AIBU to ask you why you vote the way you do?

[TheRealGussieFinkNottle]

Genuinely interested - e.g. if you vote Labour/Conservative/Lib Dem/Green/UKIP, why have you decided to? And if you're a swing voter, why?

(Promise I'm not a journalist. Have been on the site for a while as a regular user, and just really interested in politics and people's political views).

I vote conservative because I’m a raging racist homophobic jingoistic twat...apparently

Conservative, mainly down to personal circumstances, as we would be much worse off financially under labour. Also because there is no alternative, Labour headed by JC has gone so far to the left there is no way I’d vote for them.

*they are realistic and don't go about promising things from the magical money trees that Jeremy Corbin likes to wave about

Unless it's a stupid amount of money to get a homophobic anti-women far right party on your side, right? There's a magic money tree for that.*

This absolutely, it was sickening.

I always vote for one of the independent candidates. We're in one of the safest Labour seats in the country, so I like to use my vote to support people who are taking a risk. We always get a few independents standing and they often have interesting stories, I just wish we had someone as interesting as Lord Buckethead one day!

I like my MP, an ex teacher. Toes the party line a little too much for my liking, I'd like some one with a little pizzaz but I haven't seen a dynamic MP in years!

I'd never vote Labour, hell would freeze over first. Morally corrupt, divisive, far to adept at bending legislation for their own needs.

I vote Labour because I'm a socialist and a member of the Labour Party!

I have floated between Lib Dem and Labour. I generally identify more with Lib Dem as I approve of centricity in government. However, I do have a strange penchant for Labour since Corbyn came in. Which doesn’t add up to my centrist slant.

I grew up in a pit village which became a former pit village thanks to Thatcher. My DF worked in the steel industry. I would rather chop my arm off than vote Conservative. That party ruins lives.

Monster Raving Loony. And that was 100% because I cannot stand our incumbent MP. She has such a huge safe majority that there's no chance my vote could help oust her by voting for another main candidate, so I did the next best thing.

I'm a member of the SNP and pay my donations to them. However I can't vote for them as I live in England, so I vote Labour. Could never vote Tory as I find they only act on behalf of the wealthy (I am wealthy, but their self serving politics are abhorrent to me). Their latest alliance with the nutjobs in The DUP confirmed my feelings about them. Liberals will go to bed with anybody and can't be trusted and will never govern anyway. UKIP are Fascists. Can't say Corbyn would be my choice.......but has to be better than what we have got.

I am a floating voter but will vote conservative until labour get rid of Corbyn. I am so horrified at the idea of him in power that I won't risk voting for any other party.

I was always a Labour voter because I think they do the most for the poor, the sick, the old and the vulnerable.

However, since the early 90s, I've lived in a Tory/LD marginal, so I generally vote LD. Last time, I voted Green because I was so disgusted the LDs for propping up the Tories in 2010.

I swing between Labour and Conservative depending on which I think will best serve the country overall. I never totally agree with either party as I am pretty centrist and pragmatic rather than dogmatic.
Can't see myself voting for Momentum though - far too left for me.

I vote Labour because I had a very poor childhood, which seemed to be constantly made harder by government decisions, I live in a safe Tory seat and it's quite alienating, I wish people round here had more empathy, but they can't see beyond their own comfortable homes. Life is better now for me, but I haven't forgotten how hard it is being poor, I suspect it's even harder now with high debt and no affordable housing left. I think the governments priority should always be with the most vulnerable members of society, always.

I haven't always voted, but when I have it's been Conservative.

I'm not a Tory through and through, but I would never vote for anyone as left wing as Corbyn. Never in a million years. If Labour could get a more central leader I'd seriously consider them. Someone like David Miliband maybe.

I love the idea if the Lib Dems, but they always do something which puts me off voting for them when it comes down to it. I liked Nick Clegg.

Who thinks We need a new party?

Legalise weed for medical use and/or medical use
Have a limited state influence eg. Not in your. Business every 2 minutes

Xx

I will genuinely start a new party once DP gets promoted.
He’s up for it 😊

We will both run as MPs first 😂

Centrist but logical 😊

Sorry I meant and/or personal use over 18 x

Swing. Labour in 2015, not this time for the obvious reason even though the same local candidate.

Not ukip even though many of their minor policies work - obvious issue with the major ones. Not green due to scientific ignorance and studenty economics.

Always lived in safe Tory seats. I don't like safe seats of any colour, demonstrates voting without thinking and produces idle MPs.

I'm a socialist and there isnt a party that represents me. I'm a reluctant Labour voter living in a Labour safe seat.
I couldnt vote Tory if you paid me, their policies are killing people.

Absolurely specialsubject we need to know candidates are actually going to work for their seats x

Green or if they are not standing, have voted Lib Dem. If I lived in Wales probably would support Plaid Cymru.

Never voted Tory in my life as they are for the rich not everyone, and the Labour Party left me years ago as not living in this century, and condoning anti-semitic remarks by a few of their members.

I always vote - depends on the tier of government that the election is for, what parties are fielding candidates, the independent candidates the current local and national issues of the day, any local, party or national stances held and my own views and current circumstances.

Does that make me a 'floater' or just a Voter? Not a 'swinger' as no either/or political view held.