I live in Islington North constituency and I’ve no idea who to vote for in this election.
My politics are left wing and I’m gender critical.
Our current MP is Corbyn, who is standing as an independent in this election. I don’t want to vote for him (and even more so after seeing him out on the campaign trail with Owen Jones 🙄).
I’m pissed off with Labour re self ID/Rosie Duffield treatment etc etc and don’t really want to vote for them either. Don’t want to vote for Greens and Lib Dems because of their batshit gender policies. Other candidates are Tory, Reform (no thanks), and an independent who I can’t find any information about. Sadly no other parties or even novelty candidates to choose from this election.
Normally I might consider spoiling my ballot paper… BUT, wondering if that’s risky this time? Whilst I’m angry with Labour, I would be pissed off if Corbyn got back in… Is it a risk? Should I hold my nose and vote for Labour?
interested to hear from other mumsnetters who are in a similar predicament. Who the hell do you vote for if you're left wing and gender critical?
(regular mumsnetter, have name changed because I’ve given my location).
Islington North - who to vote for?
Election2024 · 24/06/2024 17:48
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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 24/06/2024 19:21
Re your Independent candidate, Paul Josling - found this on Twitter: https://x.com/SGrahamg5/status/1804462246984131038
Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 24/06/2024 19:23
I'm afraid it doesn't look too promising ...
Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 24/06/2024 19:29
Could be worse. We have one Independent and she appears to be an evangelical Christian church worker who believes the most important issue in the election is the rights of (quote) 'unborn people'.
We have a 24-year-old Communist who from his picture looks about 50. Apparently the Communists have a sane policy on gender, but I can't vote Communist.
My choice, realistically, is between our long-serving Labour MP, who is a decent, hardworking constituency MP who's worked hard on her Shadow Cabinet brief, but is on the fence about gender, and spoiling my ballot paper. She will win by a landslide no matter what I do, so in a sense it doesn't matter. It matters to me, though. I'm worried about Labour.
However, the main thing for me is that the Tories must lose power. What a choice, though.
Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 24/06/2024 19:33
I'm planning to sit up for the results (if I can stay awake). Retired now, so no need to worry about work on the Friday! Your result is one of quite a number I will be watching out for. Clacton, Rees-Mogg, Hunt, Sunak, Truss. There must be others.
Muthaofcats · 24/06/2024 19:41
Can someone sum up why labour are a problem for gender critical women?
please don’t vote for Jeremy corbyn, friend of Hamas, jew hater. We need a cohesive leader right now, not more division and hatred.
No party deserves the feminist vote in the UK election
Amid the culture war on gender, those of us who prioritise women’s rights and safety are left without a political home.
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2024/6/20/no-party-deserves-the-feminist-vote-in-the-uk-election
Ramblingnamechanger · 24/06/2024 20:49
Spoiled vote. I think it has been reported that many women may well choose to do that. In which case there should be specific reports of the numbers involved if only to make ALL parties think about the damage they have done.
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Hyperions · 24/06/2024 23:22
I think they'll be quite happy if women don't vote, they won't have to worry about women's rights if we don't vote. It'll be like those lovely days a hundred years ago when women were not allowed to vote.
Ramblingnamechanger · 24/06/2024 20:49
Spoiled vote. I think it has been reported that many women may well choose to do that. In which case there should be specific reports of the numbers involved if only to make ALL parties think about the damage they have done.
CorbynSchmorbyn · 24/06/2024 19:10
I am also in Islington North. I am still undecided as to whether to vote Reform (as a protest vote) or whether to deliberately spoil my ballot. None of the other parties deserves my vote at the moment (although also no idea about the Independent bloke who isn't Corbyn). I am doing a bit to help Lesley Woodburn of Party of Women who is standing in Islington South.
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