To not get the point of those "Vote [Party Name]" boards outside people's houses

[TheIncredibleBookEatingManchot]

I could understand it if they said something about the party's policies or ideology, but they don't. It's just "Vote Labour" or "Vote Conservative."

Has anyone really ever seen one of those boards and thought, "Well, I was going to vote Green but if number 47 want me to vote Ukip, that's what I'll do."

OK, I can see the point of smaller parties advertising the fact that they actually have a candidate in that ward, but why would the "main" parties need to?

I vote Labour. I am mostly regarded as kind and tolerant. I also have a Labour poster up. No one has ever in my life called me obnoxious.

But thank you for your point of view, random stranger on the Internet.

They all say vote green here.

That would be fine, but we don't have a green party candidate to vote for (chester).

I'm considering getting a different one for each window - just to confuse the bastards!!
I'm already doing my own little bit to wreck any polls by telling whoever I speak to that I'm voting for their party.
don't get out much obviously

I quite like the idea of having a poster in my window simply saying 'vote!' To remind people (who see it) to vote. It's important! If this makes me an obnoxious twat well so be it

If I wasn't going to vote green then I'd still go along and spoil my ballot. It's still counted as a protest vote

www.votenone.org.uk/protest_votes_count.html

It's social validation, innit. We are liable to do things that we think our peers are doing too ( hence the signs on the motorway that say 'most people take their litter home with them.' )

A Labour poster on a big house, or a UKIP poster anywhere tells us that 'other people in my community think this party is OK.' It doesn't mean that you'll see it and vote for a party you have no affinity with. But it might mean that you are more likely to consider an alternative closer to your own politics.

There's a house near us with a Conservative AND a Green poster outside.

They're the same as any advertising aren't they? Everyone thinks they're far too clever to be affected by advertising. In practice, no one is. YABU.

Lots of Anti Ukip posters round here, which is heartening.

Obnoxious twat here. Marginal ward, excellent MP standing down. I'm showing support for the new candidate. So far I've seen 4 Tory boards and one Labour.

They must be having some lively conversations over the dinner table cherry!

Try having this charming person living nearby, he has an entire frigging billboard to show his devotion to ukip. He's ranting about Europe on it atm
Haha Chutes, his union flag is back to front!

My Grandad's former home has a LibDem poster board in the garden. Grandad would have been horrified! It's a prime location too, right on the corner of a busy road. We're pretty sure this is the first time that house has been owned by a non-Conservative (my grandparents were only the second owners since it was built after the war), and my grandparents had a poster board or two in the front garden every election for years. Although, to be fair, while they were life-long Conservatives the boards only started happening when I was the local party Agent.

Idontseeanydragons do you realise how many people are going to be calling you up on polling day to see if you've voted yet?

The flag is upside down! Priceless.

apparently the upside down flag was deliberate, honest guv, because broken Britain etc...

We're in a Labour safe seat and I've yet to see any boards but Labour in our village. Seen a few lib dem posters and a couple of Plaid but thankfully no Tory or UKIP spotted yet, although they're going crazy with their campaigning.

We'd have one up but haven't decided yet whether to vote Labour or Plaid. Think Think it'll be Labour but truly are Plaid Cymru supporters.

I'm going out for the day and staying away from telephones!

There is a little toll house nearby on a major only coast road that is plastered with Tory posters. It also happens to be a busy roundabout. DD is new to this election game and thought it was their office.
Do you think that they rent the windows?
PS It may be fit for googly eyes :) I think his face is on the poster.

Bear, good luck with that!

I usually assume that they are staunch supporters of the party. Or their auntie's cousin's friend's next door neighbour's sister is the candidate.

Viviennne, I assumed relative, or the man at the chip shop's friends brother....

Soooo much judgment on this thread.

I live in a Tory stronghold area and only rival is ukip.

We're Scottish. It's torture.