UK Election - Results Thread

[Silent Hunter]

Turnout only up 2% in that seat.

[cinyc]

I'm trying to imagine the first result of the 2010 U.S. House election being announced so dramatically...

I think we call Sunderland South Dixville Notch and Hart's Location here during Presidential races.

[Phony Moderate]

Was the Independent a left-winger?

[Hash]

Aren't 4 Northern Irish seats set to declare soon?

[Verily]

I'm trying to imagine the first result of the 2010 U.S. House election being announced so dramatically...

Swings in US seats are totally untranslatable to others because people voting for House are not using that same vote to vote for the executive. Not true in Britain, so local swings are a bit more interesting for national purposes.

That said, the relatively strong showing by an Independent locally distorts what Sunderland South can say about the national result. The other Sunderland seats might be more telling.

[Torie]

I'm trying to imagine the first result of the 2010 U.S. House election being announced so dramatically...

I think we call Sunderland South Dixville Notch and Harts Corners here during Presidential races.

LOL.

[Silent Hunter]

An 8.4% swing would give the Tories an overall majority if it was repeated nationwide.

[Verily]

Any idea when the other two Sunderland seats will come in?

[Silent Hunter]

Probably fairly soon.

[Sam Spade]

Believe I told Al a few days ago that I wouldn't be surprised in the LibDems underperformed a bit (because of movement back to Tories and Labour).  We'll see whether the exit polls are right or not on this one.

This would be more than "a bit" of underperforming, this would be essentially treading water with their 2005 result.

What it would say is that there was a lot of flirting that went on, and then things went back where they should be.  The numbers really aren't important here, just understanding that this movement was likely.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

An 8.4% swing would give the Tories an overall majority if it was repeated nationwide.

But according to the poll, it's not.  However, I don't believe the poll (although that's more based on its projection of losses for the Liberal Democrats).

[Silent Hunter]

Apparently Labour have held up well in Scotland.

[Hash]

LibDem vote down marginally in Sunderland South, but I suspect the Indie accounts a bit for that.

[Silent Hunter]

I think the key thing from Sunderland South is that the Tories only went up 5.2%.

[Silent Hunter]

Remember that the exit poll doesn't cover postal votes.

[Torie]

I find the BBC drone hectoring some poor Labor spokesperson saying Brown should just drown himself since he was rejected, a bit annoying. The BBC guy is getting beyond himself. Geez!

[Hash]

It would be nice to know who the hell Colin Wakefield is.

[Silent Hunter]

I find the BBC drone hectoring some poor Labor spokesperson saying Brown should just drown himself since he was rejected, a bit annoying.

That's Jeremy Paxman. It's his job to be annoying.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Remember that the exit poll doesn't cover postal votes.

Which is one of the things that the Liberal Democrats keep talking about - saying that most postal votes came in while they were at their peak.

[Hash]

btw, I hope George Galloway is on the telly tonight.

[Torie]

I find the BBC drone hectoring some poor Labor spokesperson saying Brown should just drown himself since he was rejected, a bit annoying.

That's Jeremy Paxman. It's his job to be annoying.

Brits enjoy watching aholes on the tube?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Remember that the exit poll doesn't cover postal votes.

Are they allowed to count the postal votes early or do those have to wait for the polls to close at 10pm.

[© tweed]

do they do that Olympic medal style coronation ceremony for every riding/constituency? that's the weirdest thing I've ever seen

[War on Want]

Is there any election coverage streaming online?

[yougo1000]

I personally believe a labor majority in a narrow election.