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Big LibDem win in Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward
LibDems take 2 seats from Labour as Cllr Ann Reid sets poll record high votes total
Parliamentary election results
The Council election results will be declared later this evening.
Today’s election – update from official Returning Officer
The York Council has issued the following statement
Please find an elections update from Kersten England, Returning Officer for City of York.
“We can report a healthy turnout of voters across the city, predicted to be at least as high as at the last General Election.
“Like other local authorities, we are experiencing a high numbers of queries arising from the introduction of the individual electoral registration system, and our customer centre reception and telephone service will stay open until 7pm tonight to answer them.
“I can confirm that as at 4pm today, we’ve received and are processing 84% of the city’s postal votes: a higher return than in any previous election.
“There is still time to vote: postal votes can be handed in to any polling station within your constituency. If you do not have a polling card, as long as you are registered, you’ll be able to vote. Details of polling stations are at www.york.gov.uk.”
More spy cameras around in York
Criminals warned as £1m 
hi-tech crime-fighting project steps up
North Yorkshire Police’s £1m hi-tech investment programme to tackle travelling criminals is gaining momentum with the opening of an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Hub.
The ANPR Hub is based in the Force Control Room with dedicated staff who will monitor and assess real time information relating to vehicles identified as being connected to criminality and build up intelligence about their movements.
This latest move is part of an ongoing £1m investment in ANPR which also includes new, rapidly deployable cameras, more mobile cameras, fixed site cameras and in-car cameras as well as the fitting of ANPR cameras to some of the force’s mobile safety cameras and the introduction of a second Road Crime Team.
North Yorkshire Police already uses ANPR which has proved to be a highly effective tool, particularly in support of Operation Hawk, the force’s campaign to protect our communities from travelling and cross-border offenders.
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Beacon to be lit in York tomorrow
York will join more than 200 Beacon locations around the country in lighting a special beacon to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day on the evening of Friday 8 May.
City of York Council is inviting residents to a moment of celebration when a beacon will be lit at 9.32pm at Triangular Gardens, Leeman Road (between Memorial Gardens and the Royal York). Beacons will be lit throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, following the lighting of the Principal Beacon outside Windsor Castle by Her Majesty The Queen.
In addition the council is encouraging residents and businesses across the city to hold a two minute silence at 3pm, marking the moment Winston Churchill broadcast his historic speech formally announcing the end of the war.
VE Day marks the official end of hostilities in Europe for the Second World War on 8 May 1945, following the formal, unconditional surrender of German Forces. It was an occasion of national celebration, yet also one of sombre reflection for those who would not return.
This anniversary will celebrate the achievements of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and the allies in their victory overseas and on the Home Front, but will also pay tribute to the 580,406 UK and Commonwealth Forces and 67,073 UK civilians who lost their lives during six years of conflict.
The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of York, Cllr Ian Gillies said: “This promises to be a special event and it is important that we as a city mark this important day in the country’s history. As well as marking this milestone the event will also look to remember those who sacrificed so much to protect our freedom.”
Bruno Peek LVO OBE OPR, Pageantmaster of the VE Day 70th Anniversary Beacons said: “VE Day on the 8 May represents a further important milestone in the history of our country. It was on this day, 70 years ago, that peace brought an end to nearly six years of war across Europe. We must not let this day pass without reflecting on the sacrifice, courage and determination of the people who saw us through this dark period.”
Further information about VE Day events taking place can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/ve-day-70th-anniversary.
For further information about the lighting of the Beacon in York call Liz Topi on 07443 912935.
Mystery surrounds Hob Moor development
The new development at the former Our Lady’s school site has been hit by the failure of its building contractor.
All the “for sale” units have been reserved and work is well advanced.
Media reports say that Southdale have gone into administration but the effect – if any – on the controversial Hob Moor development is unclear.
The developers – Yorkshire Housing – have not issued a statement nor has the York Council which claimed to have facilitated the development
There is no information on the Hobstones web site
Last November Southdale described the development as;
“Fourteen of the 55 homes at Hobstone will be for sale and the rest of the homes will available to rent at below market rates to families on average or low incomes.
Located on the site of the former Our Lady’s Primary school the houses look out onto Hob Moor. Built by Southdale and designed by award-winning architects Brewster Bye, the homes offer high quality energy, efficient accommodation with decent sized rooms and tasteful fittings”.
