4th May English local elections. 27 county councils 7 unitary authorities 1 metropolitan borough council

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1 x Out for the count a guide to the local elections 2017

2 1. Elections at a glance 4th May English local elections 27 county councils 7 unitary authorities 1 metropolitan borough council 8 Mayoralties 6 combined authority mayoralties 2 mayoralties 32 Scottish Council Elections 22 Welsh Council Elections LGiU Out for the count

3 It s that time of year again. On May 4th, there will be local elections up and down the country. These are the elections that really matter and once again at LGiU we re gearing up to cover them in full from start to finish, this year with the support of the County Councils Network (CCN). Alongside important county elections, this year is particularly exciting as directly elected mayors will be chosen in six combined authority city and county regions for the first time since devolution deals were initially announced in We ve gathered together some all important information to tell you who s having elections, why it matters, and what it could mean for councils across the country. Who s having elections? In England there are elections in 27 English county councils, 7 unitary authorities and 1 metropolitan borough council. That s a total of 2,370 seats across England, while 6 city regions will also choose their first directly elected mayors and there are elections for mayors in Doncaster and North Tyneside councils. One county council, Derbyshire is run by the Labour Party, 15 are run by the Conservative Party, and 11 have no overall political control, while Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council is a Labour authority. All 32 Scottish councils are up for election. The SNP currently control Angus and Dundee City, whilst the Labour Party have control over Glasgow City, Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire. Na h-eileanan Siar, Orkney and Shetland are run by Independent groups. The other Scottish authorities are in no overall control. All 22 Welsh councils are up for election. The Labour Party is in control of ten councils (Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea, and Torfaen). Pembrokeshire and Powys are controlled by Independent Groups. Nine councils are in no overall control. Councils having elections by political control LGiU Out for the count

4 2. Out for the Count Out for the Count is an awareness raising campaign dedicated to improving local democracy with a call for open and accessible local elections data across the UK. Over the past six years, the LGiU has provided live local elections coverage and a results service with insights into what s happening on the ground and what it means for the country as a whole. Telling the story of what s happening in the locals and raising awareness of these issues is something we are proud to be continuing this year. Out for the Count 2017 will be run in partnership between the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) and the County Councils Network (CCN) working alongside the Democracy Club. With the help of hundreds of Count Correspondents (volunteers from local government and the wider community) we will crowdsource results live from counts taking place across the country as they come. CCN is the national representative body for 37 county council and county unitary authorities, 32 of which are holding all-out elections this May. As part of their Your County Matters Campaign (see page 3), they are supporting Out for the Count to promote the importance of county authorities, the services they provide and local democracy in Shire Counties, which cover 86 per cent of England s landmass and 47 per cent of its population. In 2016, with funding and support from the Open Data Institute and Democracy Club, Out for the Count delivered the UK s first election results tracker for the local government elections on 5 May last year. Join Out for the Count 2017 by being a count correspondent, roshni.mistry@lgiu.org.uk. To sign up for our election night updates, jen.pufky@lgiu.org.uk. To find out more about the Your County Matters campaign, james.maker2@local.gov.uk LGiU Out for the count

5 3. Counties This year s local elections in 27 county councils and five county unitary authorities represent the single biggest set of English local elections in any single year. With over 2,600 Councillors representing their local communities, England s county and county unitary authorities deliver the services that matter most to local communities: from care services for the elderly, maintaining local roads, supporting local growth and providing quality school places. County areas are the lifeblood of England; covering 86 per cent of its landmass and almost half of its population. Counties are part of our shared national identity and are the cultural heartbeat of England outside of the major cities. This year, the County Councils Network will be supporting the Out for the Count coverage, as part of CCN s Your County Matters campaign. The Your County Matters campaign aims to illustrate the importance of county authorities and why these local county elections are so crucial. CCN s campaign highlights the complex and quality services counties provide, despite lower funding and the unprecedented efficiency savings of recent times. It outlines the importance of size and scale in leading infrastructure development that spearheads private investment, growth, and prosperity to our areas. Our campaign also emphasises how important the delivery of county services are economically and socially to our local communities, seeking in particular to demonstrate Counties are best placed to carry out the Government s localism agenda and are the critical bodies for delivering devolution and service transformation in non-metropolitan areas. To find out more, visit CCN s dedicated campaign website LGiU Out for the count

