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BBC News
16 hours ago
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- BBC News
Guernsey General Election 2025: Results
The result of Guernsey's island-wide general election held on 18 June 2025 was declared at 16:41 BST on Thursday, 19 June. Successful candidates DE SAUSMAREZ Lindsay 10,721BURFORD Yvonne 9,427PARKINSON Charles 9,294FALLA Steve 9,017MONTAGUE Paul Anthony 8,884KAZANTSEVA-MILLER Sasha 8,794ST PIER Gavin Anthony 8,577BURY Tina 8,496LE TOCQ Jonathan Paul 8,002BLIN Chris 7,664OSWALD George Anthony 7,613LAINE Marc 7,556MATTHEWS Aidan 7,312LEADBEATER Marc 7,292CAMERON Andy 7,177ROCHESTER Sally 7,119GABRIEL Adrian 7,069VAN KATWYK Lee 7,063McKENNA Liam Jude 7,040HELYAR Mark 6,980WILLIAMS Steve 6,915GOLLOP John Alfred Bannerman 6,860GOY David 6,703RYLATT Tom 6,689STRACHAN Jennifer Decker 6,683VERMEULEN Simon Peter James 6,228MALIK Munazza 6,215OZANNE Jayne 6,197SLOAN Andy 6,081KAY-MOUAT Bruno 6,051CAMP Haley Louise 5,886COLLINS Garry 5,876NILES Andrew James 5,846CURGENVEN Rob 5,738INDER Neil 5,651DORRITY David 5,644HUMPHREYS Rhona Mary 5,630HANSMANN ROUXEL Sarah 5,458 Unsuccessful candidates Peter Ferbrache FERBRACHE Peter 5,437David Nussbaumer NUSSBAUMER David de Garis 5,381Adrian Dilcock DILCOCK Adrian Geoffrey 5,326Carl Meerveld MEERVELD Carl 5,225Susie Gallienne GALLIENNE Susie 5,190Stuart Jehan JEHAN Stuart David 5,178John Dyke DYKE John 5,097Sam Haskins HASKINS Sam 5,058Andrea Dudley-Owen DUDLEY-OWEN Andrea 5,016Paul Luxon LUXON Paul 4,979Lexi Lundberg LUNDBERG Lexi 4,934David De Lisle DE LISLE David 4,827Victoria Oliver OLIVER Victoria 4,783Simon Fairclough FAIRCLOUGH Simon 4,780Sue Aldwell ALDWELL Susan 4,688Nikki Symons SYMONS Nikki 4,676Rob Prow PROW Rob 4,583Kerensa Gardner GARDNER Kerensa 4,529Nick Moakes MOAKES Nick 4,382Andy Le Lievre LE LIEVRE Andy 4,345Tammy Menteshvili MENTESHVILI Tammy 4,328Ross Le Brun LE BRUN Ross 3,893Charlie Murray-Edwards MURRAY-EDWARDS Charlie 3,857Mary Lowe LOWE Mary 3,760Sofi Noakes NOAKES Sofi 3,661Heidi Almonte ALMONTE Heidi Nicola 3,631Diane Mitchell MITCHELL Diane Elizabeth 3,279Jez Mercer MERCER Jez 3,200Christopher Le Tissier LE TISSIER Christopher 3,179Sally Rochester GILMAN Sally (Sal) 3,146Tony Corbin CORBIN Tony 3,041Rob Harnish HARNISH Rob 2,830Christopher Machon MACHON Christopher 2,704Tim Carre CARRE Tim 2,152Steven Wall WALL Steven 2,024Dicky Parmar PARMAR Dicky 1,996Rosie Henderson HENDERSON Rosie 1,926Art Allen-O'Leary ALLEN Art 1,873Tom Moore MOORE Thomas 1,809Luke Graham GRAHAM Luke 1,721Kerry Barnfather BARNFATHER Kerry 1,665Barry Harris HARRIS Barry Richard 1,064Steph Shore SHORE Steph 945Christopher Nicolle NICHOLLE Christopher 631
BBC News
2 days ago
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- BBC News
'I didn't want to vote but I did last minute'
A Guernsey man who was not going to vote in the general election said he changed his mind because he felt he had to use his vote "wisely".Lee Corbet used just six of his 38 votes, saying there was "no point in voting for somebody you don't want to do the job".Mr Corbet, who had registered despite not wanting to vote, said "if you don't register you don't have the chance to vote."More than 27,000 people were registered to vote in the island's general election. This general election is the second island-wide vote since the electoral system was changed prior to Corbet said it was "hard work" to get through the manifestos."The manifesto's were a nightmare, but I used a summary page and I just did some podcasts on the [candidates] I had left," he said."Voting for 38 people is not possible, the old parish system where you used to be in contact with your deputy and you knew who was representing you, it was much more relevant." Arwen Langlois, 16, made her way to Les Maingys Activity Centre to cast her first ever votes in the midst of preparation for her prom."It was a