Local Election Turnout & Mayors.

[Fittster]

To turn away from which colour monkeys are best.

Estimated turnout is 32%, the lowest since 2000

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Rejection of Mayors for major cities outside London.


Looks like people have understood that power is wielded by a small number of people centrally and local politics is of little point.

[Oakey]

So have Salford elected the gangster as their mayor (seriously, you'd think there would be rules in place to not allow known criminals to be elected into power)?

[AJS-]

I love the surprise and confusion this appears to have caused politicians. As if they are itching to ask "How could they not want more of us, when we're so good?"

[anonymous-user]

certainly in Bristol the Council havent pushed the Mayoral vote thing at all and it's left to the "Yes" party to drum up interest, the cynic in me suggests that the current crop of councillors quite like the status quo as it is and dont want the proles to elect their boss and risk messsing up their little clique ... Bristol Councillors treat the role of Chairman like toddlers play pass the parcel...

[Chrisw666]

For the first time in any local or general election that has occurred since I turned 18 (15 years ago) I didn't vote yesterday. Partly because I feel my local council are out of touch and I couldn't re-elect any of the sitting ones and mainly because the alternatives we either a bit strange or fought their entire campaign by saying vote for us we are not them.

[crankedup]

All of the media focus and Westminster politicians interference over the years has damaged local council voting. It used to be local issues until it was hijacked by Westminster, with all the attendant damage now inflicted.