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Elections Today- prediction

Posted by Mac Cummings on 1/5/2025, 9:48 pm

I'm betting that only about 30% of the electorate bother to vote today in the local elections.
Maybe the Runcorn Parliamentart may get 60%.

But I hope I am wrong. Problem is people moan about poor local goverment and shockingly bad National and then do b***** all about it at the Polling Booth.
That is what got us into the mess that surrounds us!!

Re: Elections Today- prediction

Posted by Joseph on 1/5/2025, 10:07 pm, in reply to "Elections Today- prediction"

Labour to get trounced nationwide, put your coppers on it. (Hope allowed).

Re: Elections Today- prediction

Posted by Liz Dance on 2/5/2025, 7:38 am, in reply to "Re: Elections Today- prediction"

It was a good Vote for Reform they have overturned a 15,000 Labour majority in Runcorn and win the seat, a good result a win by 6 votes, Labour voters are fed up, the person who won the seat comes with good all round business experience etc it is people like that who should be MPs. Reform have won their first Mayoral election so that is good news.

Labour managed to gerrymander Elections this time round I just wonder what they have in mind for the next General ???

I would like to see Reform to win control of a Local Council then se if they refuse to accept asylum seekers, if they do win a Local Council that will be a testing ground for them to prove they are fit to Govern, time will tell.

Re: Elections Today- prediction

Posted by Sheila on 2/5/2025, 7:43 am, in reply to "Re: Elections Today- prediction"

You are correct about voting apathy Mac C but Reform did win Runcorn by only six votes. She will, have to work hard to get a bigger majority by the next election, or it will be classed as a protest vote, but a win is a win.

Re: Elections Today- prediction-I'm already wrong

Posted by Mac Cummings on 2/5/2025, 2:16 pm, in reply to "Elections Today- prediction"

Runcorn. Only 49% bothered to vote. So less than half turned out to get rid of a representative of Sir Oinky and his gang.
Reform scraped by 6 votes.
But this bloomin' apathy gave Labour a victory last time out.
I cant wait to see the figures for the local elections. 30% may have proven optomistic.

Re: Elections Today- prediction-I'm already wrong

Posted by Liz Dance on 2/5/2025, 2:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Elections Today- prediction-I'm already wrong"

Seems to me that many voters don’t turn out for local elections then complain about the local Council, I vote in every election.

Runcorn - Reform did manage to overturn a 15,000 Labour majority, if the person elected does well for her Constituency then maybe she will get re-elected at the next General Election by which time I think more people will come out to vote, I sincerely hope so.

Re: Elections Today- prediction-I'm already wrong-for Liz

Posted by Mac Cummings on 2/5/2025, 3:53 pm, in reply to "Re: Elections Today- prediction-I'm already wrong"

Like you Liz I have voted in every election local or national since I reached my majority!
I see voting as an obligation and frankly a privilege.

Re: Elections Today- prediction-I'm already wrong-for Mac

Posted by Liz Dance on 2/5/2025, 4:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Elections Today- prediction-I'm already wrong-for Liz"

Like you Mac I have never missed a Vote even in on occasion it was a protest vote but I still voted, I strongly believe that everyone should be made to vote, there is no point in not voting then complaining if things don’t go your way.

Re: Elections Today- prediction

Posted by Mac Hardy on 4/5/2025, 1:14 pm, in reply to "Elections Today- prediction"

Delighted to see Labour got a hammering, Conservatives didnt do much better, hopefully Politicians might get the message as well as voters getting rid of Scammer and his gang of thieves will be gone at the next General Election , the bad news being we have to wait 4 years before they get kicked out, I am quite willing to apply my boot !

Re: Elections Today- prediction

Posted by Sheila on 4/5/2025, 6:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Elections Today- prediction"

Mac, I agree, but sadly they can do a lot of damage in the next 4 years.

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