No fears here, I assume, of vote-rigging, grabbing furry feline
animals or calls for hanging your opponent. At least, none that we know of.
It all seems a rather more sedate affair with some thoroughly nice chaps, and one rather quiet chap-ess.
I’ve blogged previously on the list of candidates and the recent electoral history of the ward. By now you’ve read
their leaflets promising motherhood and apple pie. Issues currently exercising
locals include developments in Eltham High Street including the new Cinema and
the old favourite, parking restrictions. The Conservatives have the extra field
to play in – criticism of the Labour-run home Council while Labour has
additionally played to its NHS strengths and being able to work with the Labour
Mayor on transport. Other issues include ‘better sports facilities’, more ‘starter
homes’, ‘safety on our local roads’ and ‘new [outdoor] play equipment’ (Time, being totally distracted by a certain Festival and the USA result has meant no time
for fuller analysis here…)
Meanwhile social media has meant that the citizens of Eltham
have been able to quiz candidates directly. A recent entry to the lists of issues has
been the discovery of an early morning licencing application by Vue Cinema with
various candidates responding on Twitter to residents’ fears of a ‘Nightmare on
Eltham High Street’, promising to listen to their concerns.
Candidates have also been asked by community
group Eltham Arts how they would support the arts in Eltham – those that
replied were positive, of course.
So who will replace Labour's Wynn Davies? Will it be Labour’s
Simon Peirce, the Tory’s Charlie Davis or the Lib Dem Sam Macaulay? Vote
tomorrow, 10 Nov.
*With thanks to Patrick Kidd for this great slogan for the Eltham North by-election which I spotted on his twitter feed:
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