what was/is your parents preferred political party?

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Labour

Well - they would have voted for the Apathy party if they could have been bothered to get off their arses instead of moaning at the TV. They talked politics but I don't remember them actually voting. Labour in principle.

They were oldfashioned Liberals. I doubt they'd be too impressed by some of the current libdems.

Labour.

Labour.

Labour

Lib Dem’s I would think. Not alive now but my Dad was a BBC correspondent and then the senior editor for the world service in the 80s.My mum was a nurse and very bohemian and progressive. We had curry’s,stir fried food, bolognaise etc in the 70s!

Dad Labour, Mum Tory. They enjoyed a good discussion!

Mum - Labour last time I checked. But that was many years ago.

Dad - Whoever is the most right-wing.

Labour
Live in leafy commuter town which is perennially safe Tory. Df even stood as a local Labour councillor once. Think he got 11 votes or something.

Labour. And my grandparents. And great grandparents. Trade unionists.

Both my parents were staunch Labour voters. I was taken to see Harold Wilson, then leader of the Labour Party, giving a speech to a huge crowd in the Dome, Brighton, when I was about six. Although I was so young, I still remember the atmosphere being electric!

One of my earliest memories was of meeting Tony Benn at a rally when I was around 5!!

My parents were always Labour, it was like a religion for my dad for many years, but they have been disappointed in them of late. I think my dad will probably vote green at the next election. Not sure about my mum - probably green as well, but she might go back to Labour if she thinks it is the best shot at getting the Tories out.

Labour, they're paid up members and my day is a diehard corbynite 🤢

Tory

My Mother was a Tory, racist and a fan of Enoch Powell 🙄 My Father was Labour and not racist at all. I’m a left wing Feminist!

I'm pretty sure they both voted Conservative until they experienced Thatcher's first term as PM. They refused to vote Tory after that and switched to whatever the Liberal party was called at the time.

Always had a soft spot for Tony Benn! I think modern politics really lacks people of principle and formidable intellect.

Wasn't allowed to know,I suspect Tory because that allowed them to buy their council house.
Myself labour voter allowance my life.

Absolutely! He was one of a kind!

I also remember him being completely charming towards my 5yo self - physically getting down to my level and really engaging with me.

Dad- Tory
Mum- Tory, now possibly Reform

Liberal although they’ll vote labour this time just to get the conservatives out.

Dad - Labour. He despises the Tory's.

Not sure about my mum but I assume she was Labour too.

My ds is voting for first time this year and says he'll vote Labour.

I'm a swing voter. I'll be voting Labour this time round. Despise current bunch of Tory's and where the party has gone.

Mum and dad are swing voters. Neither of them are voting this time round.

My dad would vote Tory but, rather hilariously, they've made voting with ID only. He hasn't got a passport (hated travelling) and never got a driving licence with his photo on and retired his car a few years ago now. Makes me laugh that they think they're just hurting homeless and lefty students wheeling out the photo ID when their main voter base (who would never vote Reform) are my dad's age and older! I keep seeing the TV advertisements and smiling!

We were firmly a Labour family when growing up, which wasn't easy in a staunch Tory village. My Dad nigh-on worshipped Neil Kinnock and used to swear at the telly if Thatcher appeared.
In later years my Dad turned Tory and then (boak) towards anything associated with Farage. I have no idea why. Mum shifted to Lib Dem but neither of them bothered to vote in the last general election.