Who would you vote for in a General Election?

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If there was a GE tomorrow, which political party would you vote for?

Personally I would vote Labour as I want to see an end to austerity, more money invested in public services and less inequality.

Honestly, I'm not sure.

I vote in Manchester Gorton so no matter which way I vote, we are going to return a Labour MP.

It would all depend for me on what the parties said re Brexit. Whoever campaigned on a fresh referendum would get my vote. If that meant voting Tory I'd hold my nose and do it. (Not that this will happen!)

Labour. The Tories have done so much damage to the country.

don't throw your vote away.

Completely disagree that it is throwing my vote away.

The only alternative for me at the moment is to not vote at all after voting all of my life.

Blame the useless parties and leaders rather than the voters that exercise their legitimate choice in this way.

A spoiled ballot paper, while appealing as a political statement, will have absolutely no impact on politics going forward. Unless something like 90% are spoiled.

Whoever is first past the post will think oops. Then get on with their agenda for the next 5 years.

I totally agree about the lack of options. The only way this will change is if people get up and do something about it. I watched all those firsts for women in the recent us election. Am hoping that is the start of a change. It's what we need here.

I have been asked if I want to get involved with the lib dems. It's increasingly tempting. If you want change, the best way is to get involved.

I wish we had a 'none of the above' option. My Tory MP will get in, so I would only vote out of a belief in voting and to reduce her majority. Either Lib Dem or Green, as I cannot support Labour's lack of action over anti-semitic comments by some of their members.

Write to your MP, campaign, petition. Be politically active, don't throw your vote away

When being 'politically active' means being reported to and interviewed by the police, or being sent death and rape threats online, or becoming a particularly offensive viral meme, or having a disciplinary interview at work, or suffering the loss of your job, or having your children doxxed and threatened, then you know what, I'll stick with spoiling my vote, thanks.

I have no-one to vote for. Not one single party cares about women and the erosion of our rights in favour of men. How can I vote?

I don't even have a 'least worst' because every single one of them, when asked to define 'woman' either declined to answer or included TWAW.

Actually, that's not true. At my last local election I asked every single one of the candidates what a woman was - the independent looked nonplussed and asked me what I was talking about - but he was a single issue candidate so not a contender. The UKIPer said "You are" and said "Don't be ridiculous" when I asked him if I had a penis. But UKIP... really? I just couldn't - my ancestors would rise from the grave to disown me.

Conservative. I am a party member, don’t like our candidate though. If there was a good independent I’d consider it.

I am politically homeless. My MP is labour, and she's generally ok (pro remain, which is important to me) but she is opaque about her views on TWAW or not (she has not been clear to me and there is evidence either way.) However Corbyn is awful anda vote for my MP is also a vote for him.

I am going to do what I did a few years ago and print out each candidates spiel and give each point they support a plus or minus, then add them all up and vote with the most positive in favour. I do want to vote but I don't have a Party and i don't want to spoil my ballot, so this is my compromise.

I think the most damaging spin off from the Brexit mess is that it has completely destroyed the people’s belief in and support for our parliamentary systems.

It is not clear what could replace them. But no good will come of it.

Honestly if the last peoples vote was anything to go by you can vote for whatever and they will sort it out amongst themselves whatever the will of the people probably with Tont Blair meddling in the background

I would guess after the last 2 results in my constituency, there's little hope of getting the conservatives out. I'd spoil my paper in hope that our voices are heard in some way by means of protest and the country wakes up to the fact that there is no good option available for the people.

In 2017 conservative won 69.6% of the vote where I am, in 2015 58.1% (followed by UKIP with 21.5%).

I’ve alwats voted Labour and my constituency is a lab/cons marginal so a vote for any other party is wasted.

I couldn’t vote Labour now though. Corbin has been appalling on Brexit. My priority above who will rule for the next four years if long term membership of the EU which can protect rights much more effectively than a temporary government.

I have absolutely no idea. I am politically homeless.

I am 40, and I have voted Labour in every single election possible until now, but as a Jewish woman I cannot for a party led by those who enable and allow antisemitism. There are members, including people who hold certain positions within the LP, who are being found 'guilty' of antisemitism, but getting off with a slap on the wrist, oh and being sent for 'diversity training'.

