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Elections 2010
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12:08pm Wed May 12, 2010
The re-elected MP for Newark, Mr Patrick Mercer, said the new coalition government between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats would be good for Newark.
Mr Mercer said he could now get things moving for Newark rather than being stonewalled by a Labour government. 7:24am Fri May 07, 2010
Mr Patrick Mercer has increased the Conservative's majority in Newark to 16,152 votes and secured a third term in office.
Mr Mercer won the seat with 27,590 votes, ahead of Labour's Dr Ian Campbell on 11,438 and Liberal Democrat Mrs Pauline Jenkins on 10,246. 5:44am Fri May 07, 2010
The Conservatives have taken Sherwood from Labour following a recount at the Dukeries Leisure Centre, Ollerton.
Mr Mark Spencer won 19,211 votes, just 214 ahead of Labour's Miss Emilie Oldknow with 18,997. 4:17am Fri May 07, 2010
Former Chancellor Mr Kenneth Clarke held the Rushcliffe seat with an increased majority to extend his term in Parliament beyond 40 years.
Mr Clarke, who first won the seat in 1970, received 27,470 votes to win a tenth successive term. He increased his majority from a notional 9,932 in 2005 to 15,811, helped by a high turnout of 73.59%. 1:51am Fri May 07, 2010
Southwell's Conservative county councillor Mr Bruce Laughton has failed to win the Gedling seat.
Mr Vernon Coaker retained the seat for Labour with a vote of 19,821. 1:43am Fri May 07, 2010
Newark Conservative county councillor Mr Keith Girling has missed out on the Bassetlaw seat, which has been retained by Labour's Mr John Mann.
Mr Mann won 25,018 votes, a majority of 8,215 over Mr Girling, who came second with 16,803 votes. 1:29am Fri May 07, 2010
Candidates are waiting for the Newark and Sherwood constituency counts to begin.
Counting is due to start soon at Kelham Hall where the Liberal Democrat candidate, Mrs Pauline Jenkins, was the first to arrive at 10pm. 11:55pm Thu May 06, 2010
Former Tory Chancellor Mr Ken Clarke has described this General Election as the most unpredictable he has ever known.
"We are in for a night that is going to be fairly unpredictable," said Mr Clarke, who is bidding to be re-elected in Rushcliffe for the tenth time in succession. 9:19am Thu May 06, 2010
People across the Advertiser area have begun casting their votes in the General Election.
Polling stations opened at 7am this morning and will close at 10pm tonight. 5:42pm Wed May 05, 2010
The Conservative Party says it will call in police unless more than 800 missing election leaflets for its Newark candidate, Mr Patrick Mercer, turn up.
The leaflets were supposed to be delivered by Royal Mail to the NG14 area — the Trent Valley villages as far as Southwell including Hoveringham, Fiskerton, Morton, Bleasby, Goverton and Lowdham. 9:09am Wed May 05, 2010
Mr David Cameron was in Nottinghamshire this morning on a 24-hour tour of Britain as the election campaign enters its final day.
Mr Gordon Brown has been visiting market workers in Leeds and will campaign in England and Scotland. 8:06am Fri Apr 30, 2010
The Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Sir George Young, joined the Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Sherwood, Mr Mark Spencer, on his campaign trail on Wednesday.
The pair visited the Limes Café near Bilsthorpe on the A614, a black-spot for accidents, before meeting older people at the Green Centre, Bilsthorpe, and going to fishing lakes managed by volunteers, on the former Bilsthorpe colliery site. 8:00am Fri Apr 30, 2010
Baroness Kinnock, the wife of former Labour leader Neil Kinnock, visited Ollerton’s Dukeries College and Complex to meet pupils on Tuesday.
Baroness Kinnock, a former MEP, was accompanied by the Labour candidate for Sherwood, Miss Emilie Oldknow. 7:49am Fri Apr 30, 2010
Concerns over the future of services at Newark Hospital have again been raised as the General Election campaign enters its final week.
