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■"A Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, May 12th, 1977 5 Close link must be preserved


I SHOULD be less than human if I were not tremendously pleased with the resiJts of the County Council elections, on a high poll throughout the country. From one end of my constituency, from Longr idge,


Padiham at the other, the results were imiformly excellent and plainly the writing is on the w ^ for th e p r e s e n t Labour Government when, with or without its Liberal allies, it decides to face


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parties are contesting a seat no o n e c an h a v e a n y complaint, whether it is Mr Va s s b e i n g b e a t e n in Longridge by Mr Coulston with a record 4,408 votes, or Mr Platt beaten in Burnley by a mere 85. It is when more than two


elections, just as much as national, produce what I might call “the curiosities.” Plainly where only two


results I want to talk this month, but the system. Local


these could have been narrow Labour victories. Looking at 1974 General Election result, the Labour Party won Bolton East by 1,613 votes while the Liberal and National Front votes combined equalled nearly 10,000. The question is, is the


Accrington where a very different situation obtamed. Three very narrow Conserva­ tive victones over Labour, but there was a mixed bag of Liberal, National Front and Communist voters whose collected crosses on ballot papers just about added up to the total of the majonties. Equally well, of course,


headaches, save perhaps to the Liberal and Labour agents. Let us, however, turn to


Westminster Viewpoint by DAVID . WALDER Clitheroe Division MP


Conservatives had 43.5 per cent of votes and 47.7 per


cent of seats. This was a very close rela­


tion. So-called landslides produce the opposite effect. In 1945 Labour had 48.1 per cent of votes but 62.2 per cent


system fair? At present in Britain whichever candidate is, in racing terms, first past the post, even by a photo­ finish, wins.


candidates are standing with very narrow results that the psephologists, party activists and the ordinary voters take to their slide rules . . . only, though, where narrow results are recorded. The victorious Mr Wyld in Burnley Rural with more than double the to ta l of his Liberal and


and, naturally enough, they a re mostly supporters of minority parties, can also point to other curiosities in our voting system. Chiefly, the relationship between total votes cast nationally and the number of seats won.


Those who say it is not fair, About the “fairest” generd


election result since the last war was in 1950 when the Labour Party had 46.1 per


cent of votes cast and 50.4 per cent of seats, and the


There *s no room at the inn for vicar


WHEN the Vicar of Chipping, the Rev T. Green and his wife, Irene, arrived in Jerusalem at the start of a fortnight’s holiday, they literally foimd there was no room at the inn.


There were three festivals


Air rifle pellet hit boy


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AN 11-year-old Clitheroe boy, was told he had 10 seconds to run away before being shot in the thigh with an air rifle


pellet. This was stated at Clitheroe


M agis tra te s ’ Court when Chi^topher John Hosker (XT), of Kirk Avenue, Low Moor, was fined £10 for assault, causing actual bodily harm, and £5 for possessing a loaded air rifle. The weapon was also confiscated. Chief Insp Thomas Sumner,


Catholic nuns and the remain­ der were Anglicans, including three clergymen. One memorable incident


their memorable holiday with an interdenominational party of 30. There were five Methodists, three Roman


miles to Bethlehem, where they found accommodation at a hotel in Manger Square. Mr and Mrs Green went on


in the city and every hotel fully booked. & they drove a further 15


GRIFFITHS—HITCHEN


Whitewell, to .Mr Michael John Griffiths, younger son of Mrs (3. Griffiths, of Sowbath


Farm, Cowark, was married a t St Michael’s Church,


daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Hitchen, of Higher Lees


prosecuting said the boy was playing with friends at Roefield when Hosker went across to them. He let them fire his rifle and then said to the boy that he would count, up to 10 and shoot. As the boy went to his father, he was hit on the back of the thigh, caus­


ing bruising. Mr Robert Hirst, defend­


ing, said Hosker had not delib­ erately aimed at the boy. He admitted he had behaved in a reckless manner, but was adamant he had never told the boy he would count up to 10 and shoot.


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ABOUT £100 for Chatbum’s jubilee celebration fund,ivas riased by a sherry evening at Ashcroft, Chatbum, home of Mr and Mrs J. Bailey. The event included tombola, a bring and buy stall, a treasure hunt and other competitions.


and Hosker was firing at a plastic bottle when he unfor­ tunately hit the youngster, smd Mr Hirst.


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which could have been hair- raising had they realised what was actually happening, was during the independence day celebrations. After retiring for the night, Mr and Mrs Green thought they were hearing, a firework display, b u t they discovered next morning it was an exchange of gunfire across the Lebanese — Israel border only five


miles away. The couple joined with


others in singing “Once in Royal David’s City,” and “Away in a manger,” in the stable where Jesus was bom — a cave beneath a church. Mr Green also took part in a service at St George’s Angli­ can Church, Jerusalem. They went to Nazareth, saw the Sea of Galilee, the Dead Sea, the desert and many other holy places. Mr Green was surprised to


F a rm, Sh awb u ry , n e a r Shrewsbury, and the late Mr E. Griffiths. Given away by her father, the bride wore a white gown with full-length trsdn and ™pure lace bodice and carried a bouquet of peach and white roses, hyacinth


pips and lily-of-the-valley. Bridesmaids were Miss


Ruth Hitchen, bride’s sister. Miss Janet Parkinson, and Miss Stella Griffiths, the


