Are You Boycotting Your Usual Party In The Forthcomming Council Elections?

[ToraToraTora]

https://news.sky.com/story/derbyshire-tories-boycott-eu-elections-over-brexit-chaos-11699287
Both Labour and Tories looks set to get a spanking.

[NellieMay]

Yes.

[jim360]

I don't have a usual party, really. Plus, with respect to the local elections at least, are the "Brexit Party" even able to stand? I was under the impression that candidates in the locals had already been selected, meaning equally that I can't vote for any Chang UK candidate.

[rockyracoon]

Doubt it. The only one I usually vote for, is the only one campaigning. If parties can't be bothered to let me know what they're about, then they won't get me vote.

Now, a General Election.......

[THECORBYLOON]

The Electoral Commission has to approve the registration of a party name for that name to appear on the ballot paper.

If approval is not given in time, the candidates cannot use the party's name but can stand as independents.

[jno]

I'll have to see whether my local candidates support independence from Britain. High time London seceded.

[cassa333]

The locals don't have the Brexit Party candidates just the EU ones at present. I will try to do d a leave supporting party but will struggle so probably won't vote in the locals out of protest. .... unless there is an overriding reason that is.

[ToraToraTora]

so you want indendence from Britain but not the EUSSR jno? Right oh! what part of Scotland are you from?

[retrocop]

First I have heard of forthcoming council elections. I have just had my polling card for the European elections but not a sniff of local.

[Cloverjo]

No, I’m going to vote for Labour as I always do. I’m in a very Conservative area so it might not make any difference anyway.

[ToraToraTora]

even with all COB's shenanigans you are still going to vote Labour? wow!

[jakep]

I vote differently in the local elections.
I will vote for the candidates who make themselves known to me and agree with my take on local issues that affect our community.

[dannyk13]

In a local election I vote for the person I think is better for the local community, not for a party.

[Khandro]

danny, in the EU elections you can only vote for a party not an individual - unless that is, he/she is an independent

[MWG14]

I have already cast my vote (postal) in the local elections and have voted the way that I always do. I will boycott the European election as a protest.

[dannyk13]

In the EU elections I will be voting for the Brexit Party candidate.

[Old_Geezer]

I've decided to vote Norwegian.

[Cloverjo]

I can basically vote how I like. It won’t make much difference. The only time my vote went to the winner was when the Lib Dem candidate won and Clegg jumped into bed with Cameron, so that went well...

[mushroom25]

none of the parties round here are door-stepping, and only one - labour - have bothered leafletting. and that wasn't extolling what the party could do for the local electorate, rather it was pointing out the shortcomings in the national governing party (from which I deduce that labour are only not incompetent by dint of not having the opportunity to prove it yet).

so they can all whistle.

[Khandro]

Brexit Party, what else?

[jno]

I'd be from the London part of Scotland, obviously. It's time these freeloading rustics made their own way in life without being subsidised by hard-working Londoners.