The person within my CLP, who I put in a complaint about after he made an AS comment to me, is one of those let off with a slap on the wrist and told 'don't do it again'. That's when I cancelled my LP membership.

As for the others, hell will freeze over before I'd ever vote Tory, and the Lib Dems are weak, and the Green Party don't appeal.

I will always vote, but this time, if there's a 'jokey' candidate on the ballot (like there so often is), I'd probably be voting for them, just so I am casting a ballot. I'm hoping someone will run independently, if so, then they'd get my vote instead.

Oh to have a decent leader of the opposition.

I don't understand the purpose of spoiling your vote? Someone will still win the election regardless so in my view it's your responsibility to do some research and vote. Especially women!!! The idea that the suffragettes went through what they went through for women a few years later to intentionally spoil their ballot papers baffles me.

I don't understand the purpose of spoiling your vote?

I think the idea is it will be seen as a protest, but in reality a protest ballot will just be lumped in with the people who put a cross in 3 boxes and won't be considered.

Lib Dem. Basically by default although I’ve gone through periods of really disliking them and certainly don’t agree with everything. For me, any GE now would be about little other than Brexit.

Labour - I couldn’t. Fundamentally disagree with Corbyn and McDonnell on far too many issues (Brexit being one) and think that a lot of the people involved around them are positively toxic. I could not, for example, vote for a party in which a fucker like Seumas Milne holds so much power.

Tories - Absolutely not. The party that actively gave us Brexit? No way. Some of them seem OK but the super right wing nut job backbenchers they have are just too unpalatable. I’m also no fan of Theresa May, although acknowledge that she’s in a difficult position.

All in all, a very uninspiring choice. I have always been very unsure about PR / electoral reform, but am currently changing my mind. It’s clear that the two big parties are not performing for the people of the UK and vast swathes of people are feeling politically disenfranchised. However, the FPTP system actively discourages new parties, as it’s such a gamble without any realistic shot at any political power.

Who do you vote for though when all the parties are well beyond your line in the sand? (Woman = adult human female). Apart from maybe UKIP, but they're several continents over from my line in the sand for other reasons.

I can't vote for any party, but I will check out what the individual candidates' stances are on my key issues. I will also check out any independent candidates standing.

I really fear there's a political vacuum fomenting, history tells us that's never a good thing

But there is no one for whom my conscience would allow me to vote - but I cannot imagine just staying at home on voting day.

Any road up - let's hope there won't be a General Election.

I’ve found this thread so disheartening. I can’t believe so many seemingly educated, intelligent women are happy to waste their vote.

There’s little point in upholding the traditional definition of a woman if no women are bloody voting. Yep, a woman’s an adult human female but they’ve not had a say in anything because they’ve given up voting

I’ve found this thread so disheartening. I can’t believe so many seemingly educated, intelligent women are happy to waste their vote.

Not wasting my vote. I am dping what I want with my vote.

Have you thought that prehaps it is an indication of how bad the political parties are in this country that so many people feel the same? That people that have voted all their lives currently feel there is no one to vote for? That people who have actively campaigned for a party feel that not only can they no longer do that, thay also can't vote for them?

Says more about the state of politics and politicians imo.

I'm in a very safe labour seat so pretty pointless voting anyone else in a first past the post system. Mind you my local MP isn't that bad, not a Corbynista at least thankfully. Labour still has plenty of great MP's just a shame about its current leadership.

no-one - for the first time in my life I wouldn't vote, labour are dreadful and won't get us out of austerity, cameron walked away and left may holding the reins and she is dreadful - there is absolutely no-one able to do it I don't think - I think all the parties should be made to join forces and figure it out in the most sensible way.

Not wasting my vote. I am dping what I want with my vote.

But you are, it’s a complete waste. The fact that you want to waste it doesn’t change that

I'm in a safe labour seat so my vote has been totally wasted for years. However I have always voted and at least my vote is counted in the national overall percentage for my chosen party.

I feel that if enough people spoil their ballot paper then the overall percentage of spoilt papers might cause a reaction.

Although considering the outcome of the referendum is being almost totally discounted I suppose it is a vain hope.

I feel that if enough people spoil their ballot paper then the overall percentage of spoilt papers might cause a reaction.

Nope-I doubt it.