[joeysteele]

I'm not voting for Starmer, I can't, I'm NOT in his constituency.
Neither could I be voting for Sunak if I was ever to vote Conservative.
I'm not in his constituency either.

In the Council election I'll be voting for a candidate I believe will do their best for the local area.

In a general election Ill be voting for a Party in government.
Labour is the Party I want in government so despite Starmer my vote will go to Labour.
As we have Party government in the UK not a Presidency.

Just as many conservative voters who don't particularly like Sunak will also vote for THE Conservative Party.

However with Independents, Reform, Green, LibDems and other lesser Party candidates standing if I couldn't support one of the bigger 2 Parties, then I'd easily find another candidate from that list to vote for.

[Mystic Mock]

Tbh no.

I couldn't bring myself to vote for Starmer, and obviously I wouldn't vote for Sunak under most scenarios.

[smudgie]

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I will be voting.
Mayor is easy, he has done great things since he was elected. Therefore he has our vote.
I need to find out a bit more about the Police and Crime commissioner candidates.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by smudgie

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I will be voting.
Mayor is easy, he has done great things since he was elected. Therefore he has our vote.
I need to find out a bit more about the Police and Crime commissioner candidates.

Do you see the point of Police and Crime Commissioners smudgie.
I personally didn't see the point of them although I do vote for to elect one.

I just believe in using my vote
Near all decisions MPs make or Councils make.
Affect our lives, our family's lives and those of friends and neighbours.
As well as the citizens of the whole area and Country
As to freedoms, finances and whole livelihoods.
I like to have a day in that via my vote.

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Do you see the point of Police and Crime Commissioners smudgie.
I personally didn't see the point of them although I do vote for to elect one.

I just believe in using my vote
Near all decisions MPs make or Councils make.
Affect our lives, our family's lives and those of friends and neighbours.
As well as the citizens of the whole area and Country
As to freedoms, finances and whole livelihoods.
I like to have a day in that via my vote.

Not at all Joey. Waste of taxpayers money.
I like to cast my vote, win or lose its good to have a say, however small that may be.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Not at all Joey. Waste of taxpayers money.
I like to cast my vote, win or lose its good to have a say, however small that may be.

I agree.
That's how I feel as to voting too.

Good luck with your vote for Mayor smudgie.

[thesheriff443]

I’ve never voted
I’ve lived under a conservative government and a labour government with exactly the same outcome
Just because someone doesn’t vote doesn’t mean they lose their right to have an opinion

Stop worrying about what others are doing and worry about yourself

[user104658]

Yes but for the first time in a long time - I do not know who I'm going to vote for. I have some pretty major issues with various policies right across the current political landscape. I can no longer vote SNP. I will never vote Tory. I'm highly concerned about some of the policy decisions I think Labour might make. Lib Dems are obviously a joke. I'm not an environmentalist (too much nihilism for it I'm afraid). I'm not an old hamskin boot so I can't vote for any of the new right wing racist gammon parties.

The perils of the sensible centre I guess ... it may end up being a tactical vote.

[bots]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

Yes but for the first time in a long time - I do not know who I'm going to vote for. I have some pretty major issues with various policies right across the current political landscape. I can no longer vote SNP. I will never vote Tory. I'm highly concerned about some of the policy decisions I think Labour might make. Lib Dems are obviously a joke. I'm not an environmentalist (too much nihilism for it I'm afraid). I'm not an old hamskin boot so I can't vote for any of the new right wing racist gammon parties.

The perils of the sensible centre I guess ... it may end up being a tactical vote.

i just can't bring myself to vote for any of the main party's, it was the same at the last GE. If there was a good independent, i would be first in the queue, but there isn't

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

i just can't bring myself to vote for any of the main party's, it was the same at the last GE. If there was a good independent, i would be first in the queue, but there isn't

Then have your say with a spoiled ballot. They get counted too, and the more "None, Thanks" that get counted, the more it can at least create a discussion as to why people can't even hold their nose to vote for anyone.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Then have your say with a spoiled ballot. They get counted too, and the more "None, Thanks" that get counted, the more it can at least create a discussion as to why people can't even hold their nose to vote for anyone.

I agree it's a better option than not voting at all as it removes and assumptions about the reason for the lack-of-vote... I think really the issue is that there's no such thing as opting out. Not voting is effectively a half-vote for the "bookie's favourite" -- it's saying "Meh I'll largely accept the expected outcome".

[Nicky91]

i never vote in my nation, because my vote is just one vote and our politics is more **** than yours tbh


as for if i have ''no voice'' well there is freedom of speech for everyone, at least that is what i always say

[James]

Yeah, I always vote. I like voting.

Although there was a community council election here recently where I didn't vote, because all the candidates were individuals, not associated with any political party. I didn't know anything about any of them so I didn't know who to vote for.

[Niamh.]

Would you not vote for an independent even?

[James]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Would you not vote for an independent even?

In this election they were all independents. I think you might have had to choose 4 out of 5 candidates. or something like that.

I would have been making a random selection.

[James]

If you don't vote you still have the right to complain about things. Ultimately though, voting is how politicians get held to account, so if they knew you weren't voting, they are less likely to listen to you.

[arista]

Originally Posted by James

If you don't vote you still have the right to complain about things. Ultimately though, voting is how politicians get held to account, so if they knew you weren't voting, they are less likely to listen to you.

Lucky Dipper

[Kazanne]

Im undecided but no doubt we will vote ,

[Maru]

I always vote. I am in the US and there's little difference in the grand scheme who we vote nationally as the parties always stick up for themselves, so our destiny feels prewritten in favor of one direction mindless partisanship. Locally is where it actually matters.