User talk:Ig1234
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UK local elections 2014
Hi, I have noticed you have been making edits to the United Kingdom local elections, 2014 article whereby you tried to add the Green Party of England and Wales to the info box. This is not appropriate as it is not reflected in our reliable sources or indeed in terms of the actual result it's self. Our reliable sources have been treating this contest as a four party race and reflected the result as such. It is true to say that our reliable sources have reflected the fact that the Greens have made gains but they are not treating them as a major party. Indeed if we look at the results: the Greens gained 16 councillor across the country with a total of 36, to put this into context local residents associations gained 14 seats, totalling 53, ahead of the Greens. The Greens achieved a projected national share of the vote of 9%, however the Greens in Scotland are a completely separate party so in actual fact the projected national share for the Green Party of England and Wales would indeed be lower than 9%.
- I am guessing you are wanting to include the Greens purely because UKIP have been included? Indeed, this is a very different case: UKIP have achieved a projected national share of the vote of 17%, ahead of the Lib Dem's 13%, similarly last year UKIP achieved a PNS of 23% ahead of the Lib Dem's 14%. We're talking about a party that is actually beating a party of Government in terms of national vote share. Indeed if we look at their gains in terms of actual seats, they've gained 161 this time (total 163), in 2013 they gained 139 seats (total 147), never mind all the second places they've achieved.
- May I remind you that the info box is only a national summary and that that summary should reflect the actual result and indeed our reliable sources coverage of the event. I would kindly ask you to desist from repeating this edit on this or any other article. I take your edits to be in good faith and trust you will not persist in making such changes. Thank you, I just wanted to make sure you had an explanation as to why your edit was inappropriate. Kind Regards Owl In The House (talk) 11:35, 24 May 2014 (UTC)