Local elections 2011: rivals draw lots for vital Bury council seat
Labour won outright control of Bury Council, Greater Manchester, after the ultimate straw poll in Ramsbottom.
The party was still tied with the Conservatives after three recounts in the ward, and so in accordance with electoral rules the two would-be councillors agreed to draw lots.Labour’s Joanne Columbine drew the longest straw to defeat her Tory rival, Robert Hodkinson. Until that moment they were tied on 1,822 votes each.
The party was still tied with the Conservatives after three recounts in the ward, and so in accordance with electoral rules the two would-be councillors agreed to draw lots.
Labour’s Joanne Columbine drew the longest straw to defeat her Tory rival, Robert Hodkinson. Until that moment they were tied on 1,822 votes each.
