UK General Election - May 7th 2015 (The Official Election Day & Results Thread)

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CON + LD are -8, LAB + SNP is +8.  is that just reflective of where the results are coming from, since everyone has agreed that Labour disaster is the only possible outcome?

Definitely too early to draw a conclusion. So many of the seats changing hands are Scottish. All the Labour losses are staying on the same side of the equation but Lib Dems are being split by all three so they'll be losing quite a bit to the other side. I don't know how many Scottish seats they've lost so far, but it's almost certain to be 10 at the end of the night. That has to get factored out when comparing.

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Ugh Eastbourne was sooo close. Rough night...

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CLEGG HOLDS ON!!!! YES!!! SOMETHING GOOD FINALLY!

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-21 for CON/LD
+20 for LAB/SNP

That gaps just keeps widening... Still waiting for the good news for the right.

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-21 for CON/LD
+20 for LAB/SNP

That gaps just keeps widening... Still waiting for the good news for the right.

What the hell is that? UK politics don't work in blocks like that.

Obviously, but A) I was referencing a few pages back where those totals were reported as half that; B) As a very, very sad Lib Dem supporter, I would at least be hoping the non-Scottish seats would be heading to the Tories which is not happening; and C) Despite the shock at the success of the Conservatives tonight (relative to polled expectations), the current coalition is still getting killed rather than holding steady even if they manage to stay in power. Hardly a ringing endorsement.

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I wonder, is there a reason UKIP tends to have its best showings on the East Coast?

I've been going with the theory that they see how bad Europe really is right from their house, and I'm running with that until a UK poster tells us about immigration patterns (or perhaps just historical opposition to Europe) in those constituencies.

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YouGov election reaction poll out. Highlight: support for Scottish independence has surged in the rUK and a plurality of people now say that England and Wales would be better off without Scotland. Also, there is a 45-45 divide about the Tory majority.

http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/iznjhc72l9/YG-Archive-Pol-Sunday-Times-results-090515.pdf

Had a look through the poll, and I do wonder... who on earth are the 7% of UKIP voters who want the UK to remain in the EU?

And who are the Liberal Democrat voters who are "delighted"/"pleased on balance" with a result that has all but destroyed their party?

Probably the right side of the party which ultimately wanted Cameron to stay in power. Most probably voted Lib Dem strategically in a two horse race with SNP or Labour to no avail.