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about the election
will people be voting for their local candidate, then whichever party gains enough seats, becomes the government?
I think thats roughly how it works, anyway my family are in a sticky situation, we currently have labour in charge of our local area, and my family think he is a good person and a cgood councillor. But non of them like Gordon Brown, but by voting for the person they like, they are voting for GB ! Plus ours is a margin seat.
I think thats roughly how it works, anyway my family are in a sticky situation, we currently have labour in charge of our local area, and my family think he is a good person and a cgood councillor. But non of them like Gordon Brown, but by voting for the person they like, they are voting for GB ! Plus ours is a margin seat.
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Welcome to British style democracy.
Not only do we not actually get to vote for the Prime-minister or Monarch but unless you actually live in a marginal constituancy your vote doesn't really matter at all anyway!
I happen to live in Jon Bercow's constuency so I don't even get a Labour or Liberal candidate.
So I find myself voting Tory just to make sure Nigel-"I claimed £2million expenses"-Farage gets as little as possible for UKIP.
I would always recommend people vote - if you don't like the candidates spoil your paper.
Low turnout=apathy
High number of spoiled paers=dissatisfaction
Plus the returning officer has to see each spoiled paper so you get the chance to send him a special message - why not brighten his evening by writing a joke on the slip?
Not only do we not actually get to vote for the Prime-minister or Monarch but unless you actually live in a marginal constituancy your vote doesn't really matter at all anyway!
I happen to live in Jon Bercow's constuency so I don't even get a Labour or Liberal candidate.
So I find myself voting Tory just to make sure Nigel-"I claimed £2million expenses"-Farage gets as little as possible for UKIP.
I would always recommend people vote - if you don't like the candidates spoil your paper.
Low turnout=apathy
High number of spoiled paers=dissatisfaction
Plus the returning officer has to see each spoiled paper so you get the chance to send him a special message - why not brighten his evening by writing a joke on the slip?
Mollykins- you said "we currently have labour in charge of our local area, and my family think he is a good person and a good councillor."
Councillors are elected at local elections. In the general election you are voting for an MP rather than a councillor. Or is your councillor now standing for election as an MP?
Anyway you have to decide which is better- a good local MP but a government/PM you dislike, or a less effective local MP but who represents a party who would give a better govenment/PM.
Anyway, does it really matter whether you like Gordon Brown (or David Cameron)- aren't the party and their policies more important?
Councillors are elected at local elections. In the general election you are voting for an MP rather than a councillor. Or is your councillor now standing for election as an MP?
Anyway you have to decide which is better- a good local MP but a government/PM you dislike, or a less effective local MP but who represents a party who would give a better govenment/PM.
Anyway, does it really matter whether you like Gordon Brown (or David Cameron)- aren't the party and their policies more important?
Councillors are elected to sit on the local council. By voting for your councillor you aren't voting for GB but for the Labour party. Even by voting Labour at the General Election, you are voting for the MP and their party, and the leader of that party becomes Prime Minister. In this country we don't actually get to vote for the PM.
Not sure that's the case Colicote
From what I've heard the rules will be that if no one has an overall majority the encumbant PM gets first shot at putting together a Government.
Not sure that it matters too much anyway - despite what Clegg is saying right now it's clear that any Tory-Liberal alliance would last as long as it takes someone to say the word "Europe"
Cameron needs an outright majority
From what I've heard the rules will be that if no one has an overall majority the encumbant PM gets first shot at putting together a Government.
Not sure that it matters too much anyway - despite what Clegg is saying right now it's clear that any Tory-Liberal alliance would last as long as it takes someone to say the word "Europe"
Cameron needs an outright majority
thought i understood all this but after reading these answers i'm totally confused! I thought you just vote for the party you want because of their policies and if they get most votes in your area they get a seat and who gets most seat wins, the mp's arent really important are they, i mean i will never know if i actually like any of them, just what i see on tv.
btw i have read the greens policies and they are not what they seem, i'm not particularly 'green' but they make a lot of sense, but is it a wasted vote as they have no chance in my area?
btw i have read the greens policies and they are not what they seem, i'm not particularly 'green' but they make a lot of sense, but is it a wasted vote as they have no chance in my area?