Clip-board waving representatives of Ipsos MORI, ComRes and YouGov have been noticeably absent from the streets of East Brighton. Perplexing given the incredibly influential council by-election taking place in 10 days' time.
But, don't panic that you don't have a handle on the political mood of East Brighton - let The Whale cast a statistical light where there is polling darkness.
It turns out that designing and undertaking a political opinion poll is a lengthy and complicated business, and far too much hassle for a Sunday afternoon. Instead, I just logged the political posters in my neighbours' windows when I strolled to the Co-Op. Here are the results:
Labour:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS3qmxUKY-lPfRznzv1TfdsB6Ki9AhYo00Af1JuDtpebjZU2GcQbgeCHEvBu0yPt8oD5ELWO3_83xnwvu10E_G9_SRcmvXvuglUlCZLO3qB1nA3H3CTOthf2fKtlbyRtO3x1InDfHSl8/s200/Labour1+(Small).jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpb0O_lb3hvU61dQUwiYcHwsf9WAjNmAiiODx3EEBRp06lenA5wzWg0HCDLQMIcayrC2YrxYmmyMdHzBDuYH5VhFpH-PU1Ne6_WoqSCJhZlfieSSPJETGTLopp0C1CgnysXf-dKl7yGh0/s200/Labour2+(Small).jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqhHAl-B33rUUp0iq-AzzG6a5NAs1JsFcW8wquWgJMwyxg-jnYObJEs6XQfXJjQ9jcAYRg1U9aMafBTbk9vHej3B1SUHhm8GFtbJVrvA2mp4T27Sa2inRuuq3DGVMEPAXXu3crHr0-HU/s200/Labour4+(Small).jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsBr2jmRizzFk1ecmsalqkrZco8fT-Vmj31o9s3EUC05w8UzUCVdBBH4BriwyNMjKC1C5LhJcO3agYoIy0jMMty9pHaCDGpKTzzL1i8MJSd_Om297Ih5N6Kay1ZGz8opj5em9saGu_mA/s200/Labour6+(Small).jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvAFfXiLyvfG8iTXBvGbVVJzHFCHSZJ4F68I211DnUP6rrPMVhJBj5MAaC7MsXNbaHyQ10to9DZ0TDHu-fHvqMep-IyUhBq4uAwJGVl3QThs8d71d_9BPeKD1TJuylALOYhHNQdqYAso/s200/Labour5+(Small).jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhp6QieoLJBTxcdjyrOwp40JtqDDCBKiNYfbckZlNNHAbH5ATLLz2GVsr7OFSk3e2FFzjvCXUHAG-2aTIr7D4nPob2h-kUro87u1T8EYJJ44nUM4ehvWWuSqVvxfXzXOsioQHMvLqy0IY/s200/Labour7+(Small).jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDj56nRz2GHGVj38JJeRz9Ttl9JYtaLHi6n1T_iZk64OYvv_YDx95ScjuEOlKcZ83pGZknx5sQO-uXw_YMO3eZ6slKkDIYYBF9bXmxk9NE4E6GFiboG9tM51WUTAFVC7iSjJaxIk9964U/s200/Labour9+(Small).jpg)
TOTAL = 9
Greens:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOGEHb13oPbcUal2G9FMVzN6X0SGVu1mKSBZFhK5FxDBE4idkU2uCV495SonanCM_jDtgWkyOCjGzveiDy1WDJu2s7QZHUufnu4SF0zmw3OmlRpQciNBo5HqpX6gD2SplBQoMceVmWXA/s200/Green2+%2528Small%2529.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wNE4CTC1t6NKyyfXHoUe2ObhrLq7lgpNhc2hQFeQtC9iJ5aIOd8iuCmhGdwf0vCKyJjMVCd5BSDZ9ttT6yFrtqKLeah6qpweHg56dynN5ek-AVM3zKx24GX0lxxf3TQFoTvzJ5xE9TQ/s200/Green1+%2528Small%2529.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rGypnXh7Ke2OygFgXp9Y9Vw2SRR5Y9zkcH-elSxeOjZL6VC0Wv9_I4uKNCip_GGq0RCIqq_fQBU7z-O8c75XH9bjU12JLbzn6NzeZh5c_Lmrd75297a6Wx8O4KJkQEXKKNeCJpY5bv8/s200/Green3+%2528Small%2529.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmk3HZR0I2WBXRMKf9QI4lfJ5okbFYY2tZh89PHYH2hkYGBW1X6dSNEGLcRjmPU75HQjbbtU9kHUhc4kYc5v7KpPldRbeRl76mlZEYCpBcnzHcvSQlL8prgNJb798hkdbiEpQVEanVsI/s200/Green4+%2528Small%2529.jpg)
TOTAL = 4 (although I'm tempted to award a bonus point for the hand made sign!)
Conservatives = 0
LibDems = 0
UKIP = 0
TUSC = 0
Here's a pretty picture to demonstrate the results in an eye-pleasing way:
So there we have it. It's a pretty straightforward win by Labour over the Greens two to one with the other parties receiving no votes whatsoever. You heard it here first folks!
[PS - this might be very marginally more statistically significant than my political Tomatometer...maybe?]
But, don't panic that you don't have a handle on the political mood of East Brighton - let The Whale cast a statistical light where there is polling darkness.
