Quote Originally Posted by Gofer Blue View Post
I have no axe to grind as they say, as I have no confidence that either the Tories or Labour have a magic bullet solution to the malaise in the country. I agree with the above - it is ridiculous to try to predict the outcome of a general election based on local election results especially when the turn out was so low in most cases. I haven't got the time or the energy to look back to the previous local election results and see how the actual numbers of people who voted along party lines. I did it for the last couple of by-elections and the figures were quite enlightening.
Turnout is definitely an issue but simply put, people vote completely differently in local elections. I live in a Tory area and voted Green at the locals across the board last time around (we only had PCC this time and I didn't bother) because I felt they had a better chance of winning. In a general election Labour are consistently 2nd in this seat and I will vote accordingly.