Miss Sheila Hitchen, elder


bridegroom’s niece. They wore dresses of tur^oise Polyester crepe with Swiss


voile sleeves and waistbands and carried posies of yellow roses and lily-of-the-vall^. ^ Best man was Mr E. Grif­


and grooihsmen were Mr Christopher Jones and Mr Fred Griffiths. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. R. Higginson and the Rev. E. Isherwood. Organist was Mr A. Bury. A recration was held at the


Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley, and the honeymoon was in Portug^. They will live near Shawbury. Photograph; Pye’s, of


Clitheroe. Jubilee exhibits needed


ITEMS connected with the history of Clitheroe are wanted for a jubilee exhibi­ tion at the museum during June.


find Jerusalem so large and busy a city, teeming with overseas visitors. The hymn, “0 little town of


Bethlehem,” was also rather misleading. That, too, has become a big town — but Galilee is quite unspoilt. People in Chipping will soon


financed by the Ribble Valley Council and organised by a s s is ta n t to the County Museum, Miss Margaret Blackburn.


The exhibition is being


documents and other things which reflect the changing face of Clitheroe during the


It will consist of pictures,


be able to .share the couple's holiday, for Mr Green is to show the numerous slides taken on their travels.


Queen’s reign. Some exhibits, including


several to do with the last jubilee celebrations in 1935,


have been collected. But Miss Blackburn said more were needed. L i t e r a l l y a n y t h i n g


connected with the past 25 years of the town’s history will be considered,” she said. The exhibition will be in an


of seats. In 1955 and 1959 the Conservat ives similarly profited disproportionately.


most “unfair” re su l t in modern times was in 1906 when the Liberals had 49 per cent of the votes cast and 400 seate, the Conserva­ tives 43.6 per cent of votes, but only 157 Parliamentary seats. Perhaps it is superflu­ ous to add that no one in the L i b e r a l p a r t y t h e n complained.


Curiously, perhaps, the . It is possible, of course, to


go quite mad with statistics, but perhaps the point is best made with one very simple one. Only twice since 1918 — in 1931 and 1935 — has the


government party gained more than half of all the votes cast nationally.


system, we nave exported the system to Ireland and to our then colonies. The Australians use the Alternative Vote system, the French have a Second Ballot scheme, but the mo s t f a v o u r e d by PR enthusiasts is a system of Single Transferable Votes (STV). This exists in North­ e rn I r e l a n d , We s t e r n Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland and Denmark, each with minor variations of their own.


This then is the principal arjgument for some system of proportional representation (PR for short) in bur voting


system say that it gives the voter at least an opportunity of expressing a second choice. Others argue that it produces a sort of moderate centre government rather than one extreme or the other.


Those who advocate such a


stigmatised this, perhaps rather unfairly, as “the choice of the worst land of candidate by the worst kind of voter.” A bit .harsh perhaps, but I must confess I have no great yearn­ ing myself towards a sort of so f t c en tre government pursuing what used to be called “Butskelhte pohcies.”


Winston Churchill once The Bntish system is m fact


mo d e r a t e d by practice. Labour governments m office are never as Left wmg as their most fervent supporters would hope. Conservative governments never come up to the expectations of the Monday Club — for the very good reason that both have to deal with, apart from public opinion, a vocal Opposition in the Commons.


Commons is one great big mushy coalition, where are the d&atisfied to look for the expression of their views?


if, however, most of the


advantage to minority parties which may sound all very nice, and moderate, if one thinks only of the . Liberal Party, at l e a s t b e fo r e i t became Labour’s henchman, but what of the National Front and the Communist P a r ty which would also benefit?


PR undoubtedly gives an


under discussion because of the pending direct elections to the European Parliament. Britain will have 81 seats. By what system though shall we


All this is, of course, much


pApprentices at awards night


APPRENTICES with Ribble Cement attended a presenta­ tion evening to receive awards for examination successes — the first such occasion organ­ ised by the company.


received a voucher for tools from managing director, Mr E. A. Tetlow, in recognition of exam passes a t local colleges in 1975-76.


E a c h aw a r d w i n n e r


Vernon Barton and Ian (ilowperthwaite (transport department), Michael Cowk- ing and Derek Lloyd (electri­ c s department), and Michael


Vouchers were presented to fiths, bridegroom’s brother,'


vote and if we choose it should the same be used in domestic elections?


variations as Beethoven wrote on a theme by Dolabelli. All, though, have one thing in common, they do away with the direct Member and consti­ tuency relationship. Multi­ member constituencies and Regional List Systems abound and I like none of them.


There are almost as many


the voter, and I know where we stand. I am answerable to the Clitheroe electorate and for those who voted for me I am their direct choice.


At least at the moment you,


. Liberal opponents. Yet none of us are simply names on a Party list. In short, if you


tions enter into the matter, as they do for my Labour and


Of course. Party considera­ j l .


vote for Smith the Labour man, you don’t expect to get Jones, another Labour man, as your MP and next time round. Brown.


tionship between members of Parliament and constituency is very much part of our Brit­ ish tradition. Consequently 100 Conservative MP-S led by Geoffrey Rippon, our new leader in Europe, have put their names to a Commons Motion supporting the reten­ tion of the one Member, one Constituency, system. Unre- pentantly mine is one of them.


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