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winner and for the rest Thursday, April !>th, was a long, long day.
There can only be one For the victor. Nigel
Evans, it was, he said, a dream conn* true — if a long time coming.
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wi th the l i l t ing Welsh accent had faced an uphill slog. With his camp bi t terly split over his selec tion, he had persevered, d i s p l a y in g in c r e d ib le tenacity as he battled on.
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Nigel’s dream comes trite
Michael Carr, the result marked the beginning of an uncertain future, but. as the man who put paid to the poll tax, it left him secure in the knowledge that, however short his stay in the Mouse of ( ’om inous, his arrival there had made history.
a r r i ved at t lie d ist i n- Memocrat smi les were As t he ballot boxes »
guished s e t t in g of the .More Library at Stony- hurst College, the atmo sphere was electric.
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Airs Elliot's T-shirt portrayed the mes successfully hedged her hets lory win. hut la te r admi t ted she bought the T-shirt for I he proposed by-elec
tion victory. "Al though we didn't win the hy-cicctinn.
I was fully confident that the T-shirt would he worn one day," said .Mrs Elliot, pictured here in .jubilant mood with Nigel Evans at (he sulisei|lient ( 'onserval ive cclebrat ions.
WARM congratulations for (lie Kibble \ ; party supporters
Vivien Meath reports on the count Theresa Robson reports on the reaction
beginning to disappear — and were transferring to those in the opposition camp, not least on the face of formerly pensive Tory agent Alan Leeke, despite the fact that he was on crutches following a fall the previous weekend.
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capture the public’s imagination. People were intri gued by a political candidate who could one minute be seen campaigning vigorously and the next sweeping the council foyer! Rehind his apparent lunacy there existed, it seemed,
just a hint ol'comnumsense. Certainly, the audience at Clitheroe's Church Council Forum left feeling a little impressed and much entertained. David Beesley never put himself forward as a serious candidate, but. with some shrewdness, bis political
antics have increased his public profile to the extent that his work on behalf of several local charities may
receive a significant boost. .Although David Beesley polled only 152 votes, he
told the ".Advertiser and Times" that it constituted an increase of loll'd! He said: "The Having Loony Green Giant Party took a giant step on Thursday. Our loOG increase was the biggest swing in the country!" • Mr Beesley is also particularly excited about the prospect of meeting the Prime Minister. He said: ".After the count at Stonyluirst College, Nigel Evans promised to take June (Queen Bee) Beesley and myself to meet John Major, who I have heard is a fan of mine!” On Sunday, as a final gesture. Mr Reesley was
spotted selling his worldly goods at Clitheroe Auction Mart's car boot sale. He informed the "Advertiser and Times": "I made all of i'10! My high-profile, high- powered campaign cost me a fortune, but it was all money well spent. Now all 1 have to do is find the £190 difference in my election deposit!”
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began to creep down the central table, the word spread that the Liberal Democrats were facing
defeat. The bubble had seemingly hurst.
Tory votes piled high, tile man poised to become Kib ble Valley’s youngest Ml’ had a t r iump h a n t look about him. His face said it all and, shor t ly a f ter 1 a. m., wi th the r e su l t announced, he was centre stage, thanking the people of the Kibble Valley — and not fo rg e t t in g his mother and family — for their faith in his ability to win the seat back for the Conservatives.
By 12-30
a.in., with the He had said lie would
not let them down — and lie c e r t a in ly k e p t his promise, with a resound ing majority of 0.512. It was a t remendous turnaround for the Tories and, for the d e f e a te d Michael Carr, it was hard to disguise his disappoint ment as lie thanked all his
supporters. The votes cast in his
favour, 22.(i3(>, were cer tainly sizeable and, ironi cally, more than the 22,377 which secured him the Kibble Valley seat last
year. Al though the Liberal
I) e m o c r a t v u t e h a d i n c r e a s e d , Mr C a r r
claimed the final resul t was down to people who had abstained at the by- election turning out on this occasion for the Tories to keep Neil Kinnock out of number 10.
For Labour candidate
Item Pickup, who surpris ingly predicted a Conser vative gain early in the campaign, support dwin dled as the Labour vote ebbed to 3,049.
