[Livia]

In my area there were 46 council seats up covering 37 wards. The LibDems placed candidates in only a handful of wards, with a couple of paper candidates in areas they had no chance of winning. If they'd worked harder they'd have done better. Their literature was amateurish and scruffy, as were most of their candidates. Their "Yes to AV" campaign was weak and ineffective whereas the Tories "No" campaign was well run and well-funded. Most of the LibDems didn't turn up at the count, and only one Labour candidate arrived (late). No one from UKIP or the Greens even bothered showing up. The Tories did well in my area because most people understand the reason we have cuts is that Labour spent all the money.

The real problem is that people can't be bothered to vote. Look at the turnout for elections and you'll see half the people in the country don't vote, and therefore they have no right to moan.