tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491979293469345296.post6906793300885580675..comments2023-06-10T16:05:04.411+01:00Comments on Thanet Press Releases: Laura Sandys: are you really serious about splitting Margate in half?Michael Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491979293469345296.post-1719663869771511552011-11-07T23:04:39.405+00:002011-11-07T23:04:39.405+00:00Local links should definitely be taken into accoun...Local links should definitely be taken into account but they are not the primary reason for this review. Given Labour's article last month on the "shrinking isle", adding more wards - even on the grounds of local links - might make the seat too large for the specifications which you are clearly aware of. <br /><br />With this in mind, has local Labour tried to work out the maths in removing Sandwich and adding Westbrook and Garlinge to the proposed seat? It would be genuinely interesting to see the analysis thats you've done to come to the proposed seat. Again, Salmestone is already part of the proposed Margate/Ramsgate seat.James Maskellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441611588943798565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491979293469345296.post-63803397344816164662011-11-07T12:18:12.462+00:002011-11-07T12:18:12.462+00:00The main point being made is that the boundary com...The main point being made is that the boundary commission uses the idea of community links to decide which wards go where. If we are looking at community links then Salmestone, Garlinge and Westbrook are all directly linked to Margate, while Sandwich and Little Stour and Ashstone are part of a different local authority. There are links between Sandwich and Thanet, but there are much stronger links from Salmestone, Garlinge and Westbrook to Margate. How can we have a Margate and Ramsgate seat whereby half of the wards that make up Margate are actually in a different constituency?<br /><br />(Agreed that Westgate should also be part of this because of its links with Margate, but then the constituency will get too big for the specifications.)Thanet Labhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01242465084251281120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491979293469345296.post-39592499614450502682011-11-06T19:16:14.968+00:002011-11-06T19:16:14.968+00:00This is pretty thin stuff from Labour. It looks li...This is pretty thin stuff from Labour. It looks like a draft rather than the finished article.<br /><br />Salmestone is part of the proposed Margate/Ramsgate seat. Would it matter if it wasnt? As far as I know, hospitals and schools dont discriminate on the basis of which Parliamentary seat they are in...<br /><br />What about Westgate? If Westbrook is included because its part of historic Margate then why not Westgate? Its quite possible Sandwich may drop off the Margate/Ramsgate seat and Westbrook included. The final positions are going to end up with big questions anyway given the size of Thanet...James Maskellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441611588943798565noreply@blogger.com