No Votes Do Count

What does that mean?

ELECTORATE - This means full electorate, not just those that voted.

Any government can only rule with the consent of the governed. Ideally, this means the consent of every individual, but government officials often argue that it is the consent of the majority of the electorate that matters, despite there being zero evidence to prove this and many court cases thrown out through no consent of the individual.

But let's consider their argument of majority consent.

Before 2001 in the UK, all governments had the majority consent of the electorate. It was a slim majority, but it existed.

However, since 2001, no single government has achieved a majority share of the electorate's vote, Theresa May came close having missed it by only 1.6%.

This means no government can enforce conformity because a significant portion of the population does not vote. These "no votes" count just as much as any vote. Non-voters are part of the electorate and have an equal say. Since there is no "none of the above" option on the ballot, their only choice is to abstain from voting.

The last government to achieve a majority over the entire electorate was Tony Blair's in 1997. By his second term in 2001, he lost that majority by almost 17%, as only 59% of the electorate turned out to vote. This means that 41% of the electorate did not give their consent to being governed by abstaining from voting, making it impossible for any government to have an overriding majority.

This situation has remained unchanged since then.

Currently, we find ourselves in a similar situation. Keir Starmer has secured the vote of only 20% of the full electorate, while 40% of eligible voters abstained. Therefore, the "no votes" win. 40% is significantly greater than 20%.

Labour does not have a ruling majority, and thus consent is required from the general public. The data supporting this is widely available, but I will include it below. If you are challenging any council or government action, use the argument that there is no consent. Let them know that the "no votes" won every single seat, and therefore, they cannot impose their rules on you.

As you can see from the table below, there are almost twice as many people who voted "no consent" as those who voted for Labour. These people's voices are not being heard, and they have every right to be.