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Parliamentary Election Count In Harrogate And Knaresborough
Phil Willis
2010-03-23
That this House supports the principle that the counting of votes following the 2010 general election should take place immediately after the close of polls, recognising that in some remote areas the commencement of the count may be delayed for several hours; is disappointed that in Harrogate and Knaresborough where all ballot boxes can be returned to a central counting area within an hour of the closing of the polls a decision has been taken to delay the count until the next day; believes that election night remains one of the remaining opportunities for mass engagement with the political system; supports the view of the Speaker of the House of Commons that it is important to democracy that counting is not delayed and we have `instant and not slow motion democracy'; was pleased that there was cross-party support for an amendment to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill 2009 to require councils to arrange counts within four hours of the closure of the polls; and calls on Harrogate Borough Council to re-consider its ill-advised decision to break with decades of tradition and agree to hold the 2010 general election count immediately after the polls close.
General elections
Phil Willis
2010-03-23
Proposed
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Liberal Democrat
Bob Russell
2010-03-24
Seconded
Colchester
Liberal Democrat
Graham Stringer
2010-03-24
Seconded
Manchester, Blackley
Labour
Ann Cryer
2010-03-24
Seconded
Keighley
Labour
Stephen Williams
2010-03-24
Seconded
Bristol West
Liberal Democrat
Lindsay Hoyle
2010-03-24
Seconded
Chorley
Labour
Lynne Jones
2010-03-24
Signed
Birmingham, Selly Oak
Labour
David Crausby
2010-03-24
Signed
Bolton North East
Labour
Ken Purchase
2010-03-25
Signed
Wolverhampton North East
Labour
Mike Hancock
2010-03-25
Signed
Portsmouth South
Liberal Democrat
Robert Wareing
2010-03-29
Signed
Liverpool, West Derby
Independent
John Hemming
2010-03-29
Signed
Birmingham, Yardley
Liberal Democrat
Jeremy Corbyn
2010-03-29
Signed
Islington North
Labour
Nick Harvey
2010-03-29
Signed
North Devon
Liberal Democrat
Kelvin Hopkins
2010-03-30
Signed
Luton North
Labour
Brian Jenkins
2010-03-30
Signed
Tamworth
Labour
Janet Dean
2010-03-30
Signed
Burton
Labour
Roger Williams
2010-03-30
Signed
Brecon and Radnorshire
Liberal Democrat
John Leech
2010-03-30
Signed
Manchester, Withington
Liberal Democrat
Greg Mulholland
2010-03-30
Signed
Leeds North West
Liberal Democrat
Chris McCafferty
2010-04-06
Signed
Calder Valley
Labour
Michael Clapham
2010-04-06
Signed
Barnsley West and Penistone
Labour
Andrew Stunell
2010-04-06
Signed
Hazel Grove
Liberal Democrat
Barry Sheerman
2010-04-07
Signed
Huddersfield
Labour