The Liberal Democrat Party has gained a Conservative seat in the 2010 UK General Election, as their candidate for Eastbourne, Stephen Lloyd has claimed a majority of 3,435 votes.
Eastbourne General Election 2010 Results:
Stephen Lloyd – Liberal Democrat – 24,658
Nigel Waterson – Conservative – 21,223
Dave Brinson – Labour – 2,497
Stephen Shing – Independent – 1,327
Roger Needham – UK Independence Party – 1,305
Colin Poulter – British National Party – 939
Michael Baldry – Independent – 101
Keith Gell – Independent – 74
The Liberal Democrat vote climbed by 5.6% from 2005, while the Conservative vote fell by 2.3%.
In This Story: Democrats
“Democrats” usually refers to the The Democratic Party of the United States – one of the two major political parties in the country, along with its main, historic rival, the Republican Party.
It was founded on 8th January 1828 and has its contemporary headquarters in Washington, D.C., United States. The present leadership is Nancy Pelosi (Party leader) and Jaime Harrison (Party chair).
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.