Who are you voting for on Thursday?

[dirtydog]

lol, just looked at the BBC council map....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/09/map/html/map.stm

Not a spot of red on it (apart from the legend). lol, hows your goverment.

Irrelevant tbh - do people forget that Labour regularly slaughtered the Tories in the council elections during Maggie Thatcher's reign yet still lost at the general election each time.

 

[Mark07]

The Tories did very well in the council elections, although they didn't reach the magic 40% mark their vote distribution was very good. There's no point buiding up votes in safe areas of the southeast, elections are won in the key marginal seats of the midlands and north west - where they took control of all county councils and also the southwest from the Lib Dems.

 

[dayloon]

For the first time ever, i voted conservative on Thursday. Always been a labour man in the past but just can't do it anymore

 

[teulk]

I never vote, they are all as bad as each other with their promises of this and that. They all only ever deliver on a few of what they promised. They all give on one hand and take on the other so your never better off. It doesnt matter who gets voted in as they all mess the country up in some way shape or form.

 

[leaskovski]

Irrelevant tbh - do people forget that Labour regularly slaughtered the Tories in the council elections during Maggie Thatcher's reign yet still lost at the general election each time.

Say that again after the next general election, if we ever get one.

 

[dirtydog]

Say that again after the next general election, if we ever get one.

I will because Labour will do better than they did this time, I'll bet you £100

Yes I expect they will lose but they won't come third or poll 20%.

 

[Duke]

EU results started to come in - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8088133.stm

 

[vincent1989]

oh dear, bnp with a seat

 

[Strife212]

They'll get more then, its really early yet as well.

 

[Dolph]

oh dear, bnp with a seat

Sad day, because now some people will consider they have legitimacy and aren't just a bunch of racist thugs hiding behind suits.

At least their vote percentage is still insignificant.

 

[Spektor]

With less of a vote than they have previously received in 2004, the clear lack of labour voters turning up is working in the favour of the racists. nothing else.

 

[snowdog]

Personally how anyone can now vote for Labour, Conservatives or Lib dems is totally beyond me,

Because they share the political views of the libdems or conservatives ?

 

[Viper²]

Oh dear.

 

[Rich_L]

Sad day, because now some people will consider they have legitimacy and aren't just a bunch of racist thugs hiding behind suits.

At least their vote percentage is still insignificant.

Put it this way, in a 'perfect storm' election conditions, recessionary economy, unemployment, furore over MPs expenses, in an election which is traditionally used for 'protest voting' through small parties - the BNP increased their vote by a massive ~3%

 

[vincent1989]

With less of a vote than they have previously received in 2004, the clear lack of labour voters turning up is working in the favour of the racists. nothing else.

6000 votes less than last year, it really does just look like labour voters just aren't turning out. labour voters disenfranchised with politics et al? or just less voters across the board turning out?

personally i'm glad UKIP are ahead of labour ATM (vote wise if only equal in seats)

 

[Spektor]

It looks like for the most part much less of a labour turn out, but still with a dip in general across the board.

Christ did anyone else just see that short bio of the first BNP MEP? he sounds "pleasant"

 

[Monkey Puzzle]

A sad day indeed. A racist bigot hiding behind a suit and talk of europe rather than their racial policies is elected.

 

[vincent1989]

It looks like for the most part much less of a labour turn out, but still with a dip in general across the board.

down 12% in wales with little change for any of the other parties.

 

[Dolph]

Put it this way, in a 'perfect storm' election conditions, recessionary economy, unemployment, furore over MPs expenses, in an election which is traditionally used for 'protest voting' through small parties - the BNP increased their vote by a massive ~3%

But you know that the majority really supports them...

 

[ants83]

It looks like for the most part much less of a labour turn out, but still with a dip in general across the board.

Christ did anyone else just see that short bio of the first BNP MEP? he sounds "pleasant"

BBC straight on his case.