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Will you stay up to watch the Election 2026 coverage (on BBC1 from 11PM and Sky News from Midnight)?

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 07/05/2026 20:09

Follow along with me?

I'm a leftie, who has pretty much abandoned caring about politics but I can't let the habit of watching the coverage go!

I voted Green 💚 - and live in a safe London Labour seat.

Feel free to share who you voted for, who you have historically voted for, and the local party in your area

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Walkyrie · 07/05/2026 22:43

Cattenberg · 07/05/2026 22:42

I only stay up for a local election if I'm counting the votes. They're not that exciting.

Yes they are

Cattenberg · 07/05/2026 22:42

I only stay up for a local election if I'm counting the votes. They're not that exciting.

Walkyrie · 07/05/2026 22:40

mumofoneAloneandwell · 07/05/2026 20:09

Follow along with me?

I'm a leftie, who has pretty much abandoned caring about politics but I can't let the habit of watching the coverage go!

I voted Green 💚 - and live in a safe London Labour seat.

Feel free to share who you voted for, who you have historically voted for, and the local party in your area

Oh I just started a thread not realising this one was here! Joining

No, I won’t be staying up and I didn’t vote as my local area isn’t doing it.

v interested in the results though. Hoping both Reform and Greens are decimated but don’t think they will be 🥲

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 07/05/2026 22:38

Is there an exit poll out yet?

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 07/05/2026 21:41

BlackLambAndGreyFalcon · 07/05/2026 21:38

No way! That's General Election turnout territory!

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The media has hyped it up quite a bit

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Hoardasurass · 07/05/2026 21:40

ValueofNothing · 07/05/2026 21:25

These are local council elections. Green councillors do not deal with wider environmental policies beyond bike lanes and bin collections. They aren't responsible for trans policies. They are local councillors.

Is this everyone's first council election or something?

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No but it's party policy and the Brighton council is being sued along with one of their schools because of the illegal trans schools policy so yes councillors are responsible for allowing illegal policies in schools and all council run facilities.
As for the environmental policies the poster i asked specifically said she was voting for them in part due to their environmental policies.

Oh and yes its am aware that this is a local council election in England

BlackLambAndGreyFalcon · 07/05/2026 21:38

mumofoneAloneandwell · 07/05/2026 21:30

I'm going with 65% 👀

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No way! That's General Election turnout territory!

MyCottageGarden · 07/05/2026 21:38

AnnaQuayRules · 07/05/2026 20:19

No! I need to leave the house by 6.30am tomorrow to get to work. Most areas won't start the count until the morning, very few do overnight counts for local elections.

I've got an almost 2 hour drive to my office. It's the drive home that bothers me - almost all the results will be out then and I'll have to endure 100 minutes of listening to how Reform have done.

A 2 hour commute? Ouch! Do you do that every day? How awful, I don’t envy you that at all. I hope it’s just temporary

TakeALookAtTheseSwatches · 07/05/2026 21:36

My area didn't vote, we turned Reform last year. I'm hoping other places don't follow our path.

Skinnysaluki · 07/05/2026 21:35

Shuffletoesxtreme · 07/05/2026 21:26

The greens aren’t an environmental party anymore. Hannah Spencer didn’t mention the environment once in her victory speech. Not to say she didn’t speak a lot of sense, but they’re a bog standard left wing party now.

Please take a cursory five minute look at the policies outlined on their website and then come back and apologise for spreading misinformation

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 07/05/2026 21:31

BareGrylls · 07/05/2026 21:29

No elections near me.
Well it's not really like a general election. Maybe it'll change things in Wales and Scotland but for those local councils in England it'll just be a different set of people responsible for potholes and bins. I have a very low opinion of local councillors, they always seem to be the wrong sort of people with little expertise in it for the wrong reasons. The greens being worse than the rest with their emphasis on the politics of other countries rather than the needs of their own electorate.

Ian beale is running for cllr on eastenders - enough said 😄

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ValueofNothing · 07/05/2026 21:30

Credittocress · 07/05/2026 21:25

Party full of racists and misogynists. You could be talking about Reform. You could be talking about the Greens. So when you do the crackpot count do you lump their votes together?

