Ravenscliffe, Newcastle by-election result

Incapable of independent thought, some thick bricks continue to
vote for "the party my father voted for"

Well the results are in for the Ravenscliffe by-election held yesterday in Newcastle and I must admit to being a little bit depressed that we did not win. In reality it was a very good result and bodes well for the European Elections in June.

1. Con 229 25.39%
2. Lab 213 23.61%
3. BNP 180 19.96%
4. L Dem 149 16.52%
5. UKIP 131 14.52%

So from a standing start, Sarah Barnes, the BNP candidate done a fantastic piece of work with her team in winning almost 20% of the vote. Well done Sarah.

But what disappointed me about this election was the fact that many of the people of Ravenscliffe still continued to vote for "the party my father voted for".

The election was brought about as a result of the poor attendance of a conservative councillor quitting after it was revealed she had only attended two of her last 16 scheduled meetings.

As a result of this, the poor attendance of other conservative councillors was revealed showing just how poorly the people of Ravenscliffe are served and yet enough, thick blue bricks turned out to vote for yet another tory paper candidate.

The area is fortunate enough to have escaped "enrichment" so far but this will change but until then the solid and I mean solid conservative voters can continue to bury their heads in the sand.

A few things of interest from the comments of other candidates prior to the election:

Conservative candidate Stephen Blair said: "The Conservatives have a history in the Ravenscliffe area, while the BNP doesn't, so we don't feel threatened by them at all."

Labour candidate Gill Burnett was the borough councillor in Ravenscliffe before being ousted last May.

She said: I'm quite hopeful about my own chances.

"I don't think the BNP will make much of an impact. I think the people of Ravenscliffe are loyal to the candidates they know."

Well I doubt very much they feel so complacent this morning. The British National Party was just 50 votes away from Victory but it does show how "the party of my father" syndrome still prevents many people from seeing the truth in front of them. Dull, thick, stupid bricks.

Now a different story but I might as well tag it on here.

Hard working, British National Party Councillor, John Burgess, who does not skip council meetings or feather his own pocket at rate payers expense has been cleared of breaking election laws.

I was pleased to read that John and it is one in the eye for those mischief makers who have wasted more taxpayers money. Keep up the good work.

Tags: Ravenscliffe, by-election, British National Party