Local Elections 2023
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The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Who are you voting for broggers?
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
No locals in GL.
Dom Traynor
Tino Pai
I would be surprised tbh
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Just exercised my democratic right. As we walked to the polling station, Mrs SFM told me to read the ballot paper properly and reminded me of the time I was so spangled that I accidentally voted Tory. Luckily they didn’t get in on that occasion but she’s never let me live it down since.
Dom Traynor
Tino Pai
That's the starkest warning against drug use I've ever heard.
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
There are official "greeters" outside many polling stations who are not recording figures for people who go away unlike the staff inside. I posted a news story about it somewhere. Might be in this thread.
There was one outside my polling station. I just said "i know about the id" before he spoke and walked past him.
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
Not checked on google but I think you can ask for another ballot paper if you make a mistake in the polling booth.
Leafster
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We have a Parish Council level here although there's no election for it this time around. The next parish over, where I used to live, changed its name from 'parish' to 'village' council to distinguish itself from the church parish.
A few days ago, they announced the councillors who were were elected unopposed in the neighbouring parishes this time and there's someone called Dick Kiss.
There are parish councils in various parts of Oxford. They actually have money to spend on stuff locally (think it comes via council tax?) so while they're a bit pointless, they can be a useful form of financial support for local projects.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Good to know. In the case I mentioned, I was walking down the road before I realised - the problem was that the candidates’ names were similar - and it was an awful sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
If the candidate didn't win then your vote didn't really count for much of that's any comfort!
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
Tell them to fuck off I always do, (Tories, Labour and Libdem alike) Party members stood outside the polling stations have no right to even know who you are.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Whilst I completely agree with the sentiment, the party tellers do apparently have the right to ask for polling details and whether or not you're prepared to divulge voting intent/action.
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
Should be banned though (not that they will of course).
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Again, agree with the sentiment, but what political party (that still relies on this analogue data collection to direct GTVO operations) will willingly legislate to get rid?
Obviously you're completely within your rights to not answer.
But if you've ever indicated to any of the parties that you (or anyone in your household) is planning on voting for them, you may well end up with them banging on your door later on to check you've voted/persuade you to do so.
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
None of them hence the "not that they will of course" bit.
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
Of course, what's going to happen this time round is that people will turn up with their ID and not bother with their polling card (which they never needed anyway) and without the number the tellers will have the devil's own job finding them quickly enough on the electoral roll to tick them off before the next punter rolls up.
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
Three votes for the three non-Tories.
cupid_stunt
Merry fecking Christmas.
Since I've lived in this ward it has always returned 3 Tories with comfortable majorities, until last year, when due to a resignation, we had 2 seats to fill - both went to Labour and by big margins, the 2 won around 50% vote share each, with the 2 second placed Tories both getting under 30%, so there's no doubt Labour will take the 3rd seat this year.
There were two tellers from both the Tories & Labour outside, the 2 current Labour councilors - apparently this year's candidate is on duty later, the Tory candidate and his brother, all four from the Asian community, as is Worthing's current mayor, which demonstrates how much the borough has changed in recent years.
There was no one from council outside to remind people they needed photo ID and nor were the tellers doing that, inside I asked if they had turned anyone away for not having ID, apparently only 7 as of 2pm, and 2 of those had already returned with ID.
I voted Green, just to give them a bit of encouragement, as they are in 4th place behind the LDs, so it would be nice if they overtook them as they have in some wards, but all their 3rd & 4th places are well behind the main two parties.
There's one exception where they came 2nd last year having gained a 32.5% vote share, up 23% and the Tories only got 43.8% share, down 17%, Labour 3rd 23.6%, up 3.1%, but I think they were helped with the LDs not standing last year for some reason, whereas they are back this year - apparently the Tories are fearful of losing that seat to the Greens, I am not so convinced.
Labour won their first ever seat in the history of Worthing Borough Council in a 2017 by-election then in -
2018 they went up to 5 seats
2019 they doubled that to 10 seats
2020 West Sussex County Council elections cancelled due to covid
2021 they ended up with 15 seats / in the delayed County Council elections they gained their first ever seats in Worthing, taking 5 out of 9 seats.
2022 they took control with a whopping 23 seats, Tories on 12, LDs on 2.
I don't think the Tories know what hit them, nor the LDs for that matter, as they tended to be the second place in most wards.
There were two tellers from both the Tories & Labour outside, the 2 current Labour councilors - apparently this year's candidate is on duty later, the Tory candidate and his brother, all four from the Asian community, as is Worthing's current mayor, which demonstrates how much the borough has changed in recent years.
There was no one from council outside to remind people they needed photo ID and nor were the tellers doing that, inside I asked if they had turned anyone away for not having ID, apparently only 7 as of 2pm, and 2 of those had already returned with ID.
I voted Green, just to give them a bit of encouragement, as they are in 4th place behind the LDs, so it would be nice if they overtook them as they have in some wards, but all their 3rd & 4th places are well behind the main two parties.
There's one exception where they came 2nd last year having gained a 32.5% vote share, up 23% and the Tories only got 43.8% share, down 17%, Labour 3rd 23.6%, up 3.1%, but I think they were helped with the LDs not standing last year for some reason, whereas they are back this year - apparently the Tories are fearful of losing that seat to the Greens, I am not so convinced.
Labour won their first ever seat in the history of Worthing Borough Council in a 2017 by-election then in -
2018 they went up to 5 seats
2019 they doubled that to 10 seats
2020 West Sussex County Council elections cancelled due to covid
2021 they ended up with 15 seats / in the delayed County Council elections they gained their first ever seats in Worthing, taking 5 out of 9 seats.
2022 they took control with a whopping 23 seats, Tories on 12, LDs on 2.
I don't think the Tories know what hit them, nor the LDs for that matter, as they tended to be the second place in most wards.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
I applied for a Postal Vote after the last GE so I've used that to vote this time around. Strolled to the corner shop to get myself a sarnie at lunchtime which is next to the village hall being used as the polling booth. No sign of anyone outside but there were plenty of signs outside saying "You Need Voter ID"
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Keeping my eye on my old stomping grounds down in Kent to see if any more of the Blue wall starts to crumble away.
mx wcfc
Well-Known Member
Just been to vote.
The worker on the desk who was checking ID made a big deal of it. Looking backwards and forwards between the pic on my driving licence and me. Must have taken nearly a minute before my ID was approved. Not sure whether it was just theatrics ("look, we really do check the ID!") or whether they really were dubious it was me.
What a palaver. Someone, somewhere is going to get denied the right to vote cos someone didn't like their photo.
The worker on the desk who was checking ID made a big deal of it. Looking backwards and forwards between the pic on my driving licence and me. Must have taken nearly a minute before my ID was approved. Not sure whether it was just theatrics ("look, we really do check the ID!") or whether they really were dubious it was me.
What a palaver. Someone, somewhere is going to get denied the right to vote cos someone didn't like their photo.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
The libdems have been leafleting furiously over the past month or so - lost count how many I received. Receioved a few from labour as well, but unsurprisingly none from the vermin. I guess they know it's a complete lost cause round here so just don't waste money printing them.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
Middle Q and her husband live in one of the areas where they trialed it and he took his Irish passport as his proof of identity. Middle told us there was a 5 minute discussion amongst the tellers about it before they agreed it was good enough.
BusLanes
Pedestrian
That's a bit grim.
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