An Excellent Night For The Greens

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.. according to their website, they have won yesterday’s district council by-election in Hullbridge by 198 votes.

Hullbridge people don’t like the idea of hundreds of houses by Watery Lane, and they like Diane Hoy.

The Green Party now become an official group on the District Council.

Congratulations to Diane, and commiserations to the losing candidates.

We’ll publish the full result when it is up on the council website.

Update:

Mark Peter Hale The Conservative Party Candidate 555
Diane Hoy Green Party 757
Angelina Donna Marriott The Labour Party Candidate 182
Carl Whitwell UK Independence Party (UK I P) 76
Rejected Papers 2
Turnout 29.01%

Green gain from Conservatives.

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  • As the results are incorrect I thought I would keep you up to date. Hale 555 Hoy 757 Labour 182 and UKIP 76. That in my calculations means that Diane Hoy won by 202.Congratulations to Diane although I think it concerns many that she admitted yesterday that she is not at all interested in politics and that her husband had convinced her to put her name forward. Many were also surprised that she did not wish to speak at the count she thought her husband should instead but to be fair Micheal has done all of her campaigning so lets hope that she speaks at council. Well done anyway and Good Luck.

  • Cheryl, you are joking aren’t you? Worrying about a District Councillor from another party not speaking enough?

    Haven’t you ever been to a Full Council meeting of the District Council and seen how few councillors of your own party ever speak?

    That’s why , for example, the meeting that decided the changes in car parking was over in just 16 minutes…..

    If Diane stands up to speak just twice a year at Full Council that will, seriously, be more than most Conservative District Councillors manage to do on Rochford DC.

  • Julian , it’s a fair question.

    One answer is that we didn’t have someone who lived in Hullbridge who wanted to stand, and the evidence of the recent elections in Hullbridge is that you have to have someone local to stand a chance.

  • Cheryl I’m not sure where you got those comments from but they aren’t mine. I did most of the campaigning, delivering the majority of the leaflets myself.

    I did say I do not agree with canvassing and knocking on doors late at night when people have come home from a hard day at work. I did though talk to a lot of people when delivering the leaflets which I enjoyed.

    As for talking you must know me well enough by know that I’m not afraid to talk. As for standing it was seeing what you had done in Rayleigh and the chats we have had (and with Peggy & others) that made me realise I would like to do this, although I have to say Michael did suggest that I ran for it last year I did not feel ready to do so until now.

    Last night was very tense and when you have lived in Hullbridge for as long as I have and the time and effort I put into the campaign it does become very emotional and I found myself unable to speak. If you went to the count last year you will know Michael had the same problem and could not make a speech.

  • I have known Diane for about 10 years. She is a community spirited person. I hope she gains confidence in public speaking, learns more about politics and enjoys her new role.

  • Oh Chris I do love your Banta! I can’t be responsible for what others do. All that I know is I work hard for the residents and I enjoy it. As Diane clearly says I have done a lot for Rayleigh and will continue to do so for as long as the electorate want me to.

    Like I said earlier I wish Diane good luck.

  • Chris

    You will know that the Conservatives won in Hullbridge in 2003 and 2007 with a candidate from Rochford. However, I do accept that one reason we lost in 2010, although probably not the principal one, was that our candidate was not from Hullbridge

  • Having read these posts it is a shame the Cons., still have not got the message. Many villagers resent that the Site allocation were decided by Cons., councillors without the input of their fellow Cons., councillors who at the time represented Hullbridge. Perhaps it was because they knew what they HAD/WOULD say ? Also I find it gauling that someone who does not live in the village can make such poor comments about a newly elected councillor. Diane was elected because
    she clearly identified the needs of the villagers in her three leaflets. The Cons.,could only muster two, one of which was more about Mark Francois than the candidate’s views on the village.
    Many of my fellow villagers have told me how refreshing it was to have someone from the village, fighting so hard and clearly identifying the villager’s needs. Hullbridge can now be sure that we will have at least two councillors and if Angela stands good on her promise, three councillors, making sure that the views and needs of us villagers are presented to council. ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE 500 Houses.
    Having witnessed first hand the way Cons councillors act at counts, I would not blame Diane for not speaking, she is not there to please the Conservative Party ! Although during my attendance at some of the Council’s meetings that that is what they think should be happening !

    Whislt I am on my Soapbox I would just like to congratulate Angelina Marriot for her participation in this election. She had a very good leaflet and I personally believe she is like Diane, someone who is committed to making/keeping Hullbridge the wonderful community it is. Perhaps if she stood for another party she might well get elected.
    WELL DONE ANGELINA !
    EXTREMELY WELL DONE DIANE !

