Is voting for UKIP a wasted vote?

A wasted vote is defined as a vote cast for a losing candidate, or a vote for a winning candidate in excess of the required number. By that definition, the majority of votes are wasted; the number of 79% in 2015 springs to mind, although I'm not sure it's correct. read more

If you manage to boost UKIP’s vote share in your constituency, next election they may decide to pour resources into your constituency to get elected. So in conclusion, your vote is likely to be wasted in the sense it won't be needed, but in actuality it does matter. Make sure you vote. read more

But there is only one meaningful protest that the electorate can register at the polls, and that is one that helps force the Government to call a general election in the near future. And that excludes voting Ukip. read more

My plan is to explain why voting for UKIP is a wasted vote, this not because voting for UKIP would be a wasted democratic right for a party that has no chance of power, because the chances are they will come out the victors; but wasted rather in the sense that in terms of political competence they have proven, and will continue to do so that they are (in line with most European reactionary parties) just bad at doing their job as elected members of the European parliament. read more