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Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 13:39 - May 7 by TheMoralMajority
educational levels are on average higher here Got any evidence for that?
Yep. People read my sentences and yours, and only latterly have they perhaps resorted to downvotes without actually reading what we put.
Implicitly, posts are comprehended - initial posts at least. Empirical evidence.
Edit: in addition, lurkers lurk for a reason - not because they are rewarded in Candy Crush points, but in some form of dopamine hit I suggest. Maybe it's just seeing the words Ham and Phil together, or the occasional mention of cheese on a football site.
Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 11:53 - May 7 by PhilTWTD
Not sure anyone's posted this, but thought it was interesting, particularly for those looking to vote tactically today. Second piece on the limitations of the projection.
That seems a bit harsh on Reform voters. So I’ll be kind and help them out by reminding them to set their alarm clocks nice and early so they have plenty of time to vote tomorrow
PS. That site struggles with Wales. It reckons I should vote “GREEN PARTY, LABOUR, LIBERAL DEMOCRAT OR PLAID CYMRU”. Er, great thanks. Narrowing my options down nicely!
Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 22:43 - May 7 by bluester
Drawing a nob on the ballot only 1 vote away from the Tories. Though both are thematically similar.
Incorrect. Spoiling a paper means the candidates have to see what the spoiled papers are. Lots of nobs tells them something. More nobs than the difference between two candidates means "if we'd satisfied the nob-drawers, we would not be counting, and discussing, spoiled papers".
Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 07:00 - May 8 by SuperKieranMcKenna
Looking like Greens are much more popular amongst TWTD than the wider country.
Not sure how the n0b drawing count will finish, they should definitely be reporting that.
They were never going to do that well but John Curtice did say that the early results aren't in areas they were expected to do well: presumably mainly London.
The main comfort I take from the results is that Reform aren't polling at a high enough level to get a majority at a general election.
Of course, that doesn't rule out the possibility of a Tory/Reform government (which wouldn't be much better), but it does suggest there is still all to play for.
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Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 08:28 - May 8 with 443 views
Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 07:51 - May 8 by DJR
They were never going to do that well but John Curtice did say that the early results aren't in areas they were expected to do well: presumably mainly London.
The main comfort I take from the results is that Reform aren't polling at a high enough level to get a majority at a general election.
Of course, that doesn't rule out the possibility of a Tory/Reform government (which wouldn't be much better), but it does suggest there is still all to play for.
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Talking about all to play for when it comes to the next election, the following is interesting.
"Labour’s results are bad – but perhaps not as bad as feared. This is from Bloomberg’s Alex Wickham, quoting the lead psephologists used by the BBC and Sky News.
Very early days but John Curtice and Michael Thrasher both say Labour are so far performing less badly than expected
Curtice tells BBC: “If Labour’s rate of seat loss were to continue to the end of tomorrow, they could be looking at losses of just over 1200 seats, rather less than some forecasts anticipated.
And Thrasher tells Sky he also forecasts about 1200 losses on current numbers (down from his previous 1800 forecast)
Long way to go until we get a fuller picture."
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Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 09:23 - May 8 with 384 views
Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 08:28 - May 8 by DJR
Talking about all to play for when it comes to the next election, the following is interesting.
"Labour’s results are bad – but perhaps not as bad as feared. This is from Bloomberg’s Alex Wickham, quoting the lead psephologists used by the BBC and Sky News.
Very early days but John Curtice and Michael Thrasher both say Labour are so far performing less badly than expected
Curtice tells BBC: “If Labour’s rate of seat loss were to continue to the end of tomorrow, they could be looking at losses of just over 1200 seats, rather less than some forecasts anticipated.
And Thrasher tells Sky he also forecasts about 1200 losses on current numbers (down from his previous 1800 forecast)
Long way to go until we get a fuller picture."
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"It's alright, you only stepped in a cat's poo, not a Great Dane's".
Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 09:23 - May 8 by Ryorry
"It's alright, you only stepped in a cat's poo, not a Great Dane's".
I think the point I wax trying to make is that with the right leader (Burnham?), a fresh approach and some vision, it might be possible to turn things round.
It certainly ain't going to happen with Starmer. And I suppose there might even be doubt now whether Burnham could win a seat especially outwith (to use a Scottish expression) Manchester and Liverpool: he's an Everton fan and has done a lot on Hillsborough.
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Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 12:03 - May 8 with 304 views
Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 07:51 - May 8 by DJR
They were never going to do that well but John Curtice did say that the early results aren't in areas they were expected to do well: presumably mainly London.
The main comfort I take from the results is that Reform aren't polling at a high enough level to get a majority at a general election.
Of course, that doesn't rule out the possibility of a Tory/Reform government (which wouldn't be much better), but it does suggest there is still all to play for.
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And this from Peter Kellner.
