UK election head scratcher.

[nycbos]

I am aware that there are traditional Labour areas that voted leave in the EU referendum, and had a decent UKIP share of the vote the last general election.


It seems in these Labour areas the party is getting a large share of the old UKIP vote. This seems pretty odd given the differences on policy


Any explanation?

[geek tragedy]

1. they blew off their xenophobic steam in Brexit vote nt

[Recursion]

2. Think of the Obama/Trump voters in the US

I often argue their importance is overstated, but they exist. Class-conscious but xenophobic. That is a constituency, and they seem to be important in this particular election so far.

[David__77]

3. Because not everyone aligns with fixed left-right concepts.

Note that many on the left opposed supranational entities in western Europe back in the 1970s. One can strongly uphold a concept of national sovereignty and still adhere to concepts like socialism and union power.

[nycbos]

4. Agreed.

I have watched the trend of UK politics for awhile now and realized if I was a UK citizen I would not have a political home.