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8 4. Mayors Prospective combined authority elected mayoralties have come and gone over the last year with bewildering speed. At different times any of Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Solent, the North East, Norfolk & Suffolk and Greater Lincolnshire might have had polls in May to elect a mayor to exercise the powers devolved to a combined authority. All hit the rocks, largely due to local objections to the Government s insistence on elected mayors. These complex manoeuvres have left just six areas due to choose the first batch of combined authority mayors in May. Time will tell whether they will be the harbingers of a wave of powerful combined authorities or remain like single authority elected mayors something of an oddity. These are the main declared candidates. This information was compiled by Mark Smulian and originally appeared in the LGiU s C llr magazine April A full list of candidates can be found at Further information is available from DCLG: ourmayor.campaign.gov.uk Greater Manchester Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan Sean Anstee (Con) is leader of Trafford and part of the team that negotiated the devolution deal. He has emphasised the need to improve the region s skill base and enable residents to realise their full potential. Jane Brophy (LD) has been a Trafford councillor for 16 years and wants the region to retain the fullest links possible with the European Union. Cambridgeshire & 1 2 Peterborough Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, Huntingdonshire, Peterborough, South Cambridgeshire Paul Bullen (Ukip) is the Ukip group leader on Cambridgeshire County Council. Rod Cantrill (LD) is a Cambridge councillor and financial consultant. He was prominent in the local remain campaign and wants to avert a hard Brexit. Andy Burnham (Lab) is MP for Leigh, a former health secretary and shadow home secretary. He defeated interim elected mayor Tony Lloyd for the Labour nomination and says Westminster has failed the north of England and that Greater Manchester needs a new democratic revolution and pioneer new forms of civic engagement. His priority for investment would be young people. Schneur Odze (Ukip) was formerly a Conservative councillor in Hackney. Will Patterson (Green) is a local Green party officer and has replaced the late Deyika Nzeribe as candidate. Julie Howell (Green) is a parish councillor in Peterborough and a disability rights campaigner. James Palmer (Con) is leader of East Cambridgeshire District Council and a former dairy farmer. He wants to see a strong county competing internationally with world renowned centres [in] the perfect location for international business and worldwide investment. Kevin Price (Lab) is deputy leader of Cambridge City Council and was involved in negotiations on the combined authority devolution deal. He wants to tackle poverty and housing affordability.

9 West Midlands Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton. (Various nearby districts are associate members but not involved in the election.) 3 James Burn (Green) is a Solihull councillor. Pete Durnell (Ukip) was his party s candidate at Warley in the 2015 general election. Beverley Neilsen (LD) is a former West Midlands regional director of the CBI and Worcestershire county councillor. Sion Simon (Lab) is the former MP for Birmingham Erdington and is a West Midlands MEP. He has argued that English regions should be given funding on the same basis as the devolved administrations and would create a 1m fund to tackle drugs and crime. Andy Street (Con) is the chair of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership and former managing director of retailer John Lewis. In a speech to this year s Conservative conference he said he wanted the West Midlands to be the regional economic powerhouse of Britain

