The Conservative Party have claimed another Labour seat in Yorkshire in the UK General Election 2010 with their candidate Jason McCartney claiming the vote by 4,837 from the Liberal Democrat candidate Nicola Tunrer who also overtook Labour’s Debbie Abrahams.
Colne Valley UK General Election 2010 Results:
- Jason McCartney – Conservative – 20,440
- Nicola Turner – Liberal Democrat – 15,603
- Debbie Abrahams – Labour – 14,589
- Barry Fowler – British National Party – 1,893
- Melanie Roberts – UK Independence Party – 1,163
- Chas Ball – Green – 867
- Jackie Grunsell – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition – 741
Labour’s vote fell by 9% from 2005, while the Conservatives gained 4.1%.
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Voting is a method for a group, such as a meeting or an electorate, in order to make a collective decision or express an opinion usually following discussions, debates or election campaigns. Democracies elect holders of high office by voting. Residents of a place represented by an elected official are called “constituents”, and those constituents who cast a ballot for their chosen candidate are called “voters”. There are different systems for collecting votes, but while many of the systems used in decision-making can also be used as electoral systems, any which cater for proportional representation can only be used in elections.
In smaller organizations, voting can occur in different ways. Formally via ballot to elect others for example within a workplace, to elect members of political associations or to choose roles for others. Informally voting could occur as a spoken agreement or as a verbal gesture like a raised hand or electronically.
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