It turns out that designing and undertaking a political opinion poll is a lengthy and complicated business, and far too much hassle for a Sunday afternoon. Instead, I just logged the political posters in my neighbours' windows when I strolled to the Co-Op. Here are the results:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSWv_iL2pF_mgkd_8Q3x0FB_ktmmvYbEaau0dhvWsjrdhvzl8mScKhkik4xzGgwQRxUVweghtdAGylTMwwbUY0qHT-uMoIXo4ymYAiJX9Jb5it0CgSIRX6pE0ihdvhuES7IY8veOd2a8/s200/Labour3+(Small).jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS3qmxUKY-lPfRznzv1TfdsB6Ki9AhYo00Af1JuDtpebjZU2GcQbgeCHEvBu0yPt8oD5ELWO3_83xnwvu10E_G9_SRcmvXvuglUlCZLO3qB1nA3H3CTOthf2fKtlbyRtO3x1InDfHSl8/s200/Labour1+(Small).jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpb0O_lb3hvU61dQUwiYcHwsf9WAjNmAiiODx3EEBRp06lenA5wzWg0HCDLQMIcayrC2YrxYmmyMdHzBDuYH5VhFpH-PU1Ne6_WoqSCJhZlfieSSPJETGTLopp0C1CgnysXf-dKl7yGh0/s200/Labour2+(Small).jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqhHAl-B33rUUp0iq-AzzG6a5NAs1JsFcW8wquWgJMwyxg-jnYObJEs6XQfXJjQ9jcAYRg1U9aMafBTbk9vHej3B1SUHhm8GFtbJVrvA2mp4T27Sa2inRuuq3DGVMEPAXXu3crHr0-HU/s200/Labour4+(Small).jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsBr2jmRizzFk1ecmsalqkrZco8fT-Vmj31o9s3EUC05w8UzUCVdBBH4BriwyNMjKC1C5LhJcO3agYoIy0jMMty9pHaCDGpKTzzL1i8MJSd_Om297Ih5N6Kay1ZGz8opj5em9saGu_mA/s200/Labour6+(Small).jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvAFfXiLyvfG8iTXBvGbVVJzHFCHSZJ4F68I211DnUP6rrPMVhJBj5MAaC7MsXNbaHyQ10to9DZ0TDHu-fHvqMep-IyUhBq4uAwJGVl3QThs8d71d_9BPeKD1TJuylALOYhHNQdqYAso/s200/Labour5+(Small).jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhp6QieoLJBTxcdjyrOwp40JtqDDCBKiNYfbckZlNNHAbH5ATLLz2GVsr7OFSk3e2FFzjvCXUHAG-2aTIr7D4nPob2h-kUro87u1T8EYJJ44nUM4ehvWWuSqVvxfXzXOsioQHMvLqy0IY/s200/Labour7+(Small).jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDj56nRz2GHGVj38JJeRz9Ttl9JYtaLHi6n1T_iZk64OYvv_YDx95ScjuEOlKcZ83pGZknx5sQO-uXw_YMO3eZ6slKkDIYYBF9bXmxk9NE4E6GFiboG9tM51WUTAFVC7iSjJaxIk9964U/s200/Labour9+(Small).jpg)
Greens:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOGEHb13oPbcUal2G9FMVzN6X0SGVu1mKSBZFhK5FxDBE4idkU2uCV495SonanCM_jDtgWkyOCjGzveiDy1WDJu2s7QZHUufnu4SF0zmw3OmlRpQciNBo5HqpX6gD2SplBQoMceVmWXA/s200/Green2+%2528Small%2529.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wNE4CTC1t6NKyyfXHoUe2ObhrLq7lgpNhc2hQFeQtC9iJ5aIOd8iuCmhGdwf0vCKyJjMVCd5BSDZ9ttT6yFrtqKLeah6qpweHg56dynN5ek-AVM3zKx24GX0lxxf3TQFoTvzJ5xE9TQ/s200/Green1+%2528Small%2529.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rGypnXh7Ke2OygFgXp9Y9Vw2SRR5Y9zkcH-elSxeOjZL6VC0Wv9_I4uKNCip_GGq0RCIqq_fQBU7z-O8c75XH9bjU12JLbzn6NzeZh5c_Lmrd75297a6Wx8O4KJkQEXKKNeCJpY5bv8/s200/Green3+%2528Small%2529.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmk3HZR0I2WBXRMKf9QI4lfJ5okbFYY2tZh89PHYH2hkYGBW1X6dSNEGLcRjmPU75HQjbbtU9kHUhc4kYc5v7KpPldRbeRl76mlZEYCpBcnzHcvSQlL8prgNJb798hkdbiEpQVEanVsI/s200/Green4+%2528Small%2529.jpg)
TOTAL = 4 (although I'm tempted to award a bonus point for the hand made sign!)
Conservatives = 0
LibDems = 0
UKIP = 0
TUSC = 0
Here's a pretty picture to demonstrate the results in an eye-pleasing way:
So there we have it. It's a pretty straightforward win by Labour over the Greens two to one with the other parties receiving no votes whatsoever. You heard it here first folks!
[PS - this might be very marginally more statistically significant than my political Tomatometer...maybe?]
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