The Official UK Election Thread! 6th May it is!

[funk de fino]

Labour share up in Scotland. Tories nowhere.

 

[Tsukasa Buddha]

I was somewhat amused by the pose struck by the 'Land is Power' candidate in Gordon Brown's constituency (he's the guy behind the speaker): http://i41.tinypic.com/15f5axe.jpg

I loved that guy. I was going to ask who he was, because Google didn't get me very far. However, with under one hundred votes, I doubted anyone knew.

Why are you happy? That means we've likely got the bloody Tories in.

Wonderful. Will they be able to rip the heart out of the British economy again?

I'm happy because I think it does a party bad to stay in too long. Also, I'd prefer an Old Labour revival, and an SNP boost, both goals which may be furthered by a short-term loss. In this last election the Tory an New Labour policies were eerily similar, and keeping Labour in power would probably continue that trend.

 

[geni]

I'm happy because I think it does a party bad to stay in too long. Also, I'd prefer an Old Labour revival, and an SNP boost, both goals which may be furthered by a short-term loss.

I suspect that they are mutaly exclusive. SNP appear to have picked up a fair bit of the "labour not left wing enough vote". If labour retreat to the left they are likely to lose that.

 

[Architect]

I disagree: the SNP tends to encompass a very broad range of political views across the spectrum so, for example, I know of several members who are conservative (small c) in general outlook but not unionist......

 

[funk de fino]

Let the Tories in with no majority. Increase the divisions between the electorate north and south of the border increasing the chance of independence. Let the Tories take the blame for the next 4 years of economic chaos. Labour waltz back in at a later date and tidy up their mess.

Result.

 

[funk de fino]

BNP share in England 2.1%
BNP share in Scotland 0.4%
BNP share in Wales 1.6%

Biggest increase in Wales. Interesting.

Up North

LibDems - 451,179 - 10 seats
SNP - 482,823 - 6 seats
Tories - 401,994 - 1 seat


And the best part of the evening was that fat smarmy git Griffin strutting away as if he actually meant something after his defeat.

 

[Soapy Sam]

Sorry to see Evan Harris has lost in Oxford. As a friend pf Dawkins, he has been active in several pro-science issues.

The traditional north-south split is as evident as ever. If it's painted red, the Scots will vote it in. If we did this once for the SNP we could have a wholly Socialist State four years later.

Just as well we're not tactical voters. See the BBC map-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/

 

[mummymonkey]

Well, here's a pretty kettle of fish. Did any party have a good night? The Greens perhaps. Bad night for the SNP, even Salmond admitted as much. Cleggmania fizzled out and Wales turned to the Tories (who'd have thunk that?)

Gutted for Evan Harris.

If it was a town council it would be NOC. What are the odds on another election this year?

 

[mummymonkey]

Lib Dem & Labour have 52% share of the popular vote between them. Is that a moral mandate to govern?

 

[funk de fino]

I think we may see another. It would be good in one sense as I hear that George Galloway has not won and it would be good to see him get trounced twice in one year.

ETA - I would say for most SNP supporters it was not bad night. If this had been the Scottish parliament then it would. Westminster is irrelevant for most of us as long as the Tories are not in power. An increase to labour only really shows the Scots thoughts on Cameron and his muppets. No-one wanted to take any chances in case it gave him a mandate. (IMO)

 

[Undesired Walrus]

If anyone thinks voting doesn't make a difference, take a look at my constituency:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b99.stm
Glenda Jackson Labour 17,332 32.8
Chris Philp Conservative 17,290 32.7
Edward Fordham Liberal Democrat 16,491 31.2

Today I really feel my vote (I cast my cross for Glenda) mattered. Just 42 votes stood between her and the Tory.

 

[Ashles]

And the best part of the evening was that fat smarmy git Griffin strutting away as if he actually meant something after his defeat.

I just can't get enough of any image of his gormless face with the word 'Barking' written above it in huge letters.

 

[Worm]

Yay! Completely by accident I appeared wandering about in the background on BBC Scotland when they were interviewing the Lib Dem winner (Michael Moore).

Unfortunately, I'm a big lump - so it's not exactly eye candy, and I was helping someone stand on a table to unplug an extension cable, so broke about 50 H&S rules. Still, it's on BBC IPlayer so I'm officially* famous

_{*in my head}

 

[mbp]

Why do some constituencies take so much longer to produce a result than others? Don't they all have roughly the same number of votes to count?

 

[commandlinegamer]

Robert Mugabe thanks the returning officers for their help in organising the election with special mention to those in Sheffield and Hackney.

 

[JihadJane]

"The Tories have rolled their sleeves up, because they intend to fist us." - Gareth Aveyard

 

[Undesired Walrus]

Dimbleby is still going? Is he given regular supplies of coke or something?

 

[commandlinegamer]

Dimbleby is still going? Is he given regular supplies of coke or something?

Maybe he found Frank Bough's secret stash.

 

[Ashles]

Everyone's getting very arsey on BBC at the moment.

David Owen and Alex Salmond have both seperately been unexpectedly sarcastic and unhelpful when being interviewed by Paxman.

 

[Undesired Walrus]

YES. Bethnal Green and Bow is taken back from Respect by Labour with a huge majority. Rushanara Ali will make a great MP (And is the first Muslim woman elected).

Respect wiped out: -19.8%