lot easier than I thought and wasn't as stressful as I thought. Everyone had built it up to be this stressful thing but it was nice and calm," she said."Voting is important because then you can express your opinion and views and you can make a difference to the island, which is really important, especially for a younger person."I used seven of my votes, I decided to [vote for] the ones that would help the younger generation, women's rights, no discrimination in our island." Unlike Mr Corbet and Ms Langlois, 32-year-old Oliver Baxendale used all 38 of his votes, one of the few people the BBC spoke to who had."It was an interesting experience, there is quite a range of candidates and it was difficult to find a selection that I really wanted," he said."I tried to make some educated decisions as best as I could. "There was a lot of focus on housing, that's a common issue that is coming up right now so that was one of the things that I was bearing in mind when I was making my decision." Forty-year-old Annaika Le Lievre said she used about 20 of her votes when she went to the polling station at the Castel Douzaine Room."There was certain criteria that I went through and quite a lot of them didn't fill that," she said."I wanted some representation especially of women, there is a lack of woman representation at the moment so it was nice there was quite a few this year going forward."Also a few younger candidates as well, it's nice to get change the demographic up."
BBC News
6 days ago
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- BBC News
Ex-Tory MP among 15 in court to face betting charges
PA Media Fifteen people, including former Tory MP Craig Williams, have appeared in court charged with betting offences linked to the timing of last year's general election. It follows an investigation by the Gambling Commission into alleged betting on the date of the election. Appearing at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday, Williams was among three defendants who gave no indication of a plea at this stage. Twelve others, including Russell George, a former Conservative now independent member of the Welsh Senedd, indicated they would deny the charges. The defendants will appear again at Southwark Crown Court on July 11. On 22 May 2024, Rishi Sunak announced the general election would be held on 4 July that year, overturning previous expectations of an autumn poll. Prosecuting on behalf of the Gambling Commission, Sam Stein KC said Sunak was among those to have given a witness statement in the case. Mr Stein told the court the commission's investigation was launched into "politicians and employees of the Conservative Party, and a former police officer... who had placed bets on the date of the 2024 general election with the benefit of confidential or insider information as to when that date might be". "The prosecution says that placing bets with inside information is a criminal offence, namely cheating," he added. Before the election was called, Williams was the MP for Montgomeryshire and a parliamentary aide to Sunak. He was previously MP for Cardiff North between 2015 and 2017, before he lost his seat to Labour in the election that year. Along with Williams, former police officer Jeremy Hunt, 55, of Horne in Surrey, and Jacob Willmer, 39, from Richmond, west London, did not indicate a plea. Along with George, those indicating a not guilty plea included Laura Saunders, the former Conservative parliamentary candidate in Bristol North West, and her partner Anthony Lee. The others indicating they would deny the charges included Simon Chatfield, 51, from Farnham, Surrey, Amy Hind, 34, of Loughton, Essex, Anthony Hind, 36, of Loughton, Essex, Thomas James, 38, Charlotte Lang, 36, Iain Makepeace, 47, from Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nick Mason, 51, Paul Place, 54, from Hammersmith, west London and James Ward, 40, of Leeds.
