Local elections 2018 - mass protect vote?

[Mner]

I know a few others are struggling on who to vote for in these upcoming elections. All of the left wing parties are ignoring women's rights, even the Women's Equality Party has abandoned us. I am not voting UKIP and too left wing to vote Tory.

I thought we could potentially do a protest vote en masse...?

We could draw a box for an additional party on the ballot paper and write/vote for "the Women's Protest Party". Maybe in a red pen so it is really obvious...?

We could even go to the press with it beforehand and say that xxx people across the country are planning on spoiling their ballot papers in May by writing Women's Protest Party on their papers? With a strapline e.g. of We support transrights but refused to vote for any party who wilfully ignores our biology...?

What do you think? If we are going to go to the press with it, we would need some way of recording the number planning to do it... (just thinking like the @mayday4women twitter account getting women to resign en masse). I would be happy to collate the names or is there another way we could it...?

Any thoughts?

I've not read the whole thread so apologies if I am repeating what someone else has said but I think 'NO to Self ID' would make it much clearer.

Funnily enough I was thinking of starting a similar thread to this as it has been bothering me - I don't want to just avoid voting but I have no one to vote for and spoiling the ballot paper is only worthwhile if it truly means something and sends a message.

Ok, off to read the thread properly now.

Please PLEASE can I implore people to check if any Independent candidates are standing in your ward and ask for their views.

If they're worth voting for then it means you don't have to destroy your ballot paper or not vote.

As an independent candidate I would absolutely say exactly how I stand on this to any resident who asked me.

You can still make it known how and why you're voting but actually positively vote if they're onside.

I like the WPUK idea. Yes definitely worth a check of the independents.

I'm in a Tory safe seat area and I spoke to their assistant the other day on this matter. I think they're supportive of the issue but trying to find a find a way to keep both sides happy.