to ask did you vote in the police commissioner elections

[McChristmasPants2012]

And if you didn't why not. ( England and wales only)

It is a load of bollocks.

No, because despite wanting to know who was standing and why etc, there was no actual information to be had.

I did, by post.
But there was no information advertised locally about any of the candidates, so unless you searched it out on the internet it basically came down to a party political decision and I'm not sure that's ideal really.

I didn't and I feel it was my duty to not turn up. I do not believe a process like this should be used for such a pointless purpose. I considered spoiling my ballot, but decided to make a stronger point by not showing up at all.

Yes. No idea who to vote for so voted for someone who was independent as I didn`t want anyone who was an MP for any party or affiliated to one.

Nope forgot until I drove past tonight. No one has bothered to walk past my door and drop a leaflet through.

Like a lot of other people I turned up but spoilt my paper.

I wrote across it that it was a ridiculous thing to ask us to do with no information.
And that in this area it was like asking the foxes to vote on who looks after the chickens.

I always vote but this just went totaly over my head

I voted. I checked out each candidate's policies online. I voted for a female Labour candidate as my first choice, as her policies fit closest to my beliefs, and a female independent candidate as hers were very similar but not quite as convincing.

I felt it was my duty to vote to prevent the extremist candidate from being elected to the post.

I voted. Also had to look out the information online about who was standing.

I don't believe I have enough information to judge whether it was a worthwhile election, but if I have a vote for something then I'm going to use it. I believe that is my duty as a part of a democratic society.

Sadly the spoiling of a ballot paper does not really achieve anything, you are just counted in with the people who couldn't put their cross in the right place so didn't feel like a worthwhile option for me. Non attendees are counted in with the 'couldn't be arsed' brigade.

Now if there was an option for genuinely making your objection count, then I may well have gone for that.

Yes, and did read up about it.

I feel strongly that it is our civic duty to vote and if we don't use our vote then we shouldn't 'moan' about things. I respect people who get off their backsides and actually do something for the local community (not specifially talking about police commissioners but just local politics in general), it is so easy to be an arm chair politician .

Yes... voted. Went against my normal political leanings and voted for the female candidates by way of a change. Think it's a good thing that such a powerful body as the police is accountable to the public rather than simply the Home Secretary. If it reduces the number of scandals and cover-ups because they are looking over their shoulder worrying about the next election... great.

Nope.

there was no information advertised locally about any of the candidates, so unless you searched it out on the internet it basically came down to a party political decision and I'm not sure that's ideal really.

^^ this reason.

Still waiting for a result in my area - curious really as turn out is supposed to be low. What's taking so long?

Nope, no information, had t look quite hard for info about candidates on internet which was brief, way to brief, to make any kind of judgement. First time I haven't voted, and none of them give a toss anyway about the rural aspect of Dorset.

I voted. Our local paper had a profile of each of the candidates a couple of weeks ago. Went for the independent candidate.

I didn't - don't think these appointments should be political.

DH did - he was only the 200th person to vote that day, and they were just closing.

I did but felt like it was a bit of a waste of resources really. I honestly felt that the vote should have been for the police force only - the people who deal with the issues every day and can see exactly what changes need to be made.

nope, it completely passed me by....

I did, but agree that there was very little advertising about it. I only knew a little about the candidates in my area because they were on the local news. I voted for the person I got the best first impression from. He didn't get in, and the woman who was the only one I actively disliked from what I saw on the news did get in.