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The '''3020 Wiltshire Local Elections '''will be held on 2 October 3020 to elect the executive heads (Mayors) of the cities of [[Arches]], [[Juneville]], [[Newton]] and [[Washington]]. The elections were announced on 20 August 3020 by the Elections Authority following the 3020 re-organization of the [[Government of Wiltshire]]. According to the Third Elections Act 3020, Mayors are to serve a term of one year. These local elections also coincide with the elections for the Arches City Council and the Walkerton City Council.
Not to be confused with [[October 3020 Wiltshire Legislative Elections]]
The '''October 3020 Wiltshire Local Elections '''were held on 2 October 3020 to elect the executive heads (Mayors) of the cities of [[Arches]], [[Juneville]], [[Newton]] and [[Washington]]. The elections were announced on 20 August 3020 by the Elections Authority following the 3020 re-organization of the [[Government of Wiltshire]]. According to the Third Elections Act 3020, Mayors are to serve a term of one year. These local elections also coincide with the elections for the Arches City Council and the Walkerton City Council.
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The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the [[Liberal Conservative Party (Wiltshire)|Liberal Conservative Party]], which had recently taken control of the national government under [[Prime Minister of Wiltshire|Prime Minister]] [[Sonya Inyo]].


== Electoral system ==
== Electoral system ==


=== '''Mayors''' ===
=== '''Mayors''' ===
The election of Mayors will take place using a ranked ballot. Electors will be given the opportunity to rank all official candidates. In order to win the election, one candidate must win a majority of first preference votes. If this does not happen, all but the top two candidates in first preference votes are eliminated with the votes of the eliminated candidates being assigned to their next remaining choice. Β 
The election of Mayors took place using a ranked ballot. Electors were given the opportunity to rank all official candidates. In order to win the election, one candidate had to win a majority of first preference votes. If this does not happen, all but the top two candidates in first preference votes were eliminated with the votes of the eliminated candidates being assigned to their next remaining choice. Β 


In order to become an official candidate and appear on the ballot, perspective candidates must meet the requirements laid out by the Wiltshire Elections Authority. For election as a Mayor, this includes meeting two of the four following requirements;
In order to become an official candidate and appear on the ballot, perspective candidates had to meet the requirements laid out by the Wiltshire Elections Authority. For election as a Mayor, this includes meeting two of the four following requirements;


==== '''Mayoral candidate ballot requirement;''' ====
==== '''Mayoral candidate ballot requirement;''' ====
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!City
!City
!Number of Wards
!Number of Wards
!Total seats
|-
|-
|Arches
|Arches
|30
|30
|50
|-
|-
|Walkerton
|Walkerton
|43
|43
|63
|}
|}
In addition to the Wards, 20 additional seats are granted. City Council elections run on the same Mixed-Member Proportional system as national elections, with electors voting for a) Ward representative, and b) party.
In addition to the Wards, 20 additional seats are granted. City Council elections run on the same Mixed-Member Proportional system as national elections, with electors voting for a) Ward representative, and b) party.
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== Election for Mayor of Arches ==
== Election for Mayor of Arches ==
The position of Mayor of Arches was established under the 3020 re-organization. The leader of the East Arches Local Authority, Councillor Bryn Walter-Jones (Labour) has announced he intends to seek the position. In addition, Councillor Helen Richards (Liberal Conservative) has announced her intention and won the LibCon nomination.
The election for Mayor of the Arches saw Helen Richards elected on the second preference. Β 
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This election isn't expected to be a majorly contested one. However, the Arches is a traditionally close area in national elections and could become a close race.
{| class="article-table"
{| class="article-table"
!Candidate
!Candidate
!Party
!Party
!Popular vote
!First preferences
!%
!Second preferences
!%
!%
|-
|[[Helen Richards|'''Helen Richards''']]
|'''Liberal Conservative'''
|'''48,544'''
|'''40.4%'''
|'''71,403'''
|'''63.1%'''
|-
|-
|Bryn Walter-Jones
|Bryn Walter-Jones
|[[Labour Party (Wiltshire)|Labour]]
|Labour
| colspan="2" |TBD
|30,551
|25.4%
|41,708
|36.9%
|-
|-
|Helen Richard
|Ellie Johnston
|[[Liberal Conservative Party (Wiltshire)|Liberal Conservative]]
|United Wiltshire
| colspan="2" |TBD
|26,789
|22.3%
| colspan="2" |''Eliminated''
|-
|-
|Wilber James
|Wilber James
|[[Corporate Party (NCR)|KRV]]
|KRV
| colspan="2" |TBD
|14,277
|11.9%
| colspan="2" |''Eliminated''
|-
|-
|Ellie Johnston
| colspan="2" |Total
|[[United Wiltshire]]
|120,161
| colspan="2" |TBD
|100%
|113,111
|100%
|}
|}


