That's a wrap! Thank you to everyone who has supported the campaign and voted tactically this local election. We can't wait to see the results in Oxfordshire!
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That's a wrap! Thank you to everyone who has supported the campaign and voted tactically this local election. We can't wait to see the results in Oxfordshire!
The polls are still open (until 10pm today)! Undecided who to vote for? Want to make a difference in Oxfordshire? Go to oxvote.org to find out how to vote tactically today!
Today thousands head to the polls for local elections.
Your voice counts.
Vote for a fairer, greener future.
May Day Checklist:
✅ See the morning hymn
✅ Crown the May Queen
✅ Remember to bring out valid photo ID
✅ Vote tactically with oxvote.org
Where are you voting today? Let us know if you are voting tactically oxvote.org
Interesting analysis from UoO, underscoring the importance of voting smart: "Labour has tended to under-perform in local elections because the Liberal Democrats and the Greens do better (and split the left vote)"
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
The big day is tomorrow! Don't forget to bring voter ID and (if you haven't already) check oxvote.org to find out how to vote tactically!
Still trying to decide who to vote for in Oxford? Check out this website if you are concerned about carbon emissions, environment, transport, climate change....
www.oxvote.org
EAV cargo vehicle crossing a bridge
Banbury-based electric cargo bike manufacturer, EAV, is said to be “under offer” after entering administration. CEO Chris Temple said “the unexpected withdrawal of a key financial commitment from our major shareholder due to investor fatigue” sent the company into trouble “almost overnight”.
Very well put, @libdemdaisy.bsky.social 💯
There is a reason why trust in politics has broken down.
We have a system that severely limits voter choice, while forcing politicians to argue instead of figuring out what they have in common.
Proportional Representation is the solution.
🌿🌸 May Morning and Voting Day 🌸🌿
May Morning is a timeless Oxford tradition, but this year it’s also County Council Polling Day! 🗳️
Tomorrow make your vote count for the planet – vote tactically for the climate. 🌍✨ oxvote.org
Where does each party stand on climate issues this local election? ✅ Check out our breakdown at www.oxvote.org/the-politica...
Cycling should be a symbol of freedom.
✊ But unsafe streets steal that from too many, especially women. Women ride half as much as men, often held back by fear.
This is about choice, equality, and safe streets for all.
👉 cyclinguk.org/my-ride-our-right | #MyRideOurRight
youtu.be/Aka_F5ClZEM
Facebook screenshot of Anne Stares' posting describing a "welcome party"
A technical site visit for a £6.6m walking and cycling project in East Oxford last Thursday was abandoned after an councillor from the pro-motoring Independent Oxford Alliance party arranged a “welcome party”—including a candidate for this week’s elections who followed and filmed highway engineers.
Important reminder to bring a valid photo ID this polling day! If you haven't yet, check your tactical candidate with oxvote.org
It’s a beautiful day, I’m already singing “hail, hail, the first of May-o”, I’m riding my bike around dropping off leaflets and I’m super excited for May morning AND the election on the same day!
Remember to vote 🗳️
Hi there! Yes, that's right the Conservative candidate in Hanborough & Hailey is the incumbent Liam Walker. Our predictions say a 16% swing to Lib Dem could unseat on May 1
What are @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social's priorities for the climate? What do they spend their budget on? Visit our webpage to read our breakdown: www.oxvote.org/the-county-c...
We'd love to be able to do even more for safer streets in Oxford.
Your donation can help and will be doubled if you give by midday on Tuesday.
Thank you for your support.
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Which part of Oxfordshire are you in? Tag your ward and remind people to vote climate smart: oxvote.org
A split climate vote is a win for climate inaction. Find your best bet for the planet 👉 oxvote.org
!["[I]n a democracy like ours, people don't determine a government: places do. It doesn't matter if you win a seat by seven votes or 70,000; get enough constituencies, and baby, you're in government.
Younger people, by which I mean the under-45s, are stacked up in electorally useless cities...
[N]obody cares about your vote. Sorry. It's a done deal."
-Ash Sarkar, "Minority Rule"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:53tfo3tziykaqpaxkds6npuh/bafkreigdojzjjgnlshd2mtlr4af7q4i7tblms2zsyyfptxq4pxfnzjqmeq)
"[I]n a democracy like ours, people don't determine a government: places do. It doesn't matter if you win a seat by seven votes or 70,000; get enough constituencies, and baby, you're in government. Younger people, by which I mean the under-45s, are stacked up in electorally useless cities... [N]obody cares about your vote. Sorry. It's a done deal." -Ash Sarkar, "Minority Rule"
!["[A] political system where parties and politicians are incentivised to chase after a geographically dispersed cohort of homeowners, and can safely ignore tenants, benefits climants, students and people who live in densely populated urban constituencies isn't a good one.
If politicians can write off millions of voters, we don't have democracy. "
-Ash Sarkar, "Minority Rule"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:53tfo3tziykaqpaxkds6npuh/bafkreiabbt2m3bno74qbz7uqzk4hmy3pztezz65qi6jxmnnl6shq6pzpqq)
"[A] political system where parties and politicians are incentivised to chase after a geographically dispersed cohort of homeowners, and can safely ignore tenants, benefits climants, students and people who live in densely populated urban constituencies isn't a good one. If politicians can write off millions of voters, we don't have democracy. " -Ash Sarkar, "Minority Rule"
"If politicians can write off millions of voters, we don't have democracy."
In her bestselling book "Minority Rule", Ash Sarkar points out the injustices at the heart of our political system which marginalises young people and other underrepresented groups.
Well put! 👇
The vote share of the two biggest parties has been falling steadily for decades.
Recent polling shows it could fall below 50%. And yet we still have a voting system designed to silence all other voices.
It's time for a system update. It's time for PR.
Graphic by @tldrnews.bsky.social
Want a serious traffic policy that puts people and the climate ahead of wing mirrors? Vote tactically on May 1 - oxvote.org
Here are the top 5 areas where tactical voting can make the most difference 👇
Banbury Easington: 2.5% Labour
Watlington & Rotherfield: 5.6% Green
Witney North & East: 11.2% Labour
Didcot West: 12.2% Lib Dem
Hanborough & Hailey: 16.4% Lib Dem
Map of the roads the Independent Oxford Alliance proposes reopening to car traffic
The Independent Oxford Alliance party has published a proposal to cancel East Oxford’s Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and allow through car traffic, including removing the Union St gate by East Oxford Primary School, installed in 1983. They say a one-way system would prevent “damaging wing-mirrors etc”.
Voting in Oxfordshire on May 1? oxvote.org will tell you the best candidate for the climate in your district
Look what happens when you don't vote tactically... 🙄
The time is now! Safer roads mean more cyclists, mean more fitness, mean clean air.
Cyclox campaigns for all these things.
Can you donate to help us in this work? All donations doubled until 29 April
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