So, I'm pretty sure I know who I'm voting for in the general election this evening. However I seem to have totally overlooked the local elections and haven't seen/been given any kind of literature on the candidates in my area. So I'm not really sure who is even standing.
I'm quite impressed with my current local Conservative council TBH, even though I would never vote Tory in the GE because I oppose all they stand for. How much are local councils affected by the ideology of the main party? Would it be stupidly hypocritical to vote tactically against the Conservatives in the GE and then vote for them in the LE?
Or are we electing councillors rather than parties in the LE? Having not really seen anything written about it I'm slightly confused about what I'm even actually voting for.
Then there's the other school of thought that I should vote the same party on both ballots in case I stupidly get them confused and vote Tory in the GE.
Argh... can anyone shed any light? I feel pretty empowered about my GE choice but the LE is leaving me feel stupid.
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gagamama · 06/05/2010 09:20
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