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tiv e s ’ hands . Michael Carr’s by-election victory will go down in


history as one of the most amazing of all time. A tre­ mendous local campaign carried him past the winning post and, once again, put the Liberal Democrats


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as the drama unfolded before her eyes. Understandably upset, she said: “ I think it is very


sad. We have lent Mr Carr the seat for a little while, but it won’t be long before we take it back from him.” But while Lady Waddington thought of the past


and the future, it was the Liberal Democrats who were celebrating the present — and how they did!


the recent Eastbourne by-election shock, produced a


result that was heralded as the most dramatic upset since Shirley Williams took Crosby for the SDP a


decade ago. The Conservatives’ 10th safest seat collapsed as


over 72%. of the electorate turned out — an unusually high proportion for a local poll and only seven per cent behind the General Election figure. Mr Carr seized the seat with a 4,001 majority on


Prime Minister John Major’s 100th day in office to wipe out the Conservatives’ II),500 lead. I t repre­ sented a 25% swing to the Liberal Democrats. The community charge was the main issue on the


doorsteps and a" jubilant Mr Carr said the victory had “ pul paid to the poll tax.” “When the poll tax is finally put to rest in the


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grave, its epitaph will read — Here lies the poll tax, killed in the Kibble Valley — ” a jubilant Mr Can- told the nation in his victory speech. I t looks as i f the extent of Mr Carr’s win will has­


ten the demise of the tax, especially with the local elections being contested on May 2nd, and govern­ ment sources believe a new system will be announced


before then. Despite the unexpected result, Conservative can­


didate Nigel Evans was magnanimous in defeat, but vowed that he would live to fight another day. He put his defeat down lo the poll tax. A perso­


nable young Welshman, Mr Evans hopes to be re-se­ lected' to contest the General Election and plans to move into the constituency. “ I see my future in the Kibble Valley,” said Mr


Evans. “ I have thoroughly enjoyed the campaign, but obviously not the result." Labour’s vote was halved, but that was thought


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due to the tactical voting of the party’s supporters in their bid to oust the Conservatives. They will now be hoping to regroup and re-establish their support in time for May 2nd. The other six candidates all lost their deposits by failing to gain more than five per cent of the votes


cast. Local Independent Conservative David Brass ( f i l l)


was pleased with the fourth place he achieved and felt that he had proved his point by standing. The Green Party’s Halldora Ingham (400) felt that


the protest vote had eaten into her potential power- base and called for the introduction of proportional representation, which had seen her party’s European cousins do so well in Germany. By-election perennial Screaming Lord Suteh, who


collected 278 votes, had enjoyed his brief time in the constituency, while Simon Taylor was disappointed to have polled just 183 for the Liberals. The other two candidates, Lindi St Clair, oth­


erwise known as Miss Whiplash, of the Corrective Party, and Stuart Basil Fawlty Hughes, of the Hav­ ing Loony Green Giant Clitheroe Kid Party, both failed to break three figures, polling 72 and (it) votes


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DEFEAT can he hard to take and, as the voles slacked up against him, Conservative candidate Nigel Evans seemed lost in thought


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G LOW IN G t r ib u te s were paid to a Clitheroe lady who, says Kibble Valley’s new MP, “ has kept Liberalism alive in this part o f the world.”


Mr C a r r was re fe r ­


r in g to M rs B e r th a Bradshaw, o f l)e Lacy Street, branch secretary o f the L ib e ra l Demo­ crats and, in the words o f party members, “ a remarkable lady.”


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“ tremendous,” Mr Can- added that he was sad­ dened that her husband Clifford was not alive to see the Liberal Demo­ crats take the seat.


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to r , 70-ye a r -o ld Mrs B ra d sh aw (p ic tu re d r ig ht with Mr Carr) has been a s ta lw a r t o f Liberalism in the k ib ­ ble V a lie v since the early 1 Wills.


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M IC H A E L CA R R (L ib e ra l D em o c ra t) .. 22,377 Nigel E v an s (C o n s e rv a tiv e ) .....................17,776 Jo s ie F a r r in g to n (L ab o u r).......................... 4,356 David B ra s s ( In d e p en d e n t C o n s e rv a tiv e ) ... 611 H alld o ra In g h am (G re en )...............................466 L o rd David S u tch (Official M o n s te r R a v in g L o o n y ) ............................................................. 278 Simon T ay lo r (L ib e ra l) ..... ............................. 133 Lindi S t C la i r— Miss Whiplash (C o rre c tiv e ) 72 S tu a r t Ba sil F aw lty H u g h e s (R av in g Loony Gre en G ian t C lith e ro e K id ) ............................. 60. M a jo r ity ............................................ 4,601 Poll 72%


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D E S P I T E t r a i l i n g i n s election, S c re am in g L o rd S u tch pro v ed th a t he a frin g e c a n d id a te a t Rib b lesd a le School’s mock Representing the Offi- p ro fe s s io n a l ly , ” said


c ta l ’M o n s te r R a v in g Loony P a r ty and w ith many years of election experience behind him, Lord Sutch captured the


imagination of the pupils and took the seat with 145 votes, which was 31%' of the turnout.


For the election, the


Ribble Valley Council lent the school official ballot boxes and polling booths, g iv in g th e e v e n t an authentic flavour, which seemed to stir the pupils’ interest.


“The pupils were enthu­


siastic and the whole elec­ tion went smoothly and


teacher Mr Angus Proud. Out of a total electorate


of 750, 400 people voted, which represented a 02%


turnout. Despite reigning sup­


reme in the official by-e­ lection, Liberal Democrat candidate Mr Michael Carr could only manage second place, w i th 119 votes (2 0% . ) . Green candidate Hall­


dora Ingham, w ith 02 votes (13%), just managed to squeeze out Conserva­ tive Mr Nigel Evans, who polled 59 votes (12%) and Labour candidate Josie Farrington scored 52 votes (11%- ,) .


i x t h p l a c e in t h e o f f i c i a l b y - was mo s t c e r ta in ly n o t


election. Of the other candidates,


S tu a r t B a s il F a w l ty Hughes, of the Raving Loony Green Giant Clith­ eroe Kid Party, attracted 15 votes; Lindi St Clair, representing the Correc­ tive Party, received nine; Independent Conservative and lo ca l shopkeeper David Brass gained four and L ib e ra l candidate Simon Taylor polled just


one. “ L o rd S u te h came


across as a witty , perso­ nable and worthy candi­ date and, a f te r he had won, we contacted him and he came round to the school,” said Mr Proud.


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