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Such a no-no, to call the Reform Party what it is. We all see what they say and what they do. We all know they're racists and hate women. You know they're racists and hate women, that's why you like them. But apparently we have to sit and be polite and pretend otherwise lest we hurt the feelings of the poor Reform supporters.

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 07/05/2026 21:30

Wolmando · 07/05/2026 21:24

I will be interested to see if it's the usual 30-35% turnout

I'm going with 65% 👀

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BareGrylls · 07/05/2026 21:29

No elections near me.
Well it's not really like a general election. Maybe it'll change things in Wales and Scotland but for those local councils in England it'll just be a different set of people responsible for potholes and bins. I have a very low opinion of local councillors, they always seem to be the wrong sort of people with little expertise in it for the wrong reasons. The greens being worse than the rest with their emphasis on the politics of other countries rather than the needs of their own electorate.

Hatty65 · 07/05/2026 21:28

Nope. There are no local elections in my area and I wouldn't stay up if there were.

The results won't be affected by me doing so and I'm not that desperate to learn what other people have voted in different areas.

AllaMova · 07/05/2026 21:28

I used to do this, but the voting in Wales will be done tomorrow (starting tomorrow morning.)

AhBiscuits · 07/05/2026 21:26

I think it's just going to be too depressing. Might avoid the media entirely until next week and things have calmed down.

Shuffletoesxtreme · 07/05/2026 21:26

The greens aren’t an environmental party anymore. Hannah Spencer didn’t mention the environment once in her victory speech. Not to say she didn’t speak a lot of sense, but they’re a bog standard left wing party now.

ValueofNothing · 07/05/2026 21:25

Hoardasurass · 07/05/2026 21:22

Not being disingenuous but what environmental policies do tge greens in England and Wales have?
Also what do you think about the greens wanting to allow men into all women's single sex spaces including prisons, changing facilities, sports, rape crisis centres, domestic violence shelters and hospital wards on the basis of man's say so?

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These are local council elections. Green councillors do not deal with wider environmental policies beyond bike lanes and bin collections. They aren't responsible for trans policies. They are local councillors.

Is this everyone's first council election or something?

Credittocress · 07/05/2026 21:25

ValueofNothing · 07/05/2026 21:19

Nope, of course not. It's the local council elections today, not a general election. Two different things. No government is getting ousted, no Prime Minister is stepping down.

The only actual drama will be seeing how many votes Reform councillors get, because I suspect a lot of people who have never previously voted will have turned out in force to vote for Reform councillors. After all, no one better to sort out traffic calming measures and bin collections than a one-note party full of racists and misogynists.

Party full of racists and misogynists. You could be talking about Reform. You could be talking about the Greens. So when you do the crackpot count do you lump their votes together?

Wolmando · 07/05/2026 21:24

I will be interested to see if it's the usual 30-35% turnout

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 07/05/2026 21:22

BelleEpoque27 · 07/05/2026 21:19

No. It's not a general election, there's never been this much fuss about local elections before. It's just a ruse to put pressure on Keir Starmer to leave.

Agree with this

The Times have pretty much come out and said it - 'Ed Milliband tells Starmer to make a path for a smooth exit' 🙄🙄🙄

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Hoardasurass · 07/05/2026 21:22

Skinnysaluki · 07/05/2026 20:33

I can only answer for me but..

  • They have been good on the local council for a number of years and we’ve had a good green MP locally
  • I care for nature and the environment more than I care about many other issues and I want to see more rewilding, planting etc locally.
  • I’ve voted for them for 30 years with the exception of the GEs in 1992, 97, 2017 and 2019 and I’m a creature of habit
  • I like Zack Polanski, Carla Denyer, Ellie Chown, Sian Berry, Caroline Lucas and the new one from Manchester whose name escapes me- Hannah something?
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Not being disingenuous but what environmental policies do tge greens in England and Wales have?
Also what do you think about the greens wanting to allow men into all women's single sex spaces including prisons, changing facilities, sports, rape crisis centres, domestic violence shelters and hospital wards on the basis of man's say so?

Credittocress · 07/05/2026 21:21

I do for Generals, but there won’t be any results so will tune in tomorrow.

woodenchairs · 07/05/2026 21:20

I wish the did elections on Fridays so I could stay up all night without work the next day.