Labour’s London committee rooms are getting nervous…

Uncut has been busy ringing round Labour committee rooms in London and the news isn’t encouraging. There’s a valiant GOTV operation underway but the rain and a bruising campaign have combined to make for a distinct lack of engagement among the public.  Voters are reluctant to turn out and it’s hard going on the doorstep.

Out of 12 committee rooms that Uncut has had feedback from, turnout is down. Really down. As in: on course to be in the 20% zone, at a push. Admittedly there are commuters currently wending their way home who will be voting, but based on progress from the morning into early evening, the number of London Labour voters that the GOTV operation will be able to deliver to the polls is running substantially below target.

Naturally caveats apply. In one sense a depressed Labour turnout doesn’t matter if the Tories face an even bigger challenge. And the rain falls on Tory heads as relentlessly as it does on Labour ones. But again the word coming back from the tellers at the polling stations to the central committee rooms is not good. The Tory vote seems to be holding up better than Labour’s.

Clearly evidence from 12 committee rooms does not equate with the whole of London. And various local factors could skew the feedback, but the rooms that Uncut has spoken to are in all 4 corners of London and at the moment nerves are jangling in head office.


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3 Responses to “Labour’s London committee rooms are getting nervous…”

  1. william says:

    Let’s face it,an open goal,and the Labour candidate is Ken Livingstone.

  2. Mark says:

    It’s only anecdotal evidence, but when I voted in Chislehurst (LB Bromley) at 11am ,voting was heavier than I ever remember it at that polling station.

    Not looking good.

  3. Mike Homfray says:

    Good thing we did so well in most of the country which isn’t London….

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