Grantham and Stamford Election results

The votes have been counted. Conservative candidate Nick Boles has been elected MP for Grantham and Stamford.

“I think gaining the second position is a great achievement for us and I thank everyone involved in the campaign and all the voters.” said Harrish last night.

Clearly the Liberal Democrats have gained massive support in this constituency over the course of the campaign. We hope to build on this with the next round of District Council elections early next year.
If you would like to get involves please visit http://granthamstamfordlibdems.org.uk/

Apologies for any early confusion regarding the results.

The full results are as follows

You can make a difference! Vote Thursday May 6th

The campaigns are nearly over and on Thursday May 6th it will be time to vote!
Polling stations are open 7am until 10pm. You can find  your local polling station by searching using your postcode on the following site: http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/

Remember it is never too late to ask a question about a policy point or a local interest matter.
You can contact Harrish using the following methods he will try to get back to you as quickly as possible.
T: 01780 756000
E: b.harrish@yahoo.co.uk
Alternatively, feel free to comment at the bottom of on any of the pages on this site. If you leave an email address we will try and get back to you as soon as possible.

If you want a fairer Britain, 
if you want to see electoral reform,
and if you have had enough of the old Politics
 
VOTE HARRISH BISNAUTHSING

Your local candidate.

Grantham, Stamford and Bourne; Make your vote count!

Can Lib Dems win in Grantham and Stamford?

YES LIB DEMS CAN WIN HERE!

Infact they can win across the whole nation as shown by a recent Sun commisioned poll that they were too scared to publish.
The poll by YouGov found that if people thought Mr Clegg’s party had a significant chance of winning the election, it would win 49 per cent of the votes, with the Tories winning 25 per cent and Labour just 19 per cent.
The Liberal Democrats are angry that The Sun did not publish these figures. Lord Oakeshott, the Lib Dem Treasury spokesman, said:

“We always knew...that when people believe the Liberal Democrats can win, there is a big jump in our support. In 90 minutes in the first debate, Nick Clegg tore open the two-party straitjacket which has stifled British politics for the last 80 years. Now, at last, people can vote for what they want, not against what they fear.”

Print a poster and help the Liberal Democrats win Grantham and Stamford

Show your support for Harrish and the Liberal Democrats and help them win Grantham and Stamford. Click either of the links below. Please print as large as possible using a colour printer and display in your front window (or any where people will see it!)

Don't forget if you can offer some time to the campaign, for example by delivering leaflets, please fill out the form here.

Liberal Democrats perform at Grantham debate

Harrish Bisnauthsing, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Grantham and Stamford, was recently represented by Tim Fitzgerald at the Grantham election debate hosted by Grantham Business Club and the Grantham Journal.

The debate chaired by Grantham businessman Wade Rowlett also featured the Labour and Conservative candidates.

Tim, as Harrish's representative, spoke authoritatively on both local and national issue.

A main concern at the debate was the lack of local employment opportunities in comparison to the high levels of new housing being developed in the area. Tim explained how Harrish, as MP, would support Liberal Democrat initiatives to offer incentives for high-tech, green technology companies. Some of these already exist in Grantham and should be supported further in their development.

Grantham and Stamford constituency map - Are you in?

The Grantham & Stamford Constituency includes the following voting areas:
All Saints, Aveland, Belmont, Bourne East, Bourne West, Earlesfield, Forest, Glen Eden, Grantham St John’s, Green Hill, Greyfriars, Harrowby, Hillsides, Isaac Newton, Morkery, Stamford St John’s, Thurlby, Toller and Truesdale, , Ringstone, St Anne's, St George's, St Mary's and St Wulfram's.

Image produced from the Ordnance Survey electionmap service. Image reproduced with permission of Ordnance Survey and Land and Property Services 

Liberal Democrats: Say goodbye to broken promises

Grantham Election Debate - 20th April - Springfield House

There is a hustings with all 3 main parties run by the Grantham Journal and Grantham Business Club on 20th April 5-30pm at Springfield House.

The hustings will be chaired by Wade Rowlett from Grantham Business Club. Questions to candidates should be sent to Grantham Journal.

Harrish, Liberal Democrat candidate, will be unable to attend due to his recent family bereavement but will be represented by a member of the local party.

