Why do most poor people vote conservative?

Because the way the labour party works is to keep people on benefits, thus keeping them reliant on the state. People, when they want to get off of benefits, cannot nder labour because that defeats the purpose of the labour party. Therefore, people will vote conservatives becasue long term it is better for them and their children, because it reduces the number of people on benefits and, as other people have said, are better for the economic helath of this country

I have major issues with all the parties, so it's not like I'm a disappointed diehard Labour supporter angry at the Tories. I'd be just as mistrustful of Labour if they got in.

I will watch and wait to see what the Conservatives do. Particularly on the environment, an area they've performed very poorly over the last 5 years.

I always find it weird how greens and environment fanatics also passionately support uncontrolled mass migration in the 10s of millions. They love the environment but do not care one bit about covering every inch of it with housing. Id say UKIP would be the least disastrous out the lot because by reducing demand you reduce need.

UKIP wasn't likely to win. The Conservative were. People maybe poor, but they aren't dumb.

I always find it weird how greens and environment fanatics also passionately support uncontrolled mass migration in the 10s of millions. They love the environment but do not care one bit about covering every inch of it with housing. Id say UKIP would be the least disastrous out the lot because by reducing demand you reduce need.

if ed miliband was not the leader of labour then they would have won , the media portrayed him as stupid and not serious enough to run a country.

I disagree Labours failure to defend its economic record was more important. Even if you believe Labour spent too much it didnt cause the reccession and their failure to refute this enabled the conservatives to gain large scale support on the economy which was more important than the leader.

Because all Ed Millibands policies were so left wing...

During the time of the election, I noticed a lot of poor unemployed people voting for the conservative party. Why did these people shoot themselves in the foot by making their life (and their children's life) so much more difficult?

Fast paced recovery? This recovery has been one of the slowest ever recorded, and some economic indicators are still below pre-crisis levels (e.g. GDP per capita). The Conservative government have missed a lot of their own targets with things like the deficit, debt and maintaining our AAA credit rating (which failed, as it was downgraded), and has presided over quite a big decline in wages.

Largely because of the media and press agenda.
When myths surrounding immigration and 'benefit cheats' are consistently repeated again and again.
Joseph Goebells said 'if you tell a lie often enough people start to believe it'.

As long as the press keep harping on about immigrants stealing our jobs, Labour crashing the economy and causing crime and benefit fraud people will foolishly believe it.

Unless you're exceptionally wealthy, you really have pissed on your own leg voting tory. I can understand a millionaire doing it, but not anyone else.

I hope tories cut even more welfare so the scroungers get hit hard. God I can't wait. The next 5 years watching these people be punished will give me such joy and satisfaction.

P.S. Tory majority

The idea we have more than a handful of scroungers is a pure myth.
So disabled people having their benefits cut which they need to afford to live excites you?
So single mothers who can't afford to feed their child being hit and losing their house excites you? You're disgusting.
And you claim to believe in God? Shame on you.
One day maybe you'll go bankrupt and for your own sake it will be hilarious if there's no safety net to catch you. Maybe then you'll learn.

There are many scroungers out there and you know it, all Labour supporters as well, who would of thought

Women should not have a child if they can not afford one, plain and simple, unless they are raped ofcourse. The whole right to have children idea only applies if that means you intend to support the child yourself.

Disabled people will actually not have any of their benefits cut, it is in the bill. The bedroom tax however wil rightly stand and so it should. Taxpayers should not pay towards your housing benefit for rooms unoccupied.

I have an idea though. Since a significant number of the population want to fund these people, how about the government set up a fund where people like you voluntarily pay into it to help support the scroungers? Surely that would be exactly what you want? It will suit both our needs.

Unless you're exceptionally wealthy, you really have pissed on your own leg voting tory. I can understand a millionaire doing it, but not anyone else.

Why is it bad for someone on £30, 40, 50k?
Or someone with assets of 700k?

Because all Ed Millibands policies were so left wing...