The for sale units proved to be popular with prices around £170,,000.
The development became controversial when the Labour Council almost doubled the number of units to be built on the former school site with local residents voicing concerns about “over-development” and fearing an adverse impact on Hob Moor and local traffic volumes.
Polling Day
Cllr Ann Reid, Stephen Fenton and Ashley Mason who will contest the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward
Today is polling day in Dringhouses and Woodthorpe
There are four polling stations
- CA Dringhouses Church Hall, St. Edward the Confessor,
- CB West Thorpe Methodist Church, West Thorpe, York.
- CC Moor Lane Youth Centre, Wain’s Road, York.
- CD Woodthorpe Primary School, Summerfield Road, York.
You do not need your polling card to vote. Simply attend the polling station and give the presiding officer your name and address.
If you are in doubt about whether you are on the electoral register please give us a ring (York 701727) and we will check for you
There are a total of 13 candidates contesting the three vacant Councillor positions in the ward.
The three Liberal Democrat candidates are
- Stephen Fenton
- Ashley Mason
- Ann Reid
The Liberal Democrat committee rooms are located at 62 Grassholme.
Any LibDem supporter requiring a lift to the polls should ring York 701727 between the hours of 10:00am and 9:00pm. The polls close at 10:00pm
On arrival at the polling station you will be given two separate ballot papers.
There are 5 candidates contesting the parliamentary seat.
- The Liberal Democrat Candidate is James Blanchard
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Lib Dem Candidates – City of York Council Elections 2015
Please click on the ward for further information
Bishopthorpe – Daniel Khan
Copmanthorpe – Richard Brown
Dringhouses & Woodthorpe – Cllr Ann Reid, Stephen Fenton, Ashley Mason
Fulford & Heslington – Cllr Keith Aspden
Haxby & Wigginton – Cllr Ian Cuthbertson, Martin Lewis Crosby, Sue Willer
Heworth Without – Cllr Nigel Ayre
Huntington & New Earswick – Cllr Keith Orrell, Cllr Carol Runciman, Chris Cullwick
Osbaldwick & Derwent – Richard Hill, Linda Maggs
Rawcliffe & Clifton Without – Richard Shrimpton, Mark Waudby, Sam Waudby
Rural West – Jayne Bradley, Gareth Morgan
Strensall – Tony Fisher, David Goodall
Wheldrake – Jonathan Stott
York Central Wards (please click on the ward for further information):
Acomb – John Ballantine, Reuban Mayne
Clifton – Tobie Abel, Derek Wann
Fishergate – Charlie Kingsbury, Shawn Imeson
Guildhall – Mike Green, Nick Love, Derek Waudby
Heworth – Ian Packington, Ben Rich, Matthew Smithson
Holgate – Robert Adamson, Jonathan Morley, Matthew Reid
Hull Road – Tom Davies, Rachel Edwards, Lizzy Roberts
Micklegate – Carlotta Allum, Martin Bartlett, Aileen Hingston
Westfield – Cllr Andrew Waller, Sue Hunter, Sheena Jackson
If you would like to contact any of our candidates please contact info@yorklibdems.org.uk
Information on our Parliamentary Candidates can be found here for James Blanchard (York Outer) and here for Nick Love (York Central).
Statement by York Returning Officer on postal votes
“Following the delivery last week of 17,500 postal votes across York, we’ve had returned and are processing over 77% of these already.
This means we’re on track to see a much higher return for postal votes than in any other previous election.
“Should any residents have not received their postal vote and have not already contacted the council about this, they should contact electoral.services@york.gov.uk or call 01904 551 550 to speak to the team, so that we can look into what has happened and seek to find a solution in time for them to vote.
Our customer centre reception and telephone service is staying open to 7pm tonight to ensure maximum opportunity for residents to get in touch.
“Residents who have received their postal vote can post this by 4pm in a York post box, hand deliver it to the – Returning Officer at West Offices, Station Rise, York – during office hours or hand deliver it to any polling station in their constituency on polling day up to 10pm.
“I’d also like to reassure any residents who have not yet received their ballot paper or who no longer have their ballot paper for any reason, but are registered to vote, that they can still vote at any polling station in their constituency on polling day tomorrow”.