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]

Name Party Votes
Shirley Bowes Conservative 0
Amanda Foster BNP 75
Lucy Hovvels[7] Labour 441

Notes

  1. ↑ 72, of Great Stainton
  2. ↑ Within which lies the home of Tony Blair, United Kingdom Prime Minister 1997-2007.
  3. ↑ Daily Telegraph, Saturday 5 May 2007 p7 "No votes for Tory Shirley in Tony Blair's back yard"
  4. ↑ BBCi story
  5. ↑ U.S incidence
  6. ↑ When F.R. Lees stood as a temperance candidate at Ripon.
  7. ↑ Mayor of Sedgefield Borough, 2005/6
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