Thursday 7th May

rebeccariots2 · Post by **rebeccariots2** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:12 am

Tim Gatt ‏@TimGatt 43s44 seconds ago
Wow: 77% turnout in Cleggy's seat of Sheffield Hallam. His aides "are incredibly worried", @emilymorganitv reports. Uh-oh... #SunNation

Post by **refitman** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:12 am

Lib Dems hold Ceredigion.

Post by **refitman** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:13 am

SNP take Kilmarnock & Loudon.

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:13 am

Blaenau Gwent: Lab
Kilmarnock: SNP

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:13 am

Ceredigion my seat !

Lib Dem Mark Williams has held it by some way.
Plaid 2nd, Tory 3rd
Labour came fourth behind UKIP

Bloody hell. & Plaid have been hammering the place.

Post by **letsskiptotheleft** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:13 am

Dr Eoin Clarke is a fool, a tribal fool, I am a tribal fool at times but at least I know when things are shit.

He's insisting Cameron is finished, I wish it was the fucking case. A few careers have finished tonight, fat Dave's isn't one of them.

howsillyofme1 · Post by **howsillyofme1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:13 am

refitman wrote:SNP take Kilmarnock & Loudon.

I think we could just cut to the chase here and say 'SNP take Scotland' - will save time typing

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:14 am

pk1 wrote:Christ, just realised that if this exit poll was anywhere close to being accurate, the smirking, sneering twat that is the offspring of Glenda will be deeeeelighted

He'll also be quids in as he has a bet on Labour losing.

rebeccariots2 · Post by **rebeccariots2** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:15 am

yahyah wrote:Ceredigion my seat !

Lib Dem Mark Williams has held it by some way.
Plaid 2nd, Tory 3rd
Labour came fourth behind UKIP

Bloody hell. & Plaid have been hammering the place.

Plaid have been well behind Ukip in most of the Welsh results. It doesn't bode well for them, Labour / left parties or Wales.

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:16 am

Down North

Ind hold with a 25.6% majority, 56% turnout

Sylvia Hermon 17,689 49.2%
Alex Easton 8,487 23.6%
Andrew Muir 3,086 8.6%
Steven Agnew 1,958 5.5%
Mark Brotherston 1,593 4.4%
Jonny Lavery 1,482 4.1%
William Cudworth 686 1.9%
Tom Woolley 355 1.0%
Glenn Donnelly 338 0.9%
Therese McCartney 273 0.8%

Hobiejoe · Post by **Hobiejoe** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:16 am

Fuck it. Kilmarnock is where my Grandad came from, an engineer and a union man.

Bumboils with rivets on.

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:17 am

Labour vote here was 2210 in 2010 - increased to 3615 tonight.

Some comfort.

rebeccariots2 · Post by **rebeccariots2** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:17 am

Paul Waugh retweeted
Chris Mason ‏@ChrisMasonBBC 3m3 minutes ago
Dudley North Tory candidate Les Jones tells the BBC he thinks he may unseat Labour's Ian Austin. #ge2015

howsillyofme1 · Post by **howsillyofme1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:18 am

letsskiptotheleft wrote:Dr Eoin Clarke is a fool, a tribal fool, I am a tribal fool at times but at least I know when things are shit.

He's insisting Cameron is finished, I wish it was the fucking case. A few careers have finished tonight, fat Dave's isn't one of them.

You are quite right...but I would add the word 'yet'

It may be a small majority is worse for him than being a minority as he will now have no excuse not to deliver on his promises...he has set up a lot of expectations and those fools who voted for him will have expectations. He will also have two robust opposition politicians in Miliband (assuming he stays and Labour do not descend into navel gazing) and Salmond.

Cameron is still useless and he will add hubris to that now

I see him heading for a very big fall at some point...EU referendum anyone?

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:18 am

Lab hold Islington North

SNP hold Western Isles

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:19 am

My country is about to disappear. Very few will benefit as as result. And yet there are celebrations all round.

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:20 am

I know that not all here are huggy types - but those who are please can we have a group hug ?

Am feeling a little shaky, hubby's asleep and didn't want to be awoken to hear bad news.

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:20 am

Plaid hold Arfon

RogerOThornhill · Post by **RogerOThornhill** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:20 am

Clegg and the Orange Bookers have destroyed the LibDems.

If Laws loses his seat I dread to think what damage the Tories will do to education if they have a majority - fully academised system with about 8 unelected mates of Gove regional commissioners looking after 20,000 schools. Ofsted neutered and not able to ask questions of academy sponsors.

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:21 am

yahyah wrote:I know that not all here are huggy types - but those who are please can we have a group hug ?

Am feeling a little shaky, hubby's asleep and didn't want to be awoken to hear bad news.

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:21 am

pk1 wrote:Plaid hold Arfon

Damn.

Hobiejoe · Post by **Hobiejoe** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:21 am

howsillyofme1 wrote:
letsskiptotheleft wrote:Dr Eoin Clarke is a fool, a tribal fool, I am a tribal fool at times but at least I know when things are shit.

He's insisting Cameron is finished, I wish it was the fucking case. A few careers have finished tonight, fat Dave's isn't one of them.

You are quite right...but I would add the word 'yet'

It may be a small majority is worse for him than being a minority as he will now have no excuse not to deliver on his promises...he has set up a lot of expectations and those fools who voted for him will have expectations. He will also have two robust opposition politicians in Miliband (assuming he stays and Labour do not descend into navel gazing) and Salmond.

Cameron is still useless and he will add hubris to that now

I see him heading for a very big fall at some point...EU referendum anyone?

It's the damage they'll do in the meantime that hurts.

