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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 13th, 1999 r i s
.o c a l e l e c t i o n t o r i v a l ' a n All the drama - includiiig joys
AS local elections go, it rivalled the most nail- biting of FA cup ties for
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drama. There were joy.s, .sorrows,
.swingii'it fortunes ami a fin- isli that went to the wire and eame back again with the final crucial ballot, on which the balance of iiower in the Kibble Valley rested, havinj^ lo be re-counted
three times. At one stage, both l.iber-
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al Democrats and Conserv ative coumdilors' pallors turned visibly pale when it looked like the final seat in the key (hitheroe Grammar School Ward might have to lie decided by the
to.ss of a coin after one of the counts was called a dead heat. In l.he end. one vote, to the good of Liberal Democrat Stephen .Vdnitt over the Conservalivi' candidate Kobert Lightfoot, shaded
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ANXIOUS niomenls as the counters carefully check ballot papers
THE Grammar School ward Liberal Democrat trio, from the left. Conn. Paul Adnitt. Coun. Howel Jones and Coun. Frank Dyson, celebrate their clean sweep
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all around in the Liberal Democrat camp, as it meani they had made up I he I'l'ound from earlier unlavouralde n.'sults to
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reduce the Tories’ majority to one seat. The Tories claimed 19 to the Liberal Democrats 18, but the two independents, Coun. James Rogorson (Longridge Alston) and Coun. Doreen Bailey (Chipping), can expect to be courted by both .sides of the chamber, as their votes could decide big issues in the coming
months. Counting was as frenetic
as over with over 60 couii- tors being closely scruti nised by anxious looking candidates as they pored over ballot papers. This was the first year that a double count .system was employed and, just after 10 p.m., an excited buzz pulsated through the hall, as election officer Mr Paul Timson prepared to announce the
fir.st result. First blood wont to the
'I’oric-s, with Coun. Janet Alcock taking the Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley Ward with a 108-vote majority. .She said: "1 am totally
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delighted. I'm disappointed interview, reasoning there it's been quite a low turn- was still a long way to go. out, but people can't com- His tentativeness seemed plain about borough council well founded as the running decisions if they don't vote, swung the way of Liberal But this is wonderful, I can Democrats with victories in sit back now and really Billington and crucial enjoy the atmosphere for Clitheroe wards.
the rest of the night." It was two-nil to the
Tories minutes later when Tory loader Coun. Peter Redpath romped homo in the Read Ward, but the next two results wont the Liberal Democrats'way. As the night progressed, though, the Tories began to build up a good cushion from many of the village results. When Whalloy went the way of the Conser vatives, with sound victo ries for Coun. Joyce Hol- gate and Coun. Arthur Pearson, the latter having jumped ship from the Lib eral Democrat to the Con servatives weeks before the election, lilue hearts wore singing. But the seasoned Coun- Redpath sounded a cautious note in a BBC
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grandstand finish, with everything hanging on the Grammar School Ward result. As the coffee supplies diminished in the tempo rary cafe, the word got around: there was just one vote in it between the Lib eral Democrat Stephen Adnitt and the Conserva tive Robert Lighttoot. When, at long last, the final count came through, the Liberal Democrats were jubilant with Couns Adnitt, Dyson and Jones leading the celebrations. Mr Light- foot took his defeat gra ciously, shaking the hand of his opponent. Said a mightily relieved
Coun. llowel Jones; "It takes us back four years ago when we were on a knife- edge then. Once again, there is no overall control and everything is very tight again. My congratulations to all the members for all their tremendous hard work and thanks to the election staff who were called on to carry on counting beyond
the call of duty." Coun. Dyson added: "The
most important thing for the nibble Valley Borough
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THE newly-elecled Conservative councilhir for Aighton, Bailey and Chaigicy, Coun. Janet Alcock, is keen to flex her new-found political muscle after learn ing that slie was first past the post on election night
Council is that now wo have established a sound financial position, to move forward forgetting the magic of a lot tery grant and use our own resources to do the sort of things the people of the Rib-
ble Valley want." Conservative leader
Coun. Redpath, speaking after the dust had settled, said: "We are delighted that we have won two seats, but
disappointed that, by one vote, wo failed to win the .scat in the Grammar School Ward, which would have put the result beyond doubt. Nevertheless, being the largest group on the council, now our leadership could only be changed if both independents voted against us and that is not a possibil ity which 1
envi.sago." He added: "One of the
first tasks of the now council will be to update the five- year corporate plan, which may inevitably involve some change of priorities. It is not a question of replacing one party’s policies with another, but of ensuring that the newly -elected members have the opportunity to determine the direction of the councils' activities in the future."
