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Lib dems have kept our area with 719 votes
Local Elections May 5th 2022
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Spandex
A crazy bulbous punchbag of sound
The people have spoken and it's a landslide.
With between 60% and 80% of the vote abstain is the big winner in these local elections, performing even better than usual.
And as usual the reasons for abstain's stunning victory will be swept under the carpet as people stare really hard trying to read the tea leaves for signs of where a future general election might end up. As usual people haven't been given a compelling reason to spend 20 minutes wandering down to the polling station to vote for some self-important, besuited weirdo representing parties led by sociopaths, crooks incompetents and non-entities so they can strut about acting like they have some power over the hollowed out ruins of local councils.
With between 60% and 80% of the vote abstain is the big winner in these local elections, performing even better than usual.
And as usual the reasons for abstain's stunning victory will be swept under the carpet as people stare really hard trying to read the tea leaves for signs of where a future general election might end up. As usual people haven't been given a compelling reason to spend 20 minutes wandering down to the polling station to vote for some self-important, besuited weirdo representing parties led by sociopaths, crooks incompetents and non-entities so they can strut about acting like they have some power over the hollowed out ruins of local councils.
great to have the first knives out for labour... from the labour party.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
business as usual then
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Me too. Same time, whenever I see anything from Momentum, I tend to think 'Momentum eh, why are they still bothering? That moment has been and gone'. Anyway, very much for another thread.
_Russ_
Never not Knowingly Misunderstood
I dont know whats happening in Scotland but if its similar to Wales I think they'll lose 300 maxThat’s -129 and not full for England yet.
With Scotland and Wales to come , could be over 400/500 seats lost
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The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Certainly not the first knives out tbh . I'm not close enough to argue with the role of their supporters but the rest of their statement I don't have much problem with. What's your point of disagreement with their position?
_Russ_
Never not Knowingly Misunderstood
I think thats the big story of these elections, The public have just given up on politics...exactly what the scumbag tories want
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
What I read into the above chart is that the LibDems had the biggest shift , Cons deserting etc. You could predict a similar, lesser trend in a general election?
Tories are currently 20 down.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
The LibDems are a much stronger party at the local level than they are at the Westminster level. I don't think you can equate the two beyond saying that yes, they would pick up some votes.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
yeh whereas nothing is in fact further from the truth. what you really mean is they're being offered nothing by these remaindered poundshop politicos whose sorry parties retail nothing fit for human consumption
ska invita
back on the other side
figure ive seen so far is turnout is projected to be down about 1.5%-2% on the last similiar election
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cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Labour has just taken their first seat from the Tories in Worthing, with a massive majority 832 (1686 to 854 votes)! 
Considering there was only 76 votes in it last year, I think it's a fair bet to assume they will take the 2 seats in my ward now.
ETA - Labour has now kicked the deputy leader out, 1595 to 1144 votes, majority 451.
Considering there was only 76 votes in it last year, I think it's a fair bet to assume they will take the 2 seats in my ward now.
ETA - Labour has now kicked the deputy leader out, 1595 to 1144 votes, majority 451.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Meanwhile in Central Worthing - Christopher Woodward, 'Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.' - 46 votes. 
JimW
支那暗杀团
Unfortunately that'll leave him free time to keep posting on here.Meanwhile in Central Worthing - Christopher Woodward, 'Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.' - 46 votes.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Turnout across Reading is a tiny, tiny bit up on the last comparable election. We'll see what that looks like at ward level.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Actually, scratch that it's 1.4% down at 34.6%.
But it's gradually gone up from 33% in 2014. So no real shifts in a decade.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Labour is trashing the Tories in Worthing, holding all their seats and now a 3rd gain from the Tories!
That's it, they have taken overall control of the council, which is remarkable considering they took their first seat ever only 5 years ago!
That's it, they have taken overall control of the council, which is remarkable considering they took their first seat ever only 5 years ago!
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
Freedom for Worthing! Long Live The Revolution!
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Not any more. Boundary changes seem to have shifted it to straddle the river from what I can make out.
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
Meanwhile in Central Worthing - Christopher Woodward, 'Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.' - 46 votes.
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