tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post103743086619432350..comments2023-05-08T10:46:34.371+01:00Comments on Y Cneifiwr: Delaying electionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-8941942850153465052012-02-01T14:48:26.675+00:002012-02-01T14:48:26.675+00:00i would agree on that one where it would encourage...i would agree on that one where it would encourage a higher turnout.<br />was it during 2008 where three votes were going on at the same time or was it before that again when it was assembly/mep elections? i recall something that 3 things were going on at the same time.<br /><br />the more they tinker with a system the more likely the public will get fed up and be less likely to turn out.. and they be asking themselves why again. carmarthenshire seems to have a high turnout overall in uk parliament or assembly. i don't recall participating in a town ward election before, ever..i don't recall having any notification of any coming to think of it. what i find a bit confusing about my local town ward is that it is shared between 3 people, one of them is a county councillor and has a second role as local ward. i don't recall being asked to vote for any of them before..<br /><br />i'll have to check something out, from last year, i think i read that some unitary councils had 5 year terms. i think it was wiltshire that are having theirs in 2013, but it won't take me long to find out.<br /><br />five years is too long. then again, 4 years can be too long if there was a bad lot to shift. 5 years seems to fall in line with a parliamentary term.<br /><br />would it be controversial if it ws every two years? that would cause a ripple for them to get work done and keep them on their toes as they know they can what they want over four years and amble through a term. then again, any new administration takes time to settle in which could mean anything from 3 months to 2 years anyway. and chopping and changing admin halfway through a consultation or a long term plan would mean a new admin picking up from where the old one left off.<br /><br />keep it at four. five could be just a cost cutting exercise, and another year could be too much. if it was a good admin and things were right, it would be good.. if things were bad, another year can seem longer than it is.<br /><br />5 four year terms is 20 and 4 five year terms equates to the same amount of time, so all they would be doing is saving the cost of one election.<br /><br />oh no, another year per term is too much over 20 years. all it would do is prolong.<br /><br />put it this way, if someone was any good over 4 years, they would be re-elected anyway.<br />if they are no good, people are stuck with them for 4 years, and 5 will be too much (anon2)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com