Behind the impressive tally of Reform’s gains – likely to end up well over 1,000 – Nigel Farage should be privately worried. In last year’s local elections Reform won 41 per cent of all seats contested across England. On the basis of the overnight figures, this year’s tally is around 33 per cent. If there were no polls, and there had been no elections last year, this year’s figure would be astonishing. But we do have the record of recent polls and elections, and it seems clear that Reform has peaked …
In contrast to Reform, Labour has cause for relief, despite losing half the seats it was defending yesterday. It’s bad – and in normal times it would be catastrophic – but it’s not as bad as its record in local council by-elections over the past 12 months, where it hast lost three-quarters of the seats it was defending …
However, even on the most optimistic interpretation of Labour’s performance, the overnight figures contain a stark warning. John Curtice told BBC viewers in the early hours that while Labour has lost many SEATS to Reform, it has lost VOTES more to the Greens.
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Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 12:07 - May 8 with 291 views
Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 12:03 - May 8 by DJR
And this from Peter Kellner.
Behind the impressive tally of Reform’s gains – likely to end up well over 1,000 – Nigel Farage should be privately worried. In last year’s local elections Reform won 41 per cent of all seats contested across England. On the basis of the overnight figures, this year’s tally is around 33 per cent. If there were no polls, and there had been no elections last year, this year’s figure would be astonishing. But we do have the record of recent polls and elections, and it seems clear that Reform has peaked …
In contrast to Reform, Labour has cause for relief, despite losing half the seats it was defending yesterday. It’s bad – and in normal times it would be catastrophic – but it’s not as bad as its record in local council by-elections over the past 12 months, where it hast lost three-quarters of the seats it was defending …
However, even on the most optimistic interpretation of Labour’s performance, the overnight figures contain a stark warning. John Curtice told BBC viewers in the early hours that while Labour has lost many SEATS to Reform, it has lost VOTES more to the Greens.
Labour are in an awful predicament - their core working class supporters are switching to Reform, while the genuine Socialists & the young are attracted to the Greens. I don't think a change of leader will solve that predicament.
Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 12:07 - May 8 by Radlett_blue
Labour are in an awful predicament - their core working class supporters are switching to Reform, while the genuine Socialists & the young are attracted to the Greens. I don't think a change of leader will solve that predicament.
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It is certainly difficult but I do think a change of leadership could work even if it only led to Reform (with or without Tory support) not being in government.
As it is, I think Starmer's main weakness from the start has been a lack of political nous and vision and an absence of personality.
After all, he probably hasn't offered that much different to Blair, but Blair came across as an evangelist.
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Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 12:16 - May 8 with 241 views
Just to check - if you draw a nob but keep it within a single box, will they count it as a vote? Or does it have to be a clear 'X'?
Bit late now as the vote was yesterday, but good to know for next time. I'm sure I'd previously heard that any obvious mark within a single box gets counted.
Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 12:26 - May 8 by baxterbasics
Just to check - if you draw a nob but keep it within a single box, will they count it as a vote? Or does it have to be a clear 'X'?
Bit late now as the vote was yesterday, but good to know for next time. I'm sure I'd previously heard that any obvious mark within a single box gets counted.
The chief election officer would show such a ballot to representatives of all parties.
They are looking for intention, and everyone could conclude it showed it showed intention to vote for the candidate concerned. But one party could object if the vote was incredibly close.
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Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 12:40 - May 8 with 175 views
Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 12:26 - May 8 by baxterbasics
Just to check - if you draw a nob but keep it within a single box, will they count it as a vote? Or does it have to be a clear 'X'?
Bit late now as the vote was yesterday, but good to know for next time. I'm sure I'd previously heard that any obvious mark within a single box gets counted.
Spoilt paper.
But then the candidates look at the spoilt papers and decide whether it is spoilt or should go to a candidate. Nob-in-box may go to the "owner" of the box.
Better to put a big nob across several boxes, or more than one nob-in-a-box.
Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 12:30 - May 8 by DJR
The chief election officer would show such a ballot to representatives of all parties.
They are looking for intention, and everyone could conclude it showed it showed intention to vote for the candidate concerned. But one party could object if the vote was incredibly close.
Can't help but think it would be more amusing if the person employed to determine the outcome of people drawing nobs on ballot papers was called the chief erection officer rather then chief election officer
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Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 13:06 - May 8 with 118 views
Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 12:57 - May 8 by leitrimblue
Can't help but think it would be more amusing if the person employed to determine the outcome of people drawing nobs on ballot papers was called the chief erection officer rather then chief election officer
I think that role needs to give extra voting power to those who get the drawing correct. Should always have 3 droplets.
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Who are you voting for in the Council elections tomorrow? on 07:17 - May 7 by Dubtractor
On that note, I've received multiple mailings from Reform (they have been bankrolled big time), and one each from Labour and Greens.
Reform was all about farage, getting rid of starmer, and national issues like immigration. Nothing at all about issues relating to council activities.
Greens was also national stuff, included their parliamentary candidate, and had little about council activities.
The labour one was all about their councillor candidate and stuff that he would focus on in his council role.
Most people see local elections as a chance to register a protest about the current Westminster government. Unfortunately for Starmer & Labour, it's been a very big protest.
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