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UK Elections - Exit polls / First impressions / Constituency Results

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  • #52
    Euro_Kraut
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    amacachi wrote: »
    ****ing BBC Nordie Ireland getting on my tits.

    You can watch BBC World News online to get the London based feed.


  • #53
    efb
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    Or watch BBC2!!!!!


  • #54
    amacachi
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    Euro_Kraut wrote: »
    You can watch BBC World News online to get the London based feed.

    I'll just stick to switching around til more seats starts declaring.


  • #55
    Euro_Kraut
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    amacachi wrote: »
    Ooh, big swing for that constituency. What kind of numbers had the BNP and UKIP last time though?

    BNP are down 1.7% on 2005 :)


  • #56
    amacachi
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    Euro_Kraut wrote: »
    BNP are down 1.7% on 2005 :)

    Was sad that nearly 2000 people voted for them, but nice to see it's less than last time at least. :)


  • #57
    BroomBurner
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    Oh my God, I can watch BBC live through the Guardian. Class. I'm such a dope for not trying this earlier.

    They reckon Scotland will be a Labour safe-hold.


  • #58
    redout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,435 ✭✭✭✭redout


    First Exit Poll - Now updated 11:02pm: Joint Sky News/BBC/ITV

    Conservative - 305
    Labour - 255
    Lib Dems - 61

    Hung Parliament


  • #59
    nkay1985
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    Think I might have a bit of a night ahead of me when I get home from work at 12!


  • #60
    Lockstep
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    LibDems are so low.

    I'm absolutely flabbergasted and sincerely hope they are wrong.


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  • #61
    efb
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    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/liveevent/


  • #62
    hotmail.com
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    Hundreds of people unable to vote all over the UK.

    Labour will win most of the first few seats because Labour is the most popular in the small city constituencies.


  • #63
    loldog
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    kickoutthejams wrote: »
    LibDems on 59.

    I'm absolutely flabbergasted and sincerely hope they are wrong.

    Don't forget it's not PR, its first past the post, so Cleggmania is not the same as extra seats.

    .


  • #64
    Euro_Kraut
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    There is a lot of talk of the 326 mark. This is based on the fact that there are 650 seats in the House of Commens. However Sinn Fein will probably win at leat 4 seats. As they abstain it means on effective majority in the House of Commons is 324.


  • #65
    amacachi
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    kickoutthejams wrote: »
    LibDems are so low.

    I'm absolutely flabbergasted and sincerely hope they are wrong.

    It's so marginal though. I wouldn't be surprised if they lost a few seats, but would be equally unsurprised if they gained 20+.


  • #66
    efb
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    3rd place to second place for LDs is no extra seats!


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  • #67
    Lockstep
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    loldog wrote: »
    Don't forget it's not PR, its first past the post, so Cleggmania is not the same as extra seats.

    .

    YEah, I know.

    All the same, still thought they'd do much better than that.


  • #68
    steelcityblues
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    Euro_Kraut wrote: »
    There is a lot of talk of the 326 mark. This is based on the fact that there are 650 seats in the House of Commens. However Sinn Fein will probably win at leat 4 seats. As they abstain it means on effective majority in the House of Commons is 324.

    Gildernew could lose out though!


  • #69
    LordSutch
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    With those numbers Brown may still hang on :confused:

    For a week or two.


  • #70
    amacachi
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    Euro_Kraut wrote: »
    There is a lot of talk of the 326 mark. This is based on the fact that there are 650 seats in the House of Commens. However Sinn Fein will probably win at leat 4 seats. As they abstain it means on effective majority in the House of Commons is 324.

    Plus the speaker. Add the fact that the DUP's 9 or so seats will be with the tories means they need 313 to form a government. Wonder if it was a majority of 1 would the Sinn Féiners swallow their pride and take their seats? :pac:


  • #71
    BroomBurner
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    Lewisham kept the polling offices open an extra 30 minutes to accommodate the queues of people. Also somewhere in Manchester was kept open.

    There could be war after this.


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  • #72
    cruiserweight
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    Exit poll updated

    Conservative 305
    Labour 255
    Lib Dems 61
    Others 29


  • #73
    efb
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    Revised Exit poll Con -2 LD +2


  • #74
    hotmail.com
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    amacachi wrote: »
    Plus the speaker. Add the fact that the DUP's 9 or so seats will be with the tories means they need 313 to form a government. Wonder if it was a majority of 1 would the Sinn Féiners swallow their pride and take their seats? :pac:

    SF will never enter a "foreign" parliament.

    Lib Dems might ditch Clegg.

    I have a sneaky feeling the Tories will form a minority government.


  • #75
    nkay1985
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    Agree with BBC that it's disgraceful that people who wanted to vote weren't able to.


  • #76
    LordSutch
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    Not able to vote; There seems to be a trend all over the country with polling stations shutting promptly at ten O'Clock whilst not being able to cope with the larger than expected turnout, with many, many people being turned away.


  • #77
    steelcityblues
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    Outgoing Labour govt. throwing a spanner in the works with unclear voting close times?


  • #78
    efb
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    One thing certain its Goodbye GB!


