The Results Thread

[Keystone Phil]

SNP hold Angus

King is back in contention in BG&B... too close again. Expect recounts. And court cases.

I'm getting live coverage on CSPAN2

just FYI. 

So are we (and some of us on C-SPAN 2 by RealPlayer) 

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Not for all the results. I do need a wee bit o sleep.

We've held Dudley North (where there were worries cos of MG Rover).

LD's have held Torbay

Gerald Kaufman (one of my heroes) seems to have won in Gorton again

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Why do all the safe Labour seats seem to report first?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Straw's held Blackburn

Durham North West (me old patch) has stayed red. Go Willington!

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Why do all the safe Labour seats seem to report first?

(Much, much) lower turnouts

[angus]

Kaufman seems like a nice fellow.  good for him.

Looks like circa 360/200 will be right?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Hemming says he's won by 2000

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Kaufman seems like a nice fellow.  good for him.

He his (I've met him). The LibDem guy who ran against him was a race baiting pile of sh*t (and a LibDem activist in the Brum seat he ran in last time told be he was supporting Gerald there)

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Hard to tell, but probably.

Tories picked up Ilford North

[King]

Looks good for Labour.

As of 8:20 EST
Labour 66
Conservative 4
Liberal Democrat 3
Scottish National 1
Others 0

[Filuwaúrdjan]

SNP won Na-heen-nar ne-naheen-na-nah Western Isles

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

What a weird name,  Na h-Eileanan an Iar. Second Labour loss.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Recount in Manchester Withington. How odd; I thought we were safe there but in trouble in Newcastle Central. Turns out it were the other way.

Tories gained Pottyborough (no suprise there; the Labour incumbet was her own worst enemy)

[angus]

more than 200.


none of FNC, CNN, or MSNBC are playing this.  interesting?  guess not.

long names in welsh.  hey pat, can I buy a vowel?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

We seem to have held Blaydon!

[Filuwaúrdjan]

hey pat, can I buy a vowel?

The correct racial slur is "taff" (I'm half Welsh and don't mind it ye yous it)

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

So far Labour is 0 for 3 on their 80 most critical seats to defend.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/gainsandlosses_lab.stm

[angus]

Pottyborough

now that's funny.  an odd overlap in the brit/yank sense of humor is fecal.



oh, no.  I just saw yer new post.  that'd be a US inside joke.  reference to a "game show"  sorry al. 

[Blerpiez]

SNP won Na-heen-nar ne-naheen-na-nah Western Isles

Why has that constituency got 1/4 the normal population?

[Jake]

I think I read it has something to do with just wanting the islands in one seat.

[Peter]

Looks good for Labour.

As of 8:20 EST
Labour 66
Conservative 4
Liberal Democrat 3
Scottish National 1
Others 0

It really, really isn't - the marginals are swinging at 7; If this keeps up, its [cutoff]

Tories just took Newbury looks like

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Another monster Labour majority in Easington. Tories finally regained Newbury.
Good news for you Earl; LibDems hold Cheadle

[Jake]

Damn, I really was hoping for Cheadle

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Labour hold Wirral South

[Filuwaúrdjan]

SNP won Na-heen-nar ne-naheen-na-nah Western Isles

Why has that constituency got 1/4 the normal population?

It's a group of islands too far away from the mainland to be paired with anywhere else

[angus]

I stand corrected.  CNN just did a five nanosecond bit on blair being the First Labour Leader Ever to Win A Third Consecutive Term as PM.  or something like that.  it flew by really quickly.  the boy's asleep.  Finally! and I'm just surfing.  I now return you...