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:22 am

Paisley & Renfrewshire (Douglas Alexander) SNP gain

Fucking hell Dougie, beaten by a 20yr old gobby girl !

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:22 am

Paisley & Renfrewshire South: SNP gain. Douglas Alexander's gone

Post by **refitman** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:22 am

Douglas Alexander has lost his seat.

Hobiejoe · Post by **Hobiejoe** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:23 am

McFuck

WelshIan · Post by **WelshIan** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:23 am

to all, and especially yahyah.

rebeccariots2 · Post by **rebeccariots2** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:23 am

yahyah wrote:I know that not all here are huggy types - but those who are please can we have a group hug ?

Am feeling a little shaky, hubby's asleep and didn't want to be awoken to hear bad news.

Yes - have a hug back from me yahyah.

My real shakes are for all those who will wake up in a couple of days time and still be facing the bedroom tax... and those many more animals that will be in the firing line.

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:23 am

Thanks PK.

Post by **refitman** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:23 am

Lab hold Blaenau Gwent with a 40.1% majority 2 minutes ago
Lab hold Islington North with a 43.0% majority 3 minutes ago
Lab hold Llanelli with a 18.4% majority 5 minutes ago

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:24 am

yahyah wrote:I know that not all here are huggy types - but those who are please can we have a group hug ?

Am feeling a little shaky, hubby's asleep and didn't want to be awoken to hear bad news.

I'll go for that

RogerOThornhill · Post by **RogerOThornhill** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:24 am

Douglas Alexander gone.

The worst thing Labour could do is for Ed to resign - we'll just get a period of infighting that won't do any good.

howsillyofme1 · Post by **howsillyofme1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:24 am

Hugs to all

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:24 am

Scotland, what the fucking hell have you done.

Post by **refitman** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:26 am

Darlington

Lab hold with a 7.7% majority, 62% turnout
candidates votes %
Jenny Chapman 17,637 42.9% Labour
Peter Cuthbertson 14,479 35.2% Cons
David Hodgson 5,392 13.1% Ukip
Anne-Marie Curry 1,966 4.8% Lib Dem
Michael Cherrington 1,444 3.5% Green
Alan Docherty 223 0.5% Indy

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:26 am

If the Tories end up in power all those in Scotland who helped them in should hang their heads in shame.

How the **** Sturgeon could court the anti-Tory vote, and at the same time tell people not to vote Labour in England and Wales, and eejits fell for it I really do not understand.

Still, anger does one no good. We will all have to suffer until those people to realise what they have done.

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:27 am

Douglas Alexander gone.

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:27 am

RogerOThornhill wrote:Douglas Alexander gone.

The worst thing Labour could do is for Ed to resign - we'll just get a period of infighting that won't do any good.

Too late Rog, it's already begun

George Eaton ✔@georgeeaton
Labour HQ source: "Ed has to resign tomorrow. Everyone here accepts that."
2:17 AM - 8 May 2015

TechnicalEphemera · Post by **TechnicalEphemera** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:27 am

pk1 wrote:Scotland, what the fucking hell have you done.

Voted SNP with no clue about what to do next.

Cameron will move to disconnect Scots and Welsh and give himself a huge English majority.

StephenDolan · Post by **StephenDolan** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:28 am

pk1 wrote:Scotland, what the fucking hell have you done.

It's not unexpected. England on the other hand. I can't see how Miliband stays (as much as I want him to). The MSM are going to have a field day.

AngryAsWell · Post by **AngryAsWell** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:28 am

yahyah wrote:I know that not all here are huggy types - but those who are please can we have a group hug ?

Am feeling a little shaky, hubby's asleep and didn't want to be awoken to hear bad news.

howsillyofme1 · Post by **howsillyofme1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:28 am

pk1 wrote:Scotland, what the fucking hell have you done.

I think they realised that they could not trust the Tories, and by extension, the English

The referendum and his nasty response to the result has probably won it for Cameron - sadly

Don't blame the Scots alone, blame the English for voting for this fool in 2010, Clegg for his unqualified support and the English again for falling for the nonsense that he spouts

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:29 am

refitman wrote:
Lab hold Blaenau Gwent with a 40.1% majority 2 minutes ago
Lab hold Islington North with a 43.0% majority 3 minutes ago
Lab hold Llanelli with a 18.4% majority 5 minutes ago

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:29 am

Labour hold Oxford East with 30.1% majority

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:30 am

Falkirk: SNP gain

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:30 am

We lost Jim Smith before he had his chance. To suggest that Miliband should resign is just stupidity. he's the best chance the party has. By a long way. The job now is to put pressure on the Tories to maintain the union and keep it in Europe. Anything else would be suicidal for the party and the nation.

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:32 am

South Shields: Lab hold

Post by **refitman** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:33 am

Lab hold South Shields with a 29.3% majority 2 minutes ago

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:34 am

Fareham Con hold

rebeccariots2 · Post by **rebeccariots2** » Fri 08 May, 2015 2:34 am

tinyclanger2 wrote:We lost Jim Smith before he had his chance. To suggest that Miliband should resign is just stupidity. he's the best chance the party has. By a long way. The job now is to put pressure on the Tories to maintain the union and keep it in Europe. Anything else would be suicidal for the party and the nation.

Sadly I think there will be a baying for Miliband to go. I hope he doesn't - but it will probably be made impossible for him. Seeing awful tweets about how Labour weren't ready to govern anyway and this will mean they get the 'grown ups' back in - Umunna and Kendall are grown up apparently.

And another tweet saying Labour being hammered in England for being too left ... and hammered in Scotland for not being left enough.

That's a very difficult one to see a way out of at present.