The OFFICIAL election night thread

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

SCOT PARL: Jack McConnell (Lab) returned in Motherwell and Wishaw.

 

[bigc]

Is that a really token result?

I remember reading a book by Mark Steele (the comedian) providing some gallows humour on the 1983 election, saying how dreadful it was, then LABOUR HOLD JARROW, flashed up.

It was still a dreadful night, perhaps especially due to the fact that was a consolidation!

 

[reuters]

southampton hung council

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Scores on the doors -- English COUNCILLORS

Lab -9
Con +21
LD -8
BNP -1

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Lab -11
Con +32
LD -14

 

[reuters]

tories got 0 votes in blairs ward

 

[The Large One]

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.

Know what you mean - I think Brighton would a toilet if the Tories had been in power during the late 80s and into the 90s.

Labour's only saving grace from your post is that Ken Bodfish is no longer the leader of the Labour group - that dubious honour is held by Simon Burgess.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Lib Dems gain Rochdale for the first time ever

 

[1066gull]

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

Oh well, maybe change is for the better.

 

[The Large One]

Oh well, maybe change is for the better.

Well, thank you David Dimbleby.

Very incisive.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Interestingly -- the Lib Dems have gained a few trophy councils such as Hull, but they've lost lots of individual seats... suggesting that they're being beaten by the Tories to a greater extent than Labour is...

Which is GOOD news for us.

 

[The Large One]

You staying up all night, Pev?

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

VERY big swing to the SNP in Glasgow Kelvin... but Labour just about hold on.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

You staying up all night, Pev?

Yes. All thanks to you the licence payer.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

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.

I'll go along with that.

My official prediction of the outcome for Brighton & Hove:-

[number of councillors]

Conservatives 22
Labour 17
Green Party 11
Liberal Democrats 2
Brighton and Hove Independents 1

 

[The Large One]

Yes. All thanks to you the licence payer.

OK, see yez in the morning. Let us know how it goes.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

SNP gain Dundee West from Lab

 

[The Large One]

I'll go along with that.

My official prediction of the outcome for Brighton & Hove:-

[number of councillors]

Conservatives 22
Labour 17
Green Party 11
Liberal Democrats 2
Brighton and Hove Independents 1

Um, that's only 53 councillors. The city has 54.

The City Council's website says the Tories have 19 seats. The BBC say it's 20.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Um, that's only 53 councillors. The city has 54.

The City Council's website says the Tories have 19 seats. The BBC say it's 20.

OK ... add one Tory to my prediction.

 

[The Large One]

OK ... add one Tory to my prediction.

Right you are.