The Results Thread

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Foyle held by the SDLP with a 6K majority.

Remaining seats to be called:
Harlow: current Labour; Labour/Tory tossup
Mid Ulster: safe Sinn Fein hold
South Down: safe SDLP hold

That gives:
Lab: 355 + 1 tossup
Con: 197 + 1 tossup + 1 by-election (Staffordshire South)
LibDem: 62
SNP: 6
PC: 3
DUP: 9
Sinn Fein: 5
SDLP: 3
UUP: 1
IKHH: 1
Respect: 1
Independent: 1 (but likely to join Labour)

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Only Harlow now remains to be called:
current Labour; Labour/Tory tossup

That gives:
Lab: 355 + 1 tossup
Con: 197 + 1 tossup + 1 by-election (Staffordshire South)
LibDem: 62
SNP: 6
PC: 3
DUP: 9
Sinn Fein: 5
SDLP: 3
UUP: 1
IKHH: 1
Respect: 1
Independent: 1 (but likely to join Labour)

Does anyone have idea what happens if there is a tie in Harlow?

[Emsworth]

Does anyone have idea what happens if there is a tie in Harlow?

The returning officer is required to determine the result of the election immediately and randomly. The exact method is not specified; he may flip a coin, draw lots, etc. Then, the "loser" would almost certainly file a petition demanding a by-election, which would probably be granted.

[Kevinstat]

Lewis,

I had heard about provisional results from the Irish political weblog Slugger O'Toole ( http://www.sluggerotoole.com/archives/2005/05/provisional_der.php ).  There had been accounts of the SDLP winning that seat on that site before the thread I referenced began.  It seems like it was the norm for people to know something about the results before they are officially announced.  Probably people who observe the count are allowed (or at least not effectively prohibited) from telling the press (directly or through others) what they have seen.  So by provisional results, the person making that post probably meant results that were not official, but which reflected the entire count rather than just a portion of it, like the previous reports of partial unofficial results from that constituency.

[Joe Republic]

Wow!  Kudos for creating a 36 page thread in just over a day!

Obviously this was a major ongoing event, but still - I'm impressed.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Labour hold Harlow

[Silent Hunter]

Brilliant.

Bill Rammell's back.

Total Labour seats 356.

[minionofmidas]

Lewis,

I had heard about provisional results from the Irish political weblog Slugger O'Toole ( http://www.sluggerotoole.com/archives/2005/05/provisional_der.php ).  There had been accounts of the SDLP winning that seat on that site before the thread I referenced began.  It seems like it was the norm for people to know something about the results before they are officially announced.  Probably people who observe the count are allowed (or at least not effectively prohibited) from telling the press (directly or through others) what they have seen.  So by provisional results, the person making that post probably meant results that were not official, but which reflected the entire count rather than just a portion of it, like the previous reports of partial unofficial results from that constituency.

Well you posted that pretty much while the results were being announced. They were up at the BBC about two minutes later.