to ask if you would vote for Corbyn and what area of the country you are in?

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Just curious as to whether Corbyn's re-election means his popularity is better than the polls suggest and also if there is a divide in the geographical location of his supporters.

So, would you vote for Corbyn if there was a GE tomorrow and what part of the country are you in?

Me: I would vote for him. I am in London.

I'd sooner shit in my hand and clap than vote for labour, or Corbyn.

Ironically I did vote for Corbyn in the leadership election though as I couldn't give up the oppurtunity to keep this freak show going, the self destruction of the labour party has been great so far, and long may it continue.

I live in the North East, in a place where it's never been anything other than labour voted in.

I find it odd that people would not vote for Labour, and potentially vote for the Conservatives, because of Cobryn's attitude towards women...

We're talking about a party that axed the health in pregnancy grant, that closed Sure Start Centres, that cut benefits (disproportionately affecting women), that cut the funding that supported women's refuges ...

Who is really worse for women?

Not in a million years. I'm finding it rather terrifying that people would actually consider it, the man is a dangerous loonie.

and Thatcher and Cameron aren't?

Yes- in London, but from the NW.
I'm thoroughly depressed that people in this thread are taken in by the hype

Hell no. I'm old enough to remember the 3 day weeks, rolling blackouts + all the other good stuff of the 70s, the politics of envy in the then Kampuchea, Militant and bodies piling up waiting for burial, alongside the domestic waste mountains etc etc

I'm on Merseyside, and I'm not alone

Genuinely have no idea how I'll vote next GE: TUSC possibly

It's all very well saying that you vote for the local candidate not the leader, but all Labour candidates are going to be in Corbyn's image, aren't they?

Deselection or resignation will decimate the current PLP, and Councillors and former candidates in marginal seats have already defected.

The way things are going, all Labour parliamentary candidates will be socialists by 2020.

In a strange sort of way, I'm looking forward to that campaign; a cohort of unprepared, inexperienced parliamentary candidates trying to secure the votes of the wider electorate having only campaigned at rallies and received unwavering support. If there's not at least one arrested for public order offences, I'll be very surprised.

I've never voted Labour, by the way

Yes, definitely.
London.

So let's see if I've got this straight, based on some of the logic (using the term loosely) displayed on this thread:

a) The 1970s were shit - that's Labour's fault, they were in power

b) In the 80s Thatcher destroyed our manufacturing industries, sold off all our social housing, left parts of the country in a decline from which they've barely recovered etc etc - that's Labour's fault for not providing a strong opposition

c) Blair took us into an illegal war, Brown tanked the economy - that's Labour's fault, they were in power

d) Cameron/May have buggered us with Brexit and are literally killing off disabled people with welfare 'reforms' - that's Labour's fault for not providing a strong opposition

Right. Okay then. Thanks for clearing that up.

Yes, I'd consider it depending on the candidate. Currently in a staunchly right wing area in the SE. Usually lived in big cities before this. Several of my urban friends joined Labour for the first time last year to vote for Corbyn and I seriously thought about it but didn't.

I've usually voted Green before, although there's no party's policies I totally agree with. Never voted Labour or Tory in my life. A mainstream party leader I agree with on a reasonable number of things is a welcome novelty, although Corbyn has plenty of flaws as a leader.

I would never expect him to get in as PM though. I don't mean that like the infamous Brexit voters who didn't actually want the result they voted for, it's just cynical realism and two decades of voting for parties who don't get elected.

I really like it that people with similar opinions are more politically visible and possibly more numerous now, in the form of Bernie Sanders or Corbyn supporters, but realistically there also aren't enough to elect a government under first past the post systems.

The current Labour situation could be a repeat of the Michael Foot / SDP days, or some other redrawing of the political map. I'd be surprised if within the next 4 years there wasn't either a party split or a different leader.

So let's see if I've got this straight, based on some of the logic (using the term loosely) displayed on this thread:

a) The 1970s were shit - that's Labour's fault, they were in power

That's not what people are saying about the 1970s and 80s. Are you familiar with the Party history?

I've always voted labour but I could never vote for them while he is leader

I have just been listening to 5live coverage of the labour party conference. I would suggest that those of you wanting to vote labour next time go on listen again and listen to it.

Momentum has been holding its own meetings at the same time. it isn't affiliated to Labour and unlike all the other groups influencing party policy, you don't have to be a member of the labour party to be a member of Momentum. so who joins momentum then? radical far left wingers with deeply unpleasant far left views who got chucked out of the party in the 80's and are now back in with influence through the back door.

the lady running a stand supporting jewish rights received direct verbal abuse on a number of occasions. MP's who spoke against Corbyn getting tweets and texts of abuse on Sunday night.

this is about people supposedly within a democractic party that is supposed to be a broad church of views being so narrow minded, nasty and down right thuggish thinking that it is OK to bully and harass people that don't agree with their views.

would someone who intends to vote labour at the next election please tell me what the difference is between this and Trump or this and a dictatorship?

anyone voting labour just because they don't want the tories in needs to take a look at these issues and realise that THIS is what they are voting for.

Corbyn needs to get a grip and tell Momentum that they either join the party or they have no seat at the table or influence.

Forgot to say I'm in SE england

No I wouldn't

And I am normally a labour voter

London

No never

I and a party member have always voted Labour and

No one who has shown solidarity to a terrorist group that has killed UK citizens (the IRA) and has befriended other terrorist groups and makes no apologies for doing (was not a part of any peace talks) so should never be PM of this county and never will be, those that think this will not matter are deluded

Err ... 3 day week was on Ted Heaths watch

I'm in London

And working class he doesn't represent the working class he represents what he feels the working class want. There is nothing more patronising than mc socialist that wants to save the working class

No- Lincolnshire.

I can't believe what has become of the Labour Party. Awful. As others have said he's an activist not a pm.

Floating voter here. South West. NO!

Have voted Labour before, but no way would I vote for Corbyn or McDonnell.

Their bigger problem is that my consistently Labour voting family don't like Corbyn either. If you lose both floating voters and your core voters it is disastrous.

I quite like most of his policies, unless my local mp is totally shit I'll be voting labor as I think the tories have done an awful job currently. It wouldnt make much different if it was corbyn or someone else leading them for my vote though. East Midlands.

Yes I'd vote for Corbyn.

South West.

No. I have habitually voted Labour.

(I am in Scotland and I am guaranteed an SNP MP next vote anyhow!)

hefzi I thought TUSC and Jeremy Corbyn were pretty much aligned? However It's a londg time sinc e I followed the thoughts of Dave Nellist! I'd love to hear an informed take on that.