10 Tees Valley Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar & Cleveland Liverpool City Region Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral 4 5 Chris Foote-Wood (LD) was leader of the former Wear Valley District Council and is an author who formerly ran a local press agency. Ben Houchen (Con) is the leader of the Conservative Group on Stockton Borough Council. He argues that a Tory victory would prevent the combined authority becoming a one party state. Sue Jeffrey (Lab) is leader of Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. She hopes to building more homes, reduce the region s dependency on foreign capital and labour, create jobs, provide better skills training and tackle low pay. John Tennant (Ukip) is leader of his party s group on Hartlepool Borough Council. Tony Caldeira (Con) grew up in St Helens and runs a textile business in Knowsley. His focus as mayor would be on economic growth and transport improvements. Carl Cashman (LD) is a Knowsley councillor who wants to renegotiate the region s devolution deal to gain powers similar to Greater Manchester. Tom Crone (Green) leads the Green group in Liverpool. Steve Rotheram (Lab) is MP for Liverpool Walton and a former bricklayer, who later became a manager with the Learning and Skills Council. He was elected to Liverpool City Council in His policies include creating a city region renewable energy company using offshore tidal energy to power homes, connecting schools with universities and global businesses and developing opportunities for apprentices, including concessionary travel. West of England Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire 6 Tim Bowles (Con) is a South Gloucestershire councillor who has served on the policy and resources and employment committees. His priorities include the A36-46 link road, electrification of the main rail line and improving skills. Aaron Foot (Ukip) is a farmer running on a platform of direct democracy. Darren Hall (Green) fought Bristol West at the last general election and is concerned to direct investment into the infrastructure, planning and education. Lesley Mansell (Lab) is an NHS equality and diversity manager and a member of Westfield and Peasedown St John parish councils. She has called for a national education service and restoring local government control over transport and leisure facilities. Stephen Williams (LD) was MP for Bristol West and was a local government minister under the Coalition. His priorities would be economic development, affordable housing and public transport.

11 5. Key dates To register to vote: Thursday 13 April To apply to vote by post: 5pm, Tuesday 18 April Proxy vote applications must be received by 5pm on Tuesday 25 April 6. Ones to watch This analysis has been pulled together by the LGiU team and does not reflect the views of the County Councils Network or the wider Out for the Count partners. Local elections are often seen as a prism for national politics, as an indication of the of the strength of government and opposition in Parliament. But they are a vitally important in their own right. Councils are a fundamental part of British democracy and they provide the essential services that citizens rely on. So as well as looking out for the green shoots of a Liberal Democrat resurgence, watching how well UKIP perform post-referendum and post-farage, and assessing the fortunes of the Conservative and Labour parties at this point in the electoral cycle, we will observe and analyse what these elections mean for local government in its own right. Metro mayors Elections for Combined Authority mayors will be run on the Supplementary Vote System, just as elections for Greater London Mayor. Voters will be asked to choose their first and second preference candidates. If no candidate wins fifty percent or more of the first preferences, all but the top two candidates are eliminated and their second preferences allocated to those leading candidates. Whoever has the most votes at the end of this process will be the winner. In Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region and Tees Valley, Labour candidates are clear frontrunners to win the elections for Metro Mayor. Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram have made the move from Parliament to Greater Manchester and Liverpool respectively, and are likely to emerge victorious. Meanwhile, Cllr Sue Jeffrey, the only female candidate selected by the Labour Party, is seeking to build on her record as leader of Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. Watch out in Greater Manchester, though, as Cllr Sean Anstee, Conservative leader of Trafford Borough Council, may well surprise people with the support he can muster on May 4th. Anstee is local through and through, as well as a determined campaigner. Though Greater Manchester is a Labour heartland mayoral elections do have a habit of throwing up unexpected results. It will be more of a close run thing in other city-regions, however. Personalities may count for a lot in these elections, and Andy Street, the former boss of John Lewis, is likely to do well in the West Midlands with his high public profile. Although the political balance across the region is in Labour s favour (with 301 council seats to the Conservative s 139) this may not be reflected when the large population chooses a single candidate. LGiU Out for the count

