Ray Bloomfield Elected For Shanklin South Town Council Vacancy

Yesterday saw the Shanklin South town council elections take place.

There were three candidates in the running for the vacancy on the town council but Ray Bloomfield was the clear winner with 417 votes.

Geoff Clynch received 95 votes and Bob Blezzard, 75. Out of a potential 2,943 voters, 592 residents (20.11%) turned out to vote.

Image: Comedy Nose under CC BY 2.0

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Pete Campbell
9, June 2009 11:06 am

What a pleasant surprise to see a piece on Natural History on the Blog. We are indeed blessed with a comparative abundance of butterflies and other wildlife on the Island. I’ve had a lifelong passion for the subject and I can say without doubt that nothing I have seen in a Gallery or Exhibition can match some of the beauty encountered every time I venture into the… Read more »

Pete Campbell
9, June 2009 11:11 am

PS. Most of you know me as Judge Mental! Wildlife tips or harsh sentences freely given.

The Virtual Ranger
9, June 2009 11:23 am

Nice piece! He didn’t quite get it right about wall lizards though. They’re found in quite a few other UK locations.

seb
9, June 2009 3:47 pm

wonder if vladimir nabokov visited the IOW?

he was a butterfly-fanatic.

when i did a carelessly-typed google search to try and find out – i discovered that jeremy irons was born on the island.

cowes had the honour of birthing him!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Irons

steve s
9, June 2009 3:54 pm

Nabokov’s compatriot Turgenev certainly spent time in our fine town. I doubt it had anything to do with butterflies, though.

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