City council elections, 1 May
From:
Julia Gasper
Date:
May 02 14:32 UTC
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Turn-out might have been higher if people had got voting-cards delivered to
their doors (I never got one) telling them where their local polling station
was.
None of the party propaganda we got swamped with mentioned where exactly the
polling-stations were either. They kept showing us pictures of the candidates
taken in a flattering light!!
When you go to the Council's webpage listing polling-stations it provides a
list relating to numbers of areas BUT it does not explain what the numbers
mean! There is no map. How do I know what area my street is in? I ended up
guessing that it must be Gladstone Road as that is the nearest polling station
inside my ward.
It might help if the places that are chosen as polling stations had some sign
up on them in advance of the day.
Yes, it is tragic and disgusting for Labour to retain so many seats after their
dismal performance over the past 25 years but elections are won by making
hollow promises and putting money into key marginal wards, and that is what
Labour did.
Add to that the fact that local government has virtually no powers and merely
follows the directives of national government, which is dictated by the EU,
well, it's not surprising if many people don't vote.
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