Local elections TODAY

[FatFrank]

I will be interested to see the turnout figures for this - if I remember rightly, the last local elections were around 35%????

I'd like to think that they would be considerably higher given the circumstances (that is from both parties to be honest). Then again, I think the local elections may be lost on some people due to lack of understanding.

 

[MolteniArcore]

I will be interested to see the turnout figures for this - if I remember rightly, the last local elections were around 35%????

I'd like to think that they would be considerably higher given the circumstances (that is from both parties to be honest). Then again, I think the local elections may be lost on some people due to lack of understanding.

With voter ID required also the turnout figures will be very interesting.

 

[Low_Key]

I will be interested to see the turnout figures for this - if I remember rightly, the last local elections were around 35%????

I'd like to think that they would be considerably higher given the circumstances (that is from both parties to be honest). Then again, I think the local elections may be lost on some people due to lack of understanding.

i've just asked the 4 lads in my office if they had voted and none of them knew about it or have voted

 

[Hazzinho]

Voted Labour, hoping the Tories get destroyed and it sets the tone for the GE. if you need to do any tactical voting to get them out then this site is useful - https://stopthetories.vote/

 

[Andy_W]

Labour for me, **** the tories.

 

[Lefty]

i've just asked the 4 lads in my office if they had voted and none of them knew about it or have voted

With voter ID required also the turnout figures will be very interesting.

I walked in voicing my disgust at the voter ID voter suppression tactic. I made it clear I did not blame the people behind the desk.

They gave me a slip that says

'If you wish to express concerns about the introduction of voter ID, please email

correspondence@levellingup.gov.uk

or write to

Department for Levelling Up
Housing and Communities
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

Frankly, we should all email this blatant voter suppression measure. If they want to get the most votes they should enact policies that motivate people to vote for them. Hopefully it leads to a free national ID card.

If I hadn't voted I'd still email and say I would have voted Tory ha ha.

 

[Laughing]

I am just about to have tea, carbonnara if anyone's interested. Then going out to vote and taking my 12 year old daughter for the first time. Hoping she becomes politically aware as she gets older.

 

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

I am just about to have tea, carbonnara if anyone's interested. Then going out to vote and taking my 12 year old daughter for the first time. Hoping she becomes politically aware as she gets older.

I had that last night. MENTAL!!!!

 

[tonybiriyani]

Chris Cooke for Mayor

Philippa Storey and Naweed Hussain for councillors.

 

[Kowalski]

Voted with my out of date passport. The girl asked what's happened to you? I replied 13 years of this government. UTB.

 

[Muttley]

Just been quiet as far as I could tell. Silly palaver with the passport seemed to make it take longer to actually get your voting slip which at busy times in a GE is going to be an issue. The next trick to suppress voting is to underman the poling stations in red areas.

 

[tonybiriyani]

Was looking through the candidates for various Middlesbrough seats last night and was shocked to see that Shamal Biswas is now a Conservative!!
Labour Councillor for years and jumps ship to the Tories.
Really can't get my head around someone doing this, especially with the current bunch of cvnts ruining the country.
Maybe he wasn't really Labour at heart in the first place and just seen it as a way of being elected?

 

[Laughing]

I asked at our local polling station how many had forgotten id's. I was rold only 1. I voted at about 6:30 this evening.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

We've had a number of leaflets through the door, only from Labour, the latest this morning.

Heard nothing at all from the Tories, Reform or Independent candidate.

I've voted for both Labour candidates.

We've had more Conservative leaflets through the door and one from them telling us what Labour had failed at.

Just put my vote in and three X's for Labour.

 

[Trug]

There are reports of voters being turned away

Voters leave in tears as Brits without ID turned away in local elections chaos

Voters said they'd seen elderly people turned away for not having the right ID with new rules requiring people to show a valid form of photo ID coming into force for the first time

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

I had that last night. MENTAL!!!!

It's got to more than a coincidence

 

[ThePrisoner]

I asked at our local polling station how many had forgotten id's. I was rold only 1. I voted at about 6:30 this evening.

Oh boy. Voter suppression in the UK. Never thought I'd see the day.

Dozens of voters have been turned away at polling stations because they have not got valid photographic ID, ITV News reported.

I'm going to go out and protest. Oh, hang on.

UK security minister defends new anti-protest laws before coronation

Welcome to fascism, UK style.

 

[Boro4life]

Voted Labour

 

[The_Unicorn]

Choice of 3 Labour, 3 Tory or 1 Lib Dem in my area, was tempted to spoil my paper as not happy with any, did vote Labour at finish. General election will be a different matter though if there is a Green cndidate or true independant (not a tory in disguise).

Polling station said they been a steady flow of people all day.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

Choice of 3 Labour, 3 Tory or 1 Lib Dem in my area, was tempted to spoil my paper as not happy with any, did vote Labour at finish. General election will be a different matter though if there is a Green cndidate or true independant (not a tory in disguise).

Polling station said they been a steady flow of people all day.

Are you in a the Teesville ward?