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The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 17:48, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

proposed deletion of entry for Local councillor for Portsmouth CC, former Deputy leader of West berks council and former candidate for European parliament for the South-east, for not passing the bar of notability. Ohconfucius 05:42, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete, city officials tend not to meet WP:BIO. --Kinu ^t/_c 05:51, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. A coucil leader such as Gerald Vernon-Jackson has more power than an ordinary councillor, and is hence more notable. I added some references. TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 07:33, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete According to point number two in WP:BIO: Political figures holding international, national or statewide/provincewide office or members of a national, state or provincial legislature. This is a city council member/leader. As a political figure, they do not hold a statewide/provincewide office. --Brian ^{(How am I doing?)} 15:14, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. The next point in WP:BIO is "Major local political figures who receive (or received) significant press coverage". Gerald Vernon-Jackson qualifies on this point. TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 22:48, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The links given in the article don't cut it, unfortunately. The BBC article is not about him (it just quotes him), and the Yahoo link seems to be minutes of council proceedings, which aren't press coverage. If you eliminate all that, you're left with local news, which is not "significant press coverage". --Coredesat talk. ^_^ 23:45, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per Bschott. Fails WP:BIO. --Coredesat talk. ^_^ 22:05, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per above. Eusebeus 04:55, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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