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Capital letters denote
successful candidates. Asterisk denotes sitting
borough councillor. EDISFORD, LOW
MOOR AND TRINITY "JOHN McGOWAN
(Lib. Dem) 884 PATRICIA ROSE
MARY RAWSON (Lib.
Dem) 724 ♦ALAN YEA RING
(Lib. Dem) 703 Anna Marie Banki
(Lab.) 532 Raymond Bond (Con.)
l i 7 r 7 / 15^34 m l ■jM ■ I A S 268 Poll 35 per cent
GRAMMAR SCHOOL ♦RICHARD HOWEL
JONES (Lib. Dem) 885 ♦FRANK EDGAR
DYSON (Lib. Dem) 673 STEPHEN PAUL
ADNITT (Lib. Dem) 632 Robert David Lightfoot
(Con.) 631 Diana Ruth Moores
(Con.) 596 Ian Frank Brown (Indo-
jiendcnt) 414 Poll 39 [ler cent RIBBLESDALE
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SU' 523 ♦ M A R G A R I'l T ELEANOR SUTCLIFFE
♦JOHN STEPHEN TCLIFFE (Lib. Dem)
(Idb. Dem) 515 Pamela Gertrude Dow-
.son (Con.) 160 Poll 35 ])er cent .ST.IAMES
MARY ROBINSON
(Lib. Dem) 395 ♦ALLAN MeLEAN
KNOX (Lib. 19em) 355 ALBERT ATKINSON
(Con.) 102 Poll 27 per cent
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LONGRIDGE ALS'l’ON
♦DAVID THORNTON
SMITH (Con.) 497 ♦JAMES ROGERSON
(Iml.) 342 Andrew Duckworth (Lib.
Dom) 208 Jonathan William Ward
(Lab.) 141 Poll 27 per cent
LONGRIDGE DILWORTH
♦ R O S E - M A R I E CROASDALE (Lib. Dorn)
609 ♦JOHN STUART
REESE (Lib. Dem) 517 MARY WILSON (Con.)
481 Michael Joseph Codd
(Lib. Dem) 426 Alan Coupe (Con.) 423
Poll 32 per cent MELLOR
♦CHARLES WARK-
MAN (Con.) 757 ♦NOEL CLIFFORD
WALSH (Con.) 756 DOREEN TAYLOR
(Con.) 747 John Malcolm Theak-
stone (Lib. Dem) 307
Poll 37 per cent BILLINGTON
♦GRAHAM HUGH
SOW'l'ER (Lib. Dem) 700 ♦JENNIFER ANN
GRIMES (Lib. Dom) 692 LOIS RIMMER (Lib.
Dem) 580 William Fleming (Con.)
550 482
Carl Eric
Ro.ss (Con.) Poll 34 percent
CLAYTON-LE-DALE ANDSALESBURY
♦PETER AINSWORTH
(Con.) .384 .lohii Gordon Rimmer
(Lib. Dem) 130
Poll 41 per cent WILPSHIRE
♦MARY PATRICIA
CHADWICK (Con.) 445 ♦ C H R 1 S T O P 11 E R
JOHN HOLTOM (Con.) 435
Dem) 164 Poll 32 per cent WADDINGTON
♦HARRY
(Lib. Dem) 114 Poll 56 per cent
BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND
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h o u se (Con.) 447 James Peter Warhurton
Fiona Jane Gatens (Lil).
PHILIP GODW
NIEROP(Con.)248 Ena Douglas (Ijib. Dem)
49 Poll 41 per cent
BOWLAND, NEWTON ANDSLAIDBURN
ROSEMARY JOAN
ELMS (Con.) 335 Susan Yearing (Lib.
