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What party hold it now? Is that likely to change? How are you going to vote?
Mine is one of the safest Tory seats, unlikely to change hands, I'll vote Tory.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Ours is a very, very safe Tory seat, although the Police commissioner vote was closer than it ever has been.
I shall be voting Reform. It is not a wasted vote - I wish to give the Cons. a shock - rather like the UKIP vote did to prompt the Referendum. The Tories may then possibly turn into an acceptable party. If not - by then Reform will be very serious contenders for a lot of MPs.
My area is always Conservative and since Tony Blair taught me to vote Conservative I've never wavered but this time I'll go to the polls - that's if I actually go - with no conviction whatsoever. I detest disloyalty and this government has proven itself to be good at that. On the other hand the prospect of Keir Starmer's Labour government that looms before us is unthinkable. I believe a lot of conservative voters feel similarly disillusioned and disenfranchised. Rather than a vote for a party, my vote will be against Labour - but that will be the only reason I'll vote - if I vote.
As a town that overwhelmingly voted for Brexit (66.6%), Burnley returned a Tory at the last general election for the first time in over a hundred years.
I will be mildly surprised if, Asian defections notwithstanding, the town does not return the Labour candidate.
My vote, as per usual, will remain private.
"The Reform Party leader has said several times to-day they'll have 630 candidates"
I suspect one reason for calling an election now is to try to catch Reform UK plc on the hop. They're nowhere near selecting all their candidates yet. Standing in every seat was always a foolish move in their part anyway: what's the betting a few unvetted loons slip through the net to their embarrassment.