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Originally Posted by gynn
On the other hand, it is the only chance the electorate have (until the next General Election in 2015) to express their verdict on the performance of national politicians. If you stand on a Labour or Conservative ticket, the voters won't differentiate between national and local politics (and why should they?).
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Many voters in local elections don't vote on local issues . They use it as an opportunity to put two fingers up to those in Westminster . If nationally Labour do well in the May elections , the political pundits will say that it was a bad night for the Government .
Whether it is right or wrong , that's how it comes across . It always has been that way as long as I can remember .
One sure way of remedying it is to take party politics out of local government .