Election Window Posters: How's your neighbourhood?
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Starry Wisdom
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newbie
undisambiguated
of course not, any more than you can rely on opinion polls showing an entirely 2 party contest (yeah, yeah, Scotland) or rely on the volume of social media likes and reposts or rely on previous 'they're all the same' posters on U75 swinging into intending to vote and some actively campaigning or rely on respectable commentators suddenly taking them seriously and hurriedly repositioning. Or any other indicators. Cumulatively though....you cant necessarily rely on number of posters for who's going to vote though
It's a bandwaggon thing perhaps, people like to be on the winning side. I know that for the first time since at least 1997 I've considered voting Labour, and we've even discussed putting up a window poster, giving them money, going campaigning. We haven't done any of that, but I'm shocked we've even thought about it, we've never, ever done anything so peculiar before.
BemusedbyLife
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Derby North is has marginal has it gets, , I have seen 1 huge Tory banner on the side of a big house, 1 Lib Dem diamond sign in the drive of a house that my Mum says is the actual candidate plus another one chucked in the hedge on a Saturday night. No Labour posters at all and this is a seat they have to win.
Posters are particularly tricky things though. I only ever see a couple of Tory posters round here but they always get 60%. I'm not sure Tory voters are necessarily evangelical about it. They just vote for what they think is the safest option for them and theirs.
newbie
undisambiguated
I've only done a quick scan, not a proper analysis with spreadsheet, graphs and wikipedia page, but pages 9-13 of this thread show a fairly mixed reports in 2015, with some Labour and a fair amount of Conservative, Ukip, LD, Green etc. This election, on pages 15-22 starts with a smattering of oddments and has been steadily building up. More posts reporting fewer tory posters is my impression.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Saw a bunch when we were leafleting there last weekend. I reckon CW will win it back
J Ed
Follow Back Pro Expropriation
you cant necessarily rely on number of posters for who's going to vote though
No but it is an indicator
BemusedbyLife
Well-Known Member
We've had loads of leaflets, 3 x Tory ones, 3 x Labour ones and 1 x LibDems but there hasn't been any doorstep canvassing so far, me and both sisters plan to vote Labour, my mother is a lost cause and my Dad is undecided, he's voted Libdem all his life but still hasn't forgiven them for going into coalition with Call Me Dave.
newbie
undisambiguated
I didn't know Class War were standing
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Not only a rich landowner, I bet he had an employee put those up
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free spirit
more tea vicar?
on one drive through the Otley to Bramhope section of Leeds NW I clocked 13 labour sites vs 6 lib dem, fuck all tory. Last time the ratio in that area would have been roughly the other way around (Lib dems hold almost all the seats on otley town council, Labour got none last time).
Also in Horsforth bit of the Tory held pudsey marginal I saw not one tory poster in 2 hours of anti-tory leafleting and driving about, and quite a few labour posters.
Also in Horsforth bit of the Tory held pudsey marginal I saw not one tory poster in 2 hours of anti-tory leafleting and driving about, and quite a few labour posters.
Tankus
Amused OAP
So living in Cardiff i get to see loads of Lib Dem and Labour ones....
Went back to my roots today and saw this.... and more like it... and more Blue...
Yeah ...I've been down the A48 towards Culverhouse as well ... vale of Glam ...eh ? ...Alun feckin Cairns... went on holiday rather than turn up for the welsh debate (Secretary of state for wales) I hope it costs him more ...than a just a few Euros
Farmers on the road to Rhoose airport have started sticking them up too
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
It's possible the Tories have stepped back a bit here to give the Lib Dems a clear run, knowing that they'd probably work with them in government ('for the national interest'). It used to be a Tory seat, but the increase in student numbers and expansion of student housing northwards has likely fucked it for them.
AnnaKarpik
Queen of all she surveys
I'm in a Conservative seat, rural area. We usually get landowners putting up lots of signs, especially on the main roads, but I have seen very few so far. The seat is probably safely blue; we have a local independent candidate this time round, most recently was mayor, so it will be interesting to see if he can split the Tory/Kipper vote. We had Paul Keetch for ages simply because he was local, so who knows.
I put up a couple of Labour posters - the first in this village in living memory and the only ones I've seen anywhere.
I put up a couple of Labour posters - the first in this village in living memory and the only ones I've seen anywhere.
Ranbay
The same rules apply
Did a tour yesterday, cowbridge Lantwat major and llancarfan and many other places taking my son to see where I grew up. Loads of em however Lantwit did have a load of red ones.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
As I've mentioned a couple of times, here in Reading no posters are being delivered thru letter boxes. So I guess initially it was existing Party members/supporters putting up posters and placards.
Subsequently there has been a steady dribble of Labour ones going up, with no new ones for any other parties (the Greens usually have loads up round here, only 2 or 3 this time).
That dribble seems to have turned into a flood over the last day or two with Labour posters appearing everywhere more and more. These posters will have been asked for - demonstrating a certain degree of commitment.
Now I'm starting to see people who haven't managed to get hold of posters blutacking the leaflet in their windows (3 on my street alone) or even printing their own posters.
I've not seen this before in previous elections here.
Subsequently there has been a steady dribble of Labour ones going up, with no new ones for any other parties (the Greens usually have loads up round here, only 2 or 3 this time).
That dribble seems to have turned into a flood over the last day or two with Labour posters appearing everywhere more and more. These posters will have been asked for - demonstrating a certain degree of commitment.
Now I'm starting to see people who haven't managed to get hold of posters blutacking the leaflet in their windows (3 on my street alone) or even printing their own posters.
I've not seen this before in previous elections here.
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MightyTibberton
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Labour landslide in Cardiff Central - or at least the part of Cardiff Central that I walk around after my lunch every day (which is about four streets, and actually quite a good socio-economic mix I reckon). I think it's six to one for Labour over the Lib Dems and I've seen nothing for anyone else. I've been door-knocked by Labour, who game me the poster, and seen a Plaid team out and about.
MightyTibberton
Well-Known Member
That's a big demographic that one!
MightyTibberton
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Crucial in the Thames Corridor I believe.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
No posters at all in the village but there are plenty of farmers showing their blue allegiance
MightyTibberton
Well-Known Member
It's like Trumps fecking THE-FIELDS-ALL-VOTED-FOR-ME! Electoral College map, isn't it? And bloody infuriating!
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
gawkrodger
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saw my first Lib Dem poster today.
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