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Tactical voting in Gower 12:43 - May 16 with 19941 views

The Greens have officially pulled out in Gower and have backed Labour. Interesting stuff. The progressive alliance lives... sort of.

Anyone else tactically voting in Gower, given that it's the most marginal seat in the country?

Tactical voting in Gower on 12:57 - May 16 with 7074 views

swanjackal

Just reading on the parties the other day, and truthfully never heard of the Pirate Party (the name indicated something a lot more fun than it is). Having read their basic outline (more the welsh branch variant) I can firmly strike them off the list.

It looks on current listing, unless something jumps off the page from their campaign promises, I can't see myself voting again.

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Tactical voting in Gower on 13:00 - May 16 with 7070 views

oh_tommy_tommy

Greens have some sense .

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Tactical voting in Gower on 14:14 - May 16 with 6999 views

acejack3065

Tactical voting in Gower on 12:57 - May 16 by swanjackal
Just reading on the parties the other day, and truthfully never heard of the Pirate Party (the name indicated something a lot more fun than it is). Having read their basic outline (more the welsh branch variant) I can firmly strike them off the list. It looks on current listing, unless something jumps off the page from their campaign promises, I can't see myself voting again.

Well it's labour or Tory in Gower unfortunately. You can either have a school teacher as your MP or a millionaire ex met inspector with his own private plane. I know who represents me best.

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Tactical voting in Gower on 14:55 - May 16 with 6972 views

Gowerjack

WE are tactical Labour voters in the Gowerjack household.

All 5 of us.

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Tactical voting in Gower on 15:31 - May 16 with 6927 views

swanjackal

Tactical voting in Gower on 14:14 - May 16 by acejack3065
Well it's labour or Tory in Gower unfortunately. You can either have a school teacher as your MP or a millionaire ex met inspector with his own private plane. I know who represents me best.

Having worked in the world of education for 13 years, and knowing a lot of teachers, that hardly sways me from my convictions :p.

So it's still neither for me, unless like I said, their campaign materials can sway me.

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Tactical voting in Gower on 15:32 - May 16 with 6926 views

LeonWasGod

Tactical voting in Gower on 14:55 - May 16 by Gowerjack
WE are tactical Labour voters in the Gowerjack household. All 5 of us.

Us too, although I bet the missus will revert to Plaid when it comes to the crunch.

Tactical voting in Gower on 15:35 - May 16 with 6922 views

DafyddHuw

Wot, no Greens in Gower?

That's me fecked then. And I can't bring myself to vote for a party that thinks it's OK to spend £50billion (that's £50,000M) on renewing Trident for the remote possibility that we can nuke some country off the face of the planet.
And thinks putting Diane Abbott forward as a spokesperson is a good idea.

Tactical voting in Gower on 15:35 - May 16 with 6923 views

LeonWasGod

Tactical voting in Gower on 15:31 - May 16 by swanjackal
Having worked in the world of education for 13 years, and knowing a lot of teachers, that hardly sways me from my convictions :p. So it's still neither for me, unless like I said, their campaign materials can sway me.

It's a difficult one for me. Either vote with who you feel would represent you best, which is what I've always done, but know your vote is wasted. Or vote tactical as it is only a two horse race. Principles versus pragmatism....

Although I suspect it's a one horse race if the council elections are anything to go by - the UKIPpers will run back to Tory mostly, giving them a likely big lead.

Tactical voting in Gower on 15:39 - May 16 with 6918 views

swanjackal

Tactical voting in Gower on 15:35 - May 16 by LeonWasGod
It's a difficult one for me. Either vote with who you feel would represent you best, which is what I've always done, but know your vote is wasted. Or vote tactical as it is only a two horse race. Principles versus pragmatism.... Although I suspect it's a one horse race if the council elections are anything to go by - the UKIPpers will run back to Tory mostly, giving them a likely big lead.

I won't vote just for the sake of voting, or vote tactically. Nothing I have voted on has ever come through anyway, be it elections, devolution, EU vote etc. I'd only jinx the team :P

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Tactical voting in Gower on 17:13 - May 16 with 6867 views

pikeypaul

2015 Election
Gower UKIP. 4773 votes
Greens 1611 votes

Only going to be one tactical winner here I am afraid.

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Tactical voting in Gower on 17:23 - May 16 with 6848 views

blueytheblue

So Greens pull out in a number of places for Labour.

Labour pull out for Lucas.

That's some deal the Greens have...

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Tactical voting in Gower on 17:44 - May 16 with 6819 views

Highjack

This tactical voting is utterly pathetic. All these parties seem to agree with each other on literally everything so instead of taking votes off each other why don't they just merge to form a super party such as the "vegetarian socialist social justice save the whales Independence Party"?