  • Thank you Bruce your comments are much appreciated. Gary you should not judge people that you don’t know but I guess you are entitled to your comments even though they are not entirely correct. Ron perhaps you missed out the word some!!

  • For all those interested in Hullbridge our village fayre is this Sunday at the sports and social club from 12.30pm. Please support it the money goes to local causes and groups. It is organised by the Hullbridge Parish Council and Rayleigh Lions.

  • This is turning out to be a very interesting thread. I am pleased that Hullbridge is attracting so much interest.

    As someone involved in local politics I am very interested in the comments and issues being raised here.

    Diane’s comments about evening canvassing are worthy of debate. In addition to the comments Diane has already made, When going round I noticed that many residents have stickers in their windows requesting no cold calling. Although these are aimed at door to door selling do these people also feel the same way about political activists? The other side of the debate is that people are often disappointed if they do not get a knock at election time the “no one knocked on my door” statement is a often heard complaint. I and I am sure the other activists who read this site would be very interested in residents views on this.

    On local candidates: I think so long as it is easy for a Councillor to get to the ward and keep in regular contact that is fine. If a party can not find a good candidate from the ward then someone nearby who will work well is better than a half hearted Councillor who was selected on the basis of being local.

    Thank you Gary for your kind comments. It would take far more than a wish to get elected for me to stand for another party. It would have to be result of something drastic causing me to alter my outlook on life. I have been interested in politics since middle childhood and have always been in most agreement with the Labour party especially over the rights of working people and the need to keep certain services public. Right now I am horrified at the attitudes of Chris Chope and Philip Davis. I am pleased though at the government’s polices of funding apprentiships
    and am thankful to the Lib Dems for raising the tax threshold. On housing I do not want 500 houses built on a flood zone yet am anxious that people who have grown up in Hullbridge and wish to stay here should be able to do so. Now that everyone is clear on the strength of feeling against the proposals. It it my great wish that we can have a debate on what level of development is right for Hullbridge and where it could be more suitably placed.

    One final note: It’s great to see Bruce’s comments on here. Sometimes when disagreeing with someones politics it’s too easy to forget that for the most part people in public life do work hard for the people they represent.

  • This is going to be my last word on this.
    Very pleased to hear that Cheryl does her job, but very disappointed to see that she felt she had to make the comment she did.Hence my response. It did not go down well with me, especially as it looks like an attempt to belittle Diane’s efforts with a false statement that Michael had done ALL her campaigning. If any of my statements are not entirely correct, which I do not believe, I am only following her lead.
    She would do better to keep her comments positive in defeat and focus on her own ward rather than try to gain BROWNIE points in the Cons admin by making silly statements like she did. Her comment is typical of SOME of the more prominent Cons., who I have heard whispering behind peoples backs.

  • So Gary which bit of Good Luck and Well done did you miss in my very first comment then? I have known Diane for some 9 years now and she will probably tell you that I say things as they are and not what people necessarily want to hear. That is being honest and professional in my book and most probably why I have got on in life. You don’t know me so once again you should only comment about people that you do know. I certainly don’t need to score any Brownie points, as the Conservatives will know I am not a puppet, I am my own person and don’t always agree with everything that goes on within the party. I believe I know at least two members of the Liberal party that are the same. So every party has members like me it seems.

    Well done Angelina you have hit the nail right on the head and you too work hard for your community.

  • Cheryl Roe and myself have had conversations about cold calling notices and how this effects canvassing. The answer we received is that canvassing is allowed as we are not selling etc but that all canvassers need to use discretion in this. e.g people with key safes on their doors are likely to be older and vulnerable. perhaps training is needed before people go out?

  • Angelina got it right – lets have a meaningful debate on how many houses we need (never discussed so far!) and where they should go. Two subjects largely ignored so far.

  • I’ve checked with trading standards on the cold calling as well and they were quite firm in the opinion that they do not refer to political activities.

  • Thank you Cheryl, You bring a lot of experience and professionalism to local politics.

    Thank you Brian, Saying NO to a proposal is only part of being an effective opposition. Finding good workable alternatives is the next rather more tricky step. Something my party are in the process of relearning nationally right now.

    I hope that residents groups will begin to work on this, put their ideas forward and work with the District council to find outcomes that far more people will be happier with.

  • For what it’s worth I do not call when it begins to get dark, and try to stop before the ‘curtain twitching’ begins.Maybe on polling day when called into a hyper marginal ward I will knock people near the polling station a tad later. But only those who have promised to vote and are yet to.

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