My polling station was completely empty this morning. And a friend said she’s just gone now post-work and there was only one other person. That’s in inner London.
Very concerned about turnout today. We could end up with Susan as Mayor next week 😰
Voter ID working as intended then
Always baffled me why people still go in person to vote. Postal voting is so much more convenient!
Just went at half 6 this evening and it was practically empty
Mine was bustling but not super busy. More alarming were the two police officers hanging around!
Went past my local polling station at lunch time for my daily walk – looked empty. Went again just now to vote when the Mrs got home from work, and there were only around 5 people.
There not being many people at a polling station when you go is NOT evidence of low turn out. I’ve worked on loads of polling stations, there are never many people there at one time. It’s such a quick process and each polling station actually serves a relatively small number of addresses.
This country needs to have a good long talk about democracy.
We say 40% turnout is ‘impressive’.
I just voted, didn’t look too bad. Maybe it’ll just be late turnout, and weather doesn’t seem too bad
It seems that for weeks it’s been so much “Khan is waaaaay out in front, done deal”
To
“It’s too close to call, everyone get to the polling station now”
In the last 24 hours.
My local polling station was dead quiet too. I know a lot of people moved to postal voting during the pandemic though.
It really could be voter apathy though, and it’ll be very interesting to see the stats when they are released. A wholesale rejection of politics really wouldn’t be a good thing, despite who you vote for.
Mine was busy.
Lots of people will have voted earlier.
Ours was rammed around 6.15pm. Most people going after work I think
Concerning Tories can even come close after destroying the country….But maybe that shows the non trust people have in current labour too
I went this morning around 7.30 and it was empty. Went back with my wife this evening around 6.30 and there were a few people but no waiting. It’s always a fairly quiet polling station but this is probably the quietest I’ve seen for any election in 10 years.
All anecdotal but my polling station was strangely busy when I went around 5pm.
I will say, I did a degree in politics, so would say I’m more engaged (nerdy) than the average person, and even I had a feeling of what’s the point this morning when it came to voting, apathy feels very high right now at a local and national level.
I turned up to vote at 9:00 and my polling station said I was only the third person to come in so far
I voted for the first time in my life (been an expat all my adult life). It had to be London mayoral election. Polling station in north London was empty too. I thought I’d have to wait in a long queue or something. Nope, in and out in less than 5 mins. I’m glad I did my part. Encourage others to do theirs.
For the first time in my 30 years of voting, I actually considered not doing so.
They’re all fucking awful.
The only thing that made me go was wanting to keep the Tory percentage as low as possible, given they always get a good turnout from their core pensioners vote.
Went to vote about an hour ago and 2 people in front of me didn’t have ID so were turned away. Hopefully anyone that has been rejected due to ID goes back before 10pm!
Christ can we just abolish Labour and Tories and ban every current MP from every setting foot in parliament again.
Sadiq’s London is horrendous. Anyone who’s main honeypot campaign movement is ‘don’t let the others win’ is clearly not fit for purpose!
Has anyone else not been canvassed? Like not one person came to my door this year. Not sure if they just don’t bother in my new borough but we always had tonnes in previous elections in Wandsworth.
Wtf is he talking about?
I wasn’t going to vote and my polling card told me the polling station was in the pub.
Currently having a pint for democracy, and going home to play some Helldivers 2.
Why is everyone assuming that a low turnout favours the Tory candidate? It is entirely plausible that Conservative voters are apathetic, given the party’s position, and haven’t turned out.
My family and I just had to queue at mine
Haha be worth voting for then fool
Always a low turn out. What I don’t understand about the new moaning about brexit… people never voted in eu elections so we had an anti party (ukip) representing us and now everyone suddenly cares. I’ve voted but not for khan although doesn’t matter who I vote for I’m in a die hard labour constituency.
It makes no difference who we vote for. It’s the same shit in a different hat. Working people getting made to row faster and rich Scrooge mcducking it to the grave.
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My polling station was completely empty this morning. And a friend said she’s just gone now post-work and there was only one other person. That’s in inner London.