T h e R a v in g Lo o n y
Green Giant Party candi date David Beesie.v con t in u ed to buzz, as he thanked bis suppor ters and, resplendent in King Ree attire, raised smiles on even the most downcast of faces. For the Natural Law-
Pa r ty , it was a subdued candidate, Nicola Holmes, whose 112 v o te s , one suspects, fell far short of her expectations.
A DEJECTED Michael Car r gives his thank you speech and says he wants to he remembered its it good constituency MI* and the man who had laid to rest the poll tax
THE VANQUISHED ‘YOU WERE A GOOD ’UN’
“HERE lies the poll tax, buried in the Kibble Valley." Those were the defiant words of former Kibble Valley AH’ Michael Carr at Ids
sensational by-election victory last year and, also, words which lie reiterated in the aftermath of bis General Flection defeat on Thursday. Mr Car rs disappointmemt was hard to hide on Friday morning; disappointment,
lie said, for those who never stopped dreaming of political change and for those who fell for the anti-Ki'inock scare tactic and scurried back to the Tory fold. As he strolled around Clitheroe's town centre on Friday, one by one people
approached him and offered their support. "Von were a ...... I ’un,” said one woman. His emotion, at times, was hard to hale.
place in Parliament. It was, he said, a time for reflection. "I firnilv believe that everything happens for a reason. Whatever happens to me now, I know it will lie for the best,” he commented philosophically. He continued: "I am definitely going to continue to lie involved in polities in the
Mr Carr admits that his future is uncertain. He no lunger has a job, let alone a
Kibble Valley. I will be doing my bit to make sure that the Liberal Democrats win the seat back again. Tile days of a 19,500 Conservative majority are over, it will never be the same again.”
fought a positive campaign that concentrated on the issues, i think people fell for the Neil Kinnock scare story and panicked at the last minute."
Of his defeat, lie said: “Victory was always possible. Tile Liberal Democrats He continued: "I think it is a sad day for this country. 1 am worried about what
will happen to those who aren’t working, those who can't buy houses nr who have nowhere to live. Who is going to take care of them?”
one of the fiercest blows felt by the Conservative Party in years lie defiantly added: “I am proud of the part I played in ending the poll tax (in nm- day, last year, people in the Kibble Valley .......1 up and said they had iiad enough.’ I will always look bark on t lint wi t L irun:en.. . .re • "
Whatever Mr Carr’s future, he will go down in history as the man who delivered
House Hotel in ( ’litherne champagne corks were popping as jubilant sup porters. gathered around a TV set, cheered when the Kibble Valley result was announced and high spirits continued as tile overall picture for the country emerged. Then, as their victorious
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candidate arrived, those gathered almost brought tin- hotel's roof down. “Never has victory been
so sweet ," proclaimed a beaming Mr Bill Bnwker. chairman of the Kibble Valley Conservative Asso ciation. wlio added: "And never has it been so richly deserved. "Tile fight still goes on.
We have a lot to do. We have beaten the Liberal Democrats tonight : we have them on the run. We are going to heat them ill Fulwood in May and wc a r e also going to win Mellor." As he announced the
oi praise
ONE of the first things Nigel Evans did on Fri day morning was to pay tribute to out-going MP Michael Carr. Relaxing in a room at the Ribble Valley Con
to do, which lie has tackled concientiously. I wish him and his family well in the future.” His tribute to Michael Carr was just one of
servative Office, Clitheroe. he said: “I would like to pay tribute to Michael Carr for the con scientious way in which he has looked after the Ribblc Valley during the past 14 months.” He continued: “Michael has had a lot of work
several, among them a tribute to Ribble Valley Conservative Association workers who fought back from their candidate's by-election defeat to deliver a resounding General Election campaign. He said: “Defeat at the by-election made us
stronger. The entire association worked together more closely than ever before. The support of the association has been tremen
date of a celebratory ball, one lianKworking senior Conservative suppor ter echoed the fcel iims of many around him when lie quietly declared: "I don’t know when 1 have ever been so happy!"
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servative supporters who gathered to their champion’s arrival at Clltheroe’s House Hotel. Amidst cheers and tears from the gathering,
dous beyond words." But his most fitting tribute was to the Corv to greet Old Pc3ost
he said: “To everybody in this room, thank you! It has been a long 14 months. We all worked hard and we worked as a team. It just got better and better. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart."
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