  • #79
    Euro_Kraut
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    steelcityblues wrote: »
    Gildernew could lose out though!

    Quite possibly, they still would have 4 fairly safe seats - Tyrone West, Mid Ulster, Newry & South Armagh and West Belfast.


  • #80
    dreamer_ire
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    efb wrote: »
    One thing certain its Goodbye GB!

    True.... but does that mean hello HH?


  • #81
    efb
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    No, it will be DM


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  • #82
    sceptre
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    Note for people who don't like their regional coverage:

    Sky News is running a full show (on SkyDig, ch 501).
    BBC News is running a full show (on SkyDig, ch 503 with a UK card)
    BBC1 is running a full show. For those with UK regional varieties (ie a UK card), you will find the London/Scotland/Wales/NI versions of BBC1 starting at ch 971 on your Sky EPG.

    People with Irish Sky cards or FTA receivers who want to get BBC News or the regional varieties of BBC1, info here

    RTE1 is running a show for the next few hours.

    You will find the BBC London live feed (exactly as broadcast) here

    You will find the RTE live feed (exactly as broadcast) here

    Also note that while I'm fine with this being a chat thread about the results etc, I'm deleting the posts about various presenters being "hot" or otherwise as this is still the Politics forum, not the idiot box.

    /mod


  • #83
    RichTea
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    dreamer_ire wrote: »
    True.... but does that mean hello HH?
    efb wrote: »
    No, it will be DM

    I have no idea what you're saying!


  • #84
    efb
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    RichTea wrote: »
    I have no idea what you're saying!

    Harriot Hrmon
    David Milliband


  • #85
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    RichTea wrote: »
    I have no idea what you're saying!

    HH = Harriet Harman
    DM = David Milliband

    at least I think :rolleyes:


  • #86
    dreamer_ire
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    RichTea wrote: »
    I have no idea what you're saying!

    Harriet Harman v David Milliband for the next Labour leader


  • #87
    nkay1985
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    sceptre wrote: »
    Note for people who don't like their regional coverage:

    Sky News is running a full show (on SkyDig, ch 501).
    BBC News is running a full show (on SkyDig, ch 503 with a UK card)
    BBC1 is running a full show. For those with UK regional varieties (ie a UK card), you will find the London/Scotland/Wales/NI versions of BBC1 starting at ch 971 on your Sky EPG.

    RTE1 is running a show for the next few hours.

    You will find the BBC London live feed (exactly as broadcast) here

    You will find the RTE live feed (exactly as broadcast) here


    BBC coverage also available through the Guardian website, as mentioned by someone else.


  • #88
    hotmail.com
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    Camelot wrote: »
    Not able to vote; There seems to be a trend all over the country with polling stations shutting promptly at ten O'Clock whilst not being able to cope with the larger than expected turnout, with many, many people being turned away.


    It's the law in the UK to close the doors at 10.

    In other countries, once you're in the queue, you're allowed to cast you're vote.

    All those that couldn't vote will cancel each other out anyway.


  • #89
    RichTea
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    efb wrote: »
    Harriot Hrmon
    David Milliband
    steelcityblues wrote: »
    HH = Harriet Harman
    DM = David Milliband

    at least I think :rolleyes:
    dreamer_ire wrote: »
    Harriet Harman v David Milliband for the next Labour leader

    Thanks. DM should have been obvious at least.

    I'm worried.


  • #90
    hotmail.com
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    dreamer_ire wrote: »
    Harriet Harman v David Milliband for the next Labour leader


    Don't rule out Alan Johnson (very popular within Labour). Miliband is a bit too posh for Labour.


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  • #91
    efb
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    Now way Harriot anyway, Harry Hill more likely..


  • #92
    Inquitus
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    I still maintain the exit poll is wrong and so do the betting markets. They seem to think 315-320 for the Tories.


  • #93
    steelcityblues
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    hotmail.com wrote: »
    Don't rule out Alan Johnson. Miliband is a bit too posh for Labour.

    Didn't stop El Tony!

    Harman would be the most comical choice... speak of the devil on radio5live.


  • #94
    mike65
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    I can see a few results getting challanged on grounds of votes lost due to stations turning people away.


  • #95
    efb
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    Washington and Sunderland West: Lab Hold


  • #96
    loldog
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    mike65 wrote: »
    I can see a few results getting challanged on grounds of votes lost due to stations turning people away.

    I don't see why, if people don't turn up on time it's their own fault.

    .


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  • #97
    BroomBurner
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    OK, I'm heading to bed. Work tomorrow.

    But...

    Washington & Sunderland

    Labour again, outright win.


  • #98
    mike65
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    2nd seat in

    Washington & Sunderland West

    LD 6,382
    Tory 8,157
    Labour 19,615 (big girl)

    Turnout very poor 54%

    Swing 11.6% to Tory!


  • #99
    nkay1985
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    What can people be thinking over there? 1900 people voting for the BNP like.


  • #100
    efb
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    Washington and Sunderland West:

    Con Swing: +11.6


  • #101
    dreamer_ire
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    Massive swing


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