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nanna8 Thu 27-Jun-24 14:23:28

Just wondering if anyone, anywhere on here, is voting for anyone other than Sunak or Starmer . It seems 99% here are voting Labour and a brave 1% Conservative. Aren’t there any others being voted for? What about the Greens, Liberals or Reform? Anyone?

MaizieD Thu 27-Jun-24 14:24:54

Have you not seen all the Reform voters? There are loads of them!

nanna8 Thu 27-Jun-24 14:28:36

Interesting. Down to Nigel’s speech making skills? I actually meant on gransnet,though. Nearly everyone seems to like Starmer on here.

Joseann Thu 27-Jun-24 14:29:18

I'm voting for neither Conservative nor Labour.
I'm voting for the local Lib Dem candidate who is the most personable, which added to the Leader's party political broadcast confirms my choice.
I've been abroad throughout the entire campaign, so I've just got to hold my nerve until I'm home at the weekend.

Grandma70s Thu 27-Jun-24 14:40:27

I voted Green (postal vote). Where I live Labour always gets in, so I don’t need to vote Labour to keep the Tories out. I had the luxury of voting with my heart, not my head.

NotSpaghetti Thu 27-Jun-24 14:55:41

Most of us don't have the luxury of voting what we really want, unfortunately, nanna8

MayBee70 Thu 27-Jun-24 15:07:15

Grandma70s

I voted Green (postal vote). Where I live Labour always gets in, so I don’t need to vote Labour to keep the Tories out. I had the luxury of voting with my heart, not my head.

We mustn't be complacent, though. And there have been many boundary changes

BigMamma Thu 27-Jun-24 15:12:16

I am voting Reform.

MiniMoon Thu 27-Jun-24 15:12:59

I'll probably vote Labour. I would like to see change in this constituency but it is a very safe Conservative seat so Im not very hopeful.

Rockyroad Thu 27-Jun-24 15:16:30

My vote is in. Reform.

LizzieDrip Thu 27-Jun-24 15:16:50

Nearly everyone seems to like Starmer on here

nanna8 I think you must be reading different threads from meconfused Several Starmer ‘haters’ and Tory ‘lovers’ on GN.

Scribbles Thu 27-Jun-24 15:32:27

I won't be voting for Labour or Conservative.

ginny Thu 27-Jun-24 15:32:45

I’m just amazed that people are happy to tell which way they are voting. As far as I’m concerned our elections are by secret vote and I’ll keep mine that way.

Iam64 Thu 27-Jun-24 16:27:19

I don’t worry about keeping my vote confidential. I’ll vote Labour - our candidate lives across the road. Been a neighbour and active in our CLP for many years. Our previous good Labour MP lost his seat last time - thanks largely to the Corbyn effect

yogitree Thu 27-Jun-24 16:38:21

As I want Independence for my country I will vote SNP. After we finally get independence, there will be a chance to choose different political parties (as those not trying for Independence have now). SNP have improved life in Scotland although not done so well in gaining Independence for our Nation as yet. Hopefully that will change. I'm glad not to want or have the choice of Labour vs Conservatives.

Ziplok Thu 27-Jun-24 16:45:57

I’ve sent my vote in, but won’t say who I’ve voted for.

Nicenanny3 Thu 27-Jun-24 16:54:59

I'm voting for The Reform Party.

merlotgran Thu 27-Jun-24 17:02:50

I posted my vote yesterday and got home after doing a bit of shopping to find that Peggy my JR had torn the Reform candidate’s leaflet to shreds. She left the rest of the post alone.

Too late anyway as I’d already made my choice. 😂

Cossy Thu 27-Jun-24 18:20:19

nanna8

Interesting. Down to Nigel’s speech making skills? I actually meant on gransnet,though. Nearly everyone seems to like Starmer on here.

There are a good few Reform UK supporters on here and a few Conservatives. I’m a LP supporter, doesn’t mean I “like” Starmer.

Cossy Thu 27-Jun-24 18:23:48

ginny

I’m just amazed that people are happy to tell which way they are voting. As far as I’m concerned our elections are by secret vote and I’ll keep mine that way.

That’s a personal choice. I have absolutely no issue in publicising my vote, and no many won’t agree with me, but that’s OK, it’s why we live in a Democracy.

Personally, I don’t really care who vote for, so long as they vote!

I wish everyone good luck and I’m taking absolutely nothing for granted!

Iam64 Thu 27-Jun-24 18:30:02

merlotgran

I posted my vote yesterday and got home after doing a bit of shopping to find that Peggy my JR had torn the Reform candidate’s leaflet to shreds. She left the rest of the post alone.

Too late anyway as I’d already made my choice. 😂

Jack Russell’s are ‘special ‘. After three separate occasions when a jack hurled himself onto my lab’s neck, the lab is sadly on alert if he sees one.
Yours is obviously a very bright example of this clever breed Merlot 🐕

maddyone Thu 27-Jun-24 18:30:03

I still haven’t decided who to vote for.

Iam64 Thu 27-Jun-24 18:31:09

What can happen between now and Independence Day to help you decide maddyone

karmalady Thu 27-Jun-24 18:36:51

MaizieD

Have you not seen all the Reform voters? There are loads of them!

Correct. We badly need a change and some bravery

maddyone Thu 27-Jun-24 19:13:31

I don’t think anything could happen in the next week that would help me decide. My husband feels the same way I do and says he might not vote. I don’t feel that’s an option for me as a woman. I might end up voting for the independent candidate, but I think that’s a bit of a cop out because he won’t get in. We live in a Conservative constituency and I don’t think that will change as it’s been the same ever since we moved here forty years ago. Our current MP is Flick Drummond but because of boundary changes she is standing in Winchester this time, and the LibDems are almost certain to win there, and she’ll lose her seat, and that’s good as I feel she’s not been a good MP for the area and doesn’t even answer letters sent to her.
None of this helps me decide. I admire neither Sunak nor Starmer. I want the NHS to be improved but I want immigration to be controlled. Opposing views, one left, one right. I just don’t know.