The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1

As in pervious years we will have a fresh General Election thread for each week of the campaign, so we can have a fresh voting intentions poll each week, just to see if the campaign shifts anyone’s view.

A new thread will go up every Thursday morning. On Thursday 4 July we will have an exit poll thread where you can indicate how you actually voted.

I will open this thread immediately, but tomorrow (Thursday 23 May) I will tidy up GE discussion by closing other open threads. Unless they get messy with cross-posting I’ll leave them for now so ongoing exchanges within them may continue.

[ianch99]

Originally Posted by Chris

As in pervious years we will have a fresh General Election thread for each week of the campaign, so we can have a fresh voting intentions poll each week, just to see if the campaign shifts anyone’s view.

A new thread will go up every Thursday morning. On Thursday 4 July we will have an exit poll thread where you can indicate how you actually voted.

I will open this thread immediately, but tomorrow (Thursday 23 May) I will tidy up GE discussion by closing other open threads. Unless they get messy with cross-posting I’ll leave them for now so ongoing exchanges within them may continue.

Do you mean in your own constituency or who you would vote for at a national level? For me, they are different ...

[jfman]

Stop the count! (At the time of this post I had the only vote).

Originally Posted by ianch99

Do you mean in your own constituency or who you would vote for at a national level? For me, they are different ...

I’ll leave that up to you, this is more art than science

If you like, we can make as if we’ve created a fictional parliamentary constituency, pretend it’s a 4-way marginal, and whoever you vote for here has a chance of winning the seat.

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Originally Posted by jfman

Stop the count! (At the time of this post I had the only vote).

Colour me surprised at your voting preferences …

When I moved into the urban central belt I moved away from a constituency that was pretty much a three way marginal (has been Tory, Labour and SNP in the last 20 years), and where whoever you voted for, you thought your vote might actually carry it.

Here, it’s either Labour or SNP, so I was long ago reconciled to voting Labour for the first time in my life, just to get the Nat out. As it happens the Tories have so permanently ruined the gaff and betrayed my trust I’m really quite looking forward to giving the red team a go. Who knows if things can get better, I’m just sure they couldn’t get any worse.

[jfman]

Tbh, I'm not as committed as diving in first might suggest. It'll be interesting what happens in my constituency because it'll very much be a barometer of SNP and Labour fortunes across Scotland being a solid Labour seat that flipped in 2015.

[GrimUpNorth]

I voted Labour, despite Keir being more Liberal than Labour. I suppose I'd be classed as a tactical voter, but as long as we get this lot out I can hold my nose.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth

I voted Labour, despite Keir being more Liberal than Labour. I suppose I'd be classed as a tactical voter, but as long as we get this lot out I can hold my nose.

It's a poor electoral system, but it's what anyone with any sense does. I'll be voting Libdem purely because of the constituency I'm in. It shouldn't be like that. But as you say anything to get rid of the ******s.

[mrmistoffelees]

Another tactical voter here , not because I particularly like Labour but I absolutely despise our local MP (Simon Clarke)

[ianch99]

Ok, who is the person who voted Tory then?

[Escapee]

I will have to decide closer to the day, out of Reform or Conservative who is the most likely candidate to get my Labour MP out.

I have only ever once voted Labour, and that was when Neil Kinnock was leader of the party, obviously I try to forget that voting mistake.

I couldn't vote Labour, as a worker and a small business owner I'm too fearful of Angela plans to look after me. I don't want anyone in government looking after me, because that is going to cost me money.

[daveeb]

Labour are a shoe in here but if they weren't I'd vote for whichever of Labour/Lib Dems or Greens had the best chance of beating the Tories. As Rachel Reeves is my MP I'm more than happy to vote that way, can't say I'm exactly buzzing over the prospect of Keir being in charge but it it what it is. Way better than the dismal alternative.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by ianch99

Ok, who is the person who voted Tory then?

You mean two persons.

[mrmistoffelees]

Originally Posted by denphone

You mean two persons.

Sephi & Homer ?

[Russ]

Really all we’re doing is voting for who we think will do the least damage as none of the current parties will be making 100% (or even close) popular policies and choices.

So naturally that counts out the rugby-Scrum party, 14 years of that shower should ensure they get nowhere near Number 10 for at least a decade or two.

At the moment I’d cautiously vote Labour, part tactical and part “let’s see what they can do”. Seeing as none of the Blair/Brown era cabinet are still in frontline politics comparisons to New Labour are pointless at best and barrel-scraping at worst.

I don’t think any of us can realistically see them doing worse than the last 14 years.

As it happens, Yvette Cooper (Mrs Ed Balls) is shadow Home Secretary and had two government posts (one in cabinet) under Gordon Brown.