Councillor Bandna Chopra, who represents Hounslow West, has quit Labour after 20 years with the party to join Reform

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    5 months ago

    Oh I’m sure the people who voted for him are going to be thrilled with that choice. I’m sure he’s definitely going to keep his seat at the next election.

    What is wrong with these people, why are we beholden to the world’s biggest idiots.

    I was no great fan of Tony Blair but at least there was some attempt at competence.

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      5 months ago

      Turn out is so lo for these local elections. Real idiots never get excluded.

      If folks actually turned up to vote and paid attention to who was running. Things may improve.

      But when high turnout locals still tend to be in the 10% or less of voters. Way lower for most.

      Most councilors only have to rely on a few hundred loyal supporters at most to turn an election.