Has anyone here been polled?

Yes, many years ago.

No, never

No Never

No. I live in a constituency that's been Labour since Adam was a boy. They don't bother actually talking to voters here, we are to far beneath them

My Dad was a red flag bloke too, fought in Cable Street in the 1930's. His Dad and Mum had worked as servants on a big estate in the Reading area, "upstairs downstairs". So a very political childhood.

Damn! We didn’t think about mourning clothes! Bit late now.

Conversely, I remember my late Dad wearing a black tie after elections which Labour won!

Germanshepherdsmum

My maternal grandfather was an out and out socialist. He was the village postmaster and flew the red flag above the PO.

So was mine. Crippled and gassed in WW1. He came from mining stock and hated the Tories with passion. At school we were told Churchill was a hero but I knew Grandad didn't think that. Unfortunately he died when I was young. I would love to have heard about his life from him and not via my dad.

I can still remember the older men singing the Red Flag in the local pubs.

magshard20

Maybe a "red plaque" more appropriate. A lot of her constituents don't like her, but I think she says what she thinks and it may be a bit forthright, but I'm really mad at myself for going out that particular day!

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"Angela Rayner once knocked on this door"
And the date

My maternal grandfather was an out and out socialist. He was the village postmaster and flew the red flag above the PO.

Maybe a "red plaque" more appropriate. A lot of her constituents don't like her, but I think she says what she thinks and it may be a bit forthright, but I'm really mad at myself for going out that particular day!

In the "olden days", the main parties always canvassed in person and asked how you intended to vote. On polling day they would "knock you up" if you hadn't voted till the evening and drive you to the polls - very important if poor weather as folks didn't all have cars and postal votes didn't exist. Some parties/constituency workers still canvass and knock up and voters are generally impressed.

With turnouts often not above 60% a lot of people need encouraging to vote.

Canvassing/knocking up still takes place in many seats, particularly if marginal, and therefore taking polling numbers at the station is essential for that.

Smug holders of "safe seats" don't bother but they can often afford to pay someone to do the job. Smaller parties have to rely on volunteers - and it needs a lot of them to get round a constituency. I'm still doing it after 52 years!!!

You are, of course, entitled to tell a volunteer nothing, or tell a lie, but we're only trying to do the best we can for our party - and hence democracy. Most people are happy to do that. Same with collecting your polling number at the polling station.

Incidentally, I've never asked a person how they've voted or even how they intend to vote, once they are at the polling station. Too late to be of any practical use really.

There are however formal Exit Polls conducted by private companies.

You could put a blue plaque on your door, magshard

Never in my life.....🤣

No-one ever knocks on my door. I am amazed at how accurate the exit polls were.
I live in a marginal constituency so I think the candidates should work harder. SNP lost to Labour.

I have been askded and said politely that I never tell anyone whom I intend to, or have voted for, as I have always regarded this information as strictly confidential.

Yes often

Apparently our MP (Angela Rayner) called at our house a few Sundays ago.....we never go anywhere on a Sunday, but this particular one we had a trip into Manchester City Centre, while we were out Ms Rayner and her entourage paid us a visit. Leaflets were pushed through letter box, and neighbours told me a few days later that it was definitely her (who can deny that lovely red hair!). Alas, she never came back, and as far as I can establish, she only called at our property (first house on very long road). Our claim to fame, the new Deputy Prime Minister actually walked up the path and knocked on the door.....

Yes this week Labour knocked on my door.

No

The only time I've ever had anyone speak to me was with the local elections, but polled? No. I think a large number of the labour votes were from voters who just wanted the tories out and saw this as the viable option. We'll just have to see what happens now.

Yes. Regularly. I’m paid ( pennies) to do surveys. There have been many in the last few weeks asking bow I’ll vote . It keeps me entertained

No one has knocked on our door, but we’ve had lots of leaflets. I’ve answered surveys online, but I had a postal vote so no exit poll for me.

i only had someone at my door once and that was on monday this week, before she started i said i had a postal vote and it had already been posted. for the first time in my life i did not vote snp, i live in glasgow.

I fill in a government survey every day, and I'm asked how I will vote everyday. That's how the polls work I believe