PH poll of polls - General Election 2015
Poll: PH poll of polls - General Election 2015
Total Members Polled: 303
Discussion
Thousands of candidates will be vying for votes across the UK on 7 May. Who are the people who want to be MPs?
The main political events during election campaigns tend to focus on big names and high-profile candidates.
But there are thousands of people standing for Parliament in the UK's 650 seats.
Data would suggest a total of 3,973 people are standing for Parliament. That is the second highest number ever, surpassed only in 2010 when 4,150 people stood at the general election.
The Conservatives have the most candidates (648) followed by Labour (631) and the Liberal Democrats (631).
UKIP with its 624 candidates and the Green Party with 573 are both standing in more seats than ever before.
The SNP is standing in all of Scotland's 59 constituencies while Plaid Cymru are contesting all 40 in Wales. Both have done so in all recent elections.
The most dramatic reduction in candidate numbers is from the BNP. In 2010, the party stood in 338 seats, but this time it is contesting just eight.
There is also a total of 747 others standing at the election - a figure that includes candidates from Northern Ireland, those from the smaller parties across the UK, and independents.
That's stolen from a website for interest - who are you voting for?
The main political events during election campaigns tend to focus on big names and high-profile candidates.
But there are thousands of people standing for Parliament in the UK's 650 seats.
Data would suggest a total of 3,973 people are standing for Parliament. That is the second highest number ever, surpassed only in 2010 when 4,150 people stood at the general election.
The Conservatives have the most candidates (648) followed by Labour (631) and the Liberal Democrats (631).
UKIP with its 624 candidates and the Green Party with 573 are both standing in more seats than ever before.
The SNP is standing in all of Scotland's 59 constituencies while Plaid Cymru are contesting all 40 in Wales. Both have done so in all recent elections.
The most dramatic reduction in candidate numbers is from the BNP. In 2010, the party stood in 338 seats, but this time it is contesting just eight.
There is also a total of 747 others standing at the election - a figure that includes candidates from Northern Ireland, those from the smaller parties across the UK, and independents.
That's stolen from a website for interest - who are you voting for?
I'm in a safe Conservative (Harpenden & Hitchin) seat so am tempted to vote UKIP, the party who have the greatest number of policies I agree with.
Though I believe stewardship of the economy is in better hands with the Conservatives, I am pissed at a local level at the extremely soft touch applied to developers in the area resulting in a seemingly endless amount of un-affordable housing being built, without any consideration for the associated schools, infrastructure, first-time buyers etc.
But don't worry, Jarvis will make a killing.
Though I believe stewardship of the economy is in better hands with the Conservatives, I am pissed at a local level at the extremely soft touch applied to developers in the area resulting in a seemingly endless amount of un-affordable housing being built, without any consideration for the associated schools, infrastructure, first-time buyers etc.
But don't worry, Jarvis will make a killing.
richardxjr said:
UKIP
Lib/Con marginal so can safely bet for the policies I (mostly) agree with and against CMD
without contributing to a Lab/SNP clusterfeck.
But that isn't trueLib/Con marginal so can safely bet for the policies I (mostly) agree with and against CMD
without contributing to a Lab/SNP clusterfeck.
You vote UKIP, as a result LD win instead of Con. As a result Cons aren't largest party, and hence Lab/SNP are "legitimate" so get in
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