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So c'mon then who DIDN'T vote?

41 replies

Lucycat · 04/05/2007 10:56

shame on you all.....

Just checking out the local results and there was a 36.7% turnout in our local authority, why so low, it was a gorgeous day, so no 'bad weather' excuses.

Were your candidates really that bad?

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nickytwotimes · 04/05/2007 10:57

my dh didn't vote - got a bollocking from me!
he was in a foul mood after work - that was his excuse.
i feel quite dissillusioned with all politics, but feel i can at least moan about it if i have voted!

cathcart · 04/05/2007 10:59

i know. Me and dh spent a large part of the day discussing who we were going to vote for, intending to go after tea last night, then .... we simply forgot! So annoyed with myself!

ShowOfHands · 04/05/2007 10:59

I am mildly ashamed to admit that I didn't. Mainly because I am 9 months pregnant, don't drive and couldn't get to the polling station. And usually I hate it as an excuse but our constituency has been Conservative forever by an enormous majority (had a leaflet through from them and nothing from anybody else- they honestly don't bother trying here). If there was a chance my vote would have made a difference I would have begged a lift/got a taxi but it's a landslide every election. And turnout here's excellent so it's not through voter apathy.

Still feel guilty though.

ohsmellyjelly · 04/05/2007 11:01

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Pamina · 04/05/2007 11:01

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Hillls · 04/05/2007 11:02

I couldn't be bothered

DrDaddy · 04/05/2007 11:03

Our local TV news had a report from some small village in Somerset where a group of locals (mostly pensioners) turned up at their polling station to find it locked! It turned out that there was only one candidate standing, so of course, he automatically got elected. The poor old buddies looked really put out at not being able to exercise their democratic right!

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Lucycat · 04/05/2007 11:03

9 months pregnant I might let you off this year - but next year........

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expatinscotland · 04/05/2007 11:03

If you didn't vote, you can't complain.

tortoise · 04/05/2007 11:04

Me. I know nothing about elections and wouldn't have a clue who to vote for. I don't even know who the current local party are!

DrDaddy · 04/05/2007 11:04

Pamina - we didn't vote in our ward either. Not all wards took part in yesterday's elections. I think in Bristol, for example, it was 23 out of 32.

NotanOtter · 04/05/2007 11:05

no polling card - for the zillionth time
i am politically active too - am am horrified ( at self and system)

mosschops30 · 04/05/2007 11:05

I voted and I'm so pleased because the person I voted for got in for this area and I feel like my vote counted!!

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Lucycat · 04/05/2007 11:06

MrDaddy that really is shocking!

They could have spolit their papers if they had wanted.

the Labour blokey got in here by 23 votes, not one of mine I hasten to add.

Another (very posh)area near us did have a BNP candidate standing though that's a good enough to reason to vote.

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ledodgy · 04/05/2007 11:07

I didn't! I can't believe I didn't either as I knew who I was going to vote for. I was planning on going after the children went to bed but was overcome by that early pregnancy tiredness and fell asleep. I woke up at 6 am this morning and realised i'd not voted.

quadrophenia · 04/05/2007 11:08

I am really angry , we have a really poor council which underperforms and is known for it, the dullarsd of northampton have just re elected them, makes me want to scream.

PetronellaPinkPants · 04/05/2007 11:09

We got no info so am assuming it didn't happen

nickytwotimes · 04/05/2007 11:10

lucycat, i also felt i had to vote cos of evil bnp standing in our area. if he had got in cos people with brains had stayed at home i would have been very cross!

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Lucycat · 04/05/2007 11:13

I know from friends who live in the area that the BNP had been aggressively canvassing - door to door and leafleting, as you say nicky2x, it's apathy from other voters that lets people like this get into local government.

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DrDaddy · 04/05/2007 11:14

Lucycat - yes indeed. It was the rotten borough of Dunny-on-the-Wold with a single voter and candidate

expatinscotland · 04/05/2007 11:15

DD1's nursery was closed yesterday as the school was being used as a polling station.

Reminds me, I need to apply for my absentee ballot to vote in the upcoming US elections in November, too . . .

saltire · 04/05/2007 11:16

Apparently there were 100,000 voided voting slips in Scotland. people were confused by having so many voting slips and the woman in the polling station shouted at me, I was about to fold my paper (isn't that what normally happens?) and she said "No, if you fold it it will be void".
We had to vote for our MSP, our List MSP (whatever the hell that is) and council elections as well.

lucykate · 04/05/2007 11:17

forgot

Rhubarb · 04/05/2007 11:17

I forgot.

Which is shameful. But I've had difficulty remembering little things recently so I hope I can be excused.

quadrophenia · 04/05/2007 11:18

hang on i folded mine does that really make it void?

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