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The result was delete. W.marsh 19:32, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nick King[edit]

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Minor local councillor (the lowest level of elected officialdom in the UK- even a small village will have at least 2 or 3 councillors) in Bournemouth, a British seaside resort town. Any possible notability would stem from his selection as a parliamentary candidate- but the next election is not until 2009/10. Badgerpatrol 21:02, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete, as nominator. Badgerpatrol 21:02, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: I don't see any non-trivial published sources. But I must correct you on a technicality: parish councillor is the lowest level of elected officialdom - they have practically no responsibility whatsoever. David Mestel^(Talk) 21:08, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Aha! I stand corrected! ;-) Badgerpatrol 21:23, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Not enough for WP:BIO--Dacium 21:46, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong Keep Being a councillor in a unitary authority such as Bournemouth actually carries a lot of power and responsibility; far more than a town or district councillor has. In addition, Nick King is a parliamentary figure, a business entrepeneur (who won The Daily Echo award for one of Dorset's most promising entrepeneurs in 2006) and a rising star in the Conservative Party. By all means Wikify the article, but it has definite notability. Richardbooth 23:53, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Do Not Delete Nick King is a very well respected Conservative Councillor in Bournemouth and parliamentary candidate for Mid Poole North Dorset. The fact that he has his own page and biography on the official national Conservative Party website is grounds to prevent this article from deletion. Michael Griffiths

• Both of these individuals are personal friends and colleagues of Mr. King, for the record- see e.g. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Griffiths for details. I think, with respect, you guys need to have a good look at WP:BIO and WP:N. Being mentioned in "The Daily Echo" (????) as "one of Dorset's most promising entrepeneurs in 2006" is not likely to be taken as grounds for notability. Of all the DCF-related articles however, King's is the closest to notable, on account of his selection as a parl candidate- but the next election will likely not be for 2-3 years, and he may not win anyway. Generally, local councillors and as-yet unelected parliamentary candidates are not considered notable here (at least, in and off themselves). If he actually has a national profile (e.g. multiple articles in respected, wide circulation national papers, or television, or similar) then please provide details here. Badgerpatrol 00:37, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• This is the first thing I found on Google: http://www.bournemouth.co.uk/home/index.html?_area=incentives&_ber=275681&_rub=510453&id=646871&_site=business Richardbooth 00:45, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Others can formulate their own opinion as to what that particular source means in the context of this discussion...;-) Badgerpatrol 00:48, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Should point out that Richard Booth is NOT a objective user - he is a Conservative candidate in Wimborne and is a member of Conservative futures for Dorset.

Also should point out that Nick King was only commended as a entreprenuer according to that link - he did not even win the award! (AndyM11 16:30, 17 February 2007 (UTC)).[reply]

• Delete Being a Councillor in itself does not conduct any power or authority - only as a cabinet member on a local authority do you wield power and responsibility. Being from the area I am aware that Bournemouth Council is Lib Dem controlled, therefore Nick King has no power in his current position. (AndyM11 16:30, 17 February 2007 (UTC)).[reply]

• User's three edits have all been to this dicussion (including the duplicate votes listed above). Badgerpatrol 16:26, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.