The Results Thread

[Democratic Hawk]

Somethings that no one else has pointed out:

1. Labour held Dorset South!
2. This is the first election since 1918 where Gravesham hasn't backed either the winner of the PV or the overall election.

1)Good on Jim Knight!

2) I believe it was the only one of Labour's 8 Kent seats not to go Tory!

Pity, we're still saddled with 'Rochester Bob' though

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

Oh, btw, it is now impossible for the Tories to hit 200. Unless a miracle has happened and they take one of those three Northern Irish seats they're standing in.

Official: Howard worse leader than Foot

Aye, and they'd better believe it!

Dave

[minionofmidas]

Somethings that no one else has pointed out:

1. Labour held Dorset South!
2. This is the first election since 1918 where Gravesham hasn't backed either the winner of the PV or the overall election.

1)Good on Jim Knight!

2) I believe it was the only one of Labour's 8 Kent seats not to go Tory!

Er, no. Labour held up very well in Kent. They still got 6 or 7.
EDIT - That's what you meant to write. Just recognized that now. The only one of Labour's 8 Kent seats to go Tory.

[Peter]

...Wirral West by over a 1000 votes, so I'd like to know why this took so long. Crawley by 37 votes. Pete's sources were pretty good.

Thats a third recount figure as well; From what I'm told the Labour majority went 79 then 31 and then finally 37.

[Storebought]

What is the blank consituency in the BBC map in Eastern England? It's surrounded by Tory precincts, so I imagine it should go Tory as well (provided its not some urban district).

*Never mind--harlow*  What's it's chances of going Tory?

And Staffordshire South is still undecided

[Peter]

That is Harlow - its a Labour seat, but with the swings we've been seeing I imagine they are in need of recounts to get a result.

[minionofmidas]

And since they're still not finished, probably not just one recount as well...

[Peter]

It might well go Tory; I won't call it at this point, so read of that what you will.

The Staffordshire South election has been postponed due to the death of a candidate. By-election in a few weeks.

[minionofmidas]

Where are the other 17 NI results? I seem to believe they were pouring in by this time 4 years ago.

[minionofmidas]

YAAAAY! SDLP gain South Belfast!

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Is it not more working class than Southgate?

Yes; it's a traditional turnout affected marginal; west of the seat is middle class and Tory, east of the seat is working class and Labour.
On reflection, maybe not such a suprise.

[minionofmidas]

Paisley reelected, margin up.

[minionofmidas]

N Belfast easy DUP hold.
Antrim E massive DUP gain.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Beggs has got booted out so hard he's landed in the middle of the North Channel...

[Storebought]

I thought Paisley is elected, but never actually sits in Parliament.

By the way...incidentally...what are all the parties of Northern Ireland?

[Peter]

I am reading this correctly - is Hampshire East registering 90% turnout?!?!?

[angus]

I don't like the way dead people aren't allowed to run for office in England.  Presumably Ashcroft would like such a system here, though. 

[WMS]

Labour holds Reading West! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

But the Tories took Reading East! What happened?

[WMS]

YAAAAY! SDLP gain South Belfast!

Thanks to the DUP, it appears...

[minionofmidas]

I thought Paisley is elected, but never actually sits in Parliament.

No, that's SF.

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UU - moderate Unionist, Conservative on other issues
DUP - hardline Unionist, ultra-Conservative or Populist on other issues
SDLP - moderate Nationalist, Labourish on other issues
SF - hardcore Nationalist, hard to peg on other issues
Alliance - supposedly nonsectarian, basically the party of Protestant non-Unionists.

[minionofmidas]

E Belfast easy DUP hold (duh).

[angus]

I am reading this correctly - is Hampshire East registering 90% turnout?!?!?

I suppose those "If ONE in TEN" ad campaigns worked.  But for the wrong team!  If the Democrats ever get wise to that strategy we'll be in trouble.  I think the game here is to supress voter turnout, and both parties are pretty good at it, so I'm not going to worry about that just yet.

wow, I just looked at the hebrides maps to see how my eponym's homeland voted.  My guess is that The Real Angus McCloud must have been the only plutocrat in that part of the world.  I did not realize...

[minionofmidas]

YAAAAY! SDLP gain South Belfast!

Thanks to the DUP, it appears...

Or rather thanks to the UU...most people had tipped the DUP to gain the seat. I actually thought the UU might keep this one. It's the middle class side of Belfast basically, doesn't strike me as DUP hunting grounds. Clear Protestant majority, I don't think the SDLP can last more than one term (Prots will unite behind one candidate again). Most of the little remaining unsegregated housing in the Belfast area is in this constituency, btw.

[minionofmidas]

I am reading this correctly - is Hampshire East registering 90% turnout?!?!?

I suppose those "If ONE in TEN" ad campaigns worked.  But for the wrong team!  If the Democrats ever get wise to that strategy we'll be in trouble.  I think the game here is to supress voter turnout, and both parties are pretty good at it, so I'm not going to worry about that just yet.

wow, I just looked at the hebrides maps to see how my eponym's homeland voted.  My guess is that The Real Angus McCloud must have been the only plutocrat in that part of the world.  I did not realize...

The Hebrides are very working class, yes. Last remaining textiles cottage industries in Western Europe, which explains why Harris Tweed is so expensive.
Also very evangelical, Sabbath observance and whatnot. I think you can't actually get off the islands on sundays.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Labour holds Reading West! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

But the Tories took Reading East! What happened?

Vote split. Happend in a lot of other Southern seats.