Guest Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 15 minutes ago, boltondiver said: Just interested, not insistent that he should. Also a bit interested to hear why @Not in Crawleyvoted conservative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol_BWFC Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Postal vote ages ago. Why go to the ballot box, when the ballot can come to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted May 6, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, Jol_BWFC said: Postal vote ages ago. Why go to the ballot box, when the ballot can come to you? Did you walk to the post box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol_BWFC Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Did you walk to the post box? There is a post box at my kids’ nursery, so when I dropped them off, they put it in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted May 6, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2021 Just now, Jol_BWFC said: There is a post box at my kids’ nursery, so when I dropped them off, they put it in there. Just curious, as for me, the voting booths are about equidistant to the post box, and for many will be closer. Postal votes are for grippers and isolaters... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted May 6, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2021 14 minutes ago, Jol_BWFC said: There is a post box at my kids’ nursery, so when I dropped them off, they put it in there. They’ll find your votes in 6 months when they bring out the class Santa-post box. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol_BWFC Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 1 minute ago, MickyD said: They’ll find your votes in 6 months when they bring out the class Santa-post box. 🤣 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted May 6, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2021 Clattering arsehole 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted May 6, 2021 Members Share Posted May 6, 2021 Bet she sports a cracking bush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Egg Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Council ward I live in was a 2 way fight for years, Labour v Tories. Due to Labour's demise it's now Tories v Lib dems. In the last month we've had about half a dozen fliers through the letterbox for the Libs, who, to be fair, are pretty active all year round. The Tories have sent 3 or 4, yet not a sausage from Labour, which I find really surprising in Bolton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ani Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Round here Lib Dem's active all year so get my vote. Fuck knows what anyone's policies are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underpants Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 2 hours ago, little whitt said: Did anyone Bother VOTING today Yes. I vote every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deane koontz Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Didn't know which set of cunts to vote for so I didn't bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted May 6, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2021 24 minutes ago, Rudy said: Bet she sports a cracking bush There is no such thing as a cracking bush, surely? I bet it is bigger than that Witherspoon fellas barnet... Gip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted May 6, 2021 Members Share Posted May 6, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Winchester White said: There is no such thing as a cracking bush, surely? I bet it is bigger than that Witherspoon fellas barnet... Gip. BUSHARAMA Edited May 6, 2021 by Rudy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeep Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 I'd have voted but for 2 things - I forgot When I did remember, it was pissing down..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 I voted whilst on my afternoon walk. 3 ballot papers in Lancashire today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 2 hours ago, boltondiver said: Also a bit interested to hear why @Not in Crawleyvoted conservative. Been voting since 1997, lived in many places, things change and different reasons, it's not a fixed thing. My dad was took his school into grant maintained status and it immediately improved, I've seen the dead hand of local government and what happens with overreach of state, but also the stupidity of the slide away from core services to support communities and what happens. I did like Camerons modern conservatism when it came along, like a play for the old liberal movement, I was also against Gordon Brown and very much a staunch Blairite at the time. Local elections are also different in different places, some people are just better for a local area regardless of political afflilation. Given I've moved around a lot the has also impacted on who I've voted for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted May 6, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2021 30 minutes ago, Rudy said: BUSHARAMA She's tucking it behind her legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Jol_BWFC said: Postal vote ages ago. Why go to the ballot box, when the ballot can come to you? The missus signed is up for postal ballots ages ago. When we moved house last I didn't let her. Didn't seem the same. So we're now back to schlepping to the polling station when the time comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted May 6, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2021 10 minutes ago, mickbrown said: The missus signed is up for postal ballots ages ago. When we moved house last I didn't let her. Didn't seem the same. So we're now back to schlepping to the polling station when the time comes. Fuck that, postal all the way. There is little chance I would have bothered otherwise for a Councillor and a police commissioner I have never heard of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Signed up for postal voting years ago. Piece of piss. Fuck standing in a queue. Local Independence Party locally against Sean Fielding’s lot (corrupt bastards) and Lib Dem against Burnham for mayor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 27 minutes ago, Winchester White said: Fuck that, postal all the way. There is little chance I would have bothered otherwise for a Councillor and a police commissioner I have never heard of. Polling station is literally 60 seconds walk away. It's closer than the post box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underpants Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Can't understand why folk don't vote. Lame excuses don't count as an excuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmW Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 16 hours ago, Escobarp said: It’s even more complex up here. You have two votes and both can in essence result in people being elected to holyrood. It’s a proper mindfuck and I honestly wouldn’t be able to figure it out if I tried. And as for kranks there is an independent candidate in Ruth Davidson’s old constituency called Bonnie Prince Bob. He was 500/1 when he first said he was standing was down to 20/1 last night 😂 It really isn't complicated. Blair's lot brought it in to prevent any overall majority (that went well!). There are 69 first-past-the-post constituency seats. Then each of the 8 regions have 7 regional seats. This is the tricky bit. Each seat in the regional voting goes to the party list which most closely moves the region towards proportional representation.* If there were an massive number of regional seats this would eventually give proportional seats overall. [If you don't understand this point stop reading now. (Traf stopped several sentences ago, and he {probably} does understand.)] * This is achieved for the each seat by dividing the regional vote for a by the number of seats won in that region + 1. For the second seat the allocation of the first regional seats is also taken into account, and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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