The OFFICIAL election night thread

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Labour hold Sunderland
Conservative hold Tamworth (Con gain three seats from Labour)

 

[The Large One]

Labour need a net gain of FOUR seats to have overall control of Brighton & Hove City Council.

Tories need a net gain of EIGHT seats to have overall control of Brighton & Hove City Council.

LibDems need a pickaxe throught their skulls to have overall control of their faculties in Lewes District Council.

 

[The Large One]

Does anyone know roughly what time the Lewes results will be announced? I'm just trying to work out if it's worth staying up or not. Ta.

About lunchtime on Friday. They don't start the count until 9am tomorrow.

Look out for Lewes Priory ward and Ann Catherine De Vecchi Hopper. The bitch.

http://www.lewes.gov.uk/council/3847.asp

 

[TSB]

Does anyone know roughly what time the Lewes results will be announced? I'm just trying to work out if it's worth staying up or not. Ta.

Sounds likely that it'll be tomorrow...for some reason. Smaller wards should be known first.

 

[Franks Wild Years]

I'm drunk for the first time in 3 years. Does this help ?

 

[reuters]

About lunchtime on Friday. They don't start the count until 9am tomorrow.

same with brighton and hove. what the hell is that about?

lid dems gained hulll council i think

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

I'm drunk for the first time in 3 years. Does this help ?

Only if you plan on fancying Pepper, the Wicked Witch of LDC and de Vecchi's right hand woman.

Being pissed takes the edge off her looks these days - she is not holding up well since her "tits out" days on Page 3.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Lib Dems do indeed gain Hull. LD gain six seats, Lab lose five.

 

[The Large One]

Straight two-horse race in Kingston (which covers Falmer). Talk about the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea...

Kingston

CUTRESS Melanie Anne - Liberal Democrat
SERRECCHIA Luisa - The Green Party

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

The Tories have LOST control of Hastings thanks to by-elections taking place today. There's no full council election there.

 

[reuters]

The Tories have LOST control of Hastings thanks to by-elections taking place today. There's no full council election there.

love to see the tories lose something

 

[Yorkie]

Oh really. I just presumed it would be tonight. Thanks anyway.

The town council in Newhaven is also being counted so it doesn't even start until 9am.
Ned & I are going to the count so we'll text someone the result tomorrow.

 

[bigc]

I really think Labour will lose Brighton and Hove.

It's very depressing for me My parents remember when they gained overall control back in 1986, my mum was a councillor in Regency ward, Blair was a nobody back then, the future looked tough but do-able.

It will be sad to see Labour lose the council, I know how much work went into that historic victory back in the day.

Up the seagulls party though, I want something to cheer about

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Scores on the doors

Labour down 8 councillors
Tories up 5
Lib Dems up 4 councillors, up one council

 

[The Large One]

I really think Labour will lose Brighton and Hove.

It's very depressing for me My parents remember when they gained overall control back in 1986, my mum was a councillor in Regency ward, Blair was a nobody back then, the future looked tough but do-able.

It will be sad to see Labour lose the council, I know how much work went into that historic victory back in the day.

Up the seagulls party though, I want something to cheer about

My prediction is...

The Tories will be the largest party in the city, BUT... Labour and the Greens (who I reckon will also make gains - albeit mainly at Labour's expense) will form an alliance to oust the Tories and to keep the council power.

We'll see.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Tories gain Chester from NOC

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

BNP lose one councillor in Broxbourne, Herts.

Tories hold Tunbridge Wells

 

[bigc]

My prediction is...

The Tories will be the largest party in the city, BUT... Labour and the Greens (who I reckon will also make gains - albeit mainly at Labour's expense) will form an alliance to oust the Tories and to keep the council power.

We'll see.

We shall see.

I'm not surprised, the arrogance and general unapproachableness of souls such as Mr Bodfish doesn't surprise me.

Brighton is FAR better than 1986...but could be better than it is now.