Emeritus Prof Christopher MayFeb 22

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the bookies' odds, tactical voting advice (now going online) for the Gorton & Denton by-election is focussing on voting Green (Hannah Spencer) as the best route to block a win by ReformUK Ltd.

This is exactly what Labour fears; as the Green Parties (of England & Wales, and Scottish) become the best route for tactical voters, their support will start to consolidate more widely sapping Labour's remaining support.

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Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEFeb 22

@ChrisMayLA6 And if one day the Greens win power ...

... they will suddenly realise that FPTP isn't so bad after all, and that in fact voting reform is a long way down their priority list.

Show threadAndy Dearden
@TimWardCam @ChrisMayLA6 It's worth noting how these parties actually handle their internal elections. Labour use AV for candidate selection. Greens use STV for candidate selection and multi-seat committees, and always include RON (re-open nominations) as an option. Green commitment to PR is actually baked in at a very foundational level.
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Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEFeb 22
@AndyDearden @ChrisMayLA6 What we did locally was send our election techie geek into a room with a laptop to work out the results from the STV votes. (I don't know who does this now that he is no longer with us - someone else must have learned how to do it.)