The Labour candidate for Newark, Dr Ian Campbell, this week criticised NHS Nottinghamshire County’s consultation over its proposals for the hospital, while the Conservative candidate, Mr Patrick Mercer, moved to oppose the proposed closure of the pharmacy. 11:15am Wed Apr 21, 2010
The final list of candidates for next month's General Election has been confirmed following yesterday's deadline for nominations.
In Newark, the UK Independence Party have put forward a candidate to challenge the three main political parties. 1:40pm Fri Apr 16, 2010
The future of Newark Hospital, lack of public toilets in the town and equipment for the Armed Forces were among issues raised at a packed hustings organised by Churches Together In Newark.
The three candidates for Newark — Mr Patrick Mercer (Con) Mrs Pauline Jenkins (Lib Dem) and Dr Ian Campbell (Lab) — faced questions from the floor. 10:52am Fri Apr 16, 2010
A politics student who will turn 18 the day before the General Election is urging other young people to make their vote count.
Jack Thompson, 17, of Radley Road, Halam, is studying A-level politics in the sixth form at The Minster School, Southwell. 10:47am Fri Apr 16, 2010
A great-grandmother who turns 100 on the day of the election is preparing to vote.
Mrs May Ellams, of Main Street, Morton — pictured looking at the Advertiser’s election coverage — plans to vote on her birthday, Thursday, May 6.
Since Mrs Ellams was born in 1910 there have been 18 prime ministers starting with Herbert Asquith and finishing with Gordon Brown. 12:57pm Wed Apr 14, 2010
All three candidates for the Newark and Bingham seat will face a public question time on Sunday afternoon in an event hosted by Churches Together in Newark.
Mr Patrick Mercer (Con), Dr Ian Campbell (Lab) and Mrs Pauline Jenkins (Lib Dem) will be on the panel. 4:41pm Mon Apr 12, 2010
A Question Time-style debate is due to take place between parliamentary candidates for Rushcliffe on Wednesday.
It will be held at St Giles' Church, West Bridgford, at 8pm. 3:43pm Thu Apr 08, 2010
The battle lines have been drawn for candidates in what promises to be the closest General Election in more than a decade.
The Prime Minister, Mr Gordon Brown, announced on Tuesday the election would be on May 6, signalling the start of four weeks of campaigning. 3:42pm Thu Apr 08, 2010
In Newark the current MP, Mr Patrick Mercer, faces two opponents fighting a General Election for the first time, Labour’s Dr Ian Campbell and Mrs Pauline Jenkins, of the Liberal Democrats.
Mr Mercer, 53, will be hitting the campaign trail for the third time, having been first elected in 2001. He increased his majority to more than 6,000 in 2005. 3:42pm Thu Apr 08, 2010
Newark county councillor Mr Keith Girling will fight his first General Election campaign in Bassetlaw for the Conservatives.
He will be against sitting MP Mr John Mann (Labour) Mr David Dobbie (Liberal Democrats) and Mr Derek Evans (UK Independence Party). 3:42pm Thu Apr 08, 2010
Mr Bruce Laughton, Nottinghamshire county councillor for Southwell and Caunton and Newark and Sherwood District councillor, is the Conservative candidate for Gedling.
He will stand against the current Labour MP, Mr Vernon Coaker, Julia Bateman (Liberal Democrats) and Mr Dave Marshall (UK Independence Party). 3:41pm Thu Apr 08, 2010
Mr Paddy Tipping, who has been the Sherwood MP since 1992, is stepping down for health reasons. He suffered a heart attack last year.
The candidate chosen to defend his seat for Labour is Miss Emilie Oldknow, 29, of Mansfield, who grew up in Ravenshead and until a few years ago lived in Clipstone. 12:23pm Tue Apr 06, 2010
Parliamentary candidates in the Newark area will be hitting the campaign trail after the Prime Minister, Mr Gordon Brown, announced a May 6 General Election.
Mr Brown visited Buckingham Palace this morning to request permission from the Queen to dissolve Parliament and call an election. |
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