Local Elections

I didn’t register to vote for these local elections, I’d normally vote Labour but I’m not doing that again till Blair goes! I did watch the election coverage though! So far 126 councils out of 176 have declared. Conservatives have 988 councillors which is a gain of 137, Labour are on 636 (-133) and Liberal Democrats 466 (+6). Labour seem to be doing badly but its not the complete meltdown that was predicted! Worryingly, the BNP have gained 12 councillors!

The Tories have lost a seat on the length of a pencil!

After three recounts in Wheathampstead in St Albans, the Lib Dems and the Tories both had 1132. The result was decided by whoever picked the longest pencil – and the Lib Dems picked a longer one, taking it from the Tories.

But they won Crawley won on the strength of picking an envelope.

To quote Churchill: Democracy is the worst form of Government except [for] all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. Hurrah for democracy!