Local elections in May - what are your plans?

[Lottapianos]

I'm in despair at how utterly dismal things are. I'm in a safe Tory seat but absolutely no way I am voting Tory. Labour are such an utter disgrace on women's rights, all prepared to pretend that they don't know what a woman is, and seem to just be hoping that we will shut up and go away. Other parties are no better on this issue.

I honestly don't know what to do. It's the closest I've ever come to not voting, something I never ever thought I would contemplate. How are you feeling about it all, and how are you planning to vote?

[desiringonlychild2022]

Women disproportionately suffer from the cost of living crisis.

Don't vote tory. Self ID is the least of your worries if you are choosing between food for your kids and heating. Women in that kind of position are understandably more likely to sell their bodies as opposed to going hungry.

The tories have responded to the crisis with a klarna style loan for heating bills and a £150 council tax rebate. Vulnerable women deserve better than that.

[balalake]

Someone other than the Tories. I cannot vote for a party whose leader has no personal morality, and whose actions or inactions have led to thousands of deaths. If I believed in the death penalty (which I never have), I would be comfortable with seeing Mr Johnson hang.

[itsgettingweird]

Oh and I don't mean I'll vote Tory.

What I'm struggling with is whether to spoil or whether I can vote Labour (I've always been a swing voter with local councillor as Tory) but right now I don't feel either represents me the best.

[itsgettingweird]

We've has a local Tory leader for the last 23 years we've been Tory. He was fantastic. He was actually my sociology lecturer at uni and very hot on social politics. I actually thought he was Labour for my first few years of living here!

We've now got a new one. I'm going to ask to meet him.

Im so torn.

A massive part of me doesn't want to vote Tory for all the obvious reasons - but I would probably have struggled more if our past one was standing again as he's been amazing for our very economically mixed area.

[Onceuponatimeinalandfaraway]

Probably green. I gave lib dwma a chance in 2010 and they were crap as a coalition with Tory. I may give them another go it will depend on policy and candidate. if not then I will go back to voting for the Green Party rather than give Tory a proxy vote by not using mine.

No way I can vote Tory and like you I’m disillusioned by Labour. Therese been active campaigns along Labour against two female labour counsellors In My area since the last election when Tory got in for the first time ever. I don’t know exactly what went on but they were two women I have followed for years and the fact they’ve left the party after being strong supporters says a lot to me about my current Labour lot and stammer doesn’t appeal to me either.

also I will vote because if I don’t I’m contributing to the breaking of what is left of our democracy and allowing us to move even more towards an authoritarian dictatorship. We may be a long way from that yet but we are much closer than we have been in my lifetime and certain bills going through parliament and lords horrify me as they take us closer still to that in my opinion.

[KimikosNightmare]

Tory. Even when I actually was a Labour supporter I voted Tory in local elections.

[BreadInCaptivity]

Voting for my local independent candidate who is centre left and knows what a woman is.

Job done.

[Duracellbunnywannabe]

I will be voting for labour. I’m not happy with the stand on women’s right but I think overall Tories are worse for women.

[Lottapianos]

'I also think that we should trial a basic universal income now, for at least one year.'

Sounds good to me, but there's more chance of hell freezing over

[TulipsGarden]

I will vote for whoever is most likely to beat the Tories. In my area that's Lib Dem, but I would happily vote Labour or Green if they stood a better chance.

The Tory party are a disgrace and think we'll all idiot plebs who don't notice their corrupt get-rich-quick schemes. The current Cabinet are some of the worst of the worst. They have ruined and are continuing to ruin the country, and don't give the tiniest shit about anyone who lives a normal life. They cannot stay in power.

[MajorCarolDanvers]

I'm in Scotland and we have STV for local elections so I'm going.

Labour 1
Lib Dem 2
Tory 3

Won't give a preference to either Green or SNP cause I'm not a nationalist.

The union is the most important issue for me.

[Tontostitis]

The Labour canvasser told me a woman is someone who born a woman and someone who transitions to become a woman. I asked her to explain what she meant by someone and if both someone's in her sentence meant the same thing and she replied it's obvious what someone means and yes both are the same human beings and I should try to be more kind and compassionate. I said like laurel Hubbard or Karen White? Or Grace Lavery maybe? She said she didn't know who they were. So I won't be voting Labour. Might not vote but if I do it will be for the Party that respects my sex. This issue is too important to ignore.

[Veralil]

I am over 60 now and I have never lived through a time with such an utter disgraceful set of ministers and PM. I feel so terribly sad for younger people to have all this to contend with. They are doing awful damage to our democratic system and are changing so many laws to suit and protect themselves. Austerity does not work. The rich get even richer and the poor get even poorer. I will be voting for my best local candidate who happens to be Labour. I also think that we should trial a basic universal income now, for at least one year.

[maltravers]

I’ve always voted and never spoilt my ballot before but this time I did (I have a postal vote) with “Respect my sex if you want my x” and “partygate”.

[HirplesWithHaggis]

I will be spoiling my ballot, and telling them why.

[Lottapianos]

'I'm gonna vote for whatever party knows what a woman is and isn't afraid to say so.'

Are you voting Tory then?

[parietal]

i'm going to vote based on the economy, so hold my nose & vote Labour. I fully get the women's rights arguments, but right now women need an economy that works too.

[potniatheron]

I'm a single issue voter these days. Never thought that would happen but, it's 2022 and clownworld so here we are.

I'm gonna vote for whatever party knows what a woman is and isn't afraid to say so.