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

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

If Clegg loses, who will be LD leader? Who will want to?

Farron.

[Paleobrazilian]

Vince Cable is probably falling down as well.

[Colbert]

According to the Liberals, Simon Hughes has lost.

RIP Liberal Democrats as a party.

It has been worse before.

exactly

worst result since 1970 (7.5%), the all-time worst is 1951 (2.5%)

[Hifly]

6% increase in Labour vote in Kensington must be one of the largest in the UK yet?

[Phony Moderate]

Laura whatshername saying that Labour leadership talks are already underway and that Cooper, Jarvis and Burnham are in the running.

[The Free North]

The one thing i've noticed in British politics: they don't throw softballs to candidates on TV. They go right after them and push them into awkward answers.


Hilarious

[jaichind]

According to the Liberals, Simon Hughes has lost.

RIP Liberal Democrats as a party.

It has been worse before.

exactly

worst result since 1970 (7.5%), the worstest is 1951 (2.5%)

This might be worse than 1970 and 1951.  In 1970 LIB only contested half the seats and in 1951 LIB only contestd 1/6 of the seats.  So we must calibrate the votes shares with that fact.

[The Free North]

Also BBC needs to get their audio situation together

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

LibDems hold Orkney to the surprise of nobody.

[ChrisDR68]

ITV are saying Alistair Carmichael is to hold Shetland so it won't be an SNP wipeout in Scotland.

[retromike22]

The one thing i've noticed in British politics: they don't throw softballs to candidates on TV. They go right after them and push them into awkward answers.

Hilarious

I know! I wish the U.S. journalists did that.

[Wake Me Up When The Hard Border Ends]

Tories have held Carlisle, and Labour have held Great Grimsby.

EDIT: UKIP came third in Grimsby.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

The Greens are expected to gain a second seat, no?

[The Free North]

The one thing i've noticed in British politics: they don't throw softballs to candidates on TV. They go right after them and push them into awkward answers.

Hilarious

I know! I wish the U.S. journalists did that.

Too many softballs in the US, give us the awkwardness that has been this election

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

LibDems hold Orkney to the surprise of nobody.

RIP SNP CLEAN SWEEP 2K15-2K15
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

[Donerail]

LibDems hold Orkney to the surprise of nobody.

The Lib Dems have their Alamo, then?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Ynys Mon is held!

[Swedish Rainbow Capitalist Cheese]

Tories have held Carlisle

What!?

[The Free North]

LibDems hold Orkney to the surprise of nobody.

RIP SNP CLEAN SWEEP 2K15-2K15
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Does Orkney count as Scotland? I guess its geographical semantics more than anything.

[Colbert]

According to the Liberals, Simon Hughes has lost.

RIP Liberal Democrats as a party.

It has been worse before.

exactly

worst result since 1970 (7.5%), the worstest is 1951 (2.5%)

This might be worse than 1970 and 1951.  In 1970 LIB only contested half the seats and in 1951 LIB only contestd 1/6 of the seats.  So we must calibrate the votes shares with that fact.

you're right, i didn't know those facts.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Damn, Eastleigh held by Conservatives.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Not a good night for UKIP

[Kushahontas]

returning officer reported Galloway to the police for retweeting an exit poll lol

[YL]

Random good result for Labour: they've taken Ilford North from the Tories.

[trebor204]

From my understanding on the counting of the ballots:
1) The ballots are transferred from the polling station to a central location. An urban location can about 20 minutes for the ballots to arrive. Whereas a remote location it can take hours for the ballots to arrive.

2) A team of ballots counters counts all the ballots for the riding.

3) Once they are finish counting the ballots, the election official announces the results beside the candidates.
4) The winning candidates makes make a brief speech.
5) This process can take hours

Are there any plans to change to the counting process, such they do in Canada. Where the votes are counted at the polling station, and then relay to the return officer and then relay them to the media. You can have riding results with 44 out of 125 polls reporting