12 County Councils This analysis has been pulled together by the LGiU team and does not reflect the views of the County Councils Network or the wider Out for the Count partners. With all counties up for election this will be a key test of the state of the parties and the first serious test of how Remain and Brexit areas will vote. Last time the counties elected, Labour took control of Derbyshire. Can Labour keep hold of this traditionally red council only recently won back from a brief Conservative reign? Lancashire is currently a minority Labour administration. Could we see a Conservative revival here? Durham is Labour s unitary county bastion yet some media commentators are predicting the council going to no overall control. This would require a huge shift and a coalition of independent, Liberal Democrat and possibly Tory opposition parties but if Labour loses Durham it will be the story of the election. The Liberal Democrats can expect to make up ground. Already holding power (NOC) in Cornwall, could we see Tim Farron celebrating a Liberal revival in Devon and Somerset? The Liberal Democrats could also inflict a major upset in Conservative heartlands. Surrey County Council has a strong Conservative majority but recent high-profile issues around a council tax referendum have led to speculation that a combination of Liberal Democrats and residents groups could send this Remain-supporting Tory-heartland into no overall control. Cumbria is currently run by a Lib-Lab coalition. Will Brexit-supporting Cumbria stymy Lib Dem resurgence here and in neighbouring Northumberland or will they follow Cumbrian MP Tim Farron s lead and become a Lib Dem minority? The national focus away from Labour will focus on the health of UKIP. Can they remain the second party in Kent, or will Labour regain losses from 2013? The Conservatives will hope that a strong showing in Norfolk will mean they take back a county which has hung finely in the balance, and has seen until last year a Labour leader supported by a rainbow coalition, including UKIP. Essex will also be one to watch. The ruling Conservative group will hope to see gains from the six UKIP seats - but certainly hope that this number doesn t increase. Scotland Most Scottish councils are governed by finely balanced coalitions and minority administrations due to the use of the single transferable vote: in fact, not counting the island councils, only five authorities have majority administrations. These coalitions come in a rainbow of different colours and sizes, from Aberdeen where 17 Labour councillors are in coalition with two Conservatives and three Independents to Midlothian, where the SNP s eight councillors need the support of the lone independent councillor to face off against Labour s eight councillors. This year, Glasgow is the one to watch, with a very real chance that the SNP take over in the traditionally Labour city. Meanwhile the Scottish Conservatives, staunchly pro-union and the second biggest party in Holyrood, will be seeking to expand its share of council seats from 110 across the country to Scottish Labour s 379. An added dimension to the Scottish elections is the extension of the franchise to 16- and 17-year olds. Wales Twenty-two authorities in Wales are also up for election, and there is a chance that authorities like Cardiff and Swansea will go to no overall control, with likely gains for the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru in different areas. LGiU Out for the count

13 7. Election communications For perhaps the most important data in our democracy, clear, reliable elections results data can be surprisingly hard to find. Our research has shown that over half of English councils don t present clear information before the election and only a quarter make it easy to see which political party is in control. Presentation of results data can be even worse after an election, even where there has been a change in control. If it s hard for us seasoned election watchers to find this information, it has to be even harder for citizens to see what their vote has delivered or how close some contests are giving them a sense of how powerful their vote can be (or at least some regret that they didn t bother.) Whether you have an election this year or in another election year, it s a good idea to check that elections communications are in hand and focused on celebrating our local democracy. Of course this will be harder this year than in most, because of the distributed nature of the elections in the 27 two-tier county councils with districts running elections and counties reporting final results, which means that communication strategies need to be firmly in hand. We re in a privileged position to see a wide swathe of council digital communications on election day and count night: the good, the bad and the ugly. Based on our experience, we d like to offer our three top tips. 1. Know what you can show Each year we get occasional feedback from people who say that we re encouraging bad election practice by asking for pictures. We re not. Pictures inside polling places while voting is going on is forbidden. But we love pictures of councils getting ready for the big day polling stations being staged for example. Pictures of the count are great! The BBC shows tons of video of counts and we all can, too. Counts typically have plenty observers as well. The privacy of the ballot is sacrosanct, but elections are meant to be open. Be confident about that! 2. Be right on it with results on the web It s both fun and important to engage people on social media about voting and the count. But the most important thing is to have clear communications on your website. It might seem an obvious point, but it s really important to show the overall result including any change of control in an easy to find place online, ideally linked from the front page of your council s website. Results should be listed in tables, ideally showing complete tallies of all races and clear indications of who has won. Some councils go further with graphical representations of political results and ward maps of the local authority area. Many councils were just fine on this, some councils are great with maps and other clear visual displays of results. But in some councils we had to literally go into 30 or so PDFs of results to find out who had won in each ward and then tot up what that meant for control. If we found it tricky, then imagine how hard it must have been for residents. The ideal, of course, is open data publication of election results in a standard format and the LGiU is working with the LGA, Cabinet Office and others exploring options about how to help councils do this. In the meantime, clear information for each election including what seats are up for grabs and LGiU Out for the count

