It's election time again and the good people of Ayrshire are pondering their Democratic choices. Unfortunately, thanks to the UK's far-from-perfect electoral system, many of your votes will be wasted, and few of you will have a chance to elect the candidates that you really want to. In fact, many of you will be forced to vote tactically, for your second or third choices, rather than your first choices.
How you vote, therefore, will depend on detailed and accurate poll information for your own constituency. One good source for up-to-date polling data is the website Electoral Calculus. Consulting this will help you to make informed decisions about tactical voting.
For example, if you are a Conservative voter in the Central Ayrshire constituency and want to stop the SNP, right now your best bet is the Labour candidate who is close behind, as the Tories are trailing far behind and are set to finish third. Alternatively, if you are a Liberal voter in the same constituency but you are more concerned about the Labour Party getting too large a majority, voting Liberal would be pointless. Your best choice to stop Keir Starmer becoming a "virtual dictator" with a super majority would be to vote SNP.
Anyway, make up your own mind.
Here are how the parties stand in the four Ayrshire constituencies on the 17th of June 2024. Updates will be forthcoming, or simply try out the site yourself.
For example, if you are a Conservative voter in the Central Ayrshire constituency and want to stop the SNP, right now your best bet is the Labour candidate who is close behind, as the Tories are trailing far behind and are set to finish third. Alternatively, if you are a Liberal voter in the same constituency but you are more concerned about the Labour Party getting too large a majority, voting Liberal would be pointless. Your best choice to stop Keir Starmer becoming a "virtual dictator" with a super majority would be to vote SNP.
Anyway, make up your own mind.
Here are how the parties stand in the four Ayrshire constituencies on the 17th of June 2024. Updates will be forthcoming, or simply try out the site yourself.
Ayrshire Central
June 17th:
June 28th:
Ayr Carrick and Cumnock
June 17th:
June 28th:
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
June 17th:
June 28th:
Ayrshire North and Arran
June 17th:
June 28th:
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