General Election '24

[Martin Y]

It's weird watching the trending predictions vs results on the BBC website. Labour is always ahead of the trend (secured 205 of their predicted 405 with less than half the results in) but the Tories have lagged massively ( as I write, 32 of a predicted 154). I know it'll just be an artefact of the particular counts that happen to finish first but it's curious.

[El Pollo Diablo]

Yeah, it happened in 1997 as well. Labour had an overall majority whilst the Tories were way down, on about 80 or so seats.

[lpm]

Therese Coffey!

Green win.

They overturn a massive Tory majority

[El Pollo Diablo]

Lucy Frazer has lost in Ely to the Lit Dems

[El Pollo Diablo]

Therese Coffey!

Green win.

They overturn a massive Tory majority

What? Which seat?!

[El Pollo Diablo]

Guardian says Labour?

[lpm]

We won Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard. We f.cking won. It's not been Labour for 50 years.

Only 667 votes in it.

Well done, you personally got them 668 votes

[lpm]

Guardian says Labour?

Correct

There was a screw up, ITV said it was Green. Was Labour win

[El Pollo Diablo]

We won Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard. We f.cking won. It's not been Labour for 50 years.

Only 667 votes in it.

Well done, you personally got them 668 votes

Apparently the estimate for getting out the vote is roughly one voter per volunteer per hour, so I'm responsible for maybe 6 voters tops lol. But, like the average football fan, I'm definitely claiming this.

[lpm]

Cabinet losers

Mordaunt
Shapps
Chalk
Keegan
Hart
Frazer
Mercer

SO FAR

[bagpuss]

We won Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard. We f.cking won. It's not been Labour for 50 years.

Only 667 votes in it.

Excellent news, EPD, well done.

[El Pollo Diablo]

Labour now have more MPs than they had in 2019

[El Pollo Diablo]

LDs gain Westmorland

[El Pollo Diablo]

Jacob Rees-Mogg declaration at 4.30 apparently.

[lpm]

Good grief, it's getting light outside.

[Martin Y]

Good grief, it's getting light outside.

The evil spell is broken and light floods the land once more.

[El Pollo Diablo]

Why have the BBC got the Scottish rapist on

[Martin Y]

Beeb forecast has had another tweak. Labour 410, Tories 144.

[lpm]

BBC

Labour from 410 to 405

Conservatives up from 131 to 154

LD down from 61 to 56

Reform down from 13 to 4

It had felt that the Libdems were delivering some solid wins

Don;t know what's going on with the BBC. Now changed again

Labour: 410 to 405 to 410 again

Con 131 to 154 to 144 now

LD 61 to 56 to 58

Ref 13 to 4 to 4 still

[Brightonian]

Finchley goes Labour.

[El Pollo Diablo]

f.cking Dorking - Dorking - has gone Lib Dem.

[dyqik]

Wes Streeting won with a majority of only 528.

[El Pollo Diablo]

Rishi Sunak has won his seat. Boo.

The by-election in a few weeks will be fun.

[El Pollo Diablo]

Michelle Donelan is out.

[Martin Y]

Wes Streeting won with a majority of only 528.

Beating a single-issue independent: Gaza again.