Very concerned about turnout today. We could end up with Susan as Mayor next week 😰
Voter ID working as intended then
Always baffled me why people still go in person to vote. Postal voting is so much more convenient!
Just went at half 6 this evening and it was practically empty
Mine was bustling but not super busy. More alarming were the two police officers hanging around!
Went past my local polling station at lunch time for my daily walk – looked empty. Went again just now to vote when the Mrs got home from work, and there were only around 5 people.
[Owen Jones seems worried too](https://x.com/owenjones84/status/1786099653643051125?s=46&t=TbAe6iZZM1LImODVl6zieg)
There not being many people at a polling station when you go is NOT evidence of low turn out. I’ve worked on loads of polling stations, there are never many people there at one time. It’s such a quick process and each polling station actually serves a relatively small number of addresses.
This country needs to have a good long talk about democracy.
We say 40% turnout is ‘impressive’.
I just voted, didn’t look too bad. Maybe it’ll just be late turnout, and weather doesn’t seem too bad
It seems that for weeks it’s been so much “Khan is waaaaay out in front, done deal”
To
“It’s too close to call, everyone get to the polling station now”
In the last 24 hours.
My local polling station was dead quiet too. I know a lot of people moved to postal voting during the pandemic though.
It really could be voter apathy though, and it’ll be very interesting to see the stats when they are released. A wholesale rejection of politics really wouldn’t be a good thing, despite who you vote for.
Mine was busy.
Lots of people will have voted earlier.
Ours was rammed around 6.15pm. Most people going after work I think
Concerning Tories can even come close after destroying the country….But maybe that shows the non trust people have in current labour too
I went this morning around 7.30 and it was empty. Went back with my wife this evening around 6.30 and there were a few people but no waiting. It’s always a fairly quiet polling station but this is probably the quietest I’ve seen for any election in 10 years.
All anecdotal but my polling station was strangely busy when I went around 5pm.
I will say, I did a degree in politics, so would say I’m more engaged (nerdy) than the average person, and even I had a feeling of what’s the point this morning when it came to voting, apathy feels very high right now at a local and national level.
I turned up to vote at 9:00 and my polling station said I was only the third person to come in so far
I voted for the first time in my life (been an expat all my adult life). It had to be London mayoral election. Polling station in north London was empty too. I thought I’d have to wait in a long queue or something. Nope, in and out in less than 5 mins. I’m glad I did my part. Encourage others to do theirs.
For the first time in my 30 years of voting, I actually considered not doing so.
They’re all fucking awful.
The only thing that made me go was wanting to keep the Tory percentage as low as possible, given they always get a good turnout from their core pensioners vote.
Went to vote about an hour ago and 2 people in front of me didn’t have ID so were turned away. Hopefully anyone that has been rejected due to ID goes back before 10pm!
Christ can we just abolish Labour and Tories and ban every current MP from every setting foot in parliament again.
Sadiq’s London is horrendous. Anyone who’s main honeypot campaign movement is ‘don’t let the others win’ is clearly not fit for purpose!
Has anyone else not been canvassed? Like not one person came to my door this year. Not sure if they just don’t bother in my new borough but we always had tonnes in previous elections in Wandsworth.
Wtf is he talking about?
I wasn’t going to vote and my polling card told me the polling station was in the pub.
Currently having a pint for democracy, and going home to play some Helldivers 2.
Why is everyone assuming that a low turnout favours the Tory candidate? It is entirely plausible that Conservative voters are apathetic, given the party’s position, and haven’t turned out.
My family and I just had to queue at mine
Haha be worth voting for then fool
Always a low turn out. What I don’t understand about the new moaning about brexit… people never voted in eu elections so we had an anti party (ukip) representing us and now everyone suddenly cares. I’ve voted but not for khan although doesn’t matter who I vote for I’m in a die hard labour constituency.
It makes no difference who we vote for. It’s the same shit in a different hat. Working people getting made to row faster and rich Scrooge mcducking it to the grave.