Who's standing where you are?

[550M]

Tom Rubython for UKIP in Northampton.

[ralphrj]

oxford drinker said:

Being in David Cameron's constituency, who is a nailed-on winner, we have 12 to choose from including the "Reduce VAT in Sport" party, and the "Give Me Back Elmo" party.

You always get loads of weird ones in the PMs constituency as they end up sharing a platform with the PM at hustings and the result announcement.

One the founders of CND, Pat Arrowsmith, stood against Jim Callaghan in 1979 and heckled him all through his acceptance speech.

Callaghan said:

This is the first time in history that an acceptance speech by a Member of Parliament has been performed as a duet - and not a very tuneful one at that...

[l354uge]

Torbay-No longer my home but still my hometown, my vote will actually have an influence there unlike in the safe red of Coventry.

Close race between well known local MP Adrian Sanders who's been brilliant for years and the tory candidate Kevin Foster who has a safe few votes from the more wealthy residents.

I want to vote lib dem for Sanders but I want a conservative government, so may have to put the country before my hometown.
This predicament is quite clear in the result of the vote match 2015 quiz:



Not many actually agree with the libdems, but they're most likely to win in Torbay anyway.
The system is flawed, thats for sure.

[550M]

Uncle John said:

Reigate and Banstead - Crispin Blunt - The clues in the name.

The river runs blue here.

Bit like that true blue Tristram Blunt. Oh no, hang on a moment....

[ralphrj]

l354uge said:

Not many actually agree with the libdems, but they're most likely to win in Torbay anyway.
The system is flawed, thats for sure.

According to Ashcroft, Torbay is neck and neck between Tories and Lib Dems.

[ralphrj]

550M said:

Tom Rubython for UKIP in Northampton.

They couldn't find anyone credible then?

[l354uge]

ralphrj said:

According to Ashcroft, Torbay is neck and neck between Tories and Lib Dems.

I'm sure Sanders will just pip the tories again, still, the two least popular parties in the (admittedly not very scientific) poll are the two that have a chance of winning.

[Crush]

guy_spyder550 said:

Crush said:

Basingstoke

https://yournextmp.com/constituency/65623/basingst...

Maria Miller for Conservatives
Alan Stone for UKIP
Paul Harvey for Labour
Omar Selim as independent
Janice Spalding for Lib Dema

Labour pamphlet suggests he'll not have a second home due to the proximity of Basingstoke to London.

Conservatives talk of reduced unemployment, better economy

Lib Dems selling point seems to be fighting climate change and not being the Conservatives along with a photo of her in a tracksuit next to a recycling bin (had the impression she couldn't be bothered)

Had nothing from the other two as yet. However, when I lived in Winchester we only received political leaflets from Labour, Green or Lib Dems as those from UKIP and Conservatives were disappearing

It is a strong Conservative seat, but will be interesting to see what happens following the expenses 'scandal' with Maria Miller.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Miller

So far I have only seen political boards for Labour (huge ones in Kempshott) and a couple for the Conservatives (Farleigh Wallop way).

Edited by Crush on Wednesday 22 April 09:09

Trougher Miller is my MP too, it's a job to know who to vote for.

I think I'll chuck mine the way of UKIP or Mr Selim, I just cannot vote for any of the 'old three'.

[oxford drinker]

ralphrj said:

oxford drinker said:

Being in David Cameron's constituency, who is a nailed-on winner, we have 12 to choose from including the "Reduce VAT in Sport" party, and the "Give Me Back Elmo" party.

You always get loads of weird ones in the PMs constituency as they end up sharing a platform with the PM at hustings and the result announcement.

I was hoping to cast my vote for "The Standing at the Back Dressed Stupidly and Looking Stupid Party" but they don't appear on the ballot paper

[schmunk]

This is my MP, and also will be after the election. I'm sure you can guess the party, if you don't already know who this fat is.

Not my doing...


I might vote for Baron von Thunderclap (Official Monster Raving Loony Party), although the PH answer in my constituency is Beki Adam, who briefly presented Top Gear (in the bad days).

[Hooli]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

My cat would get in round here if I stuck a blue rosette on her.

Someone's dog's turd does get in here by wearing a red rosette - Ed Milliped.

[Flip Martian]

Milton Keynes north is a safe tory seat. I would post a pic of our Cameron-clone MP (who will no doubt be re-elected) but I can't find one that conveys his smug, sneerily insincere smile realistically enough. At least he was in business before going into politics. And the army. Lots of farmers around our way - they all have blue posters up already next to the roads. We have an independent (no idea what they stand for as they've not canvassed in our village) and a "democratic unionist and socialist" candidate. Which seems curiously out of touch in 2015.

[ukwill]

Uncle John said:

Reigate and Banstead - Crispin Blunt - The clues in the name.

The river runs blue here.

Me too.

[GetCarter]

Charlie 'two drams' Kennedy.

[iphonedyou]

Pints said:

Same here, thankfully.

[Flip Martian]

GetCarter said:

Charlie 'two drams' Kennedy.

I had no idea he was still in politics...

[GetCarter]

Flip Martian said:

GetCarter said:

Charlie 'two drams' Kennedy.

I had no idea he was still in politics...

54% of the vote last time out.

I have to say he's a decent enough chap. (unlike 90% of 'em)

[TurboHatchback]

I just googled it, the Conservative candidate (incumbent since 1997) is Christopher Chope who has a huge majority. Having googled him I might now be voting for UKIP instead (for all the good it'll do).

[vonuber]

We've got a donkey with a blue rosette stuck on it's arse. Will be elected by a massive majority for another year.

[markh1973]

schmunk said:

This is my MP, and also will be after the election. I'm sure you can guess the party, if you don't already know who this fat is.

Not my doing...


I might vote for Baron von Thunderclap (Official Monster Raving Loony Party), although the PH answer in my constituency is Beki Adam, who briefly presented Top Gear (in the bad days).

The ball of lard that is Nicholas Soames - has been MP down there since well before I first lived there in the mid 90s I think.

Our MP has a much more famous brother who goes by the moniker of BoJo. Following this nomenclature our MP is therefore called JoJo - has spent more time over the last 5 years doing some policy stuff in number 10 than communicating with his constituents. Still he will get in and is a better bet than any of the others - at the last council elections the UKIP candidate told me that I had to expect people to park illegally outside my house given that it is by the station.