14 then outcomes and the final results for the whole council on an easy-to-find web page is key and should be set up and ready to go well before election day. 3. Reach out, link in! It s fantastic to see great use of social media like Twitter and Facebook to cover and promote elections. Some councils are amazing at this and tweet regular updates about election issues (registration, voting information, etc) and updates on the day. Of course, it s part of a wider, multichannel strategy. When you re thinking about election comms, plan how you will ensure social media will be an integral, natural part of how you communicate with journalists and the electorate. Have a plan of who will be covering the elections social media. And don t just tweet ward results on their own, make sure each social media mention links back to your solid online presentation of election outcomes. 8. Context All too often local elections are talked about in relation to what they mean for national politics. How well a party performs locally is seen as an indication of its potential performance at a future general election. But these elections are crucial in their own right. It is local government that provides the services that help to keep our communities, look after vulnerable people, care for the elderly, protect our neighbourhoods, fix the potholes in the roads, that get our houses built, and many of the things that we rely on day to day. These key factors shape the context for this year s elections: Devolution It is clear that the government, under Theresa May, is far more lukewarm when it comes to devolving power to city regions and combined authorities than under David Cameron and George Osborne. But the problems to which the devolution revolution has an answer still remain. In fact many of them have grown substantially. There is still a desperate need for balanced economic growth across the UK, as well as solutions to some of our huge public service challenges, which devolution was intended to provide. It will also help to bring decision making closer to local people at a time when social divisions are seen to be widening and the perceived disconnection from Westminster politics is growing. These issues are particularly important in the Shire Counties up for election this year. With the exception of Cambridgeshire, Counties have yet to see the benefits of a bespoke devolution deal. Elected Mayor s and city-based forms of governance have been the key stumbling block, so it is crucial now that areas explore alternative models and build on Government initiatives such as a place-based Industrial Strategy to achieve a new devolution settlement for county areas. LGiU is continuing to look closely at devolution. We have an ongoing Devolution Network of leading figures from across local government, and we will work closely with metro mayors and combined authorities to make it as successful as possible. We will also work closely with the CCN on delivering devolution to County Regions. LGiU Out for the count

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16 Social care Paying for it, produced by LGiU and Mears, looks at the human side and emotional cost of the home care market with stories from across the care system. It outlines why care is priced so low and how people in the system end up paying for cut-price care. These systemic problems make provider failure more likely and leave the most vulnerable in an even more precarious position. In his Spring Budget, the Chancellor announced 2 billion of funding for social care over the next three years along with a Green Paper on long-term financing to address rising care demands. Our report outlines the need for a much wider systemic shift in way home care is commissioned and delivered from a time and task approach to one that is focused on outcomes and results. Some councils are already trying new ways of commissioning, such as flexible banks of care hours or other methods to re-focus care commissioning on outcomes. Kingston Council, for example, is working in partnership with LGiU and others to develop an app to support outcomes measurement. However, our research found that only around one in ten councils are making real strides toward achieving outcomes based commissioning. And, less than a third of councils are routinely monitoring changes to individuals social care needs and health conditions. With the pace of provider failure accelerating, perhaps more than doubling for home care contracts in the space of around a year and a half, the report outlines the need for urgent action from the Government and local authorities on funding and commissioning mechanisms. The growing failure rate In per cent of councils reported at least one provider failure in home care across a 12-month period. In 2016, 57 per cent of councils had home care providers hand back contracts over a 6-month period. LGiU Out for the count

17 Women in local government As of 2013 (the latest figures available) only 12 per cent of council leaders and 13 per cent of executive mayors in England were women. The LGiU have been working on the Women in Local Government Commission with the Fawcett Society over the past year. Through evidence sessions from officers and councillors and our survey looking at councillors experiences in office, we ve heard some pretty disheartening stories. But when comparing these figures with how women are doing in other sectors (recently released by the House of Commons Library) it becomes alarmingly clear how behind local government really is. Full details on our work on the Women in Local Government Commission can be found here. LGiU Out for the count

