Maybe I'm thick, but were there TWO votes on election day?

ninja_butler · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Karma :

I know that the date of the local elections in the UK were changed to coincide with the European MEP elections, but... well, WTF does that mean? I've been trying to look it up on the internet but nowhere can I find an explanation as to what is happening and I'm beginning to suspect that nobody knows but they don't want to admit it.

I voted UKIP but I don't really want UKIP running my town, I voted UKIP because I thought I was voting for an MEP. Am I the only person who is confused? All I know is there was one piece of paper and I put an X in the box.

handbasket · Nova Slayer Joined: 17 Sep 2013 Karma :

If you're smart enough to vote you should be smart enough to work this out for yourself.

Voted ukip, you say?

Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

You should have had 2 vote slips. 1 for the euro elections and one for local elections.
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noobRider · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Sep 2012 Karma :

Many constituencies only had Euro elections. There weren't any local elections here.
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ninja_butler · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Karma :

Im-a-Ridah · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Karma :

I doubt you would notice much difference between any of the parties running your local town. UKIP might get you some more grammar schools but that's about it.

If you only got one voting slip you voted in the European Elections.

Clutchy · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Nov 2011 Karma :

No local where I voted, wouldn't worry about it.
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gilburton · L Plate Warrior Joined: 13 Aug 2008 Karma :

County councils voted last year.
This year it was the turn of Metropolitan/Unitary type authorities.
This usually means large cities or areas where they have a huge population.
In the EU elections you just vote for a party NOT any particular names of candidates.
In other elections you vote for a named candidate!
Presumably you are in a county council area so would only vote in the EU elections hence the single voting slip!!

c_dug · Super Spammer Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

2nd post since 2008, some kind or record I reckon Thumbs Up

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markk21 · Nova Slayer Joined: 25 Feb 2014 Karma :

Yeah you if you were voting for local and european elections you would have had a long white voting slip for european elections and a small yellow one for local elections. As others have said if you just had one slip it would have been for the European elections. The results of them come through tomorrow when the rest of the EU has voted.