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We're helping Britain vote for a better future: ⮞ Stop The Tories and Reform ⮞ Use our collective power ⮞ Demand fairer politics ForwardDemocracy.com For weekly by-election and other tactical voting advice follow: @stopreform.bsky.social

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Data showing Green as the tactical choice to stop Reform in Gorton and Denton

Data showing Green as the tactical choice to stop Reform in Gorton and Denton

Read about our latest poll results in Gorton and Denton on our blog: forwarddemocracy.com/blog/gorton-and-denton-poll-results

"While both Labour and the Greens are claiming the tactical choice mantle, the evidence points firmly in one direction."

25.02.2026 20:15 — 👍 18    🔁 16    💬 0    📌 0
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Exclusive Poll: Anti-Reform Tactical Voters Poised to Defeat Nigel Farage's Party in Gorton and Denton By-election Greens and Labour are in an effective dead heat against Reform UK, with tactical voters leaning towards Zack Polanski’s party

🔴Exclusive Poll: Anti-Reform Tactical Voters Poised to Defeat

Nigel Farage’s Party in Gorton and Denton By-election
Greens and Labour are in an effective dead heat against Reform UK, with tactical voters leaning towards Zack Polanski’s party

bylinetimes.com/2026/02/24/e...

25.02.2026 10:00 — 👍 79    🔁 27    💬 7    📌 4
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⚠️Warning: there is no tactical voting site called "Tactical Choice" ⚠️
If you choose to vote tactically it's important to seek independent, impartial advice. And always check the source online, as printed leaflets could be out of date, or even intentionally misleading.
#GortonAndDenton

25.02.2026 19:44 — 👍 38    🔁 24    💬 3    📌 1
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The Gorton and Denton By-Election Shows Clearly What's Wrong with FPTP - Make Votes Matter By Livvy Gibbs, Young Make Votes Matter Coordinator.

"Under these rules, negative campaigning is rational. Bar charts (sometimes questionable ones) matter far more than manifestos."

Our campaigner Livvy writes about what she saw and heard in Gorton and Denton - and why the case for PR is stronger than ever. 👇

25.02.2026 16:25 — 👍 35    🔁 30    💬 0    📌 0
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Exclusive Poll: Anti-Reform Tactical Voters Poised to Defeat Nigel Farage's Party in Gorton and Denton By-election Greens and Labour are in an effective dead heat against Reform UK, with tactical voters leaning towards Zack Polanski’s party

⚠️ Breaking news! ⚠️ Our exclusive new poll carried out by Opinium for Forward Democracy and Byline Times shows that tactical voting can stop Reform in Gorton and Denton with the Green Party's Hannah Spencer the clear tactical choice.

bylinetimes.com/2026/02/24/e...

24.02.2026 19:55 — 👍 16    🔁 14    💬 1    📌 0
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Stop the Tories and Reform in House of Commons Vote tactically in House of Commons to stop the Tories and Reform

The tactical vote to stop Reform in Gorton and Denton is Green 🟢
Take a look at the Stop Reform website for details:
stopreformuk.vote/parl/gorton-...

23.02.2026 22:57 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Shirley not!
bsky.app/profile/stop...

23.02.2026 22:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Forward Democracy Empowering people to vote towards a better future

But if a race is on a knife edge, as it is in Gorton & Denton, it makes a Green tactical vote recommendation significantly more likely to succeed than a Labour one.

Of course, no one would have to vote tactically if we had a more representative voting system.
forwarddemocracy.com

21.02.2026 21:26 — 👍 19    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0

Usually that doesn't make a big enough difference, for example if Labour has a substantial lead over the Greens. So please don't take this to mean that the Greens can win *anywhere* with tactical voting - they can't. Plus, by-elections are a completely different game to local or general elections...

21.02.2026 21:26 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

In multiple surveys - nationally, locally, and in our own - there is a clear difference in who is willing to vote tactically. Labour voters are significantly more willing to lend their vote to the Greens, than Green voters are to lend their vote to Labour...

21.02.2026 21:26 — 👍 13    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

People are sharing polls with Labour, Reform & Green pretty much neck and neck in Gorton & Denton. This shows that tactical voting is a must to stop Reform. It also proves we have the numbers to do it. But what some may have missed, is the question of who is more *willing* to vote tactically...

21.02.2026 21:26 — 👍 27    🔁 14    💬 5    📌 0

Reform could gain another MP this Thursday. That's why we're urging Labour, Lib Dem, & other party supporters to lend their vote to the Greens this time in Gorton & Denton. We've carried out extensive research and it points to this being our best chance of stopping a very real threat from Reform.

21.02.2026 20:58 — 👍 339    🔁 328    💬 7    📌 14
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Stop the Tories and Reform in House of Commons Vote tactically in House of Commons to stop the Tories and Reform

If your priority is stopping Reform you need to know who to vote for to do it. This site has the answer. 👇🏻

21.02.2026 19:33 — 👍 470    🔁 235    💬 13    📌 15
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The Representation of the People Bill MUST scrap First Past the Post First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the new Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our rotten voting system, which lea...

🚨BREAKING: The new Representation of the People Bill is here.

