It's all in the air and everyone is waiting to see what falls to earth.

marvellous to see those shithouses turfed out

The Labour Party have done intercourse all for Grimsby for decade after decade..

great to see those shits beaten

Quoted from The Boys Paddock

marvellous to see those shithouses turfed out

The Labour Party have done intercourse all for Grimsby for decade after decade..

great to see those shits beaten

Objection:- Repetition.

Choose from......Ordure, Manure,  Faeces,  Merde,  Droppings,  Nightsoil, Sewage, Excreta..........

Quoted from The Boys Paddock

marvellous to see those shithouses turfed out

The Labour Party have done intercourse all for Grimsby for decade after decade..

great to see those shits beaten

Agree ... but if you think the tories will do any better 😂 much of a muchness

Quoted from mimma

What plans?

All we've had so far are soundbites about the possibility of a stadium down Freemo. Nothing amounting to a proposal of anything has been put forward. It's all in the air and everyone is waiting to see what falls to earth.

Exactly, more of the usual guff.

Quoted from toontown

On radio humberside the tory said it was definitely down to anger about the tollbar roundabout which would be my belief as well.

Understandable but doesn't explain why people chose to vote Tory though. Strange considering the mess they've made of absolutely everything and out of step with the way the rest of the country voted. Not sure how turnout compares to previous local elections but maybe traditional Labour voters stayed away and traditional Tory voters didn't. Easy to forget that there's some relatively affluent parts of N.E Lincs as well I suppose.

Quoted from Vance Warner

Understandable but doesn't explain why people chose to vote Tory though.

Because the tories opposed the labour imposed change to traffic lights and said they would try to reverse it - only option if thats what you wanted was conservative.

Quoted from toontown

Because the tories opposed the labour imposed change to traffic lights and said they would try to reverse it - only option if thats what you wanted was conservative.

So are we saying the change was solely down to the implementation of traffic lights?
Still with a pathetic turnout of 27% which says it all.