The post below this is much more interesting, so please skip down one if you're browsing:
http://election-richmond-park.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/should-social-care-be-given-same.html
This is just nerdy stuff copying election leaflets from last time.
http://electionleaflets.org/constituencies/richmond_park/
I think this is the electoral system we've gots: you resolve to vote tactically for one of the top two candidates.
Some people resolve to vote loyally to maintain the deposit of other candidates, such as party members.
(Some people vote according to national swingometers because that's what's reported on TV, which is daft. But if you're reporting hundreds of constituencies you have to find a common theme so out comes the swingometer. TV reporters also report local elections as an opinion poll for the national parties of the same names which back councillors. This is daft as well.)
On the day you just think "sod the lot of them" and make an emotional decision or go with your usual.
I guess the person doing the job gets a personal vote at this point too.
I don't know if these leaflets encourage people to vote against the candidates or for them. They remind that a candidate exists, but the content seems to come from a tradition in each party of what goes on the leaflet rather than anything sensible. I guess the liberal leaflets loose them votes rather than gain votes. They were shown here but I may have messed-up and not shown them
The result of the election was a new conservative candidate who had spent a lot of time on nursing the seat and being a kind of opposition candidate as well as funding a poster campaign getting +10%
Liberals and others were squeezed, loosing the council and seat.
Peter Dul for UKIP kept his deposit on 600+ votes
James Page for the greens just kept his deposit on 500+ votes
Mr Hill got 84 seats but may have encouraged people to vote for others as his leaflet suggested.
I had the other party leaflets on this page too but either there's a limit on pics per post or I messed-up
More about election leaflets from the other main local party:
More about the cost of printing election leaflets:
http://election-richmond-park.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/should-social-care-be-given-same.html
This is just nerdy stuff copying election leaflets from last time.
http://electionleaflets.org/constituencies/richmond_park/
I think this is the electoral system we've gots: you resolve to vote tactically for one of the top two candidates.
Some people resolve to vote loyally to maintain the deposit of other candidates, such as party members.
(Some people vote according to national swingometers because that's what's reported on TV, which is daft. But if you're reporting hundreds of constituencies you have to find a common theme so out comes the swingometer. TV reporters also report local elections as an opinion poll for the national parties of the same names which back councillors. This is daft as well.)
On the day you just think "sod the lot of them" and make an emotional decision or go with your usual.
I guess the person doing the job gets a personal vote at this point too.
I don't know if these leaflets encourage people to vote against the candidates or for them. They remind that a candidate exists, but the content seems to come from a tradition in each party of what goes on the leaflet rather than anything sensible. I guess the liberal leaflets loose them votes rather than gain votes. They were shown here but I may have messed-up and not shown them
The result of the election was a new conservative candidate who had spent a lot of time on nursing the seat and being a kind of opposition candidate as well as funding a poster campaign getting +10%
Liberals and others were squeezed, loosing the council and seat.
Peter Dul for UKIP kept his deposit on 600+ votes
James Page for the greens just kept his deposit on 500+ votes
Mr Hill got 84 seats but may have encouraged people to vote for others as his leaflet suggested.
More about election leaflets from the other main local party:
More about the cost of printing election leaflets:
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