Which way will you be voting in the local elections?

[KeyboardJockey]

Originally Posted by keyboardjockey

I really don't want to wake up to a fash councillor on Friday morning

thats funny cos you’ve obviously been waking up with one already

Despite her party affiliation Cllr Hunt is a very good local councillor. She has helped me personally sort out issues I was having with anti social behavlour in my own street and also people trying to set fire to the library.

Even though I despise all that the Blairites are doing to this country I would be foolish to abstain from voting or voting UKIP or Tory just because of Blair. Sometimes you have to say fuck the purity of party allegiance a good councillor is a good councillor. I wouldn't feel comfortable bringing my concerns to a bnp councillor for both moral reasons and the fact that they would probably be as oafish as Clueless Kelley was in the Goresbrook Ward.

In my ward it really is a case of hold your nose and vote.

 

[brasicritique]

councillor HUNT. how apt! as for holding your nose; its a case of roses not the red one but outcasts!

 

[Ing_soc]

but the thing is that the lib dems are trying to buold themselves up to be the credible opposition to labour - which by the next election means that they'll just be another "better" version of the tories (as if they're not already) and then they might actually win.

they dont know what they want, they've got no visions, they have no policies, nothing, that they havent borrowed off other parties. i actually did some campaigning for them shortly before the election, and they actually looked like a cohesive party then, but they got rid of charles kennedy which was a really big mistake, they actually looked like a decent party of the left, but now they've tried to go for all that "centre ground" bollocks without actually offering anything different

agreeed. voted for them in general election and regretted it shortly afterwards given their maneuvrings after it. only really liked em for kennedy and some of the stuff he was saying - now he's gone - lookin all sheepish and moulding into nulabour/tory melange.

btw, is there an online address i can look at the policies etc of my candidates? i've applied for a postal vote so i want to look quite seriously at the impact i could make.

 

[Grego Morales]

BNP - 7

Okay, who are the funny fuckers? Either you're shit stiring wankers or you're genuinely planning to vote BNP, in which case it'd be nice if you at least had the bollocks to come out and defend it.

They've got nine now! Fash lurkers or *hilarious* whimsy? I do hope it's the latter.

 

[KeyboardJockey]

councillor HUNT. how apt! as for holding your nose; its a case of roses not the red one but outcasts!

Well as I said as much as I despise Blair I'd rather vote for a good councillor who does her job properly even though she is NL than get all sniffy and purist and let the BNP in. BNP are Cllr Hunts most serious challenger. Though with any luck the loonspuds of UKIP will pull away some of the bnp's 'LIttle Englander' vote.

 

[guinnessdrinker]

Despite her party affiliation Cllr Hunt is a very good local councillor. She has helped me personally sort out issues I was having with anti social behavlour in my own street and also people trying to set fire to the library.

jesus, which kind of area do you live

 

[KeyboardJockey]

jesus, which kind of area do you live

Dagenham

Thats not the worst of it. The scum who were trying to burn down the library decided to harrass some of the patients who attended the next door dr's surgery and they burnt offensive graffiti about them on the door of the surgery. XYSZ is a cunt and fuck paki's and shit like that.

Cllr Hunt kicked up a fuss, got public meetings up to find out who was being affected by the scroats who were hanging round there - people had given up or been intimidated out of calling the police -- she managed to get a bigger fence and better security and a better fire resistant door to the surgery sorted.

I'd hate to see someone who really cares for her consituents ousted by BNP scum which is why I get pissed off by the attitude of posters like brassicattack who seem to think that you should be over purist when voting.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I'll be voting by post, you nosey bastard!

 

[mutley]

So 9 BNP? None with any bottle. Or is it one person with different log in names? They could be that fucking sad.

 

[KeyboardJockey]

So 9 BNP? None with any bottle. Or is it one person with different log in names? They could be that fucking sad.

No bottle. Although we did have some bnp supporting scum turn up here last night tryin to start some form of boardwar so itis probably a fash lurker.

 

[brasicritique]

over purist? its called having standards how do you propose holding labour to account for its actions by voting for them?

 

[KeyboardJockey]

over purist? its called having standards how do you propose holding labour to account for its actions by voting for them?

Well what other choice do I have? I suppose I could vote Tory or UKIP but as Cllr Hunt's main challenger is BNP that would let the fash in. I'd rather vote for a GOOD councillor whatever the party than take the risk that the fash could take the seat.

FFS there ain't even any Lib Dems standing in Mayesbrook Ward - they are standing inthe richer wards like Eastbury.

It is being over purist to either refuse to vote or vote for the Tories if by not backing a good councillor abeit NL you let the bnp in.

I'm afraid that you are being very over purist on this one. In my ward election at this time and place pragmatism is called for.

If my ward wasn't being threatened by the fash and my councillor was bootlicking blairite and I had the choice then I'd probably vote green or IWCA.

 

[guinnessdrinker]

I have just decided who I am going to vote for. there are no greens standing in my ward, unfortunately , but the local independent candidate, who lives in the ward, is standing for the workers and farmers of Walworth. She has my vote .

 

[dynamicbaddog]

I've already voted! there was a polling station in Sainsburys carpark this afternoon.

