2014 EU/Local Election Thread - Predictions and Results

[Mr Moose]

Liam Fox on the BBC when he should be in prison

He has a nerve yapping on about bloated bureaucracy given his behaviour in office.

 

[butchersapron]

lib-dems def lost scottish seats, ukip picked up 1. Remaining declaration too small to change anything. So, 2 SNP, 2 Lab, 1 Con, 1 UKIP.

 

[juice_terry]

What's also fucking depressing is the number of votes the fash are pulling in the guise of the BNP, Britain First and the English Democrats when compared to the number of votes received by left wing parties

 

[JTG]

lib-dems def lost scottish seats, ukip picked up 1. Remaining declaration too small to change anything. So, 2 SNP, 2 Lab, 1 Con, 1 UKIP.

Yeah - Western Isles counting tomorrow but only 21000 voters there

 

[Mr Moose]

It's depressing on the one hand, but on the other it's like your team losing a pre-season friendly to a lower league team. It's earth shattering for about 5 minutes.

 

[JTG]

What's also fucking depressing is the number of votes the fash are pulling in the guise of the BNP, Britain First and the English Democrats when compared to the number of votes received by left wing parties

There was no left option on the ballot in the South West region

 

[juice_terry]

It's depressing on the one hand, but on the other it's like your team losing a pre-season friendly to a lower league team. It's earth shattering for about 5 minutes.

And not completely unexpected

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

You hope UKIP wins another seat?

Not really...

 

[butchersapron]

South east: last seat was won with 8.2% last time - the lib-dems are on 7.8% so far. They may squeeze it/may not. UKIP have doubled their vote so may take that one as well or lower the last seat threshold. Tight i think.

 

[brogdale]

BBC "tories have never before come third in a national election...since their formation.."

 

[editor]

Top combover!

 

[tim]

BBC "tories have never before come third in a national election...since their formation.."

Dimbleby described this as sensational in a lugubrious extremely unsensationalized manner

 

[The Boy]

North West next...

 

[brogdale]

NW...Greens beat LDs by some margin..

 

[free spirit]

no2eu beaten by the pirate party in the NW, on a fringe leftwing / alternative party watch front.

 

[butchersapron]

NW...Greens beat LDs by some margin..

Yep:

LAB 594063
UKIP 481932
CON 351985
GRN 123075
LD 105487

Meaning:

CON (2-1)
LAB (3+1)
UKIP (3+2)
BNP/lib-dems -1 each

 

[tony.c]

Nick Griffin gone!

 

[JimW]

North West next...

They've elected a beardy giant for Labour

 

[brogdale]

Yep:

LAB 594063
UKIP 481932
CON 351985
GRN 123075
LD 105487

with a 1% fall on 2009! That's how bad the LDs did.

 

[The Boy]

Dunno what this woman is talking about. Voters sent a clear message?

 

[JimW]

Dunno what this woman is talking about. Voters sent a clear message?

By mostly not turning up maybe?

 

[Ranbay]

Dunno what this woman is talking about. Voters sent a clear message?

yeah, they all want smoking in pubs back.

 

[brogdale]

Losing LDs being interviewed atm...faces like slapped arses

 

[redsquirrel]

By mostly not turning up maybe?

Turnout is really poor 34%, according to BBC, bizarrely that's lower than the locals. I guess the lack of London info might be affecting that figure.

 

[butchersapron]

Losing LDs being interviewed atm...faces like slapped arses

Pretending not to hear the question.

 

[binka]

more brave lib dems on the bbc

 

[Bernie Gunther]

yeah, they all want smoking in pubs back.

I've had a couple of people tell me that's why they're voting UKIP (I got the idea there was more to it when I probed a bit though)

 

[farmerbarleymow]

NW Region:

Labour 3
UKIP 3
Tory 3
Libdem 0
Green 0

 

[brogdale]

Pretending not to hear the question.

doing a Farron

 

[DotCommunist]

'new age of jon bull' the cheeky cunt