Local Elections 2023

[tim]

Local government in the English shires so I predict ebullient Liberals bashing blue brick walls, followed by amusingly inevitable disappointment at the next General Election

 

[The39thStep]

Local government in the English shires so I predict ebullient Liberals bashing blue brick walls, followed by amusingly inevitable disappointment at the next General Election

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Fingers crossed.

 

[moochedit]

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.

When i voted they just looked at my driving licence for about a second. No big deal at all. Down to individual staff though i guess.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

When i voted they just looked at my driving licence for about a second. No big deal at all. Down to individual staff though i guess.

Mine was checked twice - first at a side table immediately inside the entrance by two staff, then at the table where you collect the ballot paper. Didn't take long - no more than a few seconds given it was a passport.

 

[Orang Utan]

Damn it, forgot to vote

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Damn it, forgot to vote

aren't they open until 10pm?

 

[MickiQ]

Local government in the English shires so I predict ebullient Liberals bashing blue brick walls, followed by amusingly inevitable disappointment at the next General Election

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I predict Labour and LibDems will do relatively well, Tories will do badly. All three of them will wheel out spokesmen who talk utter shite about what the results might actually mean

 

[Orang Utan]

aren't they open until 10pm?

Yes, but I worked from 9am til 7pm and have to cook my tea

 

[a_chap]

When we went to vote, I have to say it was the busiest I've ever seen it. People literally queuing to vote.

I wonder if that's a sign Something Is Finally Going To Change.

Hmmm....

Nah, probably not.

 

[brogdale]

When we went to vote, I have to say it was the busiest I've ever seen it. People literally queuing to vote.

I wonder if that's a sign Something Is Finally Going To Change.

Hmmm....

Nah, probably not.

Was the queueing a factor of the ID checking taking time to process?

 

[a_chap]

Was the queueing a factor of the ID checking taking time to process?

No. To save time they'd dispensed with checking.

Any voters who looked like they'd vote Tory were waved in. The rest were taken outside and shot.

 

[Bingoman]

What time do the first results come in ?

 

[belboid]

I nearly didn’t bother at all but was passing so went in. I hadn’t realised there was a TUSC candidate, but I’d never heard of him and TUSC is just old farts who don’t know what else to do. So ‘fuck them all’ won out

I asked if they’d had a lot of people without id and was told ‘less than I expected’. I bet my tongue and did not correct her.

 

[donkyboy]

What time do the first results come in ?

"The first results are expected just after midnight, with 64 out of 230 councils counting overnight"

 

[two sheds]

I saw 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 4 o'clock ...

no fucking chance

 

[moochedit]

What time do the first results come in ?

I think with local elections a lot of (but not all) councils don't start counting until the morning so i wouldn't bother staying up.

 

[moochedit]

Was the queueing a factor of the ID checking taking time to process?

Thats why i went early before work as i thought the new id stuff might cause queues later. Only 1 other voter there.

 

[moochedit]

Mine was checked twice - first at a side table immediately inside the entrance by two staff, then at the table where you collect the ballot paper. Didn't take long - no more than a few seconds given it was a passport.

Only checked my id once inside. There was a "greeter" outside but i just said "i know" and walked past him.

 

[belboid]

The first results are in! 100% Labour, two councillors gained. I have no idea where.

 

[WouldBe]

Mine was checked twice - first at a side table immediately inside the entrance by two staff, then at the table where you collect the ballot paper. Didn't take long - no more than a few seconds given it was a passport.

Them at the first table are nothing to do with the election they are usually workers for one of the candidates so they can go and knock up voters who haven't voted yet. So you've just given away personal information to a nobody.

Didn't bother voting, haven't got photo id anyway and couldn't be bothered applying for a pauper pass.

 

[A380]

Voted in person for the first time in years. I normally get a postal vote- can’t believe how fucked off I felt in having to show ID.

 

[Bingoman]

The first results are in! 100% Labour, two councillors gained. I have no idea where.

Sunderland

 

[WouldBe]

The first results are in! 100% Labour, two councillors gained. I have no idea where.

Sunderland.

 

[two sheds]

Voted in person for the first time in years. I normally get a postal vote- can’t believe how fucked off I felt in having to show ID.

with the postal vote in reserve?

 

[A380]

with the postal vote in reserve?

Vote early vote often….

No failed to organise it in time post the move.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Sunderland

Labour gains from UKIP.

 

[two sheds]

Starmer's positioning works then

 

[Bingoman]

Lib Dems in bosworth have said total collapse of the Tories according to BBC election coverage

 

[QueenOfGoths]

According to Newsnight …”The word from Tory HQ, is that they are in for a shocker in Theresa May’s backyard in Windsor and Maidenhead”

I fucking hope so!

 

[Bingoman]

According to Newsnight …”The word from Tory HQ, is that they are in for a shocker in Theresa May’s backyard in Windsor and Maidenhead”

I fucking hope so!

They also in for wipe out in Plymouth and hinckley and bosworth too