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

[HangletonGull]

Here's hoping


(fewer)

I’m convinced they get less than the 131

 

[pocketseagull]

I am a member. I have never heard any of my chums mention the issue. How much are they bovvered? It will never happen under Starmer's watch.

I wonder why your chums would never mention PR to you

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Why do reform supporters/spokeswankas all look like they have a debilitating brain injury, possibly caused by being dropped on their head by a careless parent?

 

[Weststander]

Peter Bottomley won the last election by 15k
Tim Loughton was 7k

Hardly an easy win for Labour and at least something for the Tories to fight for - but no - they gave up in my opinion conceding defeat before it already started- FFS put up a fight for what has always been yours !!
No wonder we’ve lost faith in them and voted elsewhere!

The bookies odds made them clear Labour wins, even a month ago.

So much has changed since 2019. Unpopular lockdowns, cost of CV19, cost of living crisis, mortgage rates. With your local thing of the old folk being replaced by leftie folk from Brighton. In 2019 there was huge mistrust of Corbyn.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

This Reform guy on BBC is a bit stupid, struggling to get a sentence out.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Labour take Darlington. Reform votes made the difference.

 

[Pevenseagull]

After many elections of being their top target, Bristol might finally get a Green MP! Exciting for them.

Shame for Thangam Debbonaire, who in addition to having a fantastic name, always came across as a decent and reliable MP, and has been through all sorts of health problems.

I am so tempted to go to work on an anagram ... But I am rather drunk.


In fairness Thangam Debbonaire already takes some beating.

 

[The Wookiee]

Why do reform supporters/spokeswankas all look like they have a debilitating brain injury, possibly caused by being dropped on their head by a careless parent?

Because they have been f@cked by the Tory government

 

[Pevenseagull]

Oyster for Darlington!

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Turnout down is surely a lot to do with Tory voters staying home - imagine that a lot of normally high turnout demographics are giving this one a miss

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I wonder why your chums would never mention PR to you

 

[Pevenseagull]

Shucking the next half dozen oysters ... Stroud and Darlo so far

 

[Hugo Rune]

Why do reform supporters/spokeswankas all look like they have a debilitating brain injury, possibly caused by being dropped on their head by a careless parent?

A very vigorous and detailed filtering process that ensures only those who can communicate with the Reform voters the most effectively get the nomination?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Marcus Jones, government whip loses Nuneaton in massive tory collpse. Labour win.

 

[Gabbiano]

Constantly talking about the swing to Reform. If the seat wasn't contested by Reform before then any vote is a swing to Reform...

 

[nwgull]

Wes Streeting really is an impressive man, isn’t he?

 

[Pevenseagull]

Waiting for some Tory spokesmoron to say that the landslide is a bogus result due to the low turnout.

 

[jcdenton08]

20 votes in it in Basildon!!!

 

[Bry Nylon]

I’m convinced they get less than the 131

At work earlier today, I guessed Conservative 115 ( and I guessed 450 for Labour, which maybe I overcooked a bit).

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

Just rejoice at that news and congratulate Starmer

In our area, all schools have been running mock elections from 11 upwards - kids are also studying civics as part of the N.C so the education is there- the actual engagement could probably improve but it is largely reflective of how disenfranchised the parents/guardians are tbh. Spoke to one Mum today who was telling me her daughter asked her who she should vote for and the Mum said (obviously to her daughter) that it was up to her but to me the Mum said she didn’t have a clue who to suggest anyway.

(I said she should have given her daughter the large pile of election material/letters that came through our doors and tell her “that’s all we have to go on” too )

Sad. i had this discussion with my young grand daughter. Rather than policy I expressed the differences in values which seemed to help.