[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

I get what you're driving at Marg but I must strongly disagree. There is much more to local politics than that and 'sending the message to MPs in Westminster' is probably the last thing that should be on your mind when you cross your ballot sheet.

I would always, always advocate voting for the candidate who will do the most for your town or village in any local election. It is very little use to anyone voting for a Tory candidate simply because we have a Tory government if that candidate is useless, the same being equally true with a government of any colour.

I would urge all of you to vote for the person who will do the best job in your area, not the one who happens to be wearing the 'correct' badge.

Ken, I somehow think you have missed the point...maybe I waffled on a bit much.
That was exactly what I was saying. Local politics are a different ball game altogether and should not be viewed in the way a general election is viewed.