Anyone is welcome to attend the event. To see a map to Springfield house click 'read more' below.

Help the Liberal Democrats win Grantham and Stamford

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Campaign news

"I apologise that I cannot currently be here to meet and answer the questions and concerns of the people of our constituency. Due to the sudden recent loss of my father I have to return to my family home in Mauritius. It is my responsibility as the eldest son to take care of the funeral arrangements.

"My family and I are of Hindu faith and we believe in the need to observe the passing of one’s elders with respect and reverence. We will follow a strict religious ceremony to set my father free to continue on his journey into the next life.

"I look forward to returning to Grantham and Stamford at the end of the month to join the rest of my campaign team in the final weeks before the General Election."

Harrish

Your local candidate.

Postal voting? Don't miss registration!

With the General Election on 6th May, there is still time to arrange a postal vote. Voting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting if you are unable to get to the polling station on polling day - for any reason.

Applications to vote by post must also be received no later than 11 working days before Polling Day. With the General Election taking place on Thursday 6 May the deadline to apply for a postal vote, or to amend or cancel existing postal or proxy voting arrangements, will be 5pm on Tuesday 20 April.

All eligible electors have the right to organise to vote by post rather than attend their allocated Polling Station.

A postal vote can be sent to your home address or to any other address that you give. Postal votes can be sent overseas, but you need to consider whether there will be enough time to receive and return your ballot paper by election day.

Postal votes are usually sent out about a week before election day, to give you time to complete it and send it back so that it arrives by close of poll (10pm on May 6th).

The Liberal Democrats have created a tool to make registering for a postal vote easy. Available online now at https://www.libdems.org.uk/vote_by_post.aspx all you need to do is:

- Complete all the fields marked with an asterisk (*)

- Print, sign and date the form generated

- Send the application form to the address provided on the form

Liberal Democrats - Change that works for the East Midlands

• Thousands of people in the East Midlands freed from paying any income tax at all, while almost everyone else gets £700 back
• More than £200m extra for local schools to cut class sizes and provide one-to-one tuition
• 175+ extra police officers on your streets
• Investment in new, green industries, creating thousands of jobs across the East Midlands

Want to find out more? Read indepth about how the Liberal Democrats would bring change to the East Midlands.
Click here to download the pdf document

LD2010 Issue Eight: The 2010 Campaign is underway

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Nick Clegg reveals Tories’ £13bn VAT bombshell

Liberal Democrat analysis of the Conservatives’ proposed tax cuts or reversals shows that they will cost over £13.5bn a year in 2011-12 prices – yet just £100m has been specifically identified to fund them. Nick revealed this VAT bombshell this week on his visit to Glasgow. Find out more >

Harrish Bisnauthsing - Your local candidate

Harrish Bisnauthsing is out and about the Grantham and Stamford constituency campaigning for the Lib Dems in the build up to the General Election. Over the course of the campaign election materials will be posted on this site for all. Follow the link below for the complete document displayed in a plain text format for the visually impaired.

Election is 'not two-horse race' says Nick Clegg

Mr Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats said: "It is a very exciting opportunity for everyone in Britain who wants fairness and real change, who wants something different.
"This isn't the old politics of a two-horse race between Labour and the Conservative Party. The real choice is between the old politics of Labour and Conservatives and something different, something new and that is what we offer."

Read the full BBC News article

Harrish out on the town!

...why don't you join him at either Grantham or Stamford market?

Meet your Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for the Grantham and Stamford constituency, Harrish Bisnauthsing, andother members of the Lib Dem branches of Grantham, Stamford and Bourne from 9am at Stamford Market on Friday April 2nd and Friday April 23rd, and also at Grantham Market from 9am on Saturday April 10th.

Harrish will be around the stall to discuss your local priorities. What do you think about our local services? Where do you think investmentscan be made? You will also have the option to give your real support to the Liberal Democrats by joining the party at the stand.

We look forward to seeing you there!

LD2010 Issue Five: Time for the British people to vote to take their privacy back

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Harrish calls for more jobs in manufacture for Grantham and Stamford

Harrish Bisnauthsing discusses the future of business in the region with David Bramwell, Operations Director, Quality Furniture.

