Shirley Bowes

Shirley Bowes

Shirley Bowes [ 72, of Great Stainton] , a farmer's wife from County Durham who stood for election in the "New Trimdon and Trimdon Grange" ward [ Within which lies the home of Tony Blair, UK Prime Minister 1997-2007.] in the Borough of Sedgefield, made history [ Daily Telegraph, Saturday 5th May 2007 p7 "No votes for Tory Shirley in Tony Blair's back yard" ] at the 2007 UK local elections [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/6615673.stm BBCi story] ] when she polled no votes, the first time this has happened in the UK [ [http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2646802&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 U.S incidence] ] since 1860 [ When F.R. Lees stood as a temperance candidate at Ripon.] .

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