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

[Kushahontas]

oh boy.......

[Torie]

BBC projecting a Tory gain in North East Derbyshire (?)

Well, rumours have been (such as they are) that the Tories are doing especially well in the East Midlands.

I read somewhere that the Tories were dominating with the Indian (Hindu) vote. That is particularly big in that region.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Lib Dem vote change now subsumed under "Others".

Excellent.

[Cubby]

I'm following The Daily Telegraph & The Guardian, because the American media sucks and wouldn't follow a foreign election if it's life depended on it.

The former says the SNP won every seat but one in Scotland. What is the one seat and what is the party that won it? It'd be hilarious if it was that one seat in the Southwest that the Tories already have. Its like Dumfries or something.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I would caution about taking the individual seat projections especially seriously. They might be right, but...

[The Mikado]

I'm following The Daily Telegraph & The Guardian, because the American media sucks and wouldn't follow a foreign election if it's life depended on it.

The former says the SNP won every seat but one in Scotland. What is the one seat and what is the party that won it? It'd be hilarious if it was that one seat in the Southwest that the Tories already have. Its like Dumfries or something.

It's just an exit poll at this point, not a single Scottish seat is counted yet.

[Vosem]

I'm following The Daily Telegraph & The Guardian, because the American media sucks and wouldn't follow a foreign election if it's life depended on it.

The former says the SNP won every seat but one in Scotland. What is the one seat and what is the party that won it? It'd be hilarious if it was that one seat in the Southwest that the Tories already have. Its like Dumfries or something.

The safest non-SNP seat in Scotland is probably Orkney & Shetland, which are two islands far to Scotland's north that are absolutely safe for the Lib Dems, that basically stayed as a Liberal stronghold through their whole mid-20th century wilderness period.

[Simfan34]

The random far-left candidate in Washington & Sunderland West taking a selfie with the returning officer

FF

Are you okay?

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

The random far-left candidate in Washington & Sunderland West taking a selfie with the returning officer

FF

Are you okay?

Of course I'm not okay.

[politicallefty]

I'm following The Daily Telegraph & The Guardian, because the American media sucks and wouldn't follow a foreign election if it's life depended on it.

If you're trying to watch something, I'd recommend the ITV broadcast on C-SPAN. I'm pretty sure it's the only way to watch the coverage on TV.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

The random far-left candidate in Washington & Sunderland West taking a selfie with the returning officer

FF

Are you okay?

Of course I'm not okay.

It's politics and there have only been THREE declarations. Calm.

[ObserverIE]

I'm following The Daily Telegraph & The Guardian, because the American media sucks and wouldn't follow a foreign election if it's life depended on it.

The former says the SNP won every seat but one in Scotland. What is the one seat and what is the party that won it? It'd be hilarious if it was that one seat in the Southwest that the Tories already have. Its like Dumfries or something.

The safest non-SNP seat in Scotland is probably Orkney & Shetland, which are two islands far to Scotland's north that are absolutely safe for the Lib Dems, that basically stayed as a Liberal stronghold through their whole mid-20th century wilderness period.

That would be as opposed to their early-21st century wilderness period.

[YL]

Suggestions that Galloway might be struggling in Bradford West.

[jaichind]

Suggestions that Galloway might be struggling in Bradford West.

NO!!!  I always have a soft spot for Galloway.

[ChrisDR68]

Turnout of around 70% according to a lady on ITV.

So similar turnout to 1997...

[ObserverIE]

I'm following The Daily Telegraph & The Guardian, because the American media sucks and wouldn't follow a foreign election if it's life depended on it.

If you're trying to watch something, I'd recommend the ITV broadcast on C-SPAN. I'm pretty sure it's the only way to watch the coverage on TV.

http://www.time4tv.com/2011/06/bbc-one.php

[Simfan34]

If Britain is divisible, Scotland must be divisible.

[Chancellor of the Duchy of Little Lever and Darcy Lever]

Remember everyone, we're in the wild Twitter rumour stage of the count here.  Treat anything on the Twitter with caution.

[Colbert]

a very surprising and delightful night, isn't it ?

[kcguy]

I'm following The Daily Telegraph & The Guardian, because the American media sucks and wouldn't follow a foreign election if it's life depended on it.

If you're trying to watch something, I'd recommend the ITV broadcast on C-SPAN. I'm pretty sure it's the only way to watch the coverage on TV.

I'm watching BBC World.  It's channel 209 on my cable system.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

a very surprising and delightful night, isn't it ?

F U, as it were.

[Chancellor of the Duchy of Little Lever and Darcy Lever]

The BBC are interviewing the editor of the Scum.  Everybody in Liverpool has just switched to ITV.

[afleitch]

My stomach is in knots.

[jaichind]

GBP jumps 1% on exit polls.

[bullmoose88]

My stomach is in knots.

Why?