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Post by No Offence Alan on Jan 23, 2016 21:49:53 GMT
Tory voters don't normally vote tactically at all, especially in STV elections (there is no point). The exception would be in one or two SNP/LD marginals in Scotland in May 2015 when they would have voted LD. There was strong evidence of tactical voting by Conservatives in seats that were Liberal Democrat vs. Labour contests; the Conservative vote share dropped quite sharply in Hornsey & Wood Green, Bermondsey & Old Southwark, Cardiff Central, Cambridge, Birmingham Yardley, and Bradford East (all lost by the Lib Dems to Labour). This also happened in Leeds North West and Sheffield Hallam (which the Lib Dems held against a strong Labour advance). Sorry, I was thinking in just a Scottish context. |
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Post by greenhert on Jan 23, 2016 22:17:33 GMT
There was strong evidence of tactical voting by Conservatives in seats that were Liberal Democrat vs. Labour contests; the Conservative vote share dropped quite sharply in Hornsey & Wood Green, Bermondsey & Old Southwark, Cardiff Central, Cambridge, Birmingham Yardley, and Bradford East (all lost by the Lib Dems to Labour). This also happened in Leeds North West and Sheffield Hallam (which the Lib Dems held against a strong Labour advance). Sorry, I was thinking in just a Scottish context. I see...although there were Conservatives voting tactically in Scotland in last year's general election as well, particularly in the constituencies of Gordon and Edinburgh West. |
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Jan 23, 2016 23:31:17 GMT
I suspect that in the past Tory voters here have voted SNP on a tactical basis in the hope of beating Labour. Now that the dynamics have changed many of those voters have gone back home to the Tories. Tory voters don't normally vote tactically at all, especially in STV elections (there is no point). The exception would be in one or two SNP/LD marginals in Scotland in May 2015 when they would have voted LD. My uncle voted Labour in East Renfrewshire, despite being a staunch Tory. Much good it did, mind. |
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Post by Tony Otim on Jan 24, 2016 20:53:30 GMT
Tory voters don't normally vote tactically at all, especially in STV elections (there is no point). The exception would be in one or two SNP/LD marginals in Scotland in May 2015 when they would have voted LD. My uncle voted Labour in East Renfrewshire, despite being a staunch Tory. Much good it did, mind. I'm sure Merseymike and some others would argue he was still voting for a Tory candidate in doing so  |
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