results

[Dingdell]

Northampton North - Con gain with majority of just under 2000. Labour second, Lib Dem a surprising third - especially surprising to the Lib dems who thought they had romped home!

I was at the count overseeing the proceedings on behalf of one of the parties, the ladies counting the postal vote were so innacurate that it had to be recounted 4 times - fml.  Just back from a glass of champagne, I've been up for over 24 hours, love the election but we were soooo slow at Northampton. It's going to be interesting times now - may have to do this all again in 9 months....

[gatso]

who won the seat that's listed as 'other' on the bbc?

[thetank]

DUP, Sinn Fein, an Independant in NI
Plaid Cymru and SNP got a few each.
Greens get their first ever seat in Brighton.

[thetank]

big big holds for Labour in Scotlandshire. Incred scenes, pity I'm not Labour.

[redsimon]

A time management course and a watch to each person too lazy/stupid to vote in a 15 hour timescale...

FYP

[thetank]

DUP, Sinn Fein, an Independant in NI
Plaid Cymru and SNP got a few each.
Greens get their first ever seat in Brighton.

Beg pardon, forgot SDLP party
Also Alliance Party got a seat, never heard of them but I don't really follow NI politics.

[Longy]

DUP, Sinn Fein, an Independant in NI
Plaid Cymru and SNP got a few each.
Greens get their first ever seat in Brighton.

Beg pardon, forgot SDLP party
Also Alliance Party got a seat, never heard of them but I don't really follow NI politics.

Alliance are a non Unionist or Nationalist party who believe on concentrating on policies like Health and Education etc. They are strongly affiliated to the lib dems and on this very interesting horse trading situation can be expected to go with what the lib dems decide.

[Ironside]

sobering thought but maybe it is the english that should be asking for indepenace

without scotland and wales the tories would have a massive majority

so if we get a lib labpact then england will be ruled again by scotland and wales

[redsimon]

sobering thought but maybe it is the english that should be asking for indepenace

without scotland and wales the tories would have a massive majority

so if we get a lib labpact then england will be ruled again by scotland and wales

Don't tel Eccosse, his head will explode

[TightEnd]

What a fantastic night to be a political nerd

I spent most of the last week pounding the streets and at hustings, and got the expected result I wanted in my safe seat at the count last night

- huge gains for the tories across much of England, particularly the South..but not in London or where the incumbent mp is highly visible eg front benhcers in lib and lab. Really localised voting

- no gains at all across Scotland for the tories, and the absence of 3-4 gains there is pretty crucial

- lots of tactical voting evident to me, eg lab voting lib to keep the tories out

- Some amazing stuff like Birmingham Edgbaston, and the Green victory is a good thing in the long term round I think

- all three parties going to be disappointed, as none have got the decisive result they want

- the libdems rollercoaster is amazing to me, No gain in share of voter and loss of seats? I reckon that last debate when people saw the LidDem policies on Immigrant amnesty, Euro, and new homes VAT did for them. People liked the style of clegg and the presentation but the policies were just too "out there" for people to switich in sufficient amounts to allow them to break through


Next few days going to be a lot of fun. I suppose my money would be on Labour minus Brown and the LibDems cobbling together a coalition with the price of a coalition being a referendum on voting reform and a few cabinet spots.

Looking at the mess the next six months will be for the economy, with the markets forcing nasty cuts in the wake of Greece, if I were Cameron I'd go long and wait it out for events later in the year

[Ironside]

rich the libdems got a 1.5% increase in there vote and lost seats which is unreal
ok the libdems didnt get teh increase everyone expected but to increase there vote and still lose seats in sick

[TightEnd]

rich the libdems got a 1.5% increase in there vote and lost seats which is unreal
ok the libdems didnt get teh increase everyone expected but to increase there vote and still lose seats in sick

Agreed

and for the tories to get a 7-8% lead, and still not get a majority just shows how daft the electoral system is, biased towards the incumbent/Labour party

Problem for the tories is if they offer a PR referendum and it passes, they'd never get back in..after all they are always going to be a 35% right of centre part of the electorate compared to a 65% left of centre voting bloc

In essence this is why I think Labour have a "joker" to play in coalition talks, they can offer the libdems what the tories can't

[TightEnd]

LOL at Dale's questions to Rantzen


What a fascinating time this is

http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2010/05/few-thoughts.html

[Ironside]

tories have 2% more of the vote this time than labour got 5 years ago when they had a large majority


i think the tories would have got a majority of the seats if it wasnt for UKIP

a few seats that they just lost would have been wins if UKIP voters for the tradional roots

[Woodsey]

sobering thought but maybe it is the english that should be asking for indepenace

without scotland and wales the tories would have a massive majority

so if we get a lib labpact then england will be ruled again by scotland and wales

Good idea GTFO Scotland but please take GB with you..........