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The Bury Grammar School Boys Mock Election 2010 has got off to a lively start. The Boys' School has been running a Mock Election to coincide with the 'real' General Election since at least 1906 (Clavian 1909) , when a report of one appears in the first ever issue of the school magazine 'The Clavian'. 

This year eight eager candidates are taking the field: Chris Boon for the Conservatives, Joe Schofield for Labour, John Yiasoumis for the Lib Dems, Adam Roche for UKIP, Connor Pearson for the Green Party,  Luis McBriar for the Socialist Alliance and two Independents, Shayaan Subra and Marc Williams. The 'seat' of Bury Grammar School Boys is currently held by UKIP, who won the 2005 Mock Election in controversial circumstances.

This year all the parties have been busy producing posters, leaflets, badges and websites to promote their cause. Hustings at which all the candidates will be able to outline their policies will be held close to polling day, which will coincide with that of the actual General Electon on Thursday May 6th.

100 years ago in 1910 (Clavian 1910), the January Bury Grammar School  Mock Election was a two-horse race between the Conservatives, represented by School Captain Frank Buxton and his fellow prefect K. McFarlane for the Liberals (also backed  by the Socialists). The Conservatives won by 110 votes to 73, retaining the seat they had won in 1906 in the face of a national Liberal landslide. Unfortunately I can find no record of whether a Mock Election was held to coincide with the second election of 1910, held in December to try and break the Hung Parliament created by the first. History may repeat itself in 2010!

The BGSB Mock Election results were as follows:

Christopher Boon (Conservative) 60

David Armsbey - Returning Officer & John Yiasoumis - BGSB Connor Pearson (Green Party) 63

Adam Roche (UKIP) 48

Joe Schofield (Labour) 38

Shayaan Subra (Independent) 25

Marc Williams (Independent Solution) 11

John Yiasoumis (Liberal Democrat) 122

Liberal Democrats win with a majority of 59.

Alll boys in the school were entitled to vote. Turnout was a creditable 70%, 2% higher than in 2005. Mock Election 2005