carolann Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Did anyone vote yesterday??  I did - i voted Boris for Mayor. Second candidate was Sibohan whatsername the independant candidate. Voted lib dem for the london regions thingy  I worked for TFL when Ken was in charge and the clusterf#ck of constant changes and croneyism and backtracking and changing messages was just horrible. If there was another Labour candidate i may have voted that way but my dislike of the man very much got in the way of the politics of it all.  Anyways - anyone not vote? share why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members seph Posted May 4, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 4, 2012 I voted on whether or not the Bristol public wants to elect its own mayor. Â Turnout is about 25%. This city deserves every inch of phallus it gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members unfitfinlay Posted May 4, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 4, 2012 I did. Â Unfortunately, the candidates in Fife were all pretty underwhelming. Most of them I only know from their sub-internet level arguments in the local paper. Gave me first perferfence for one the current SNP councillers, one of the basis that he's mates with my brother and has always been completely honest when I've spoken to him, second choice went to a Lib Dem guy who actually made the effort to come to my door (no other fucker did) and third went to the biggest blowhard from the paper, who ran as part of the Pensioners Party, just for a laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Up Chuck Posted May 4, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 4, 2012 No elections where I live, so I've been sitting back and enjoying the wacky stuff that pops up. Such as in Edinburgh, where a man dressed as a penguin received more votes than the Liberal Democrats. Â Also, here's fifteen orangutans that look like Boris Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeman Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I don't vote. It's got nothing to do with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted May 4, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 4, 2012 No elections where I live, so I've been sitting back and enjoying the wacky stuff that pops up. Such as in Edinburgh, where a man dressed as a penguin received more votes than the Liberal Democrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted May 4, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 4, 2012 No elections where I live, so I've been sitting back and enjoying the wacky stuff that pops up. Such as in Edinburgh, where a man dressed as a penguin received more votes than the Liberal Democrats  Bit of a theme developing. In Liverpool mayoral race, the Conservative came behind a polar bear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Yep. I voted Labour in the local elections here in South Tyneside. Â Continuing on the animal theme from the last few posts, South Tyneside's only Tory councillor was bitten by a dog on the campaign trail yesterday. That's one well-trained dog right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Halitosis Romantic Posted May 4, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 4, 2012 I believe that Ron Paul got more votes in the UK that the ConDemNation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted May 4, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 4, 2012 Bristol voted for having a mayor, proving we have to be different from the rest of the country at all times. Â Close result and pathetic turnout means that 12.8% of the population here voted to have a mayor. As a result we get a mayor and can never change back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzfan Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I don't vote. It's got nothing to do with me  Why bother posting then? I'd be like if I posted in one of the football threads on here and posted "I have no opinion on this matter. I don't even watch football. "  We didn't have an election where I live, but it's nice to see the Tories and the Tory Jr.'s getting a sound thrashing. It's also nice to see that the official Labour line is not to be complacent or smug about their big gains today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerously420 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I voted and I voted for the candidate with the one policy that matters to me. The councillor in my area that is the conservative representative is also the farmer whos farm is on the back of my house. The house I live in has been in my family for 62 years and if Labour or SNP have their way they want to develop housing for 1000 people in the fields behind my house destroying the beautiful view I wake up to every day and ruin that peaceful tranquility of sitting out in the back garden looking into the distance and all you see is fields with a few sheep and cows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Halitosis Romantic Posted May 4, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 4, 2012 NIYBY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Looks like the BNP have been wiped out so at least one good thing has come of these elections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 What's the point in voting for Boris and then putting the second choice for Siobhan Benita. This is the problem with Supplementary Vote, nobody fricking well understands it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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