Don’t let Government split Island (From Daily Echo)
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Don’t let Government split Island
5:40am Tuesday 3rd August 2010 in News
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save the parliamentary constituency of the Isle of Wight are asking local businesses to display supportive posters in their windows.
The One Wight Campaign – with the slogan One Island, One MP, Don’t Divide the Island – is battling to prevent the Government splitting up the giant constituency as it pushes to redraw parliament-ary boundaries.
Earlier this month, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced plans to reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 600, and equalise the size of UK constituencies to a national average of 75,700 voters.
The Island is currently home to some 110,000 voters, which means the constituency faces being downsized by 34,000 voters. These would be represented by an MP from the mainland.
The Island’s MP, Andrew Turner, is leading a cross-party campaign against the move centred around a petition which will be presented to Parliament on September 6.
See onewight.org.uk for more.
Comments(5)
Iw61
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6:40am Tue 3 Aug 10
Condor Man
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7:20am Tue 3 Aug 10
Brite Spark wrote:perhaps they want to reflect the fact the majority of people in Itchen didn't vote for John Denham
Now I wonder why the ConDem Government would want to do this? Would it be because the Tories want the Conservative MP who is the MP for the Isle of Wight and who had a majority over Labour of 24,000 in this year's election on the island, to steal votes from the very closely fought battlegrounds in Southampton - Test and Itchen - currently held by Labour of course?
Lone Ranger
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8:46am Tue 3 Aug 10
Condor Man wrote:Perhaps they want to reflect the fact that the two canditates at the last election were nowhere good enough and they are desperate to try something else........anything
Brite Spark wrote:perhaps they want to reflect the fact the majority of people in Itchen didn't vote for John Denham
Now I wonder why the ConDem Government would want to do this? Would it be because the Tories want the Conservative MP who is the MP for the Isle of Wight and who had a majority over Labour of 24,000 in this year's election on the island, to steal votes from the very closely fought battlegrounds in Southampton - Test and Itchen - currently held by Labour of course?
.......thats how desperate they are
soton-mike80
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6:47pm Tue 3 Aug 10
Condor Man wrote:Erm... I voted for him - John was and still is the strongest candidate for the Itchen area. Royston was beaten fair and square - admit it - John is more popular than Royston! I believe the voters made that distinction when they went to the polling stations back in May!
Brite Spark wrote:perhaps they want to reflect the fact the majority of people in Itchen didn't vote for John Denham
Now I wonder why the ConDem Government would want to do this? Would it be because the Tories want the Conservative MP who is the MP for the Isle of Wight and who had a majority over Labour of 24,000 in this year's election on the island, to steal votes from the very closely fought battlegrounds in Southampton - Test and Itchen - currently held by Labour of course?
Brite Spark says...
5:53am Tue 3 Aug 10