UK Election 2010

[Democratic Hawk]

Me thinks this ol' war horse will be putting himself to pasture once May 6 has come and gone for the ol' quiet life

[Barnes]

Here's a cool vote share calculator if you guys want to check it out.

[You kip if you want to...]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/election-2010/7568476/Heather-Mills-wants-voters-to-make-a-difference-for-Nick-Clegg.html

Hard luck LibDems, you haven't got a leg to stand on now. :/

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Ah, finally a worse endorsement than Robert Mugabe coming out for the Tories.

[rob in cal]

I'm fascinated by the concept of tactical voting.  I'm wondering what seats in this years election will see a major use of it this time around.  Also, in elections past I believe its mostly been used by Labor and Lib Dems as a way to unseat Tories, but I'm wondering about the concept of Tory supporters voting Lib Dem in some constituencies where the Conservatives have no chance, but a combined Lib Dem Con majority exists, as a way to defeat as many Labour candidates as possible.

[Verily]

I'm fascinated by the concept of tactical voting.  I'm wondering what seats in this years election will see a major use of it this time around.  Also, in elections past I believe its mostly been used by Labor and Lib Dems as a way to unseat Tories, but I'm wondering about the concept of Tory supporters voting Lib Dem in some constituencies where the Conservatives have no chance, but a combined Lib Dem Con majority exists, as a way to defeat as many Labour candidates as possible.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Withington_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochdale_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Etc.

Places where this might be a factor this time include Oxford East, Newcastle upon Tyne North, Brent Central, various other Lab-LD marginals.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Anti-Labour tactical voting goes back to 1918, at least. One reason why anti-Tory tactical voting in 1997 and 2001 got so much attention was because it was so new.

[bullmoose88]

Anti-Labour tactical voting goes back to 1918, at least. One reason why anti-Tory tactical voting in 1997 and 2001 got so much attention was because it was so new.

So if you had to guess, more anti-tory tactical voting? Anti-labour? Even?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Anti-Labour tactical voting goes back to 1918, at least. One reason why anti-Tory tactical voting in 1997 and 2001 got so much attention was because it was so new.

So if you had to guess, more anti-tory tactical voting? Anti-labour? Even?

Impossible to measure until after the event... and even then, impossible to measure accurately. Though there's no chance that anti-Tory tactical voting will be as strong as it was in 1997 and there's no way that anti-Labour tactical voting will be as strong as it was in the interwar period.

[Phony Moderate]

Have any of the main party leaders visited anyone on here's home towns yet? Gordon Brown came to Rugby on Monday, and he was literally just a few yards down the road from my house.

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

David Cameron came to Bolton last week and did an appearance at Warburton's Bakery (in Bolton NE) in front of a huge number of loaves.  Inevitably the Times put this image on their front page headlined "The best thing since sliced bread?"

[Хahar 🤔]

Conservative leaders since sliced bread:

Stanley Baldwin
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
Earl of Home
Edward Heath
Margaret Thatcher
John Major
William Hague
Iain Duncan Smith
Michael Howard
David Cameron

[You kip if you want to...]

Woah, the Lib Dems party political broadcast was one of the best i've ever seen...

[minionofmidas]

Lol, I just read who Labour are running in Westminster & Marylebone South.

[afleitch]

Woah, the Lib Dems party political broadcast was one of the best i've ever seen...

I didn't like it. It seemed as if he was strewing the rubbish behind him as he went...

[The Man From G.O.P.]

Woah, the Lib Dems party political broadcast was one of the best i've ever seen...

Link?


Ive seen the Labour one, are the others around yet?

[You kip if you want to...]

Woah, the Lib Dems party political broadcast was one of the best i've ever seen...

I didn't like it. It seemed as if he was strewing the rubbish behind him as he went...

Yeah, that was my only critisism, I couldn't help thinking "I hope someone picked those papers up (and recycled them)..."

Woah, the Lib Dems party political broadcast was one of the best i've ever seen...

Link?


Ive seen the Labour one, are the others around yet?

Conservative broadcast
Lib Dems broadcast

[afleitch]

Now it seems less than 30 constituencies will start counting Friday morning. Sunderland Central now counting Thursday so may be first to declare.

[Serenity Now]

Lol, I just read who Labour are running in Westminster & Marylebone South.

The Speaker's wife? That guy from Blur? Now I'll look it up..

[You kip if you want to...]

Now it seems less than 30 constituencies will start counting Friday morning. Sunderland Central now counting Thursday so may be first to declare.

Is Northern Ireland declaring on Friday afternoon/evening again?

[afleitch]

Now it seems less than 30 constituencies will start counting Friday morning. Sunderland Central now counting Thursday so may be first to declare.

Is Northern Ireland declaring on Friday afternoon/evening again?

From what I can find online I think they are.

[Silent Hunter]

UKIP candidate for Ilford South withdraws after second lot of offensive comments.

[Phony Moderate]

Does anyone know if Jeremy Paxman will be conducting the interviews on Election Night? He didn't in the Euro Elections last year....

[Јas]

Now it seems less than 30 constituencies will start counting Friday morning. Sunderland Central now counting Thursday so may be first to declare.

Is Northern Ireland declaring on Friday afternoon/evening again?

No - moving to overnight counts.

[k-onmmunist]

Ah, Paxman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwlsd8RAoqI