AIBU To ask what party do you vote for?

[Goldchilled7up]

I feel that a high percentage of mumneters vote labour. I do, what about you?

[VernonSmith]

Pleased to meet you, degutastic.

[RubyFakeNails]

I think I originally voted for the UK Communist Party, then the Socialist Workers or Socialist Labour Party or something, can't remember exactly, then it was Labour a few times.

Then came Iraq, and I will not vote for Labour again until they lose the entire generation of politicians who participated in that scandal.

So now I vote Green Party.

[weegiemum]

In last few I've gone SNP. I live in Glasgow. They're more left wing than labour but have a chance of getting in.

Last general election I stood in the ballot box, undecided between SNP and LibDem. I went SNP. I'm so glad I wasn't party to the Unholy Alliance!

[RubyFakeNails]

Oh and I voted for that independent female candidate for the London Mayor Elections last time.

Ridiculous considering I can't remember her name now.

[Whoknowswhocares]

Has been different over time depending on which cretins are screwing up when. They've all done as badly as each other and are all completely untrustworthy, money grabbing and incompetent so I don't want to vote for any of them now.

[BoakFace]

There are lots of champagne socialists on mumsnet.

People who admit to voting conservative get attacked on most political threads.

[EuroShagmore]

Tory.

We are a MN minority.

[GreenShadow]

I don't vote for a party, but for a candidate.

Over the last 10/20 years, I have voted for candidates from all 3 main parties at General Elections plus independents at local elections.

[TuppenceBeresford]

Labour and Obama!

[Woozley]

Labour, but only as the slightly lesser of several evils. Still, Romney makes Cameron almost look acceptable. Glad I live here not the US.

[MrsApplepants]

Tory. Another member of the minority here

[CaliforniaLeaving]

When I lived in UK I voted Tory. Now I'm in the US I voted Obama. When we move back to UK I think I'll have to re think everything. Not sure if I'm still Tory or not.

[hiddenhome]

I'm not able to classify myself, so I no longer vote. I dislike them all tbh. I'm probably socialist at heart, but I loathe the labour party, so cannot possibly support them.

[Jinsei]

I really struggle to understand anyone who would support Romney. It's scary to think that he could be the next US president.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I'd never vote Labour (something of a rarity in Wales) but will not reveal who I did vote for.

I'd vote Obama if American. He's not delivered on a lot of policies but he is at least sane. A charge you could never lay at Romney's door. utter fucking mad man

[nancy75]

The last election I voted lib dem, based on the lib dem candidate being the only one that actually lived in my borough, not that it mattered because I live in a true blue Tory stronghold. In the mayoral elections I voted for Boris, it was a vote against ken livingstone rather than a vote for Boris.

[nancy75]

I would vote Obama if in the USA, Romney is too much like a snake oil salesman for my liking, and the Mormonism bothers me.

[MrsTerryPratchett]

I used to flutter between Labour and Lib Dem but the former messed up so badly with Iraq and ID cards that I loathe them and the Lib Dems got into bed with the Tories so they are out. I couldn't vote Tory if my life depended on it Scottish parents even though my local MP was Conservative and wonderful, helpful and even Red Ken thought he was a stand up bloke.

Am in Canada now and I vote locally but also never the Conservatives.

[LibrarianByDay]

No one votes for a party! You all vote for candidates who state that they agree with the views of one party or another but who, in reality, are completely free to do what they want once they are elected.

Just saying! There seems to be widespread confusion about the reality of how our electoral system actually works.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Um...no,we vote for the party but people think they are voting for the individual. They have can't just do what they want once PM,the majority of the party (or at least the cabinet) must agree, or they can be made to step down/impeached. Why else would they have votes within their own party?

[MoppingMummy]

Labour always.

I'd vote Obama if in America.

[ExitPursuedByABrrrrrrr]

Tory - although I have voted UKIP and Green in the past for tactical pointless reasons. Would vote for Obama in the US.

[NewNames]

Labour.

[Womenandchickensfirst]

Labour, ex councillor and agent for MP. Not getting along too well with Ed though...Just made Obamabuns to celebrate the victory!

[LibrarianByDay]

Alis - you are absolutely, totally, and utterly wrong! Do you actually live in the UK?

In the UK, you vote for a candidate who says they are standing for a party. You are voting for an MP - not for a party and not for the PM (the ONLY people in this country who voted for the PM are the people who live in his Witney constituency and they elected him as their MP to represent their views).

No-one in this country ever gets impeached!!