2014 EU/Local Election Thread - Predictions and Results

[brogdale]

I think that must be expectation management, even if they do lose seats I can't see them doing that badly.

Yes, but they were making clear the UKIP polling was too strong to give them any certainty beyond the two.

 

[ska invita]

UKIP gain from Con in Basildon

Snap

Id guess Essex has to be UKIPs best county...folkestone and dover strong candidates too (im guessing)

 

[belboid]

Mike Hancock has lost his seat

To UKIP

 

[redsquirrel]

Mike Hancock has lost his council seat to UKIP

Bollocks, pipped again

 

[brogdale]

Guardian saying Handycock has lost his council seat.

e2a...three times over

 

[belboid]

Labour Mayor of Sunderland has lost his council seat to an independent

any idea what that's about? No UKIP candidate, or Liberal

 

[JTG]

any idea what that's about? No UKIP candidate, or Liberal

Nope, only following Graun and Beeb at work so as much knowledge as they do about anything.

ie I'm clueless

 

[JTG]

Swindon has elected a Lib Dem councillor

 

[ska invita]

any idea what that's about? No UKIP candidate, or Liberal

weird they dont name him/her up so we can look them up

 

[redsquirrel]

Swindon has elected a Lib Dem councillor

Always though it was a weird place.

 

[JTG]

weird they dont name him/her up so we can look them up

Anthony Allen

 

[ska invita]

Anthony Allen

thanks

 

[belboid]

from some blog:

Labour councillor Robert Heron, currently Mayor of Sunderland, is also up for re-election this year. He shares Copt Hill with two independent councillors, and will be challenged by a third: Anthony Allen. Nevertheless, Cllr Heron has an impressive electoral record. He first became a councillor in 1991, and since then has only only taken one year out between 2003 and 2004. He was also challenged by another independent candidate, Paul Marriner, when he was last up for election in 2010, but won with a majority of 203. It seems unlikely that Cllr Heron will lose out this year, but it’s still worth keeping an eye on Copt Hill. - See more at: http://sr-news.com/sr-news-council-elections-wards-to-watch/#sthash.Sbwsxl06.dpuf

 

[Wilf]

Mike Hancock has lost his seat

Does this mean he'll have to start groping women in his capacity as a private citizen?

 

[JTG]

UKIP gain from Con in Basildon

Snap

Pitsea North West to be precise

 

[belboid]

Nope, only following Graun and Beeb at work so as much knowledge as they do about anything.

I think that's what we're all doing. And then telling each other the result

 

[JTG]

He was also challenged by another independent candidate, Paul Marriner, when he was last up for election in 2010,

Always wondered what he did after leaving Ipswich

 

[JTG]

I think that's what we're all doing. And then telling each other the result

Cutting edge analysis

You're all waiting for my expert views on Bristol when they come in aren't you?

*looks hopeful*

 

[JTG]

Tories hold Broxbourne
Labour hold South Tyneside

 

[brogdale]

Always though it was a weird place.

Their only seat so far. I wonder how many other of the 4000 seats will produce the same party order?

LDEM LAB UKIP CON GRN

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

The Mogg is on the telly harking back to Mr Lloyd-George's government

 

[editor]

Listen to the Tories slithering all over UKIP. Cunts.

 

[JTG]

Second Basildon seat for UKIP, Nethermayne ward

 

[brogdale]

Listen to the Tories slithering all over UKIP. Cunts.

Crowther's having none of it..."...it's all too late"

 

[brogdale]

Second Basildon seat for UKIP, Nethermayne ward

Always were thatcherite scum out there

 

[brogdale]

Pitsea numbers...

And here's a very uncomfortable set of numbers for the Lib Dems, from that Pitsea North West result. The 33 is not a typo:

Ukip: 1156

Labour: 906.

Conservatives: 427

Liberal Democrats: 33

 

[ddraig]

someone handed in a postal vote for Lambeth to a polling station in Cardiff! it was given back as obviously couldn't have got to Lambeth by 10

Cardiff was just verifying tonight and counting on Sunday

 

[JTG]

Yeah saw those numbers. Tory held ward so a dreadful collapse for them

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Jacob Rees-Mogg wishes to "love-bomb" UKIP. My dreams tonight will be fraught.

 

[brogdale]

Has Featherstone self-medicated?