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Anyone happy to chat about who they are voting for today ,and why ,just looking for a general chat about it

62 replies

Summerseagull · 01/05/2025 11:16

Stil not sure who I'm going to vote for
Most people I've talked to are voting tactically ,and not going with who they really want to vote for
I'm usually green ,so most probably will go with that
But be good to hear why people vote for who they do

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MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 01/05/2025 12:12

It's looking like a straight fight between Labour and Reform here, so voting Labour is a no-brainer for me. I actually know the candidate and don't like her very much, but needs must! None of the other parties are serious contenders right now.

crackofdoom · 01/05/2025 12:11

I don't really understand how anyone can tactically vote when they haven't published ward- by-"ward polling intentions! I guess in some places it's obvious- not in my ward though. Our sitting Tory councillor is standing down, and in his place someone I personally know and strongly dislike is standing.

I would vote Green if there was a candidate in our ward (there isn't)- currently dickering between Lib Dem and Mebyon Kernow 🤔

JoanChitty · 01/05/2025 12:09

No voting here in my part of Hampshire too

ilovesooty · 01/05/2025 12:08

No voting here. It's a fallow year.

gingercat02 · 01/05/2025 12:06

We only have voting for our Mayor. I voted for one of the 2 people who want to abolish the mayoral role.

weirdwalking · 01/05/2025 12:03

Bluevelvetsofa · 01/05/2025 11:47

Some of us aren’t able to vote because they’re planning to turn us into unitary authorities.

We are too but we are not the priority ones so elections still went ahead.

clarrylove · 01/05/2025 12:02

Voting independent. A person with a good track record locally and works really hard for the community.

weirdwalking · 01/05/2025 12:01

Local election here. Voting Green as the green candidate has been amazing as a councillor and want to keep her in. So really it’s person not party.

boys3 · 01/05/2025 11:58

Bluevelvetsofa · 01/05/2025 11:47

Some of us aren’t able to vote because they’re planning to turn us into unitary authorities.

Will also those councils - are there 6 or 7 of them - be having their postponed elections next May - presumably for the new council / councils?

boys3 · 01/05/2025 11:55

2 elections here.

Polling Station hardly overrun with voters when I went around an hour ago.

more tactical on the council election, and probably my vote as much for the person.

preferred choice on the Mayor as that is likely where I am more a three horse race.

Bluevelvetsofa · 01/05/2025 11:47

Some of us aren’t able to vote because they’re planning to turn us into unitary authorities.

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Summerseagull · 01/05/2025 11:27

Anyone

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