Saturday, 28 April 2012

The Final Countdown

As everyone now knows, the final tally is 18 for and 26 against. York was no surprise, Newcastle was pleasing. The province of York had a majority for but was well outnumbered by the majority against in the province of Canterbury.


The bishops were out of touch, with 6 dioceses against only: Bishops against: Liverpool, Bath and Wells, Derby, Salisbury failed to approve, Lincoln, Manchester.

18 for

Lichfield: Bishops: 4 for, 0 against; Clergy 39 for, 11 against, 1 abstention; Laity 57 for, 9 against, 1 abstention.

Durham: covenant approved

Europe: Bishops: 2 for, 0 against; Clergy 21 for, 1 against; 2 abstentions; Laity 20 for, 3 against.

Bristol: Bishops 2 for, 0 against; Clergy 14 for, 9 against, 1 abstention; Laity 17 for, 3 against, 3 abstentions.

Chester: Bishops: 3 for, 0 against, 0 abstentions; Clergy: 22 for, 14 against, 5 abstentions; Laity: 26 for, 23 against, 5 abstentions.

Norwich: Bishops: 3 for, 0 against; Clergy: 26 for, 10 against, 1 abstention; Laity: 19 for, 15 against, 1 abstention.

Carlisle: Bishops: 2 for, 0 against; Clergy: 19 for, 13 against, 2 abstentions; Laity: 33 for, 17 against.

Coventry: Bishops 2 for, 0 against; Clergy: 22 for, 7 against; Laity: 26 for, 2 against.

Bradford: Bishop: 1 for, 0 against; Clergy: 15 for, 9 against, 2 abstentions; Laity: 16 for, 15 against, 3 abstentions.

Canterbury: Bishops: 1 for, 0 against; Clergy: 26 for, 14 against; Laity: 39 for, 13 against.

Sheffield: Bishops: 2 for, 0 against; Clergy: 16 for, 6 against, 1 abstention; Laity: 31 for, 9 against.

Winchester: Bishops: 3 for, 0 against; Clergy: 22 for, 11 against, 4 abstentions; Laity: 38 for, 10 against, 2 abstentions.

Blackburn: Bishops: 2 for, 0 against, 0 abstentions; Clergy: 40 for, 7 against, 1 abstention; Laity: 33 for, 16 against, 1 abstention.

Peterborough: Bishops: 2 for, 0 against; Clergy: 22 for, 19 against, 1 abstention; Laity: 28 for, 13 against, 7 abstentions.

Exeter: Bishops: For: 3, Against: 0; Clergy: For: 28, Against: 8, Abstained: 1; Laity: For: 30, Against: 20, Abstained: 2.

Southwell and Nottingham: Bishops: 2 for, 0 against; Clergy 15 for, 5 against; Laity: 31 for, 6 against, 1 abstention.

Chichester: Bishops: 2 for, 0 against; Clergy: 29 for, 9 against, 1 abstention; Laity: 39 for, 25 against, 1 abstention.

York: Bishops: 4 for, 0 against; Clergy: 26 for, 5 against; Laity: 38 for, 5 against,  1 abstention.

26 against

Birmingham: covenant defeated

St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich: Bishops 2 for, 0 against; Clergy 9 for, 29 against, 4 abstentions; Laity 8 for, 33 against, 9 abstentions

Truro: defeated by over a two thirds majority in both Clergy and Laity

Wakefield: Bishops 2 for, 0 against; Clergy 16 for, 17 against, 1 abstention; Laity 10 for, 23 against

Ely: Bishops: 1 for, 0 against, 1 abstention; Clergy: 16 for, 23 against, 1 abstention; Laity: 19 for, 19 against

Liverpool: Bishops: 0 for, 2 against; Clergy: 10 for, 26 against, 1 abstention; Laity: 8 for, 28 against, 5 abstentions

St Albans: Bishops: 2 for, 0 against; Clergy: 21 for, 31 against; Laity: 17 for, 44 against

Ripon & Leeds: Bishops: 2 for, 0 against; Clergy: 12 for, 22 against; Laity: 8 for, 17 against

Southwark: Bishops: 1 for, 0 against, 1 abstention; Clergy: 10 for, 27 against, 2 abstentions; Laity 21 for, 32 against

Worcester: Bishops: 2 for, 0 against; Clergy: 5 for, 19 against; Laity: 6 for, 22 against

Bath & Wells: Bishops: 0 for, 1 against, 1 abstention; Clergy: 17 for, 22 against; Laity: 18 for, 23 against, 4 abstentions

Chelmsford: Bishops: 2 for, 1 against, 1 abstention; Clergy: 27 for, 29 against, 7 abstentions; Laity: 31 for, 30 against, 3 abstentions

Hereford: Bishops: 2 for, 0 against; Clergy: 15 for, 15 against, 1 abstention; Laity 21 for, 23 against, 1 abstention

Derby: Bishops: 0 for, 1 against; Clergy: 1 for, 21 against, 2 abstentions; Laity: 2 for, 24 against, 2 abstentions

Gloucester: Bishops 1 for, 0 against, 1 abstention; Clergy: 16 for, 28 against, 1 abstention; Laity: 14 for, 28 against, 6 abstentions.

Leicester: Bishops: 2 for 0 against; Clergy: 15 for, 21 against, 3 abstentions; Laity: 21 for, 14 against, 4 abstentions.

Salisbury: Bishops: 1 for, 1 against; Clergy: 11 for, 20 against, 2 abstentions; Laity: 19 for, 27 against.

Portsmouth: Bishop: 1 for, 0 against; Clergy: 12 for, 17 against; Laity: 13 for, 17 against, 2 abstentions.

Rochester: Bishop: 1 for, 0 against; Clergy: 8 for, 30 against, 3 abstentions; Laity: 14 for, 26 against, 7 abstentions.

Sodor and Man: Bishops: 1 for, 0 against; Clergy: 5 for, 12 against; Laity     21 for, 15 against, 1 abstention.

Guildford: Bishops: 2 for, 0 against; Clergy: 14 for, 22 against, 1 abstention; Laity: 23 for, 18 against, 2 abstentions.

Lincoln: Bishops: 0 for, 3 against; Clergy: 6 for, 28 against; 3 abstentions;     Laity: 2 for, 34 against, 2 abstentions.

Oxford: Bishops: 3 for, 1 against; Clergy: 14 or 15 for, 36 or 38 against, 2 abstentions; Laity: 32 or 35 for, 24 or 29 against, 3 abstentions.

London: Bishops: 2 for,1 against; Clergy: 17 for, 32 against, 1 abstention; Laity: 26 for, 33 against, 2 abstentions.

Manchester: Bishops: 1 for, 2 against; Clergy: 15 for, 25 against; Laity: 12 for, 23 against, 7 abstentions.

Newcastle: Bishops: 2 for, 0 against; Clergy: 8 for, 18 against; Laity: 14 for, 15 against.

3 comments:

Rev. Richard Thornburgh said...

Change your For and Against around in your opening line.

Pluralist (Adrian Worsfold) said...

Silly me. Thanks. I wanted the fors first and against second but my head was otherwise on automatic.

Tobias Stanislas Haller BSG said...

Thanks especially for the map -- it seems to be saying something via north and south... but I may be reading too much into it. Interesting to see the solid chunks of "No" in the midst.