I’m not counting my chickens

I did wonder whether Rishi might stop some of the flow, but may appear not.

Well this seat has been blue since Adam was a lad, so I’d be absolutely stunned, as well as delighted, if anything changed.

However, I can’t imagine it will. For the second election running we’ve been offered a new Labour candidate, and I haven’t been able to find out a single thing about them beyond their name. Not that it matters, apart from indicating how uncommunicative they’ve been, but this time I don’t even know what gender they are. No leaflets or information in the local press, on the Council or party website, or on any of the social media platforms. Not even an address on the ballot paper itself. I messaged the local party last time without a reply.

Even for a school governor election we’d get a personal statement from each candidate, a bit of info about who they are and what they’ll do if elected. Surely would-be politicians should make a bit of an effort if they want our votes? Yes, many of us vote for the party not the candidate, but I feel as if I’ve been pushed into being one of those who’d vote for a donkey if it had a red rosette on!

Rant over!

People are definitely voting tactically - apparently this affects GE more than LE so if this plays out in the GE it will make for interesting results I think.

Of course the Tories knew that last night would be somewhat of a disaster.

But local elections never really tell us the truth.

Does anyone know what the turnout was?

In 2019 'the Tories lost 1,330 seats and control of 44 councils as their overall vote share dipped by 7%.'

Lib Dems so often do well only to get ignored in a GE

To be honest I'm amazed that anyone voted Conservative yesterday but it appears they did.

May I ask but what else did the Tories expect?

Beth Rigby

Some added context here. Was told by someone familiar with CCHQ inside view that anything over 700+ losses would be "absolute disaster" which makes 1000+ off the scale

Sadly no chance bluebelle. I don’t vote Tory because I prefer to support the many not the few, but too many of the many vote for the few which has been subject of sociological debate for decades.

I do hope the signs that people no longer trust the tories continue to grow

Oh I am so scared hiding behind the sofa but I hope hope hope there is some light and the Tories can be gone for the rest of my life