[Politics] The NSC 'up all night' election night *** OFFICIAL MATCH THREAD ***

[Acker79]

 

[Bob!]

Recount in West Midlands

 

[TomandJerry]

A partial “bundle” recount has been ordered in Birmingham for the election of the West Midlands mayor.

As piles of ballot papers were moved onto desks nearer the stage at the International Convention Centre, an official announcement said a bundle check would take place.

The announcer told party activists to ensure counting agents were available to supervise and observe the checks.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Khan re-elected in London

 

[Springal]

Khan re-elected in London

Given the alternatives, good result

 

[TomandJerry]

The results in the West Midlands mayoral election look set for a nail-biting finale, as it has just been announced a full recount is taking place in Coventry, one of the seven local authorities which make up the combined authority area.

This is apparently going to take another two hours, meaning we could be well into the evening before we get a result - it was due to be announced at around 3pm.

 

[TomandJerry]

Sadiq Khan is officially declared the winner in the London mayoral election with 1,088,225 votes, a majority of 276,707.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Khan re-elected in London

Good result. Quite a strong return for an, unprecedented, third term as well.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The results in the West Midlands mayoral election look set for a nail-biting finale, as it has just been announced a full recount is taking place in Coventry, one of the seven local authorities which make up the combined authority area.

This is apparently going to take another two hours, meaning we could be well into the evening before we get a result - it was due to be announced at around 3pm.

I read it was the Tories which called for it. I think we know the outcome of this.

 

[Zeberdi]

Khan re-elected in London

Compared to a candidate who is an Islamophobic, hard-right, Trump and Truss supporter, who ’liked’ a tweet of an image of Enoch Powell captioned: “It’s never too late to get our London back”? Compared to candidate who promotes online climate science deniers and has opposed all green policies that have been introduced in London over the past decade to improve air quality?

I think Londoners got off lightly.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Count Binface beat Britain First.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Recount in West Midlands

I read it was the Tories which called for it. I think we know the outcome of this.

I wonder if they’ll go full Trump if they lose? A brilliant distraction to the clusterfudge of local elections they been whooped in this week.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Street needs to ‘find’ 2,000 votes apparently. They are looking for them in Coventry to begin with. This could take some time…….

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Khan re-elected in London

You preferred the racist nut job running for the tories?

Wow

 

[AmexRuislip]

You preferred the racist nut job running for the tories?

Wow

Given the alternatives, good result

Good result. Quite a strong return for an, unprecedented, third term as well.

Compared to a candidate who is an Islamophobic, hard-right, Trump and Truss supporter, who ’liked’ a tweet of an image of Enoch Powell captioned: “It’s never too late to get our London back”? Compared to candidate who promotes online climate science deniers and has opposed all green policies that have been introduced in London over the past decade to improve air quality?

I think Londoners got off lightly.

I voted for Zoë Garbett of the Green Party.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I voted for Zoë Garbett of the Green Party.

Phew! I was worried for a moment you had gone down with acute asparagus poisoning.

Still.....

 

[brighton_tom]

Khan re-elected in London

Happy with that. I like him.

 

[Guinness Boy]

I voted for Zoë Garbett of the Green Party.

This is actually a very interesting post.

Pretty much everyone assumed it was a two horse race, because that’s what the media have played it as.

There were other candidates.

The Tories fronted a Facebook racist who ran a lying, populist campaign, as per their current playbook. But it’s perfectly valid to not vote for her and not like Khan.

 

[AmexRuislip]

This is actually a very interesting post.

Pretty much everyone assumed it was a two horse race, because that’s what the media have played it as.

There were other candidates.

The Tories fronted a Facebook racist who ran a lying, populist campaign, as per their current playbook. But it’s perfectly valid to not vote for her and not like Khan.

Phew! I was worried for a moment you had gone down with acute asparagus poisoning.

Still.....

Politicians are all dodgy at the end of the day IMO, just using that pot of money in different ways.
I think the Green Party do a fairly decent job with limited resources.

 

[WATFORD zero]

This is actually a very interesting post.

Pretty much everyone assumed it was a two horse race, because that’s what the media have played it as.

There were other candidates.

The Tories fronted a Facebook racist who ran a lying, populist campaign, as per their current playbook. But it’s perfectly valid to not vote for her and not like Khan.

Years of FPTP tends to encourage exactly that sort of thinking