Update of GE2015 result: Winchester Constituency
Winchester and Chandler’s Ford MP: Steve Brine (Conservative)
Member of Parliament for Winchester result: BRINE Steve Conservative 30,425 received – [hold] #GE2015
— Winchester CC (@WinchesterCity) May 8, 2015
Read Steve Brine retains seat with increased majority on Local News – Steve Brine MP.
See the Election 2015 result in full on Winchester parliamentary constituency – BBC News.
Short little clip from my election count yesterday morning from the local TV station for our area @itvmeridian http://t.co/KggvRvRAwF
— Steve Brine (@sbrine) May 9, 2015
Wow! Thank you. http://t.co/PehIGXbGQq #youmadeitsteveagain pic.twitter.com/jbmaBscfi1
— Steve Brine (@sbrine) May 8, 2015
Chandler’s Ford hustings 22nd April 2015
There was a huge turnout for the hustings in Chandler’s Ford this evening.
Chandler’s Ford photographer Alan Fry attended the hustings this evening at the Methodist Church and shared these pictures with us.
The hustings was organised by Churches Together in Chandler’s Ford, and chaired by Adrian Nance.
The wonderful Eastleigh News has uploaded the sound file of the hustings on SoundCloud: Winchester & Chandler’s Ford Hustings 22 April 2015 by Eastleigh_news.
All five candidates were in Chandler’s Ford answering residents’ questions.
Candidates for Winchester Constituency 2015:
CONSERVATIVE – Steve Brine
Website: Steve Brine
GREEN – Michael Wilks
Website: Michael Wilks
LABOUR – Mark Chaloner
Website: Mark Chaloner
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS – Jackie Porter
Website: Jackie Porter
UK INDEPENDENCE – Martin Lyon
Website: Martin Lyon More images on the Chandler’s Ford hustings. Credit to Alan Fry.
Thanks for the live tweet of the Reverend Sheena Williams, Associate Priest of the Parish church of Chandler’s Ford:
Hustings organised by Churches Together. Great turnout. pic.twitter.com/jKrOEN9j2P
— Sheena Williams (@aliaswhensmile) April 22, 2015
Note: It was a shame as I was unable to attend the hustings this evening as I was in hospital receiving some urgent treatment.
If you attended the event, feel free to add your views in the comments of this post.
Were your questions answered? Did the hustings change how you might vote? Do you have more questions that you may like to ask?
Winchester Journalism from University of Winchester
GE2015: Winchester Constituency Profile
Introduction to Winchester News Online’s historic all-night coverage of the 2015 general election presented by Lucy Wilson with live coverage of 20 counts from six locations all over the south.
The show begins at 10pm on Thursday May 7th 2015
Related posts:
Chandler’s Ford Hustings: Wednesday 22 April 7.30pm – Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church
Public Hustings: Meet the Candidates: Wednesday 22 April 7.30pm Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church
Exciting April Events in Chandler’s Ford
Uplifting: Chandler’s Ford 42nd Joint Charities Christmas Market 2015
Chandler’s Ford Fryern Funtasia 2016
Last night was a brilliant display of democracy in action. The debate was adult and good-humoured, with each candidate given an equal time to make and opening and closing statement, and to respond to the questions which had been submitted.
There was mercifully little negative political point-scoring, which is such a turn-off for most voters, and a genuine engagement with the issues presented. Housing and the NHS predominated.
Although I have already decided whom to vote for on 7 May, if I had been an ‘undecided’, I think Mark Chaloner, the Labour candidate would have persuaded me – for me, he ‘won’ the debate, although all the other candidates performed well. Thank you to Adrian Nance for his very able chairmanship!