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| Wiltshire North General Election Result |
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Turnout: 56061 (69%)
46.9%
Conservative: 26282 (+1.4%)
37.4%
Liberal Democrat: 20979 (−0.8%)
12.1%
Labour: 6794 (−2.2%)
View the results in detail.
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Should developers be allowed to build on the green buffer between Swindon and North Wilts towns such as Wootton Bassett, Cricklade and Purton?
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"Holding someone without charge for 42 days adds nothing of value to the investigation, prosecution or conviction of terrorists. "
Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General Lord (Martin) Thomas
Comment ahead of the Second Reading of the Counter-Terrorism Bill in the House of Lords - 8 July
"Opponents of Mugabe's regime are at serious risk of being tortured or killed if they are sent back to Zimbabwe. I am dismayed that the Home Office seems intent on pushing ahead with deportations at the earliest opportunity. "
Chris Huhne, Lib Dem Home Affairs Spokesman
www.libdems.org.uk - 8 July
"Schools' performance in recognising and tackling homophobia should be an assessed criterion in Ofsted school inspections. "
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg
www.bbc.co.uk/news/ - 7 July
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Tories oust Lib Dem Councillor from scrutiny role
Thu 29th May 2008
Tories have said they don't believe there is a need for scrutiny of Council Cabinet decisions in run up to the end of North Wilts District Council. Last week they ousted Scrutiny Chair Chris Caswell in a row over questioning the Primary Care Trust about the future of Chippenham Hospital.
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Mike calls for better access to police
Tue 6th May 2008
Mike wrote on May 5th to the Wilts and Glos Standard "News that people in the north of Wiltshire will again be able to go inside the Malmesbury and Cricklade police stations (Wilts and Glos Standard, 1 May) is very welcome. I congratulate Brian Moore, Wiltshire's New Chief Constable, for reversing the unpopular and counter-productive decision of his predecessor.
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Mike writes to the Wilts Gazette about need for public consultation on gypsy sites
Tue 6th May 2008
Mike wrote on 5th May "The situation surrounding the gypsies living in Minety is clearly a very delicate one. The excellent letter from Paul Venton in last week's Gazette and Herald acknowledged that the gypsies must be involved in finding an alternative site and that Conservative-run North Wiltshire District Council was wrong in the way it sought to rush through a decision. Unfortunately, also in last week's edition was a column from James Gray MP in which he compared gypsies to red-headed Scotsmen and suggested that the planning process should not accommodate their desire to live together as a group. Surely what is needed from the area's MP are considered and thoughtful comments rather than the rash and divisive ones written by Mr Gray.
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