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Tactical voting in Gower on 17:50 - May 16 with 6814 views

oh_tommy_tommy

Tactical voting in Gower on 17:44 - May 16 by Highjack
This tactical voting is utterly pathetic. All these parties seem to agree with each other on literally everything so instead of taking votes off each other why don't they just merge to form a super party such as the "vegetarian socialist social justice save the whales Independence Party"?

People from other party's with an ounce of soul in them realise what May and the other vermin will bring.

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Tactical voting in Gower on 17:53 - May 16 with 6808 views

blueytheblue

Tactical voting in Gower on 17:50 - May 16 by oh_tommy_tommy
People from other party's with an ounce of soul in them realise what May and the other vermin will bring.

People from other parties with an IQ greater than that of a dead slug know what Corbyn and his cronies will bring.

When the Shadow Chancellor doesn't know how much the deficit is and has to guess using an incorrect guess from Google...

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Tactical voting in Gower on 17:57 - May 16 with 6799 views

oh_tommy_tommy

Tactical voting in Gower on 17:53 - May 16 by blueytheblue
People from other parties with an IQ greater than that of a dead slug know what Corbyn and his cronies will bring. When the Shadow Chancellor doesn't know how much the deficit is and has to guess using an incorrect guess from Google...

Come on Bluey mistakes happen just look at this vermin

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Tactical voting in Gower on 18:53 - May 16 with 6774 views

acejack3065

Not defending Bluey for a second but that Eoin gimp is annoying af. If you ever feel your blood pressure is too low give him a follow.

Tactical voting in Gower on 19:36 - May 16 with 6735 views

Lohengrin

Tactical voting in Gower on 14:14 - May 16 by acejack3065
Well it's labour or Tory in Gower unfortunately. You can either have a school teacher as your MP or a millionaire ex met inspector with his own private plane. I know who represents me best.

I took a drive down to Port Eynon on Sunday afternoon, Ace, and it was noticeable that the only political placards on display on the peninsula proper were Conservatives ones.

I don't know how much you can read into that, or if you can read anything at all, but it did catch my eye.

An idea isn't responsible for those who believe in it.

Tactical voting in Gower on 19:38 - May 16 with 6729 views

exiledclaseboy

Tactical voting in Gower on 19:36 - May 16 by Lohengrin
I took a drive down to Port Eynon on Sunday afternoon, Ace, and it was noticeable that the only political placards on display on the peninsula proper were Conservatives ones. I don't know how much you can read into that, or if you can read anything at all, but it did catch my eye.

Gower's a huge constituency in area. I wouldn't read too much into that. Although I do expect the Tories to win the seat fairly comfortably this time.

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Tactical voting in Gower on 19:44 - May 16 with 6720 views

Gowerjack

Tactical voting in Gower on 19:38 - May 16 by exiledclaseboy
Gower's a huge constituency in area. I wouldn't read too much into that. Although I do expect the Tories to win the seat fairly comfortably this time.

Peninsula Gower has always been Blue.

The turnaround in voting in traditional Labour strongholds such as Gorseinon & Penllergaer has caused the change.

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Tactical voting in Gower on 19:49 - May 16 with 6711 views

acejack3065

Tactical voting in Gower on 19:36 - May 16 by Lohengrin
I took a drive down to Port Eynon on Sunday afternoon, Ace, and it was noticeable that the only political placards on display on the peninsula proper were Conservatives ones. I don't know how much you can read into that, or if you can read anything at all, but it did catch my eye.

I'm a Labour member in Gorseinion and I always have a board. I haven't had mine yet because the constituency party said they are still waiting to have them back from the printers. The snap general election seems to have caught a few people off guard

Port Eynon and the peninsula are all Tory anyway. Can't imagine many Labour Boards going up out there.

Tactical voting in Gower on 19:57 - May 16 with 6703 views

acejack3065

Tactical voting in Gower on 19:38 - May 16 by exiledclaseboy
Gower's a huge constituency in area. I wouldn't read too much into that. Although I do expect the Tories to win the seat fairly comfortably this time.

Not with that attitude.

Although all things considered I'd expect Byron Davies to get back in with about a 1500/2000 majority. Shame really, as is really is an odious c**t.

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Tactical voting in Gower on 20:57 - May 16 with 6662 views

thenorthbankbog

Tactical voting in Gower on 19:57 - May 16 by acejack3065
Not with that attitude. Although all things considered I'd expect Byron Davies to get back in with about a 1500/2000 majority. Shame really, as is really is an odious c**t.

There are two problems with the Labour Party Corbyn and Abbott. As an ex serviceman myself anyone from Labour knocks my door they will be told in no uncertain terms to remove themselves from my property.

There again only Byron Davies bothered coming around in the build up to the last election. I did ask a member of the Labour Party why they didn't bother only to be told that the area always votes Labour so there was no need. That bit them on the arse didn't it.