How did you vote and why today

I’m not telling how I voted.

But the most important thing is I certainly wouldn’t abstain from voting just because I didn’t like the candidate.

Also, as my grandmother was a suffragette I would be doing her a great disservice if I didn’t vote at all.

We are all very privileged to have the vote. So Use It.!

Well my council is still Rainbow.. No overall control. So nothing much gets done quickly as they can't agree to anything.
Doesn't help that some of our local wards /areas only got 26%turnout, how difficult is it to vote?

Well said! These local elections have been totally hijacked by media nonsense

This analysis from John Curtis, the polling ‘guru’:

“ Nigel Farage's party has done best in places that voted heavily for Brexit in 2016. In wards where more than 60% voted for Leave in 2016, support for Reform has averaged 41%.

In contrast, in places where less than 49% backed Brexit, Reform won on average just 10%.

The one place where it has gained control of a council, Newcastle-under-Lyme, voted by nearly two-to-one in favour of Brexit.”

No real surprise here, except that people appear to have fallen for Nigel the scammer for a second time!

You know the old saying, ‘fool my once … more fool you; fool me twice … more fool me’🤷‍♀️

Oh dear . I’m sad as they do not represent what I would like to support.
NHS improvements
Care for the elderly
Care and protection for wildlife ( when building)
Have a conscience

I didn’t vote. Husband has been in hospital and the date completely passed me by. First time ever, I think.

Above should read: fool me once …

I am so disappointed when people say they didn’t vote as it is disparaging for those who went before us who fought long and hard for us to make choices.
I voted for my local councillor who has worked her socks off for our community and deserves to retain her seat.
My other two votes I split in order to not allow Reform a chance.
My biggest concern is the lack of knowledge by many who have absolutely no understanding of local elections as opposed to general elections. It is frightening at how the press has vilified certain parties in the run up to these elections . Big money talks ! However, Reform have not gained the outright majorities they expected so there is hope.

So am I, Susieq62. Not intentional, accidental. Thankfully local voting went as I’d have hoped and Reform a long way behind the winning party, which has increased its majority.

I've no intention of being bamboozled into voting.
Its a choice; i assume that's what the suffragetttes fought for.

Overall Reform has performed spectacularly well as was expected.
How that will translate to success in the next GE is another matter of course.
If Andy Burnham does manage to get a seat in Parliament and then take over as PM there’s a slim chance that he’ll be able to turn Labour’s fortunes around.

Oreo

Overall Reform has performed spectacularly well as was expected.
How that will translate to success in the next GE is another matter of course.
If Andy Burnham does manage to get a seat in Parliament and then take over as PM there’s a slim chance that he’ll be able to turn Labour’s fortunes around.

I don’t think Reform have won a single seat in Scotland so far, which is less than spectacular.

I was talking of England.
The SNP always do really well in Scotland.

I and many people locally vote for our independents, they make far more effort to help the community in our area.

Good to hear that Casdon page 8

Labour have lost Sunderland and they are going to lose Gateshead.
Gateshead
It has never not been Labour since it's creation.

MissAdventure

I've no intention of being bamboozled into voting.
Its a choice; i assume that's what the suffragetttes fought for.

Exactly! Those before us who fought for the right to vote surely weren't expecting that we would be forced to vote, even if there wasn't a candidate we agreed with or approved of. This guilt tripping is very unpleasant.

Oreo

I was talking of England.
The SNP always do really well in Scotland.

But you would surely expect Reform seats in Scotland to reflect a UK wide picture, if they don’t have any or a very small presence, the country will be more divided than ever before, so it is certainly not spectacular in terms of their prospect of forming a UK government.

One thing about spoiling your vote is that, after the count is announced, the spoiled votes are described and acknowledged.

Reform in England now almost 900 council seats.

Casdon

Oreo

I was talking of England.
The SNP always do really well in Scotland.

But you would surely expect Reform seats in Scotland to reflect a UK wide picture, if they don’t have any or a very small presence, the country will be more divided than ever before, so it is certainly not spectacular in terms of their prospect of forming a UK government.

I didn’t expect them to do much in Scotland tbh as the SNP always take precedence there.
The countries are very different.
According to Sky pundits Reform will do very well in the next GE.
Labour got into power in the last GE with very few winning constituencies in Scotland as the SNP decimated them there some years ago.

Labour and the Conservatives need to start taking the Reform and the Green Parties very seriously!

friendlygingercat

I am a lifelong conservative voter but i voted Reform.

I am unashamedly anti immigration, anti woke and anti net zero.

How does that work when you need medical care from an immigrant please?

Labour did badly in Wales too.