Slick Mongoose Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Solid hold for Labour in Darlington. I've lost track of how they compare to the exit poll though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, mormont said: https://twitter.com/LostUKIPdeposit I can't thank you enough for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BlackBear Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Equal gain for Con and Lab in Darlington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimTuesday Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, Slick Mongoose said: I bet Boris Johnson was hoping for something like this. He'll be getting ready for the leadership campaign. I wonder if Micheal Gove is sharpening his knife just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denstorebog Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Well, I can say that after the Kansas and Montana election nights failed to yield some proper suspense, Britain really delivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BlackBear Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 minute ago, GrimTuesday said: I wonder if Micheal Gove is sharpening his knife just in case. Gove strikes me as a man who always has one to hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, Slick Mongoose said: Solid hold for Labour in Darlington. I've lost track of how they compare to the exit poll though. John Curtice said they were predicting a 1% swing to Labour and there was a 0.1% swing to Labour, which is relatively accurate. Good sign for Labour that they hold the first marginal constituency to declare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 5 minutes ago, Fragile Bird said: Glory be! My new(ish) cable provider includes the BBC! I can watch the results come in! You can watch it on Twitter as well, I believe. Quote If Labour wins the national vote share, but the Tories have substantially more seats (even if not a majority) will this fuel more demands for a PR system? Yes, but nothing will happen. Quote I've lost track of how they compare to the exit poll though. If the Conservatives were to win that 80-100 seat majority, Darlington was one of the seats they really needed to take. Them failing to take it suggest that the poll is, if not completely accurate, at least in the right ballpark, although of course it could be an outlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BlackBear Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 You certainly don't have Jeremy Vine bizarrely gyrating over a CGI map of the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BlackBear Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Gordon might go to Lib Dem... that's Salmond's seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimTuesday Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Looks like the SNP is gonna take a drubbing, not really surprising considering they won a lot of those seats off the momentum of the independence referendum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Wow, Salmond has lost her seat for the SNP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimTuesday Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Just now, Fragile Bird said: Wow, Salmond has lost her seat for the SNP? You're thinking of Sturgeon, the current leader. Salmond is the former leader of the SNP who's old seat is in jeopardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, Fragile Bird said: Wow, Salmond has lost her seat for the SNP? His. Salmond is the old SNP leader, Sturgeon is the current one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Turnout is way down in Scotland, it seems, and that could have hurt the SNP. A lot of voters in 2015 were not regular voters, but people energised by the 2014 referendum. If they stayed home (it rained all day here), that could be a serious problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arataniello Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, GrimTuesday said: Looks like the SNP is gonna take a drubbing, not really surprising considering they won a lot of those seats off the momentum of the independence referendum. The latest excitedly-presented graphic on the BBC shows that all of the LibDems, Labour Party and the Tories could gain four to six seats each from SNP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Is a 64% turn out high? High for us is 75-80%, 65% would be average-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Mid 60s% is about average here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimTuesday Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Just now, Arataniello said: The latest excitedly-presented graphic on the BBC shows that all of the LibDems, Labour Party and the Tories could gain four to six seats each from SNP. Yep, that's what I was going off of when I said that. How hyped is that presenter to use his fancy map? Good to see that at least one person gets to have fun tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 4 minutes ago, GrimTuesday said: Looks like the SNP is gonna take a drubbing, not really surprising considering they won a lot of those seats off the momentum of the independence referendum. I'm still a bit cautious given the lack hard data from Scotland. Even if the BBC prediction is right, I think it's worth pointing out the SNP would still have the majority of Scottish seats and far more than they had in any election before 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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