== Election for Mayor of Juneville ==
== Election for Mayor of Juneville ==
The position of Mayor of Juneville was established under the 3020 re-organization. The leader of the Juneville Council, Hugh Merry, announced that he would seek the position. In addition, [[Bill Woodking]], the husband of [[Sonya Inyo]], the [[Leader of the Opposition (Wiltshire)|Leader of the Opposition]], announced he would seek office as Mayor of Juneville. Woodking is the official nominee for the Liberal Conservative Party.Β  Β 
The election for Mayor of Juneville saw William Tork elected on the second preference.Β  Β 
{| class="article-table"
{| class="article-table"
!Candidate
!Candidate
!Party
!Party
!Popular vote
!First preferences
!%
!Second preferences
!%
!%
|-
|-
|Hugh Merry
![[William Tork]]
|[[Socialist Party (Wiltshire)|Socialist]]
!Labour
| colspan="2" |TBD
!61,889
!27.5%
!108,719
!52.1%
|-
![[Bill Woodking|William Woodking]]
!Liberal Conservative
!67,430
!30.0%
!100,097
!47.9%
|-
![[Tom North|Thomas North]]
!Liberal
!58,310
!25.9%
! colspan="2" |''Eliminated''
|-
|-
|Bill Woodking
!Hugh Merry
|Liberal Conservative
!Socialist
| colspan="2" |TBD
!30,760
!13.7%
! colspan="2" |''Eliminated''
|-
|-
|William Tork
!Kit Lantag
|Labour
!KRV
| colspan="2" |TBD
!6,580
!2.9%
! colspan="2" |''Eliminated''
|-
|-
|Teddy Brighton
! colspan="2" |Total
|KRV
!224,969
| colspan="2" |TBD
!100%
!208,816
!100%
|}
|}


== Election for Mayor of Newton ==
== Election for Mayor of Newton ==
The position of Mayor of Newton was established under the 3020 re-organization. The Liberal Conservatives have nominated Ryan Westbrooke, the younger brother of Shadow Chancellor [[Jack L. Wilson]] and Labour has nominated Stockard Jo, a local councillor and businesswoman.
The election for Mayor of Newton saw Ryan Westbrooke, brother of [[Chancellor of the Exchequer (Wiltshire)|Chancellor]] [[Jack L. Wilson]], elected on the first preference. Westbrooke was the only City Mayor elected on first preferences.
{| class="article-table"
{| class="article-table"
!Candidate
!Candidate
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!%
!%
|-
|-
|Ryan Westbrooke
|[[Ryan Westbrooke|'''Ryan Westbrooke''']]
|Liberal Conservative
|'''Liberal Conservative'''
| colspan="2" |TBD
|'''112,420'''
|'''57.3%'''
|-
|Alan North
|United Wiltshire
|45,340
|23.1%
|-
|-
|Stockard Jo
|Stockard Jo
|Labour
|Labour
| colspan="2" |TBD
|38,439
|19.6%
|-
|-
|Alan North
| colspan="2" |Total
|United Wiltshire
|196,199
| colspan="2" |TBD
|100%
|}
|}


