Local elections 2019

Where's your vote going? Will it be someone dripping with self interest and corruption in a blue rosette or someone dripping with self interest and corruption in a red rosette.

We don't have elections here sadly.

Hopefully this is a blood bath for the Tory's.

I’ve got with Warren Fox.

Hipster_Nebula wrote:

Hopefully this is a blood bath for the Tory's.

The turnout will be the lowest ever i bet.

Tower Hamlets has declared already.

Labour have held the seats with 3.1 million votes and a turnout of 157%.

Whilst already predicted, it is nice to see the tories suffering a heavy defeat!

Labour have lost control of Bolton Council after 40 years!

Awful night for Labour.

Norpig wrote:Labour have lost control of Bolton Council after 40 years!

Which we are all too glad about.

They are absolutely dreadful Norpig.

I've not lived in Bolton for nearly 12 years so not really in the know what's been going on locally, but i do know a lot of people were extremely fed up of the current council. May be worse now with no one in overall control though?

You could be right but it can stop labour doing as they please.

Time will tell.

karlypants wrote:You could be right but it can stop labour doing as they please.

Time will tell.

They'll all come together for the good of the town.

Hipster_Nebula wrote:Awful night for Labour.

It was an appalling night for them. They should have been picking up 300/400 seats nationally and instead they're about 85 down so far.
I think the Corbyn effect is more pervasive then pundits imagined.

It's good that the smaller parties are picking up votes. The big bloated parties funded by dodgy millionaires and self interested union bosses represent no one.

The gains by LDs are nothing more than the result of protest votes. Its a free chance to show the polticians that everyone is pissed off with them. 
The next opportunity will be the European elections, when the Brexit Party makes strong gains. 
Once the general Election comes along, things will take a more serious turn. The only problem is that most of the muppets who have already cocked up Brexit, will continue to stand.

The LibDems were celebrating in Bath. And do I spy our very own Manda? 

Yes Boncey!  Shame we haven’t seen her on here for a while!

I saw Amanda for a very short time on our local politics tv show  two or three years ago. maybe its my memory, but i can't locate her in the photo, unless she's changed somewhat.

gloswhite wrote:I saw Amanda for a very short time on our local politics tv show  two or three years ago. maybe its my memory, but i can't locate her in the photo, unless she's changed somewhat.

Second from the left, in the cream jumper, Glos.

Good to see the Greens make gains. Looks as if Labour need to take a definitive stance on brexit now- soft, minimal damage Brexit would be my position.

Unbelievably bad night for the Tories though, May has managed to alienate most of the country by the look of it.