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What will influence your vote this May?

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CvD66 Wed 19-Apr-23 10:12:30

As we approach the local elections in May, there is a proportion of the country who is undecided as to how they will vote. So lets see what the Gransnet views are. What is influencing your vote this year? Will you vote for the same party as you always have or are there issues driving your decision this year? Is immigration on your mind? Or are the strikes influencing your view on who should govern? The Tories are trying to get us excited about pot holes - is it working? Local elections often get low turn out. Are you someone who doesn't vote in local elections (or indeed general elections) and if so why?

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Oreo Mon 24-Apr-23 17:42:13

Germanshepherdsmum

I don’t understand why people vote for the party and not the person in local elections. It doesn’t make a jot of difference to what colour the government of the country is. Don’t we all want the best person for dealing with local issues? Or are we happy to vote for a useless candidate with the misconceived idea that we’re giving Westminster the finger? Count me out of that, our LibDem chap is excellent and will continue to get my vote in the local election, though I vote differently in GEs.

I agree with your thinking.I want the best person who’ll do well for my area.

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varian Mon 24-Apr-23 19:42:41

I totally disagree that the political party is less important than the local candidate..

When I first became a school governor our local authority was run by the Conservatives. None of the Conservative councillors on the Education Committee had their own children in County Schools - all were in private schools and so the aim of the Education Committee was to reduce the budget for the education of the 93% of children who attended maintained schools.

When the Liberal Democrats gained control of the County, everything in education changed for the better. County schools were properly funded.

The members of the Education Committee sent their own children to County Schools and understood how important it was foe them to be properly supported.

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GrannyGravy13 Mon 24-Apr-23 19:47:11

Oreo

Germanshepherdsmum

I don’t understand why people vote for the party and not the person in local elections. It doesn’t make a jot of difference to what colour the government of the country is. Don’t we all want the best person for dealing with local issues? Or are we happy to vote for a useless candidate with the misconceived idea that we’re giving Westminster the finger? Count me out of that, our LibDem chap is excellent and will continue to get my vote in the local election, though I vote differently in GEs.

I agree with your thinking.I want the best person who’ll do well for my area.

Totally agree, our local councillor is Independent and excellent they will get my vote.

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