The Social Democratic Party

2007 local election results for Bridlington.

04/05/2007

Bridlington Old Town

• Ray Allerston, SDP, 1,404 votes, elected
• Ako Atkinson, Liberal Democrats, 435 votes
• Richard Burton, Conservative, 982 votes, elected
• Ben Cruxon, British National Party, 554 votes
• Les Taylor, SDP, 709 votes
• Cherry Walton, Labour, 413 votes

Bridlington North

• Pam Austen, Liberal Democrat, 1,223 votes
• Jim Carden, Labour, 675 votes
• Alan Charlesworth, Liberal democrat, 1,225 votes
• Richard Harrap, Conservative, 2,231 votes, elected
• Jeremy Heseltine, British National party, 1,162 votes
• Chris Matthews, Conservative, 1921 votes, elected
• Tony Padwick, Labour, 757 votes
• John Wilkinson, Conservative, 1,894 votes, elected

East Wolds and Coastal

• Lionel Athey, Labour, 477 votes
• Margaret Chapman, Conservative, 2,333 votes, elected
• Dave Edwards, independent, 639 votes
• Jane Evison, Conservative, 2,439 votes, elected
• Mike Jackson, Green Party, 690 votes
• Geoff Ormerod, Liberal Democrats, 568 votes
• Moira Ormerod, Liberal Democrats, 533 votes
• Jonathan Owen, Conservative, 2,347 votes, elected
• James Wastyling, Liberal Democrats, 438 votes

Bridlington South

• Chad Chadwick, Conservative, 1,024 votes, elected
• Margaret Chadwick, Conservative, 1,117 votes, elected
• Keith Chambers, Liberal Democrats, 419 votes
• Linda Chambers, Liberal Democrats, 404 votes
• Doreen Clark, Labour, 793 votes
• Liam Dealtry, SDP, 632 votes
• Shelagh Finlay, Labour, 625 votes
• David Grange, Labour, 722 votes
• Michael Heslop Mullens, Liberal Democrats, 361 votes
• David Metcalf, SDP, 389 votes
• Gary Pudesy, British National Party, 639 votes
• Philip Wray, SDP, 319 votes

Bridlington Central and Old Town News

Spring/Summer 2006

Pedestrian crossing

When reverand Chris McCarthy made contact with councillors Lee & Win Taylor he explained that a pedestrian crossing which was being proposed in front of St Marks church would be in the position currently being used for parking by his congregation. Win & Les submitted a petition signed by aproximately 100 churchgoers to East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The cabinet of the council has now decided that the proposed work will not now go ahead.

Flooding problems

Until Recently every heavy downpour of rain resulted in flooding on Hoddy Cows Lane at the junction with the main road. This became a real problem for the residents who brought the matter to Ray Allerston. Ray was able to ensure that much needed work was done to the drains which now seems to have solved the problem.

Neighbourhood atmosphere

Mr & Mrs Elgor were happy in their home, easily accessible for sops and the town centre. They experienced a lot of problems culminating in a brick through the window, an appeal to their SDP councillors resulted in a new window being fitted and a much more pleasant atmosphere ion the neighbourhood.

Pasture Lane Estate agreement

Residents on the new Pasture Lane Estate have signed up to an agreement drafted via the office of the Deputy Prime Minister. They will work with police ground and clearing services to maintain the pleasant aspects of their estate. Christine was asked to sign as witness to the document which was completed shortly before her year as mayor was ended.

Accessability of upstairs flat

Mr Spencer was living in an upstairs flat and as an elderly person he was finding it increasingly difficult to access his home. He brought the problem to his SDP councillors and he has now moved into a bungalow leaving the flat to be offered to a more mobile tennant. A satisfactory solution all round.

The_red_army

Bridlington Free Press 10/04/2006

THE 'red army' of community wardens has hit the streets of Bridlington.

Dressed in their distinctive uniforms, the team began work yesterday in the latest bid to make the town a safer place.

Six wardens have been employed and they will patrol part of the Bridlington South area, carrying out home security surveys, checking empty properties, visiting vulnerable people and working with youngsters.

Project manager Nigel Brignall said: "This is a very exciting project which will assist in making Bridlington an even better place to be.

"The wardens are there to support local people and visitors to the area, ensuring that they feel safe and are able to access the many facilities in the town."

They will be easily recognisable in their red shirts, jumpers and jackets with 'community warden' written on the back.

The SDP lives on - in Bridlington

Robert Philpot

New Statesman 16/01/2006

It is probably not quite what they meant by "breaking the mould" of British politics. But 25 years after the Gang of Four issued the Limehouse Declaration, the Social Democratic Party lives on - in Bridlington, east Yorkshire.

Having split the Labour Party and then the Alliance, it is somehow fitting that even David Owen's attempt in 1990 to wind up the rump SDP - the refuseniks who two years previously had followed him in staying out of the newly merged Liberal Democrats - should itself have caused a schism.

Owen's decision had been sparked by the party's humiliation in the Bootle by-election, in which its candidate had finished behind Screaming Lord Sutch. "The Monster Raving Ego Party", commented one journalist sourly, had been destroyed by the Monster Raving Loony Party.

But, mirroring Owen's refusal in 1988 to let the SDP suffocate in the Liberals' warm embrace, a group of SDP activists decided to carry on. A year later they fought the Neath by-election, and although their candidate finished fifth with only 5.3 per cent of the vote, the Owen-less SDP managed to poll only 174 votes fewer than the Liberal Democrats. Fifteen years on, the SDP still refuses to lie down and die.

Read more at http://www.newstatesman.com/200601160022