== Election for Mayor of Washington ==
== Election for Mayor of Washington ==
Incumbent Mayor [[Alberto Siliotti]] has announced he will not seek re-election as Mayor, citing his intention to remain a member of the [[Wiltshire National Assembly]]. In his place, [[Henley Halifax]] (Labour Assembly Member) announced he will seek the position. The Liberal Conservative candidate, Giana DeCapricorn, defeated former Green Party Mayor Ernest Stone for the LibCon nomination. Β 
The election for Mayor of Washington saw Giana DeCapricorn elected on the second preference. Β 
{| class="article-table"
{| class="article-table"
!Candidate
!Candidate
!Party
!Party
!Popular vote
!First preferences
!%
!Second preferences
!%
!%
|-
|'''Giana DeCapricorn'''
|'''Liberal Conservative'''
|'''81,317'''
|'''38.4%'''
|'''106,358'''
|'''50.7%'''
|-
|-
|[[Henley Halifax]]
|[[Henley Halifax]]
|Labour
|Labour
| colspan="2" |TBD
|84,917
|40.1%
|103,129
|49.3%
|-
|Leah Johnson
|Liberal
|45,529
|21.5%
| colspan="2" |''Eliminated''
|-
| colspan="2" |Total
|211,763
|100%
|209,487
|100%
|}
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== Arches City Council ==
The election for the Arches City Council saw the Liberal Conservatives take majority control.
{| class="article-table"
!Political party
!Party leader
!Popular vote
!Seats won
|-
|-
|Giana DeCapricorn
|Liberal Conservative
|Liberal Conservative
| colspan="2" |TBD
|Helen Richards
|52.5%
|27
|-
|Labour
|Bryn Walter-Jones
|22.1%
|11
|-
|United Wiltshire
|Ellie Johnston
|13.9%
|7
|-
|KRV (Corporate Party)
|Wilber James
|8.5%
|4
|-
|Liberal
|Sally Donaldson
|2.1%
|1
|-
|Socialist
|Pat Ender
|1.2%
|0
|}
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== Walkerton City Council ==
{| class="article-table"
!Political party
!Party leader
!Popular vote
!Seats won
|-
|Liberal Conservative
|[[Rufus Kaine]]
|61.9%
|39
|-
|Labour
|[[Matz Valentin]]
|15.9%
|10
|-
|Walkerton National Party
|Hindon Alrick
|9.5%
|6
|-
|Socialist
|Gottwald Adams
|4.8%
|3
|-
|United Wiltshire
|Tom Tyllis
|4.7%
|3
|-
|KRV (Corporate Party)
|Hagen Miles
|3.2%
|2
|}
|}
[[Category:Politics]]
The election for the Walkerton City Council saw the Liberal Conservatives take majority control in a landslide.[[Category:Politics]]
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Latest revision as of 13:41, 3 October 2020

Not to be confused with October 3020 Wiltshire Legislative Elections

The October 3020 Wiltshire Local Elections were held on 2 October 3020 to elect the executive heads (Mayors) of the cities of Arches, Juneville, Newton and Washington. The elections were announced on 20 August 3020 by the Elections Authority following the 3020 re-organization of the Government of Wiltshire. According to the Third Elections Act 3020, Mayors are to serve a term of one year. These local elections also coincide with the elections for the Arches City Council and the Walkerton City Council.

The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the Liberal Conservative Party, which had recently taken control of the national government under Prime Minister Sonya Inyo.

Electoral system

Mayors

The election of Mayors took place using a ranked ballot. Electors were given the opportunity to rank all official candidates. In order to win the election, one candidate had to win a majority of first preference votes. If this does not happen, all but the top two candidates in first preference votes were eliminated with the votes of the eliminated candidates being assigned to their next remaining choice.

In order to become an official candidate and appear on the ballot, perspective candidates had to meet the requirements laid out by the Wiltshire Elections Authority. For election as a Mayor, this includes meeting two of the four following requirements;

Mayoral candidate ballot requirement;

  • Being an incumbent Mayor (in this election, being the Leader of the City Council meets this requirement);
  • Party currently holding seats on the City Council;
  • Reach 1,000 signatures on a ballot petition;
  • Reach 400 individual donors.

