Some useful information about the European elections

[anef]

...which probably everyone else knew already, but I didn't.  I particularly didn't realise how strong UKIP are in the East of England, which they have used as an example (scroll down to the table).

http://www.democraticaudit.com/?p=4636

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[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

We're in a region which includes a big chunk of rural Norfolk, which is traditionally conservative and tends to be anti-Europe, hence UKIP. They also have a shamefully high liking for the EDL and the BNP, which is why, in the last Euro-election, the BNP leafleted Cambridge. To UKIP, Cambridge is fringe: they are relying on all the little Englanders to the east. It's the classic urban/rural split, with added jingoism due to higher levels of poverty and a slightly higher than average incidence of seasonal migrant workers, who some of the catchment see as a threat.

[woolymonkey.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I knew most of that in a vague kind of way but the chart will really help discuss it with Spider who gets to use his first vote on this one, lucky boy!
I've decided to vote Green myself but I spent some time helping a neighbour who is a LibDem candidate (Belinda, shaded as no-hoper on the chart) to prepare mailings targetting wavering Tories. Though it's UKIP I'd really like to keep out if only that were possible.
As far as leaflets go, so far we've had Conservative (separate leaflets for European and county council - our wonderfully named Tory councillor, Mr. Bygott - Musiquemonkey gets his own personalised one, because they seem to have him down - wrongly- as a supporter) UKIP, NO2EU, Green. Nothing yet from Lib or Lab, or BNP/EDL.

[anef.livejournal.com]

I've pretty much decided to vote Green in the European elections although the Lib Dem claims he is very green too (I haven't done any research on whether he is or not). We've had lots of leaflets including I think UKIP, both for the European and the council elections, which gets a bit confusing at times, although I have at least read the ones who aren't Evil. The Lib Dem anti UKIP one is entertaining in a scary way ("They said what?!")

[ms-cataclysm.livejournal.com]

We usually vote Green for both but were delighted to receive a Lib Dem leaflet with a lovely picture of Marcus. (We're in Abbey ward.)