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How much do you earn and who do you vote for

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Beautifulbabyboy · 29/07/2015 07:08

So inspired, by another thread that contained the words "labour are cancer" I am genuinely interested in the correlation between what people earn and who they vote for. Is anyone else interested in this?

Our household income is £125k pa and we vote labour, even though we would be worse off, because I think we should help society as a whole.

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StellaAlpina · 29/07/2015 08:56

I don't get to vote as I'm not British.
DH earns about 30k and voted green last time and I think labour before that, oh and for Boris as mayor. I don't think he'd vote for a Tory MP.
So vaguely left of centre.

Georgiedawes · 29/07/2015 08:58

fuzzy, littlelion - it was quite strange, I remember saying good morning to someone and asking how they were and they said "I'm too upset about the GE to even speak"

I was a bit awkward. I'm pretty sure I was the only one in the department that voted Tory, unless we have some people in hiding Shock

LashesandLipstick · 29/07/2015 09:01

Household income of 75k ish. I vote libdem, because I genuinely believe their policies are the best way to run society.

DrDre · 29/07/2015 09:03

LittleLionMansMummy yes they certainly didn't splash the cash in my area. My main gripe was the way they allowed competition into forensics, but then only semi privatised the public sector forensics provider I worked for, which meant we couldn't compete with the other providers. They should either have kept forensics completely in the public sector (which I would have done), or fully privatised every bit of it. As I say, they made a complete mess of it.

googoodolly · 29/07/2015 09:06

Household income of about 25k. We both voted Labour.

notsmartenough · 29/07/2015 09:09

£15k, voted Green. My heart wants to vote Labour but my head won't let me.

jellybeans · 29/07/2015 09:09

Family income is in the 30 something K. When I go back to work will be 50 something K. Both always voted Labour as we value the Welfare state and care for others. Also we don't blame others for their misfortune. Society more important than individual wealth.

mollie123 · 29/07/2015 09:15

gosh - how rich are some of you who vote labour - can see that you have enough spare to be able to be benevolent to those poorer
me - single - household income circa 13K Sad but could never ever vote for labour (nu or otherwise)

takeinyourhen · 29/07/2015 09:16

Gosh, what on earth are your jobs if you're earning upwards of £100K?

My LP salary is around £8,000 - voted labour

Trills · 29/07/2015 09:20

Income above average household income, and a one-person household.

I could say "I voted Labour because I believe in blah blah blah" (actually I preferred my individual candidate over the other potential candidates)

Actually I still think I would personally be better off (or no worse off) under Labour than under the Conservatives.

I get the impression that only people who earn A LOT are actually better off with the Conservatives.

Tenieht · 29/07/2015 09:21

Lots of champagne socialists on this site of course. Personally I don't earn that much and can't afford to be a socialist.

roughtyping · 29/07/2015 09:21

Combined household income of around £45k. We vote either SNP or Green.

slicedfinger · 29/07/2015 09:22

Household income >£150k and long standing Labour Party members. Not at all religious, but "there but for the grace of God" sums up why nicely.

Bohemond · 29/07/2015 09:23

£135k both self employed both voted Tory and I was heavily involved in the local campaign (friend standing).

Andcake · 29/07/2015 09:23

Around £90k 3 person household - labour - it's about caring for others

JohnCusacksWife · 29/07/2015 09:26

Household income approx £40k. We both vote Tory as we believe they are the most competent to run the economy.

LashesandLipstick · 29/07/2015 09:28

Lots of champagne socialists on this site of course. Personally I don't earn that much and can't afford to be a socialist.

Pretty sure you're only a "champagne socialist" if you don't use your wealth to help out the less fortunate...someone being wealthy and preferring left wing parties doesn't make them a champagne socialist

Tootsiepops · 29/07/2015 09:34

I earn 45k and husband earns 72k plus bonus. I'm in the public sector and he's a business analyst in banking.

Rather predictably, I vote labour and he votes conservative. Some topics of conversation are off limits in our house as we end up screaming at one another. How mature of us...

PerditaMcLeod · 29/07/2015 09:35

Household income around £190k. Both working in private sector. We both had always voted Labour until the 2010 general election. Have voted Conservative ever since then. Don't agree with everything they are doing, but have much higher confidence in them than any of the other parties.

Trills · 29/07/2015 09:35

I don't earn that much and can't afford to be a socialist.

In theory this middle ground could exist.

Poor - wants redistribution of income because they would GET money
Medium - does not want redistribution of income because they would have to GIVE UP money
Rich - can afford to give up money - may or may not want to - has a CHOICE

I don't think that's how it works now though.

Nobody is "so rich they are better off under the Conservatives" while at the same time being "so poor they couldn't afford to give up what Labour would ask of them".

OnlyLovers · 29/07/2015 09:36

About 90K between me and DP, and Labour. I've been much worse off and always voted the same.

The Tories are going after a lot of the things that I find important: culture/art, access to learning for all regardless of needs or finances, protection for anyone in a vulnerable position, a dynamic society that welcomes and makes use of workers from all over the world, our relationship with the rest of Europe and the advantages and protections it provides ...

nowahousewife · 29/07/2015 09:39

Household income c£190000. DH has evolved from being a socialist teen to a middle aged Consertive voter. I'm a typical floater but could not bring myself to vote Labour this time as the risk to the country's economy was just too high so I also voted Consertive.

Doesn't mean that I don't get angry at some of Gideons policies but overall I think the economy is safer in their hands and we need a strong economy of we are to support the more vulnerable members of society. That said I also think the welfare system is bloated in areas eg. Pensioners who are higher rate tax payers still getting winter fuel allowance, tv licence etc but removing child benefit from higher rate tax payers....cynical moves aimed at those who do or don't vote Consertive.

Original poster
Beautifulbabyboy · 29/07/2015 09:41

Ok. So now my question. If you earn less than £50k why vote Tory?

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Bubblesinthesummer · 29/07/2015 09:41

I kind of agree with trills

The problem is the 'stigma' or stereotypesomething that get spouted out about each party and people get entrenched in them.

One of the best things I heard during GE was a commentator that said good and bad people vote tory and good and bad people vote Labour.

BeyondTheWall · 29/07/2015 09:45

£0. I am a green member, DH is a labour member (JC voter)