Originally Posted by Graham M (Post 35015083)

Ah righto, well if i get chance this evening ill go down there :)

Well everyone's entitled to their view of who should get in, but unless enough people vote for the one that isn't one of the top 3 that you've chosen then there's barely any chance it'll make any difference. But at the end of the day it's your choice

Originally Posted by Thomas T (Post 35015087)

And at the end of the day the fact I CAN vote for someone else and have voted make anything BUT a wasted vote. If everyone only voted for the big three why bother having any other parties. Lets just have a three party system.

Originally Posted by Charlie_Bubble (Post 35015096)

We do have a 3 party system. What has your vote achieved. Has it got your candidate any near Westminster, or just got them nearer to getting their deposit back?

The first vote I ever cast was for Lib Dem, but it was a wasted vote, because it was in St. Helens, where they'd vote a dog turd in if it wore a red rosette.

Originally Posted by Thomas T (Post 35015098)

No we don't have a three party system. Having a choice of three that are likely to win is not the same thing.

My vote has done exactly what I wanted. It shows my opinion. It would ONLY have been a wasted vote if I had not bothered to vote at all.

Originally Posted by Xaccers (Post 35015077)

...or utility bill, and they're open til late, 10pm I believe.

Originally Posted by Charlie_Bubble (Post 35015101)

Agree on the last point, but I still think that your vote was cast for someone with no hope of ever getting to Westminster, so imo was wasted. Nobody is going to look at the numbers of votes cast for other candidates, unless they are the BNP or some other extreme group.

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35015065)

Yes, People are under the illusion that to vote for a party you need to agree with all their policies. I don't agree with the Liberal Democrats' Nuclear Policy but that wasn't a deal breaker for me. Whereas their standing on electoral reform and civil liberties are excellent. Reform has been the key issue for me as the Lib Dems will not win the election and I trust the Tories and Labour equally on the economy, the only way we shall get reform is if the Lib Dems have enough seats in a minority government to force a referendum on the issue.

I see positives in whoever wins to be honest. The Tories are likely to be the most aggressive in getting rid of the deficit and reducing out national debt. Labour are likely to the best at protecting public services, increasing the minimum wage, and not reducing benefits to those who need it.

Originally Posted by Thomas T (Post 35015103)

Anyway, it's all over now for another couple of years.

Originally Posted by Angua (Post 35015064)

I suspect a lot of people will pick up on ONE thing they don't like about the Lib Dems in order not to vote for them

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35015119)

Media Boy poll Results are in: Torys are 3RD.

I have been running an poll on my blog from Sunday and here is the result from 120 people who voted.

Labour - 39 votes (32%)

Lib Dem - 42 votes (35%)

Tory - 27 votes (22%)

Other - 12 votes (10%)

Poll by Media Boy/Virgin TV Media Boy Blog. http://virgintvmediaboy.blogspot.com/