Police Commisioner Elections : November 2012

[alexmanu]

I expect a very low voter turnout for this.

[You kip if you want to...]

I expect a very low voter turnout for this.

[Andrew1]

Ipsos-MORI have done a poll on the Police Commissioner Elections

http://www.ipsos-mori.com/Assets/Docs/Polls/crime-police-and-crime-commissioners-poll-topline-2012.pdf

Voting intention:
Ind* 30%
Lab 16%
Con 8%
LD 4%
UKIP 1%
Would not vote 27%
Don't know 11%

* Exact wording: "A candidate that is not representing a political party"

38% said they had not even heard of these elections

On a 1-10 scale of likelihood to vote, only 15% answered 10 (absolutely certain to vote)

[Andrea]

Asil Nadir has been found guilty. This has interesting implications for the election in Hampshire...

The local drama seems to be focused on "where Mates really lives?"
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/michael-mates-police-poll-fraud-1424253

[Harry Hayfield]

On Twitter this evening Vaughan Roderick (BBC Cymru Welsh politics expert) said that he expects somewhere in Wales to set a new low turnout record (currently at 9%). If one place were to break that then Ceredigion would be a prime candidate. In the local elections there were just 2,000 Con and Lab votes (out of an electorate of 64,000).

[YL]

Time for a bit of nose holding, I think.

[Phony Moderate]

Just voted. Only one other voter in the station (while I was there), who seemed to be confused about the voting system.

[Harry Hayfield]

I was the 24th voter at around midday (which led me to project a 9% turnout at the end of the day). Our polling station is roughly average for Ceredigion (so it's not looking promising)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Just voted. Only one other voter in the station (while I was there), who seemed to be confused about the voting system.

There was another voter in your polling station? Remarkable.

[Leftbehind]

That is actually the first anecdote I've came across that didn't have the polling station empty beyond them and staff.

[Andrew1]

My local polling station in the Avon & Somerset area had 10% turnout by 5pm. Polling stations in the area generally seemed deserted.

Turnout may be higher in Bristol due to the Mayoral election, so we may possibly get up to around 20% turnout overall in Avon & Somerset.

[Phony Moderate]

Just voted. Only one other voter in the station (while I was there), who seemed to be confused about the voting system.

There was another voter in your polling station? Remarkable.

What's even more remarkable is the fact that she wasn't white.

[YL]

Just voted. Only one other voter in the station (while I was there), who seemed to be confused about the voting system.

There was another voter in your polling station? Remarkable.

There were actually two in mine when I voted this morning, though it looked deserted when I walked past just now.  From a quick glance at the sheet it looked like early turnout was worse than for a normal local election but not completely horrendous.  (This is a fairly high turnout area.)

[Phony Moderate]

Polls are now closed, and no one cares. Not even a mention on the Sky News headlines.

[Serenity Now]

There were two other voters when I spoiled my ballot at my polling station at 6pm. I should mention this is in a high turnout area..

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Reports of polling stations with no votes cast in some areas.

[Andrew1]

In Avon & Somerset the Independent is clearly ahead, with around 40% of first preferences, and seems very likely to win tomorrow

Turnout is around 18%

[YL]

Wiltshire was the only area to count overnight. The Tory won fairly easily, but turnout was under 16%.  I'd have thought that would have been one of the higher ones; what's Merseyside going to be?

[Silent Hunter]

Some more turnout news

[Andrew1]

Wiltshire was the only area to count overnight. The Tory won fairly easily, but turnout was under 16%. 

Inds/UKIP got 30% but it was split three ways. Areas with only one Independent will see them do very well.

According to the Bournemouth Echo the Independent is well ahead in Dorset.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Yes, I think a lot of independents are likely to benefit from a general feeling that this sort of thing ought not be 'political'.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Can we just abolish these posts now to save bothering with it later?

[Silent Hunter]

From early results, there has been a significant (2-4%) number of spoiled ballots.

[Serenity Now]

Sussex first count:

Tony Armstrong, UKIP 29,327 votes (15%)
Katy Elizabeth Bourne, The Conservative Party Candidate - 59,635 votes (32%)
Ian Chisnall, Independent 38,930 votes (21%)
Godfrey Daniel, Labour Party Candidate - 40,765 votes (22%)
David Rogers, Liberal Democrat 20,579 votes (11%)
Turnout: 15.82%

[You kip if you want to...]

Any good sites for results? Or hasn't anywhere bothered.


BTW, I voted yesterday. My polling stations in my Uni Halls' reception, didn't see many strikes on their list at all...