Tweet Every month I run a monthly survey, asking local residents to let me know their views on important local issues. You can find my latest monthly survey below. May 2024 Survey Current May Survey Your views Your details Leave this field blank At the start of this month, there were local elections across Hitchin, Harpenden and the villages. Did you vote in those elections? Yes No For which Party did you cast your vote? Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Green Another Party Prefer Not to Say What was the main reason you did not vote? Unaware of the elections. Do not usually vote in local elections. Unhappy with the choice of candidates/parties. Away and did not have a postal vote. Did not have the right Voter ID. No election in my area. Other, please state below Please use this space to give other reasons. When thinking about local elections, what is the main thing that influences your vote? Specific issues in your area. Your local candidate. Local campaigning. Your opinion of the Parties on the ballot paper. The performance of the local Council. The performance of the Government. Other, please state... Enter other… Thinking specifically about these elections, what local issues were you aware of in the run-up to the election? Thinking about the Conservative campaign in your area, what did you think was good about the campaign? Thinking about the Conservative campaign in your area, what did you think was bad about the campaign? Thinking ahead to the General Election later this year, what would you like to see the Conservatives do differently to win or retain your vote?