Dem) 37
Poll 52 por cent GISBURN,
RIMINGTON RICHARD ELSE
SHERRAS (Con.) 299 Sheila Le Breton (Lib.
Dem) 66 Poll 42 por cent
GRINDLETONAND WEST BRADFORD ♦ANNIE GWYNETH
PYE (Lib. Dem) 320 Colin Wolslencroft,
(Con.) 226 Poll 46 jier cent READ
♦PETER EM BERLIN ARTHUR REDl’ATH
(Con.) 382 David Rotiinson ( Lib.
Dem) 97 Poll 41 per cent SABDEN
FRANK GOSS (Lib.
Dem) 305 Roger I'Cenneth West
brook (Con.) 286 Poll 55 jier cent
AIGHTON, BAILEY AND CHAIGLEY
JANET ELIZABETH
ALCOCK (Con.) 179 Susan Deborah Metcalf
(Lib. Dem) 71 Poll 32 per cent CHIPPING
DOREEN MAR
GARET BAILEY (Ind.) 306
Hugli Timothy Gornall
(Oon.j 243 James
Wilkin.son (Lab.)
40 Poll 50 per cent
C Lm iK R O E 'l’OWN COUNCIL RESULTS
I'ldisford, Low Moor and 3'rinity
JOHN MeGOWAN 913 PATRICIA RAWSON
801
ALAN YEARING 780 Anna Marie Banki 541
Poll 35 per cent Grammar School
698
BRIGID HARDWICK ROBERT LIGHT
FOOT 695 JOANKNIGHTGGl
Bruce Howard Dowlos
615 Ian Franic Brown 535
Poll 39 per cent
CHATBURN KEITH WILLIAM
HALL (Con.) 334 Howard Douglas (Lib.
Dem) 259 Poll 58 per cent
WISWELL AND PENDLETON
ROBERT JAMES
THOMP.SON (Con.) 384 Bruce Dowles (Lib.
Dem) 119
Poll 47 percent WHALLEY
♦JOYCE HOLGATE
(Con.) 653 ♦ARTHUR PEARSON
(Con.) 482 Andrew Niall MiicILir-
lane (Lab.) 261 Wendy
Loui.se Hollin
(Lib. Dem) 239 Francis Helen
Burgo.ss
(Lib. Dem) 255 Poll 50 per cent RIBCHESTER
♦BRl.AN MELVIN
GOLLIS(Lil). Dem) 390 Brian Lever (Con.) 228
I’oll 45 per cent
SIMON.STONE
JOHN BENSON Hll.L
(Con.) 372 Katliarine Mary
Dy.son
(Lil). Dem) 82 Poll 40 per cent Ciiatburn HERBERT EDWARD
BODEN 335 GARRY KENNETH
SCOTT 329 RODNEY DUPREZ
READ 326 PAUL ALEXANDER
WHITTAKER 302 MARJORIE BIRCH
278 RONALD VINCENT
SMITH 267 EDWARD MARCEL
LA 253 H O W A
R
Ena Douglas 227 Pol! 55 per cent
Slaidhurn mui Kiisinjilon DOROTHY ANN
PEARSON 118 JEAN LAWSON 113 BARBARA FANNY
Sl'EEN 106 MARK ANDREW
FULLALOVE 106 WILLIAM JOHN
BROWN 106 Steven John Mitchell 88 John Norgrave King-
Wilkin.son 45
Poll 65 percent Cliiytmi-le-Dalc
276 247
PETER AINSWORTH ALAN SCHOFIELD MARGARET MARY
PANIKAAR211 KATHLEEN MAR
GARET BOLTON 150 JOHN LIVESEY 144 David William Frost 126 Michael John Devoy 107
Poll 41 per cent
lluwtaml with Lcagram JOANNE llAMPSON
28 LAURENCE ALBERT
HARRISON 21 ANDREW JOHN
MARTIN BERRY 19 George Wcld-Blundoll 17
Poll 63 por coni D
GRANVILLE DOUGLAS 229
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