Would or will you vote Green if it was the only way to change a Council that has traditionally been Labour?

[IwantToRetire]

That's the situation in my council area.

Not going to list issues in my area as maybe a bit identifying, but in terms of local issues they have lost the plot.

I am not a member of or ever been a supporter of any political party.

I usually just vote for a local independent candidate, but as the suggestion is the Greens could get in, should I vote for them to get Labour out, when I despise their treatment of women.

Why on earth would anyone vote Green? It’s a party for the mad or the stupid. Or old hippies who’ve drunk too much bong water. Who are mad or stupid, I guess.

As many others have said: absolutely not.

I live in Peterborough where there is no overall control by one party at the moment.

There are 60 councillors and they are split:

Labour 13
Independent 12
Conservative 10
'Peterborough First' 10
Lib Dems 8
Green 5
Reform 1
Currently empty 1

There are 18 seats that are up for election this time and they are spread equally between the different parties.

It will be interesting to see if any of the seats change hands.

But, for me personally, I would rather spoil my ballot than vote Green.

Nope - would never vote Green. Will vote Conservative to keep them out. Labour has no chance in my area.

Sounds good.

Bloody hell no. I’d vote for whoever is most likely to keep greens and reform out. Mad, bad and dangerous to know

No, I certainly would not. They are dangerous.

I’m a former Labour supporter, former
because of TWAW mainly but also antisemitism but they are light years better on both than the Greens and I’d probably hold my nose and vote Labour to keep the Greens out.

Absolutely not. I'd vote Conservative or Reform, even, because the Green Party is mad, bad, and dangerous to know.

Speaketh a former green party voter. When the environment was the thing, not anti-Semitism.

Spoonerism; Green Party member!!!

I’m really concerned about the direction the party is travelling in.

it’s become very much a party of entryism. The blue hair twaw lot were no where near as concerning as the lot who’ve swooped in since.

And a party of antisemitism. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86ed6e83g8o

And Suleman is not a true green:

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/pendower-hall-fenham-properties-court-31771552

Apart from anything, a true green would’ve turned that hall into sustainable eco co housing, just like one near by.

Not luxury apartments.

OP I agree it’s totally wrong to not carry out repairs but sadly I think this is all too common across the whole public housing sector. Years ago the councils directly employed tradesmen to carry out repairs then it was all out sourced I think by government of the day diktat. Housing Associations are too big too remote and are more interested in process than properly maintaining the housing stock. It’s a crying shame that social housing has become so under valued but I suspect that no party is very interested in this because it’s not seen as a vote winner.

Never, and I'm a former GPEW member

So basically nearly everyone is saying, even though there are huge issues in the area, if not wholly but partly caused by decades of Labour mismanagement, all the people whose lives could be improved shouldn't be given that chance because of Green national politics?

No, not a chance. I object to them hiding behind their saving the world stance when they've seemingly forgotten all about conservation

^^ This for me. I’d add, you’ve got to be kidding to even consider voting Green with their current policies.

At this rate, labour for all their craziness are looking like the moderates. Greens don’t even stand for climate issues anymore. Their leadership are opportunistic shysters looking for any cause that gets them headlines. It’s a far far cry from what Greens used to represent. Such a shame.

I think there is a terrible negative culture around this and wonder what happens in both Councils and HAs that the very people the employees in post are there to provide services to, can be ignored and obstructed?

And extreme example being Grenfell.

But this is what I mean about Councillors should on one level be able to influence, as senior managers as it were, a change in culture.

You asked for thoughts. Posters are giving them. Are there no independents? Personally, I’m getting sick of party politics and will look at the independent candidates.

None of this is of any relevance to how or even if they can run a local council.

Not sure why so many keep posting about national policies.

This is about given an admittedly limited budget whether they could do a better job with than money that Labour had done over the past decades.

Well, as PP said, you could look at the history of individuals running for office in your area. However, GP are putting forward a lot of people with zero previous experience of running anything.

I wouldn’t want to replace one antisemitic and anti-women party, Labour, with an even worse antisemitic and anti-women party - the Greens.

The Greens are batshit and nasty. Let’s be honest.

I would do it to keep out Conservatives or Reform, but not Labour

Hell no! Our council is an alliance of greens/lib dems and Labour - the greens aren't interested in any of the local issues, far too busy grand standing on national issues

No I am just pointing out that responses seem to be based on that, not whether they can run a budget, or even set a budget.

Although I suspect why the Greens are likely to win in the area I am in is because people support the Green position on Gaza, as they think Labour has been useless. Or rather spineless.

I think looking at the councils they do run eg Bristol, Brighton shows that no they can't