 

This week Harrish has visited two engineering firms in Grantham, both of which have successfully weathered the economic storm. It is obvious that the Government must support manufacturing in the region; but as well as this they must encourage interrelationships between local firms.

For British manufacturing to succeed the focus should be on quality products and efficient production systems; such as 'one piece flow' and 'just in time'. As your local MP Harrish Bisnauthsing will do everything he can to encourage new manufacturing in the region and train employees for essential jobs in the manufacturing sector.

Harrish Bisnauthsing learning more about wind turbine components with David T Holt, Managing Director, BGB Innovations.

Reference sites:
Quality Furniture -  http://www.qfc.co.uk/

BGB Innovations - http://www.bgbengineering.com/

Liberal Democrat business policies - http://www.libdems.org.uk/business.aspx

LD2010 Issue Four: Nick Clegg calls for a rebalance of British foreign policy

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Local Manufacturers meet for Manufacturing Manifesto Launch - Press release

7th March 2010, Grantham

Local Manufacturers meet for Manufacturing Manifesto Launch

Friday 5th March 2010 saw the official launch of The Manufacturers' Organisation's Manufacturing Manifesto. The manifesto outlines the organisation's strategy to rebalance our economy by strengthening UK manufacturing. The Manufacturers' Organisation, also know as the EEF, calls for the next Government to provide a focused and consistent strategy for long term growth by encouraging investors, reforming the tax system to support the sector and prioritising resources for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education.

At a presentation in Grantham the Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Grantham and Stamford, Harrish Bisnauthsing, met David Bramwell, the Operations Director of Quality Furniture, and Sue Kirby of  the EEF to discuss plans to support local manufacturing businesses. Harrish said, "British manufacturing will benefit from the removal of Government red tape. Long term planning and improved physical and financial infrastructure will promote growth and support development of our region."

(photo) Harrish discuss the future of manufacturing in our local
area with Mr David Bramwell the Operation Director of 
Quality Furniture Grantham and Sue Kirby of EEF.

Reference sites:

EEF - http://www.eef.org.uk/

Liberal Democrat business policies - http://www.libdems.org.uk/business.aspx

LD2010 Issue Three: A fair start for children

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A more in depth look at Liberal Democrat policies

Grantham & Stamford - What are your voting choices?

At the last General Election in 2005 the people of Grantham and Stamford elected a Conservative Member of Parliament – Quentin Davies – to represent them.
On June 26th, 2007, the night before Gordon Brown became Prime Minister, Mr Davies defected to the Labour Party.
In the circumstances, it is perfectly justifiable for the electors of Grantham and Stamford to expect an explanation from their MP.
In a letter to the Conservative leader, David Cameron, Mr Davies made his reasons clear. He wrote:

“Under your leadership the Conservative Party appears to me to have ceased collectively to believe in anything, or to stand for anything. It has no bedrock. It exists on shifting sands. A sense of mission has been replaced by a PR agenda.”

He went on to accuse David Cameron of "superficiality, unreliability and an apparent lack of any clear convictions." Which he said ought to: "exclude you from the position of national leadership to which you aspire.”
Quite an indictment: but surely an MP who felt so strongly should have done the honourable thing and resigned and caused a by-election? Quentin Davies chose to stay as an MP regardless of the opinions of his constituents.
So who has been chosen to replace Quentin Davies as your new Conservative Party Candidate? Nick Boles a close associate of David Cameron, George Osborne, Rachel Whetstone and Ed Vaizey – an influential group of Conservatives often referred to as the ‘Notting Hill Set’

So the choices are as follows:

• Vote for your Local Liberal Democrat Candidate Harrish Bisnauthsing who lives and works in the constituency, is a Town councillor and ex-Mayor of Stamford and serves on the SKDC.
• Or vote for another Conservative candidate Nick Boles, who is closely associated with David Cameron and the views that caused the last Tory candidate to defect to the Labour Party.

It’s No Contest!

Harrish Bisnauthsing - Your local candidate.

LD2010 Issue Two: Nick Clegg addresses voter apathy

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A message from Harrish Bisnauthsing

“Thirteen years of a Labour government  has been thirteen years of broken promises. Rising unemployment, economic recession and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are not what local people expected from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. 

“Neither did we expect the exposure of an MPs expense account scandal of enormous proportions that has shocked and horrified the nation. 

