The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )

Who will you be voting for?

  • Tory

    Votes: 38 9.9%

  • Diet Tory (Labour)

    Votes: 132 34.3%

  • Tory Zero (Greens)

    Votes: 44 11.4%

  • Extra Tory with lemon (UKIP)

    Votes: 40 10.4%

  • Lib Dems

    Votes: 9 2.3%

  • Other

    Votes: 31 8.1%

  • Cheese on toast

    Votes: 91 23.6%
  • Total voters
    385
  • Poll closed .
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We were registered to vote in Islington North but managed to change it to Chester (quite legit - main residence could be either). But I'll be outside a polling station in Islington till lunch then driving up to Chester. No Green candidate in Chester which makes it a touch easier to swing.

If Labour are genuinely nervous about Wirral West & Chester (and my feeling is that they're not), they haven't got a hope in hell. Need to be biting into seats with a four thousand majority, never mind 2 1/2 thousand.
 
davek said:
Yep.

The Green campaign has been a bit of a dud. That's probably helped Labour nationally too. I dont think the leader looked up to the job of getting across to swing voters.
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They were never going to do much in all reality though were they?
 
1966efc said:
We were registered to vote in Islington North but managed to change it to Chester (quite legit - main residence could be either). But I'll be outside a polling station in Islington till lunch then driving up to Chester. No Green candidate in Chester which makes it a touch easier to swing.

If Labour are genuinely nervous about Wirral West & Chester (and my feeling is that they're not), they haven't got a hope in hell. Need to be biting into seats with a four thousand majority, never mind 2 1/2 thousand.
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It's such a strange election, the traditional 'uniform swing' concept has gone out the window. As Ashcroft showed today Labour are winning marginals down in the 70s / 80s on their target list requiring +10% swing yet in others requiring only a few % are still neck and neck.

The Greens have quietly pulled a few potential candidates in key Lab / Tory marginals, very surprised it hasn't been picked up more. The extra few % could prove vital for Labour
 
roydo said:
They were never going to do much in all reality though were they?
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No one is going to pretend they are going to grab a load of seats, but I agree with @davek that their campaign was disappointing. They have some genuinely great policies and finally had a platform in the televised debates, but just failed to have any real appeal, even to people who would naturally sway left of the present Labour party.
 


1966efc said:
We were registered to vote in Islington North but managed to change it to Chester (quite legit - main residence could be either). But I'll be outside a polling station in Islington till lunch then driving up to Chester. No Green candidate in Chester which makes it a touch easier to swing.

If Labour are genuinely nervous about Wirral West & Chester (and my feeling is that they're not), they haven't got a hope in hell. Need to be biting into seats with a four thousand majority, never mind 2 1/2 thousand.
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Top man.
 
I hope UKIP have a good last 6 days. I'm thinking big picture here before anyone calls me a closet racist.

Realistically at the very very most they'll win 3 seats but far more importantly a strong result for UKIP dilutes the tory vote. In a election this close such a swing could be vital.
 

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