City Council

The City is divided up into a set number of Wards. For the elections taking place on 2 October, the number of Wards is as follows;

City Number of Wards Total seats
Arches 30 50
Walkerton 43 63

In addition to the Wards, 20 additional seats are granted. City Council elections run on the same Mixed-Member Proportional system as national elections, with electors voting for a) Ward representative, and b) party.

This results in two sets of requirements. Firstly, the requirements for a party to appear on the Party vote ballot and the requirements for an individual candidate to appear on the specific Ward ballot. The requirements, as laid out by the Election Authority, is as follows with nomination requiring two of the three following requirements;

Party Vote ballot requirement;

  • Currently hold seats on the City Council;
  • Reach 1,000 signatures on a ballot petition;
  • Reach 400 individual donors.

Ward vote ballot requirement;

  • Currently hold a seat on the City Council;
  • Reach 75 signatures on a ballot petition;
  • Reach 20 individual donors.

Election for Mayor of Arches

The election for Mayor of the Arches saw Helen Richards elected on the second preference.

Candidate Party First preferences % Second preferences %
Helen Richards Liberal Conservative 48,544 40.4% 71,403 63.1%
Bryn Walter-Jones Labour 30,551 25.4% 41,708 36.9%
Ellie Johnston United Wiltshire 26,789 22.3% Eliminated
Wilber James KRV 14,277 11.9% Eliminated
Total 120,161 100% 113,111 100%

Election for Mayor of Juneville

The election for Mayor of Juneville saw William Tork elected on the second preference.

Candidate Party First preferences % Second preferences %
William Tork Labour 61,889 27.5% 108,719 52.1%
William Woodking Liberal Conservative 67,430 30.0% 100,097 47.9%
Thomas North Liberal 58,310 25.9% Eliminated
Hugh Merry Socialist 30,760 13.7% Eliminated
Kit Lantag KRV 6,580 2.9% Eliminated
Total 224,969 100% 208,816 100%

Election for Mayor of Newton

The election for Mayor of Newton saw Ryan Westbrooke, brother of Chancellor Jack L. Wilson, elected on the first preference. Westbrooke was the only City Mayor elected on first preferences.

Candidate Party Popular vote %
Ryan Westbrooke Liberal Conservative 112,420 57.3%
Alan North United Wiltshire 45,340 23.1%
Stockard Jo Labour 38,439 19.6%
Total 196,199 100%

Election for Mayor of Washington

The election for Mayor of Washington saw Giana DeCapricorn elected on the second preference.

Candidate Party First preferences % Second preferences %
Giana DeCapricorn Liberal Conservative 81,317 38.4% 106,358 50.7%
Henley Halifax Labour 84,917 40.1% 103,129 49.3%
Leah Johnson Liberal 45,529 21.5% Eliminated
Total 211,763 100% 209,487 100%

Arches City Council

The election for the Arches City Council saw the Liberal Conservatives take majority control.

Political party Party leader Popular vote Seats won
Liberal Conservative Helen Richards 52.5% 27
Labour Bryn Walter-Jones 22.1% 11
United Wiltshire Ellie Johnston 13.9% 7
KRV (Corporate Party) Wilber James 8.5% 4
Liberal Sally Donaldson 2.1% 1
Socialist Pat Ender 1.2% 0

Walkerton City Council

Political party Party leader Popular vote Seats won
Liberal Conservative Rufus Kaine 61.9% 39
Labour Matz Valentin 15.9% 10
Walkerton National Party Hindon Alrick 9.5% 6
Socialist Gottwald Adams 4.8% 3
United Wiltshire Tom Tyllis 4.7% 3
KRV (Corporate Party) Hagen Miles 3.2% 2

The election for the Walkerton City Council saw the Liberal Conservatives take majority control in a landslide.