And if you ran the same election on a different day it might have a different result

Posted By: Legacy Fan on May 9th 2026 at 13:04:40

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Genuine politics question. Norwich voted green but not the rest of Norfolk (General Chat) - footymadman, May 9, 11:19:14
- I can just about understand people voting Green at a local level (General Chat) - paulg, May 9, 15:59:36
  - yawn (n/m) (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, May 9, 17:47:27
- I’m a researcher… (General Chat) - Canarrojo, May 9, 13:29:45
- The presence of UEA has a significant effect. (n/m) (General Chat) - MORDENCANARY, May 9, 13:21:38
- Iron bird (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, May 9, 13:05:53
- City’s are full of more metropolitan left leaning society (General Chat) - Tony Martin, May 9, 12:40:07
  - More yooth, more diverse, more public sector, more renters (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, May 9, 12:43:46
- They couldn't really be arsed (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, May 9, 11:56:29
- Norwich had always been more to the Left than Norfolk as a county (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, May 9, 11:35:54
  - Same with York. North Yorkshire has always been Tory ( albeit now likely to (General Chat) - Rombald, May 9, 11:48:04
- Norwich is less terrified of foreigners than Norfolk. Was same with Brexit. (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, May 9, 11:22:20
  - Blub (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, May 9, 12:52:00
  - HaHa retard (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, May 9, 12:51:26
  - But some of the constituencies are next to each other green/reform (General Chat) - footymadman, May 9, 11:26:57
    - It's a local election. Maybe people voted based upon the candidates rather than the party. (n/m) (General Chat) - The Gaffer, May 9, 12:31:29
    - might have something to do with (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, May 9, 11:32:01
      - Yeh the university area voted green but then so did bowthorpe (General Chat) - footymadman, May 9, 12:01:07
        
        well done you've figured out where the students live (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, May 9, 12:44:58
        
        Threescore is extremely diverse and student heavy (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, May 9, 12:47:30
        
        If every area voted the same as their neighbours then all councils would be run (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, May 9, 12:40:53
        
        It’s also not like everyone in any given neighbourhood (General Chat) - jamesward, May 9, 12:49:38
        
        And if you ran the same election on a different day it might have a different result (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, May 9, 13:04:40
      - And a more diverse population (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, May 9, 11:38:08
        
        And the NR2 area is full of old hippies (General Chat) - jamesward, May 9, 12:00:18
        
        Fair (n/m) (General Chat) - footymadman, May 9, 12:03:15

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