The Bill aims to "restore trust in our democracy" - but it doesn't even touch the voting system that leaves millions unrepresented.

60% of Brits want to scrap First Past the Post.

Tell Starmer to include electoral reform in the Bill ⬇️

12.02.2026 12:19 — 👍 84    🔁 59    💬 3    📌 1

Labour kept Reform out of Clevedon South by only 16 votes!

Tactical voting is vital in close elections like these, thank you to the supporters of other parties who voted for Labour this time to stop Reform.

06.02.2026 14:28 — 👍 27    🔁 14    💬 2    📌 0
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Can First Past the Post cope with multi-party politics?

🗒️ The APPG was delighted to host a private briefing in Parliament today with…

🗣️ Professor Sir John Curtice of @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
🗣️ Dr David Klemperer of @uniofbath.bsky.social
🪑 Emma Harrison of @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

28.01.2026 16:55 — 👍 48    🔁 29    💬 3    📌 2

Last year we correctly advised the people of Caerphilly how to keep Reform out of Wales. Now we're going to help Gorton and Denton keep them out of Manchester.

Watch this space, we will be providing a recommendation soon.

27.01.2026 20:41 — 👍 61    🔁 39    💬 5    📌 1

The Greens took a council seat from Reform in Horsley!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thank you to Lib Dem, Labour and any other party supporters who voted tactically for the Greens to defend the council from Reform.

(Labour finished 2nd to Reform in Codnor)

22.01.2026 10:11 — 👍 36    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0
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The UK government has released an assessment on "global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security"

It's horrifying.

Crop failures, conflict, water insecurity, storms, floods, poverty, pollution, crime, disease.

"Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse"

21.01.2026 14:38 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform:

Local by-elections 22nd Jan 2026
stopreformuk.vote

🔴 Willaston & Thornton = LABOUR
🟠 The Rissingtons = LIB DEM
🟡 Glenrothes West and Kinglassie = SNP
⚪ Leeswood = FPV (IND)
🟢 Central Wymondham = GREEN

#Cheshire #Cotswold #Fife #Flintshire #Norfolk

19.01.2026 17:52 — 👍 45    🔁 34    💬 3    📌 0

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform:

Local by-elections Tuesday 20th January 2026
stopreformuk.vote

🔴 Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar = LABOUR
🟢 Horsley = GREEN

#Derbyshire #AmberValley

19.01.2026 17:45 — 👍 23    🔁 16    💬 1    📌 1
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The numbers again in a nice shiny image

24.10.2025 17:07 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Caerphilly By-Election in numbers

15/10/25 @mvtfwd.bsky.social advised the tactical vote: Plaid Cymru
27k - People in Caerphilly reached by our ads
7k - People in Wales we emailed
10k - Plaid leaflets featuring our advice
3848 - Votes Plaid beat Reform by
1 - Tactical voting sites providing advice

24.10.2025 16:57 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 2
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Fighting Reform in by-elections every week Our latest update on fighting Reform UK in every single council by-election

🚨 Read about how we're fighting Reform every single week, and how you can help.

themovementforward.com/updates/figh...

10.09.2025 11:58 — 👍 49    🔁 42    💬 2    📌 2
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Moving Forwards: September Community Update News and actions from the whole ecosystem working for a better, fairer, more just UK

There’s a lot happening to fight for a better, fairer, and more just country.

Our community updates cover news and actions from the ecosystem of campaigns, activists, journalists and more

Featuring @stopfundinghate.bsky.social, @westcountryvoices.bsky.social

themovementforward.com/updates/comm...

09.09.2025 16:11 — 👍 10    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0
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HOME | Forwards Festival | Bristol A music festival in Bristol, for the future.

More about the FORWARDS Bristol festival at forwardsbristol.co.uk

31.07.2025 15:32 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Featuring some of the most prominent political changemakers right now.

Everything is political, but politics is dysfunctional.

So how can we engage and take over? Especially the younger generations, whose future is being decided for them.

MVTFWD.com

31.07.2025 15:32 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Pissed off with Politics?

Our headline panel at @forwardsbristol.bsky.social, Aug 24th.

Carol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social

Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social

Zarah Sultana @zarahsultana.bsky.social

Coco Khan (host) @cocobyname.bsky.social

It’s us against the billionaires.

31.07.2025 15:32 — 👍 20    🔁 10    💬 5    📌 0
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🚨By-elections on Thu 17th

How to keep Reform out of these council seats..

We particularly need help reaching voters in Eccleshall & Gnosall, Stafford.

🎉 Repost this and share with friends in these areas.

Info: StopReformUK.Vote

There are by-elections every week, and Reform rely on low turnouts!

15.07.2025 18:51 — 👍 156    🔁 125    💬 5    📌 10
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Stop the Tories and Reform Your vote is your power. Use it tactically to get the Tories and Reform out, then influence your new MP and the next government.

Want to stop Reform? There are council by-elections every week, and it only takes a handful of people to swing them by getting the word out.

stopReformUK.vote/elections

It’s easier than you think, we are the majority.

(Keeping Reform out of councils reduces their #GE2029 campaigning capacity too)

07.07.2025 16:29 — 👍 189    🔁 113    💬 2    📌 4

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