18 9. Appendix England Organisation Type Political control 1.Buckinghamshire County Council Conservative 2.Cambridgeshire County Council No overall control 3.Cumbria County Council No overall control 4.Derbyshire County Council Labour 5.Devon County Council Conservative 6.Dorset County Council Conservative 7.East Sussex County Council No overall control 8.Essex County Council Conservative 9.Gloucestershire County Council No overall control 10.Hampshire County Council Conservative 11.Hertfordshire County Council Conservative 12.Kent County Council Conservative 13.Lancashire County Council No overall control 14.Leicestershire County Council Conservative 15.Lincolnshire County Council No overall control 16.Norfolk County Council No overall control 17.North Yorkshire County Council Conservative 18.Northamptonshire County Council Conservative 19.Nottinghamshire County Council No overall control 20.Oxfordshire County Council No overall control 21.Somerset County Council Conservative 22.Staffordshire County Council Conservative 23.Suffolk County Council No overall control 24.Surrey County Council Conservative LGiU Out for the count

19 Organisation Type Political control 25.Warwickshire County Council No overall control 26.West Sussex County Council Conservative 27.Worcestershire County Council Conservative 28.Cornwall Unitary Authority No overall control 29.County Durham Unitary Authority Labour 30.Isle of Wight Unitary Authority No overall control 31.Northumberland Unitary Authority No overall control 32.Shropshire Unitary Authority Conservative 33.Wiltshire Unitary Authority Conservative 34.Isles of Scilly Suis Generis Unitary N/a 35.Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Labour Mayoral elections Area Type 1. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor 2. Greater Manchester Combined Authority Mayor 3. Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Mayor 4. Tees Valley Combined Authority Mayor 5. West of England Combined Authority Mayor 6. West Midlands Combined Authority Mayor 7. Doncaster Mayoral 8. North Tyneside Mayoral Scotland Council Political control 1. Aberdeen No overall control 2. Aberdeenshire No overall control LGiU Out for the count

20 Council Political control 3. Angus SNP 4. Argyll & Bute No overall control 5. Clackmannanshire No overall control 6. Dumfries & Galloway No overall control 7. Dundee SNP 8. East Ayrshire No overall control 9. East Dunbartonshire No overall control 10. East Lothian No overall control 11. East Renfrewshire No overall control 12. Edinburgh No overall control 13. Eilean Siar Independent 14. Falkirk No overall control 15. Fife No overall control 16. Glasgow Labour 17. Highland No overall control 18. Inverclyde No overall control 19. Midlothian No overall control 20. Moray No overall control 21. North Ayrshire No overall control 22. North Lanarkshire No overall control 23. Orkney Independent 24. Perth & Kinross No overall control 25. Renfrewshire Labour 26. Scottish Borders No overall control 27. Shetland Independent 28. South Ayrshire No overall control LGiU Out for the count

21 Council Political control 29. South Lanarkshire Labour 30. Stirling No overall control 31. West Dunbartonshire Labour 32. West Lothian No overall control Wales Council Political control 1. Blaenau Gwent Labour 2. Bridgend Labour 3. Caerphilly Labour 4. Cardiff Labour 5. Carmarthenshire No overall control 6. Ceredigion No overall control 7. Conwy No overall control 8. Denbighshire No overall control 9. Flintshire No overall control 10. Gwynedd Plaid Cymru 11. Isle of Anglesey No overall control 12. Merthyr Tydfil Labour 13. Monmouthshire No overall control 14. Neath Port Talbot Labour 15. Newport Labour 16. Pembrokeshire Independent 17. Powys Independent 18. Rhondda Cynon Taff Labour 19. Swansea Labour 20. Torfaen Labour LGiU Out for the count

22 Council Political control 21. Vale of Glamorgan No overall control 22. Wrexham No overall control LGiU Out for the count

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