Very soon I will be going to my polling station and voting, it's not a marginal seat and I will have no problem in voting for the Plaid candidate .
It is essential Plaid make grounds in Labour's heartlands , but that dose not mean that I do not support tactical voting elsewhere.
In Brecon and Radnorshire , and Montgomery , recommend voting Liberal Democrat though they don't deserve it.
In the Vale of Glamorgan I would like to recommend voting Green but defeating Alun Cairns would lift spirits even if it is a gloomy night.
Indeed in most marginal seats I would largely recommend voting for the Non-Tory incumbent or nearest Non-Tory challenger. Labour in Cardiff North for instance
But in some seats like Wrexham then Plaid's Carrie Harper really deserve your vote and even if it resulted in a Tory gain , it would be a crying shame to not see her advance.
This is the problem Parties are love bombing , voters who normally vote for other parties and urging them to vote tactically.
But if you do so , do not expect much thanks and prepare for Labour in particular crowing in a fall in Plaid votes in the valleys.
The chance to ensure that Boris Johnson will not have five years after Brexit in which to erode our civil liberties and human rights, and to stealthily gerrymander future elections through voter exclusion is tempting and I don't blame any one for doing so.
But this may be the last chance to make sure the Tories are not in power for the rest of lives.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Owen Smith | 22,103 | 55.4 | +14.3 | |
| Conservative | Juliette Ash | 10,655 | 26.7 | +9.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Fflur Elin | 4,102 | 10.3 | -1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Powell | 1,963 | 4.9 | -8.0 | |
| UKIP | Robin Hunter-Clarke | 1,071 | 2.7 | -10.7 | |
| Majority | 11,448 | 28.7 | +5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 39,894 | 65.9 | +1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 60,564 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
It is essential Plaid make grounds in Labour's heartlands , but that dose not mean that I do not support tactical voting elsewhere.
In Brecon and Radnorshire , and Montgomery , recommend voting Liberal Democrat though they don't deserve it.
In the Vale of Glamorgan I would like to recommend voting Green but defeating Alun Cairns would lift spirits even if it is a gloomy night.
Indeed in most marginal seats I would largely recommend voting for the Non-Tory incumbent or nearest Non-Tory challenger. Labour in Cardiff North for instance
But in some seats like Wrexham then Plaid's Carrie Harper really deserve your vote and even if it resulted in a Tory gain , it would be a crying shame to not see her advance.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sarah Atherton | ||||
| Brexit Party | Ian Berkeley-Hurst | ||||
| Plaid Cymru | Carrie Harper | ||||
| Green | Duncan Rees | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Sly | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Mary Wimbury | ||||
This is the problem Parties are love bombing , voters who normally vote for other parties and urging them to vote tactically.
But if you do so , do not expect much thanks and prepare for Labour in particular crowing in a fall in Plaid votes in the valleys.
The chance to ensure that Boris Johnson will not have five years after Brexit in which to erode our civil liberties and human rights, and to stealthily gerrymander future elections through voter exclusion is tempting and I don't blame any one for doing so.
One thing Johnson will not have to do is turn the media into a propaganda machine for his party , as it all ready is.
If Laura Kuenssberg and Nick Robinson were to be elevated to the peerage , immediately after the election I would not be surprised.
This has been the most disgustingly biased General election in my memory and that's saying something.
But this may be the last chance to make sure the Tories are not in power for the rest of lives.
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Will you be having a live blog tonight?
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