Tactical vote or vote with my heart

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I live in a Tory constituency that's been identified as one that can be taken by Labour if tactical voting is employed. I really don't want our Tory MP back in but am not usually a Labour voter and have generally voted Lib Dem or Green. Lib Dem and Green don't stand a chance in my city though.

Do I vote tactically or with my heart knowing that my vote won't achieve anything?

I agree @LolaSmiles. This swinging backwards and forwards between left and right doesn't seem to get us very far. What one side implements, the other side undoes as soon as they're in.

I think voting tactically is buying into the game playing of politics. I am not going to vote.

That tactical voting link is pointless when it names every other party, it’s better to look at the sitting MP and see if not Tory do they have a good majority; vote them to keep them in, likewise if story are your MP vote the party with the nearest votes in 2017.

Vote tactically, and if Labour get in and you want to influence policy then join and get involved. One of my ideas was presented to conference this year, there's a genuine chance to get your views heard and put into action.

(And there's a really wide range of views across the party, so lots of chance for friendly debate too.)

@MrsMaiselsMuff
Good on you, I attended SNP conference last month and you’re correct people need to stand up and be heard.

I always vote tactically to unseat the Tory candidate.

In my constituency the Tory MP is a good guy (for a conservative). But I have no choice but to try to unseat him because the party as a whole is destroying the U.K.

For me it's more important to get rid of the Tories and stand a chance of a progressive centre left coalition with parties who might reign in some elements of the labour leadership.

I couldn't agree more with the above.

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I'm a lifelong Lib Dem voter, but will be voting labour in the hope of dislodging our conservative incumbent