“Many local people have told me of their disillusionment with the Labour government, Comments such as: “‘Gordon signed the cheques for the Iraq war but cannot find the cash to keep our Post Office open’”, are all too familiar.

“Another familiar comment is that on far too many issues ‘Labour are just like the Conservatives’. People want a real change and the only party that will provide it is the Liberal Democrats.

"If elected as your truly local Member of Parliament I promise to be a strong local champion for our community and will work hard to end years of Labour and Conservative neglect. 

“I will fight every day to make Grantham and Stamford a better place to live. I will be a strong and effective MP for all local people.”

Your local candidate.

Harrish is a Liberal Democrat because he believes in social democracy.

If elected MP Harrish will support Liberal Democrat policies to bring about: 

1. Fairer taxation to put money back in your pocket

The LibDem’s tax reform will ensure that no-one will pay tax on the first £10,000 they earn. Millions of low-earners and pensioners will pay no tax at all.

Those earning more than £10,000 a year will be £700 better off. 

2. Investment in our future

LibDem’s believe in quality education, training and skill development for everyone.

Smaller class sizes in schools.

Action for a green environment. 

3. Improving the services we all rely on

Nothing matters more than protecting our vital public services.

LibDems’ will put 3000 more police on patrol

We will cut NHS waste so that more can be spent on front-line services. 

4. Electoral reform to ensure every vote counts.

Our first-past-the-post system is undemocratic and ensures that most votes count for nothing. It is time for a system suitable for the 21^st Century.

Your local candidate.

Harrish Bisnauthsing - Your local candidate

Harrish Bisnauthsing is familiar face in Stamford, hardly surprising since he has lived here with his wife Pamela and their four children since 1972.

He is well-known as a local councillor, having been elected to Stamford Town Council in 1987. He has since served on many council committees and was elected Mayor of Stamford in 2002-2003. He now also serves on South Kesteven District Council.

Harrish is a local businessman; following 12 years of service in the Royal Air Force as a Computer and Radar System Engineer, he formed his own IT company. He was later recruited by a national company as a computer engineer, where he works today.

When he has time Harrish enjoys a game of squash, swimming, reading and photography.

Your local candidate.

LD2010 Issue One: Question Vince Cable on economic policy

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As deepest recession bites - Labour struggling to respond

Commenting on recent GDP figures, which show the economy shrank by 0.4% between July and September, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said:

“For all the hopes of a quick recovery, these figures make it clear we are still in the longest and what could yet become the deepest recession on record.

“For all that has been thrown at the economy to try and stimulate a recovery it is clear that massive structural problems remain, particularly in the banking sector. This news adds to serious concerns over the realism of Government plans to deal with the burgeoning public debt. It is critical ministers spell out a credible path as to how they will deal with the deficit. With the legacy of unemployment likely to remain for years after the end of the recession, we need radical measures to avoid repeating the mistakes of the 1990s which left millions on the scrap heap.”

With thousands of families across Stamford and Grantham struggling to cope with the recession and unemployment, it is crucial that they see leadership and real action to deal with the affects of recession, providing genuine support, new opportunities and jobs. This Government is struggling to meet the aspirations of those worst affected and that means they are failing people in their hour of need. When leadership and action is expected they get the response of a head-less chicken and that just isn’t good enough. 

A Better Deal for our Troops

Labour has taken us into five wars. 

Afghanistan is going into its ninthyear – almost as long as the two world wars combined. Yet under Labour, 13,000 of the lowest ranking personnel earn less than £17,000. More than 51,000 earn less than the salaries of trainee police and firefighters. General Sir Richard Dannatt, the former Chief of the Army, has said that Britain has “seriously stretched our soldiers to the very limit”.

Former Chief of Defence Staff General Lord Charles Guthrie has said those on the front line feel betrayed by ministers and mandarins in Whitehall. In July Nick Clegg made clear that troops needed more pay and resources and, for the first time, openly questioned what our objectives were in Afghanistan.  New Lib Dem policy will give the 13,000 lowest paid a £6,000-a year pay rise, while the salaries of fully-trained privates and lance corporals will rise to £25,000. We will pay for this by cutting desk jobs in the MoD where currently there is one civil servant for every two service personnel.