Council Elections - May 5th

[Keawyeds]

.. I am unhappy with the Labour Party and did not vote for them, but voting Lib Dem after what they did in goverment along with the tories, you have to be having a laugh mate ..

That's in government though. Like I said, I wouldn't vote for them on a national level, but credit to the bloke in my town, he is active and wants to do a lot to help the community.
That said, the labour lass won anyway, so I suppose I'm happy with that too. So long as I see some effort.

nobody cares man....it's my opinion they've come to hear

And if I wanted your opinion dear BB, I'd give you it.

 

[seaham77]

There are people who really do vote like that, I've met them, but they are a minority which doesn't warrant becoming a stereotype. The "I've always voted labour because my did did" is an imagined community which doesn't exist. The reality is this, people vote individually based on a rational choice related to their own experiences, social norms and economic position.

People who vote Labour tend to do so because of fear of the tories, bad memories of tory governments and a belief nobody else will stand up for their economic interests.

From personal experience of many years in polling stations I have heard 'Dad, which one do I vote for' on a fair few occasions. It does happen.

 

[RestlessNatives]

From personal experience of many years in polling stations I have heard 'Dad, which one do I vote for' on a fair few occasions. It does happen.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

well done UKIP down in Hartlepool.

 

[Frijj]

Nobody votes because their Dad did, they vote because their parents socialised them into a particular set of values similar to their own and thus they likely vote the same way

So a lot of people vote the same way their parents did but not overtly because their parents did

 

[smoker]

Repositioning themselves to the left really helped them in Scotland didn't it?

 

[lenshack]

Nobody votes because their Dad did, they vote because their parents socialised them into a particular set of values similar to their own and thus they likely vote the same way

So a lot of people vote the same way their parents did but not overtly because their parents did

Sounds a bit oirish to me.

Same difference really.

 

[HABA87]

No great surprise Ron Hogg walked the PCC vote.

 

[Some Random Guy]

Sounds a bit oirish to me.

Same difference really.

It's not at all. Generally people are going to have the same leanings of those that raised them.

 

[Kauto Star]

By the looks of it, he failed to get the Labour vote out. Turnout was around 22% down from 2015.

It's a shame as the Tory councillors have done nothing in the area.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

17.7% turnout for Durham PCC, what a waste of time and money

 

[smoker]

Tom Watson - podgy, speccy camp Ray Winstone

Caught him on R4 this morning making sly digs at Kezia Dugdale and Corbyn.

 

[tysonstorm]

Repositioning themselves to the left really helped them in Scotland didn't it?

Scots are not as fickle as their English counterparts, they don't forget.

 

[HABA87]

What was in place prior to PCCs in 2012. Was it any more effective or cheaper?

 

[Martin F]

What was in place prior to PCCs in 2012. Was it any more effective or cheaper?

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