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Originally Posted by mertle
as it stands if cable forum is the national thinking
Lib dem and consevative would lose lots councils UKIP and Labour would have most councillors.
Labour 5 23.81%
Conservative  3 14.29%
Liberal Democrat 3 14.29%
Nationalist    0 0%
UKIP    6 28.57%
Other    2 9.52%
None of the above!    2 9.52% |
Unfortunately councils are not, with the exception of Scotland, elected by PR voting. That's a pity because the committee-based approach that has long been at the heart of political control of local councils would have benefited greatly from it. So, the results of our poll won't translate at all well to the actual results, which in any case will vary widely from region to region as local issues come into play.
Here in Scotland the single transferable vote ensures almost no councils are controlled by one party. I'm not sure whether that makes local issues easier or harder to detect in voting patterns. I'm very interested to see how it pans out and will be tuning in to the BBC's coverage tonight to find out.