Time to vote.
(Wonderful… there is no way to edit “Labout.” Can a Mod help?)
Before I vote, is this who I want to win or who I think will win?
People generally vote for the party that has the policies they most like. In the UK, many vote strategically, voting simply to stymie a party they do not like. It is up to you.
Voted Lib Dem. I fear it’ll be a Tory landslide. Too many Labour supporters on Twitter whining about rigged polls and how Corbyn isn’t being treated fairly
I imagine we UK SDMBers skew liberal (as with the US members, though I understand we have different conceptions about what ‘liberal’ means) so this poll is going to end up with the LDs showing much more popular than in the actual election.
Anyway, I ticked ‘Labout’ :). I’m not a natural Labour voter, but am voting tactically in this instance. I’m in a safe-ish Conservative constituency.
As above, I’m expecting a Tory majority, but not a landslide. One thing national polls don’t fully take into account is where those being polled are located. The Tories having 45% in a poll doesn’t mean a thing if a majority of those 45% are in constituencies that already have a Conservative MP.
OB
Might be interesting to read in comments which party currently represents your constituency and how safe that seat is.
I’m in a safe-ish Conservative seat in the very middle of middle England. The previous Conservative incumbent won in 2017 with 60% of the vote, although Labour did see a 13% upswing. Our previous MP has stood down this election (one of the many Tory remainers who have). There’s also been a lot of new housing developments built in this area over the last 5-10 years (and ongoing) which means the demographic is skewing younger, with many moving in from more urban (generally left-leaning) areas. Be interesting to see how these effect the vote this time.
OB
I’m a traditional Labour supporter of a centrist mode (call me a Blairite, I’ll take it as a compliment) and a remainer, so while I’m not in love with the current Labour leadership, I will strap myself to a cross to stop a Tory majority. I’m currently in a Labour ward, with a Tory hot on their heals (well, in second place anyway). My vote goes to Labour.
BTW I voted Green in the euros.
I’m similar, but in a Tory/SNP marginal. So I’m gritting my teeth and voting SNP to keep the Tory out in the full knowledge this will be interpreted as a blue-faced full-throated yell for independence. Luckily I will have subsequent votes I can use to correct that misapprehension.
Ooh yes, tricky. I have Scottish in-laws with a similar predicament.
This is my situation exactly. It doesn’t help that the SNP candidate is a wanker of the first order, but needs must.
It’s tough. I went to the hustings last night (a rare move for me) and was pleasantly surprised about how good my SNP candidate was. MEP of 16 years so pretty good on actual policy as opposed to slogans, and came across as a coalition builder rather than a die-hard. He said he knew he’d be getting anti-Tory rather than pro-SNP votes and if elected wouldn’t pretend it was a call for independence now. I actually believe him personally, but he’s got party colleagues and a party leader who will take a different approach.
Our candidate got the name of the constituency wrong at the first hustings he attended. :smack:
Would be nice to hear from the four board members who have selected Conservative in the poll so far. Are you natural Conservative voters, just want to ‘get Brexit done’, agree with their manifesto, don’t like Corbyn or a combination of the above?
It would appear from the comments that many non-Tory voters are voting from an ‘anything but the Tories’ viewpoint, rather than from agreeing with their chosen party’s ideology. The Conservatives are hoping to pick up plenty of ‘anyone as long as Brexit gets done’ votes, so would be interesting to see if that’s working out.
OB
LD, like my father before me.
The clue is in the name. Remember the old advert: ‘The Co-operative Bank: why would you use one that isn’t?’
I’m in a firm Tory constituency, but with LD history. Before the Clegg debacle, we had a popular, long-standing LD MP.
We’re doing really well in this poll. But I have a bad feeling about the real one.
But in a way, isn’t every constituency East Dunbartonshire?
I’m voting keep Johnson out which pretty much means where I am that “Labout” is the only (maybe) effective option. If it wasn’t for first past the post I’d be voting Lib Dem
We are being disenfranchised. I don’t get a vote, but my British husband should. No ballot has been sent, though he confirmed in October that he was on the rolls and that he would be able to vote from overseas. A lot of back-and-forthing with them has not resulted in a ballot. The constituency is a close one, so the vote matters.
I’m basically in a “2016 Trump, anybody but Killary” position. I have absolutely no respect for the clown who heads the Conservative party, but the next PM is going to be BJ or JC, and I would vote for a piece of dogshit on a stick if it decreased the chance of getting Corbyn into No 10.
Lucky for you one’s running.
Mind you, Labour has had years to replace Corbyn with someone effectual. I will never understand why they cling to him.
If I were English I’d probably also be strategically voting for Labout while slightly preferring the Lib Dems.
If I were Scottish I would have moved wholeheartedly toward the SNP in the wake of the Brexit vote, whereas before Brexit I might have strategically voted for them against the Tories while sharing the concerns of Stanislaus about it being perceived as being pro-independence, but I probably would be pro-independence in the wake of Brexit.