Letter: Is There Voter Apathy or a Total Lack of Information?

Published on: 4 May, 2026
Updated on: 4 May, 2026

From Sara Tokunaga

In response to: Voters Should Choose Who Will Represent Them Best on Local Issues

I couldn’t agree more, with Cllr Maddy Redpath

Sadly, in the Guildford South West ward, as we are now called, there are no Independent candidates standing. We haven’t received any campaign literature from the Conservatives, Labour or Reform, and only one letter from the Liberal Democrats.

This led my elderly neighbour to ask if it is only the Greens who are standing, as they are the only ones to have sent out some leaflets, as far as she is aware.

It’s almost as if there isn’t an election on Thursday! Is it voter apathy or just a total lack of information? Not everyone could go to the hustings, nor is everyone on the internet.

Editor’s response: It is true that not everyone has internet access but most do these days and there is plenty of information on The Dragon, including candidate pen pictures, interviews and opinion. Please, Dragon readers, make others aware.

We have even created a page label so you can easily find many of the election articles in one place. Just click on it.

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