Reasons to vote tactically

1) Tactical voting provides a means of individuals affecting election results locally and nationally in ways that ordinary voting may not;

2) For that reason tactical voting encourages people to vote where there is a decline in voting which can only be a good thing even if it just to spoil your vote in disgust;

3) Tactical voting makes the major parties think more about how they are going to get individuals not to vote against them;

4) The natural inclination of an increasing number of people now is to vote against a party (as all three of the national parties are “broad churches”) and tactical voting provides a good mechanism for maximising the impact of an individual vote against a party;

5) The internet provides an information resource which would enable individuals better to assess where and how to use their tactical vote.