 

[Ing_soc]

i agree with keyboard jockey about voting labour in this instance. if the alternative is BNP or Tory then what choice do you have? i also think that at local election level the actions of individual councillors is possibly more important than the overall party politics.

however- to repeat my previous question - does anyone know of some way i can find out about those standing in my area? at the moment i have only what they have told me themselves to go on (and that's only the major parties). As i'm votin postally i can't just go and speak to them or speak to the neighbours etc. particularly as there's an independent standin and i have no idea what his policies are...

 

[CyberRose]

I'm actually working at a polling station so I'm not sure exactly how I can vote as the one I'm supposed to be voting at is a different one to where I'll be working!

Anyway, if I find out how to vote I will (if only to keep the BNP out) it'll prob be Labour, Lib Dems or some socialist party (altho probly not!)

Maybe I should read those leaflets stuck thru my letter box?

 

[JKKne]

The Great Democracy of Wooler only has the traditional three standing any hope.

The occasional odd-ball with policies like 'Lets be part of Scotland, lets apply for city status and lets burn all the witches' racks up a few votes but at the moment we have :

Clive Hallam-Baker (Tory) as local councillor

We get lumped in with Berwick so we have Alan Beith as MP (Lib Dem) and I have to say he's good bloke, visit's the town a lot and fought hard to keep Arriva serving the town

I'll probably vote for the Lib Dem councillor but Clive will retain, I'd imagine

 

[liampreston]

5 candidates in my ward - a random Green has suddenly appeared from nowhere - and I will be voting for the LibDem. There is one BNP candidate standing in Preston - IIRC Preston's first BNP candidate at council level ever - and there is a very strong united effort by all other parties to keep them out of Town Hall. I wish that fight well.

 

[Fisher_Gate]

5 candidates in my ward - a random Green has suddenly appeared from nowhere - and I will be voting for the LibDem. There is one BNP candidate standing in Preston - IIRC Preston's first BNP candidate at council level ever - and there is a very strong united effort by all other parties to keep them out of Town Hall. I wish that fight well.

I thought you were the Lib Dem candidate - won't you be voting for yourself?

And the 'random Green' has had an entire thread about it for the last month!

If the Lib Dems were so keen on keeping the BNP out, why did you bother to stand this time in a seat you haven't contested for donkey's years and where everyone knew the BNP would stand this year? I think you are right that this is the first BNP candidate in Preston, but an unsavoury similar party contested Brookfield in 2002, and the NF stood in the 1970s.

 

[CyberRose]

I just spoke to the Council and I have to vote in my break...

If I get a break!!!

Apparently it is entirely up to the presiding officer whether or not we have a break! I'm gonna be working from 6:45 to 22:00!!! I thought there were laws that said I have to have a break! In fact I'm sure I should get at least two in that time?!

 

[Fisher_Gate]

I just spoke to the Council and I have to vote in my break...

If I get a break!!!

Apparently it is entirely up to the presiding officer whether or not we have a break! I'm gonna be working from 6:45 to 22:00!!! I thought there were laws that said I have to have a break! In fact I'm sure I should get at least two in that time?!

TUC says you should have min 20 minute break away from your workbase every six hours.

http://www.worksmart.org.uk/rights/viewquestion.php?eny=371

 

[liampreston]

I thought you were the Lib Dem candidate - won't you be voting for yourself?

And the 'random Green' has had an entire thread about it for the last month!

If the Lib Dems were so keen on keeping the BNP out, why did you bother to stand this time in a seat you haven't contested for donkey's years and where everyone knew the BNP would stand this year? I think you are right that this is the first BNP candidate in Preston, but an unsavoury similar party contested Brookfield in 2002, and the NF stood in the 1970s.

I have only just returned to visiting U75, so I was not aware of the thread on the subject =)

This year we wanted to field a full list of candidates and in all but one we managed to do so. We are as determined as anyone to keep the BNP away from Town Hall and hopefully our candidature will be an alternative option for those who do not wish to support Labour or Conservative candidates in Tulketh.

The England (or English?) First party stood in Brookfield (and finshed above us, if memory recalls) in that election, I think it was 2004.

Finally, in St Georges ward, where I live, both the LibDem candidate and me live in the ward; we both can't stand in the same district so I was given my third chance to fight the Town Centre ward of Avenham/Frenchwood.

I think that's all that sorted.... =)

 

[Fong]

I will vote respect if I am able to vote, I am not sure I can, since I recently moved, 10th of april, and have not had time to deal with the electoral roll between then and now, I may still be able to vote as at my old address, will find out when I get there.

Why Respect?

Because they are the only party where I live that stands any chance of dislodging any of the New Labour scum that rule this borough.

 

[KeyboardJockey]

If the Lib Dems were so keen on keeping the BNP out, why did you bother to stand this time in a seat you haven't contested for donkey's years and where everyone knew the BNP would stand this year? I think you are right that this is the first BNP candidate in Preston, but an unsavoury similar party contested Brookfield in 2002, and the NF stood in the 1970s.

FG I don't think the Lib Dems are all that keen on keeping the BNP out. Just look at my area Dagenham. The Lib Dems are really keen on standing in the richer wards but they leave us in Mayesbrook ward with just a shit choice between NL, UKIP, Tories or BNP.

 

[dennisr]

the choice for me is lib dems, new labour and tory - so, no choice really.
i don't think i'll be bothering - will probably be seen as another example of 'apathy'

 

[tollbar]

We in Scotland dont get a chance to vote this year but next year we get the first local elections under PR and the Scottish Parliament elections.

A politicos wet dream.