A Far better 1st Post.


This Delay of a year
will save Labour

it won't save labour. Not all regions vote every time in the local elections. If regions are merging, they just go with which was the bigger region and take it's election cycle. Nothing dodgy about it. Labour will be expected to lose badly in this cycle, so thats nothing new, its how good the other parties perform that is important

Yes I almost spoilt my ballot last time too.

Unfortunately I can’t say I have ever voted for a party a because I thought they’d be good, just that they’d be the least worst. A very sorry state of affairs.

I don't trust any of them, so I won't be voting.

Haven't voted for about 11 years.

Anyone live in Chalfont St Peter?

Good Valid Points

ReformUK

An Old Pollster, Peter Kellner
was on Trevor Phillips, SkyNewsHD

He said this time next week
Conservatives could be 4th.
On Total Share.

We had Reform knock on the door the other day. At first when I looked out the window, I thought they were part of a religious group like Mormons.

There were three attractive young women, dressed smartly and four men in black trousers, white shirts. :shocked:

I didn't answer the door thinking they were gonna sell me religion, but with the no answer they shoved Reform leaflets through the letterbox, with a list of the condidates in the area.:joker::joker:

I pray that the TIBB poll is wrong.:fc:

I now want Reform to win because Marco Pierre White likes one of their candidates.

Ch4HDnews 7PM in Hull
did a special studio debate,
First, a report, showed that NOC could appear more
Having no overall control, is not good.

Steve Read MP for Labour was there
Kevin Hollinrake MP For Conservatives
Deputy Lib Dem MP Lady
Green Co-Deputy Leader MP Fella
Alan Wilson, Reform UK, London Assembly

Wilson warned of the Massive Debts of councils.

Steve Read MP had it easy by kept saying 14years
of cut backs

The Audience asked tough questions

There's not a vote held where I live this year.
So I could opt out of this discussion and it may be wise to have done so.
However no, if there was voting in my area then I'd still be voting Labour.
However barely so and only because I usually don't judge governments after only months.
Despite despicable policies it was 3 years on from 2010 that I lost all faith or trust in the Con/LibDem coalition then went over to Labour.

These local elections are going to likely be really bad for Labour though ( they barely had 29% in these elections in 2021),as they were for the LibDens too in 2011 from getting shared power in only 2010.
However it looks too like the conservatives are going to get hammered too.
Which now, in opposition with a very unpopular currently government, shouldn't be the case.

The Mayoral elections are going to be interesting.
Plus the by-election which I think Labour could and should lose, for why this by-election came about in the first place.

However my disillusionment with politics at present, will after these elections only increase.
A mix of dismay and despair even that the narcissistic Farage will probably be grinning even more ear to ear and his awful more hate filled Party against other human beings, being rewarded for that more prejudice.

It will now be very interesting and these are more Conservative councils up for election this time.
So it will be interesting to see IF Reform takes lots of seats off the Conservatives but then put the Conservatives back into leading running that council.
Plus to see if Reform lead in a Council what the Conservatives do.
Will they put Reform in and enable more success for them.

These elections will raise lots of issues for Badenoch, she can't claim mid term anti government blues now.
How will her more running to join the policies on some issues of Farage and Reform now play out in these local elections.
Only a handful of votes often decide the seats in loads of council seats.
So on a low turnout as usual, it will be interesting to see what actually happens this time.

Yes Joey,


[Only a handful of votes often decide the seats in loads of council seats.
So on a low turnout as usual, it will be interesting to see what actually happens this time.]


NOC I hate
That slows everything down.

If that expert on Ch4HDnews just before the debate
was correct,
NOC is taking over good councils

With both major parties really eliminating a lot of good will, I think we'll be seeing a lot of Green and Reform candidates filling seats.

Well?

Yes some are Voting.

But results not starting till after 11PM

SkyNewsHD Live 11PM

BBC1HD Live 11:10PM - 3:05AM

Having my traditional post vote pint after voting in the mayoral election

I was honestly very torn between Reform and Conservative even though I don't like Reform really

Could any of the 2 pour a pint?

Staffordshire Council. goes Reform UK.


Reform UK up 24 votes


Conservative Down 34 lost
a Former Old Conservative hold .

Labour Wins the West of England Mayor

51K


A. Banks Reform UK got 45K



Labour Holds Doncaster Mayor

Reform UK 700 short

Boooo to Labour.