Do the polls influence how you vote?

I wish they would stop doing Polls. Voters should think not follow.

How anyone can justify voting Tory is beyond me.

No.

I am voting Labour because I trust Corbyn and I never would trust Johnson. Looking back over the last ten years of Conservative government I can not think of one thing that they have done any good. I have never been on any benefits but I know work colleagues who are. The bedroom tax. Rubbish. Universal Credit. Rubbish. The constant increase in Rail fares Rubbish. Reducing the police numbers. Referendum rubbish. Hundreds of libraries and playgroups have been closed down. Take all give nothing back Tories out out out.

No because polls are not an accurate cross section.

DH was surprised to see Lib Dems ahead in the poll run by Vote For Policies for our Cons stronghold area.... until I reminded him that the firm supporters of any party are less likely to use that website so the pole is only capturing the swinging voters. The lifelong cons voters arent using it.

If you base your tactical vote on a poll you need to think carefully about who the poll is capturing and whether it is an accurate snapshot

I agree Niobe we do not have a sheep mentality.

I read the polls out of passing interest but they do not influence how I vote. Like most people on GN I have a brain and am more than capable of deciding what I want from an MP or PM.

Nope

The thought of either of them in power terrifies me. I can’t remember ever having a worse choice, and I’ve been voting for almost sixty years.

Not that I shall vote for either main party, but my vote will have little effect, I fear.

Me too,Grannyhall29

The idea that prople will go into a polling booth and deliberately vote for a hard left, Marxist anti-Semite backed by Momentum thugs who have been intimidating and abusing others makes my blood run cold. To me, this is the only issue in this election.

The only way to ensure this doesn't happen is to hold your nose and vote for the other main party candidate whether you like the leader or his party's policies or not. I don't like all of them but I know enough about Stalinist Russia and China and Venezuala today toknow what will happen to freedom and the economy if JC gets in on Friday.

No I couldn't care less about the polls but I'm voting for Boris mainly because I want Brexit, yes I know Conservatives have a lot of issues but the thought of Corbyn in power absolutely terrifies me

No

I vote for who I want to win, whatever the odds! I find myself more inclined to vote for the under-dog if anything! But since I have a postal vote, mine went over a week ago.

No but I hope some doubters will because I would far rather have a cheerful ,confident Boris a than a miserable Jeremy in charge of our Country .

In most seats in Scotland it is a straight fight between the Tories and the SNP. Obviously if you love Boris and want out of the EU then you will vote for the Conservative candidate. Otherwise, for your vote to count you must vote SNP. The polls show that there will be no breakthrough for the LDs and Labour will not do well in Scotland.

The SNP will never join forces with the Tories but do share a left of centre stance with Labour. If you are firmly opposed to Scottish Independence then you will have the chance to vote against that IF there is a referendum. For me THIS election is about curbing the power of the Tories and rich elite.

No. I refuse to be lead by polls and I make up my own mind

No- never. I have voted for the same party all my life except for one election when I was tempted over to Brexit party.

I came across this yesterday.
voteforpolicies.org.uk
My results were very interesting and strongly confirmed where I thought my sympathies lay.

I dont take any notice of the polls because they are not actually independent as they are mainly owned by friends of the conservative party. You.gov is the worst one to believe, I have filled in their surveys and as soon as you say something anti tory the survey ends.

I think you should vote with your heart . Not by what they are offering in there campaign's . Some people have been very pushy with there views on politics on grand net . Just be true to yourself and if other people don't like i tuff .

Polls should be banned in the month before an election!
If people fail to vote because they think there's no point, their vote is not going to affect the outcome, then that will change the results for all parties. It's so wrong.

To be honest, I think there's a lot of people who won't vote this time because they've lost faith in democracy, seeing that the result of the referendum was not delivered even though this was promised.

Hood comment Chestnut. No I don't pay any attention to polls nor do I watch or listen to any of the media debates. I read the manifesto for each party, but still not believing all will be enacted though.

No, the polls don't influence how I will vote - but they do depress me! If anything, the polls make me more determined to vote for a party with values I share.

No never I vote for the party whom I think will do the best job for the country

No, I'm not influenced by the polls. I do keep an eye on them, though - sometimes they give a good indication of how things are going to go.