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In reply to the discussion: Local government, London Mayoral & London Assembly elections 3rd May [View all]fedsron2us
(2,863 posts)Historically the District council has oscillated between Tories and Liberal Democrats with the former currently dominant.
The declarations show that most wards will only have 4 candidates - Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Labour and UKIP. My guess is that some disgruntled Tory voters will swap to UKIP while disgruntled Liberal Democrat voters will switch to Labour. However, I doubt that the changes will be big enough to make huge difference to the results as Labour are still compromised in the eyes of most voters by the Blair/Brown years while UKIP are essentially a one trick pony. My guess is that most disillusioned voters will simply stay at home. It is a pity we dont have some Green candidates as they would at least give people an alternative. The Greens are active in Brighton so it is disappointing that they can't field many candidates a little way down the coast.