BBC News
7 days ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Ex-Tory MP among 15 in court facing betting charges
Fifteen people, including former Tory MP Craig Williams, have appeared in court charged with betting offences linked to the timing of last year's general follows an investigation by the Gambling Commission into alleged betting on the date of the at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday, Williams was among three defendants who gave no indication of a plea at this others, including Russell George, a former Conservative now independent member of the Welsh Senedd, indicated they would deny the defendants will appear again at Southwark Crown Court on July 11. On 22 May 2024, Rishi Sunak announced the general election would be held on 4 July that year, overturning previous expectations of an autumn on behalf of the Gambling Commission, Sam Stein KC said Sunak was among those to have given a witness statement in the Stein told the court the commission's investigation was launched into "politicians and employees of the Conservative Party, and a former police officer... who had placed bets on the date of the 2024 general election with the benefit of confidential or insider information as to when that date might be"."The prosecution says that placing bets with inside information is a criminal offence, namely cheating," he the election was called, Williams was the MP for Montgomeryshire and a parliamentary aide to was previously MP for Cardiff North between 2015 and 2017, before he lost his seat to Labour in the election that with Williams, former police officer Jeremy Hunt, 55, of Horne in Surrey, and Jacob Willmer, 39, from Richmond, west London, did not indicate a with George, those indicating a not guilty plea included Laura Saunders, the former Conservative parliamentary candidate in Bristol North West, and her partner Anthony others indicating they would deny the charges included Simon Chatfield, 51, from Farnham, Surrey, Amy Hind, 34, of Loughton, Essex, Anthony Hind, 36, of Loughton, Essex, Thomas James, 38, Charlotte Lang, 36, Iain Makepeace, 47, from Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nick Mason, 51, Paul Place, 54, from Hammersmith, west London and James Ward, 40, of Leeds.
The Independent
7 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Former Tory MP appears in court over general election betting scandal
A former Tory MP has appeared in court over his involvement in the general election betting scandal. Craig Williams, who gave no indication of plea, was among 15 people who appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday charged with gambling offences over betting on the date of the 2024 election. The scandal over the alleged placing of bets on the timing of the election prior to Rishi Sunak 's surprise decision to call the national ballot early engulfed the Conservative Party's campaign last summer. At the time, Mr Williams was serving as Mr Sunak's parliamentary private secretary. Russell George, the Tory Senedd member for Montgomeryshire, was also charged, along with the Conservative Party's chief data officer, Nick Mason and the party's chief marketing officer, Simon Chatfield. Laura Saunders, who was the Tory candidate for Bristol North West at the election and her husband Tony Lee – the Conservative Party's campaign chief – were also both charged. The Gambling Commission said its investigation, which began during the election campaign in June 2024, focused on individuals 'suspected of using confidential information – specifically advance knowledge of the proposed election date – to gain an unfair advantage in betting markets'. The other nine people charged with cheating include a former police officer, the Gambling Commission said. The row over gambling dominated debates between Sir Keir Starmer and Mr Sunak, with Labour accusing the Conservatives of failing to react swiftly to the scandal. Mr Sunak, who has provided a witness statement in this case, had noted that elections would take place in the second half of the year but had not given a date. Prosecuting on behalf of the Gambling Commission, Sam Stein KC said: 'Operation Scott was an investigation launched by the gambling commission into politicians and employees of the Conservative Party, and a former police officer … who had placed bets on the date of the 2024 general election with the benefit of confidential or insider information as to when that date might be. 'The prosecution says that placing bets with inside information is a criminal offence, namely cheating.' Before the July 4 election was called, planning took place at Downing Street and Conservative Campaign Headquarters, the court heard. The 15 defendants are alleged to have placed bets based on confidential information gained from those rooms, or enabling others to place bets by passing that information on. If convicted they could face up to two years in prison for these offences. Twelve of the defendants indicated not guilty pleas. On Friday, Simon Chatfield, 51, from Farnham, Surrey; Russell George, 50; Amy Hind, 34, of Loughton, Essex; Anthony Hind, 36, of Loughton, Essex; Thomas James, 38; Charlotte Lang, 36; Anthony Lee, 47; Laura Saunders, 37; Iain Makepeace, 47, from Newcastle Upon Tyne; Nick Mason, 51; Paul Place, 53, from Hammersmith, west London; and James Ward, 40, of Leeds, all indicated they would deny the charges. Mr Williams along with Jacob Willmer, 39, from Richmond, West London, and former police officer Jeremy Hunt, 55, of Horne in Surrey, gave no indication of plea. The 15 accused will next appear at Southwark Crown Court on July 11.
