Shirley Bowes
Shirley Bowes,[1] a farmer's wife from County Durham who stood for election in the New Trimdon and Trimdon Grange ward[2] in the Borough of Sedgefield, made history[3] at the 2007 UK local elections [4] when she polled no votes, the first time this has happened in the UK[5] since 1860.[6]
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Party |
Votes |
| Shirley Bowes |
Conservative |
0 |
| Amanda Foster |
BNP |
75 |
| Lucy Hovvels[7] |
Labour |
441 |
Notes
- ^ 72, of Great Stainton
- ^ Within which lies the home of Tony Blair, UK Prime Minister 1997-2007.
- ^ Daily Telegraph, Saturday 5th May 2007 p7 "No votes for Tory Shirley in Tony Blair's back yard"
- ^ BBCi story
- ^ U.S incidence
- ^ When F.R. Lees stood as a temperance candidate at Ripon.
- ^ Mayor of Sedgefield Borough, 2005/6
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