Will you vote on the basis of the candidate or the party they stand for?

I'm torn because my MP is a bit of a media darling and is more interested in things that affect him personally or keep him on the telly than local goings on. I support his party and their aims but I cannot stand the arrogance of this man. I'm not really sure what to do...

If I have strong views about which party would be best I vote based on that. If I'm not convinced either way I choose the candidate I think is best for the local area.

I always vote in line with the party that has policies I believe in. I did actually struggle at the last general election as I was undecided for a while but then I researched the manifestos for the policies that I cared about (NHS, Welfare, Education) and went with the party that I felt offered the best solutions on those areas.

I hate it when people say "I'd vote for Labour but I can't stand Jeremy Corbyn so I'll vote for another party". No. If you are ideologically aligned to Labour vote Labour. Leaders can change during government terms (Tony Blair/Gordon Brown, Cameron/May).

My local paper just ran a report on the most effective MP's in our region based on constituent meetings, voting history etc and my MP came 21st out of 22. So not good. However, I'll vote for him again this time as he stands for the party I want.

Lifetime Labour supporter here who will be voting anti-Brexit, so LibDem. Doesn't matter either way as the Tory chump will get in here.

I am voting against the SNP, and I think most people in Scotland are voting purely for or against independence. I can't see a time in the near future when we will have the luxury of voting for other policies or personalities.

The problem is the whip system. Most MPs vote along party lines so if you don't agree with the manifesto, don't vote for that party's candidate.

I had a similar dilemma in the last election. My local MP is excellent; he works very hard for his constituents, he's responsive and thoughtful. However, his party is not the one I would traditionally support and so I didn't know what to do for the best.

Fortunately (sort of) the party I would normally have supported ran a dreadful local campaign, including accusing the MP of having voted a particular way on votes where the public record showed he had not even been present. This happened not once but twice during the campaign and frankly I could not in good conscience support a candidate with such a poor grasp of fact-checking.

This time I shall be voting for my MP again, more to ensure the vote does not get split and to make sure a third candidate does not get in (from a party I do not want to see win the seat under any circumstances).