2014 EU/Local Election Thread - Predictions and Results

[mk12]

My local council, Milton Keynes:

Labour 25 (+9)
Tories 18 (-1)
Lib Dems 13 (-2)
UKIP 1 (nc)

There was an increase in the number of councillors.

 

[ska invita]

good result for labour in barnet, cons -6 ld -2 lab+9

Barnet
Oakleigh (three-seat ward)
Rachel Barker (Labour) 1075
Pamela Bradbury (Labour) 1110
Philip Clayton (Left Unity) 107 – 2.9% (adjusted for multi-member ward)
Richard Cutting (Green) 436
Jon Finlayson (Lib Dem) 239
Gerard Fitzgerald (Lib Dem) 188
Leonie Hodge (Lib Dem) 187
Victor Kaye (UKIP) 498
Daniel Newby (Green) 370
Sachin Rajput (Conservative) 1899
Brian Salinger (Conservative) 1935
Gideon Shapiro (Green) 317
Parmodh Sharma (Labour) 936
Stephen Sowerby (Conservative) 1826

 

[weltweit]

Am I right in thinking the results so far are all local elections and that we have another set of results coming when the European election results are in? So a second period of gloating for Ukippers cometh?

 

[kebabking]

oddly, in Worcester not one UKIP councillor was elected, but up the road in Wyre Forest (Kidderminster/Bewdley/Stourport) there were four/five (?, can't remember..), and in one ward in Worcester - Nunnery - the BNP recieved some 286 votes out of 2706 on a turnout of 36.5%. in the other wards where they stood in Worcester, they were bumping along with 20/30/40 votes.

bizaare.

 

[JTG]

Am I right in thinking the results so far are all local elections and that we have another set of results coming when the European election results are in? So a second period of gloating for Ukippers cometh?

Correct, Euro results out Sunday night

oddly, in Worcester not one UKIP councillor was elected, but up the road in Wyre Forest (Kidderminster/Bewdley/Stourport) there were four/five (?, can't remember..), and in one ward in Worcester - Nunnery - the BNP recieved some 286 votes out of 2706 on a turnout of 36.5%. in the other wards where they stood in Worcester, they were bumping along with 20/30/40 votes.

bizaare.

Odd isn't it, how different places are different from each other

 

[taffboy gwyrdd]

Someones mentioned 1,000s of spoileds in Tower Hamlets?

I'm totally new to the issue. can someone briefly explain how that happens, if it's true?

Ta.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

Correct, Euro results out Sunday night

Odd isn't it, how different places are different from each other

Mind boggling

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Someones mentioned 1,000s of spoileds in Tower Hamlets?

I'm totally new to the issue. can someone briefly explain how that happens, if it's true?

Ta.

 

[JTG]

Mind boggling

You'd never think it but the poshos across town vote Tory. That'd never happen round mine

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

So Barnet a Tory hold very narrowly so Tower Hamlets now the one to watch. Lots of Rahman supporters saying the count should be stopped while their man is ahead lol

 

[SpineyNorman]

Thanks just Googled that it looks interesting, unfortunately she has changed plans for the weekend, but we still plan on making the trip at some point.

Well if you fancy a pint let us know when you're coming and I'll show you the best pubs

 

[taffboy gwyrdd]

Really?? Thousands like that?

 

[DaveCinzano]

Northbrook ward's new Tory councillor on Worthing Borough Council:

A veteran of Sussex Police's Forward Intelligence Team and a latterly Police Liaison Officer until his retirement in mid-2012, ward surgeries with Sean McDonald should be interesting!

 

[SpineyNorman]

Really?? Thousands like that?

well the spunking cock usually wins the urban75 exit polls

 

[Puddy_Tat]

In Wokingham, still a tory council (would have been if they had lost every one of the seats up for election) - one lib dem seat has gone tory, and one has gone to labour (first labour councillor here for about 12 years)

In Reading, greens still on 3 seats, labour gained 5 seats - 3 from tories, 2 from lib dems. With the exception of one lib dem councillor returned (don't know what local / personality issues may have been in play) the lib dems finished either 4th or 5th in each ward they contested behind whichever of greens and ukip were standing

 

[redsquirrel]

well the spunking cock usually wins the urban75 exit polls

It's not as good as krink's grumpy cat though.

 

[Hocus Eye.]

One of the results or the high profile success of UKIP and the Faragists is that the conversation in my local pub at closing time turned to immigrants and the problems they cause by overloading the health services. When I pointed out that in the local area lots of the hospital services are provided by immigrants they did not see this. Immigration, seen as a problem, and racist comments are now acceptable topics of conversation.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

One of the results or the high profile success of UKIP and the Faragists is that the conversation in my local pub at closing time turned to immigrants and the problems they cause by overloading the health services. When I pointed out that in the local area lots of the hospital services are provided by immigrants they did not see this. Immigration, seen as a problem, and racist comments are now acceptable topics of conversation.

Yes this is a brand new phenomenon

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

Looks like the Islamist has been reelected in Tower Hamlets

 

[Hocus Eye.]

Yes this is a brand new phenomenon

Maybe not brand new but certainly up a gear or two and more assertive and without hesitation.

 

[oryx]

Apart from one Green, looking like everything non-Labour in Lewisham has been annihilated. Bullock also re-elected as mayor.

 

[skyscraper101]

Does anyone know when approximately the Euro MEP announcements will be made?

Will there be a Portillo esque moment when Griffin loses his MEP seat in the North West? I would like watch video of this moment. Thanks.

 

[taffboy gwyrdd]

skyscraper - last time I think the NW result was mid to late evening (sun), but it will be clear from the off that the prick has lost. I wouldnt be surprised if he aint there (if last time is anything to go by, local counts feed back to a hub in Manchester). I've been at quite a few counts where the twats scarper quite early if it doesn't look good. Sooner or later the cameras will get him though, and it will be funny for sure. But it shouldn't have happened in the first place of course.

 

[wreckhead]

Does anyone know when approximately the Euro MEP announcements will be made?

Will there be a Portillo esque moment when Griffin loses his MEP seat in the North West? I would like watch video of this moment. Thanks.

I really hope so and have been thinking of this since realising the delay between the vote and the result. Somehow I'm hoping this ukip "surge" bollocks is some kind of crazy aftershock from a peak of fash voting in the last European elections, so it will be interesting to see how that is spun assuming that will be the case.

 

[wreckhead]

by hoping I mean a downward curve of this sort of thing

eta: three edits and I still fuck up my reference

 

[bolshiebhoy]

Looks like the Islamist has been reelected in Tower Hamlets

Yes Panorama, Labour and the Tories took a hell of a beating.

 

[J Ed]

Yes Panorama, Labour and the Tories took a hell of a beating.

So did democracy judging by the number of police needed to stop his supporters storming the count.

 

[bolshiebhoy]

You stole that sentence from the Britain First page didn't you? Haha your pain is palpable J Ed. Brown people voting and electing other brown people to spend our money, disgusting innit.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Northbrook ward's new Tory councillor on Worthing Borough Council:

A veteran of Sussex Police's Forward Intelligence Team and a latterly Police Liaison Officer until his retirement in mid-2012, ward surgeries with Sean McDonald should be interesting!

Jesus fucking wept. I knew the cunt had retired, but was rather hoping he'd fucked off to Spain.

 

[bolshiebhoy]

47% turnout in TH, well above the national average and a wonderful snub to the racists and islamophobes.