A week on from The Labour Party's pledge to kickstart a devolution revolution, the Yorkshire Party's co-leader, Bob Buxton, looks at how far this really goes: https://www.theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/does-london-know-best
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4,515 people stood as a candidate in the 2024 general election (well, so we think - see Reform UK).
Only 650 of them were elected. Here’s what one of the 3,865 that failed to get into Westminster - and represent #KeighleyandIlkley has to say about the experience and the state of politics.
https://www.theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/the-ones-who-dont-make-it-to-westminster
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And we move forward – there's a lot more of the 15,000 or so people in #ilkley we want to get in front of (as well as the wider area, too)! 🗞️
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Sometimes you have to take the edge off of the seriousness of politics and frame it through a lens of humour and satire. Link in bio 🗞️
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Three weeks to go before you head to the polls, here’s what’s what: https://www.theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/the-midway-point-3-weeks-to-polling
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We recently caught up with Anne Hawkesworth, one of #Ilkley‘s longest serving councillors. Our interview goes live next week. Subscribe to be the first to hear about it. Link in bio 🗞️
The date for the next #generalelection has just been announced by the prime minister #rishisunak.
Who gets your vote for #ilkley and why?
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It's a small milestone – #Ilkley's population is approx 15,000 – but it's an important one. Thank you.
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Tracy Brabin re-elected as #mayor of #westyorkshire.
Conservative candidate Jane Sellers beats Green Party candidate for the Ilkley West seat for Ilkley Town Council.
Ilkley Town Council has announced that the annual town meeting of the electors of Ilkley Parish will take place on Wednesday 8 May 2024.
The meeting will take place at the Clarke Foley Community Hub on Cunliffe Road from 7.30pm–9pm.
Locals have been invited to attend to have their say on issues they want to address, receive the mayor’s annual report and listen to presentations from local organisations.
#ilkley #localnews #townmeeting #ilkleytowncouncil #mayor #townmayor
Launching 2024 🗞️
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