We were in Pontarddulais today (very outer fringe of Swansea West, quite 'well off') and saw maybe 10 or 11 Labour posters compared to about 3 Tory ones.
Nothing else at all.
Nothing else at all.
Election Window Posters: How's your neighbourhood?
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DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
saw a massive blue sign- what do you call em, billboard huge free standing oblong thing.
anyway the colour didn't register with me so I looked at the writing and obvs its the vermin. Saying how xxx sum will be you out of pocket if labour win. Not those exact words, it was a brief traffic stop- but that was the gist of it
This is in Corby, where sawford junior has held the seat for labour\co-op (I know 0 about the co-op part, must google) since 2012 when the tories lost a by election when Louise Mensch decided to go to america and spend more time doing coke and saying bollocks on twitter.
I don't know if the seat is a marginal- iirc it was in 2012. The coloured electoral map \i saw from a previous election was interesting. Solid labour for corby town, red. Then like a crab-claw pincer of blue- all the lovely surrounding villages. I've been through them on the bus, its watercolour painting material.
Given that interesting and
boundary drawing and the fact that many tories will have stayed home in disgust during the by (letters in local papers and comment threads were full of teh outraged of TW), they'll probably be out this time. I wouldn't want to bet.
anyway the colour didn't register with me so I looked at the writing and obvs its the vermin. Saying how xxx sum will be you out of pocket if labour win. Not those exact words, it was a brief traffic stop- but that was the gist of it
This is in Corby, where sawford junior has held the seat for labour\co-op (I know 0 about the co-op part, must google) since 2012 when the tories lost a by election when Louise Mensch decided to go to america and spend more time doing coke and saying bollocks on twitter.
I don't know if the seat is a marginal- iirc it was in 2012. The coloured electoral map \i saw from a previous election was interesting. Solid labour for corby town, red. Then like a crab-claw pincer of blue- all the lovely surrounding villages. I've been through them on the bus, its watercolour painting material.
Given that interesting and
boundary drawing and the fact that many tories will have stayed home in disgust during the by (letters in local papers and comment threads were full of teh outraged of TW), they'll probably be out this time. I wouldn't want to bet.
The Cooperative Party is currently and has been for some time the 4th largest party in parliament - it could have been the 3rd after this election but will probably stay 4th thanks to the SNP. I'm surprised you haven't heard of it.saw a massive blue sign- what do you call em, billboard huge free standing oblong thing.
anyway the colour didn't register with me so I looked at the writing and obvs its the vermin. Saying how xxx sum will be you out of pocket if labour win. Not those exact words, it was a brief traffic stop- but that was the gist of it
This is in Corby, where sawford junior has held the seat for labour\co-op (I know 0 about the co-op part, must google) since 2012 when the tories lost a by election when Louise Mensch decided to go to america and spend more time doing coke and saying bollocks on twitter.
I don't know if the seat is a marginal- iirc it was in 2012. The coloured electoral map \i saw from a previous election was interesting. Solid labour for corby town, red. Then like a crab-claw pincer of blue- all the lovely surrounding villages. I've been through them on the bus, its watercolour painting material.
Given that interesting and
Plumdaff
joy in people
Cardiff South and Penarth - only been to Grangetown and the Bay - a fair few Labour, nowt else. Still neck and neck Plaid and Labour in my part of Cardiff West, but have spotted one tiny UKIP poster on the road to the side of us next to the Labour councillor's house. In Cardiff North even in pretty posh areas like Whitchurch and Thornhill Labour posters are much more numerous, only one or two Tory posters spotted.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
they haven't sent me a leaflet.
TheHoodedClaw
acknowledging ur soup leg
You'd only get one if the Labour candidate in your constituency is actually primarily a member of the Co-operative Party, and the branding would be as Labour Co-operative. Members of each can join the other, so for example Ed Miliband is primarily a Labour member, who is also a member of the Co-Operatives, but Ed Balls is the other way round. Balls' election leaflets will have Labour Co-operative branding.
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DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Now I'm confused- is it a tendency within the labour party. Does this grouping vote in whip line. Apols for the lack of question marks, on a knackered keyboard
TheHoodedClaw
acknowledging ur soup leg
It's legally a separate party, but it takes the Labour whip in Parliament. Co-op candidates are approved by both parties. Basically it's a party that hasn't quite fully merged with Labour.
A vaguely similar situation with the Scottish Tories who are, in full, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. The Unionist Party gave up its separate identity completely back in the 60s though, and only the name remains.
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ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Still bugger all window posters, but we've had four separate pieces of red and yellow "Vote Chuka" arse-wiping material through the letter-box in the last week (if I include the one that Greebo demanded that the propaganda-poster take back!).
sheothebudworths
Up the bum - no babies!!!
Green/green/green/green/green/labour/green/green/green etc...Brighton, lol
Leafster
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Don't get many window posters round here as many of the houses are too far from the road. 
I live in the Tory heartland so there's a few of their billboards around, but not many. The only others are Lib Dems but most of those seem to be for the council elections.
Not seen any posters of any kind for any other parties.
I live in the Tory heartland so there's a few of their billboards around, but not many. The only others are Lib Dems but most of those seem to be for the council elections.
Not seen any posters of any kind for any other parties.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I live in East Bristol - in the constituency the Greens see as the next likely success - "New Brighton" if you will and there are quite a few window posters and a big billboard ad near me ... and just the one house with the cut-out Ed head....
But that's still only 1 percent of windows ...
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
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Jollity Farm
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If the signs are any indication of anything, Ben Bradshaw will be keeping his job in Exeter. The only non-Labour signs I've seen were three UKIP signs, and they were all in the same garden. Of course, neighbouring constituencies are a bit different in Devon. There are a few big Conservative signs planted in fields, with sheep milling around them. And a big "VOTE UKIP" sign attached to a fence on the way to my mum's house in Launceston.
The only posters/placards I have seen in my constituency (Ealing North) are Labour, none of the others have any. Looks like Steve Pound is gonna get in again but that isn't all that surprising as my area isn't natural Tory territory and both the Tories and Lib Dems fielded complete nonentities and no-hopers.
I'm gonna vote for David Hofman (TUSC).
I'm gonna vote for David Hofman (TUSC).
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
there are fewer election posters in windows down our way since i adopted the policy of putting through any window which contained one.
You missed a rather pathetic looking Lib Dem one over towards Hackney Central.
(Only non-Labour/Green one I've seen in these parts.)
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I unfortunately have to pass through suburbia proper on the way home. 
Right on the South Glos / Bristol border.
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Bloody hell - there was a CHRISTIAN candidate last time !
Right on the South Glos / Bristol border.
EDIT :-
Bloody hell - there was a CHRISTIAN candidate last time !
is there any other sort?
In terms of posters, there are the big 'Winning here' ones though admittedly those are more on a big stick than window ones.
In terms of Lib Dems, you have a point...
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