The 2024 UK General Election - news, speculation and updates

[polly]

Why are they having a levelling up sec? Don't they have the imagination to make up their own stupid departments for the achievement of fuck all.

I think it's maybe because the Levelling Up fund pays for so much - entire organisations, lots of jobs, loads of ongoing grants programmes etc. It's really enmeshed in local government funding. There are levelling up teams in councils. They could obviously do away with it and maybe they will but that would be a huge operation and take some time.

 

[planetgeli]

Friend of mine in the CLP in Hackney North was told to go and campaign in Islington against Corbyn. Some others were bussed to Birmingham.

My friend went and campaigned FOR Corbyn.

 

[Pickman's model]

Such a pity feinstein didn't defenestrate shammer

 

[Flavour]

Reform up to 5 seats now

 

[Pickman's model]

Reform up to 5 seats now

Five arses

 

[Wilf]

Reform up to 5 seats now

5 Turd Army

 

[Lord Camomile]

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Fuck.

 

[PR1Berske]

Reform up to 5 seats now

That leaves just Inverness-shire and Skye to declare.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Reform up to 5 seats now

I think even being a player down, the Green MPs could take 'em in 5-a-side.

Almost certainly, if they're allowed to play rush 'keeper.

 

[Artaxerxes]

I think even being a player down, the Green MPs could take 'em in 5-a-side.

Almost certainly, if they're allowed to play rush 'keeper.

Because the Reform guys would have heart attacks two kicks in

 

[Lord Camomile]

Because the Reform guys would have heart attacks two kicks in

Would be one of many reasons, yes.

 

[moochedit]

Anyway, what the blistering fuck is happening in South Basildon? Third recount?

I think i read reform had "won" but it was very close and labour demanded a recount but the returning officer decided to start that tommorow and sent everyone home.

 

[Silas Loom]

I think i read reform had "won" but it was very close and labour demanded a recount but the returning officer decided to start that tommorow and sent everyone home.

Yes, but aren’t they on their third recount now?

 

[danny la rouge]

Turned out to be Glasgow all.

I've just looked at the Scottish results by constituency. The swing to Labour overall must be circa18%.

The talking corpse held his seat... just.

Perhaps some statistical wizard could tell us what this level of swing in 2026 would mean at Holyrood?

It was a bit odd to randomly quote a post of mine from back in February, several months before the election had been called and months before Yousaf resigned as First Minister. Not sure why you went back looking for that.

But the SNP lost more than just all the Glasgow seats: they were trounced right across the country. And deservedly so.

Not that I’m feeling optimistic about the future.

 

[moochedit]

Yes, but aren’t they on their third recount now?

I think they did a partial recount and found some errors and so a full recount is needed.
I'll have to find the story again.

 

[Pickman's model]

It was a bit odd to randomly quote a post of mine from back in February, several months before the election had been called and months before Yousaf resigned as First Minister. Not sure why you went back looking for that.

But the SNP lost more than just all the Glasgow seats: they were trounced right across the country. And deservedly so.

Not that I’m feeling optimistic about the future.

Hope is a feeling existing only in the past

 

[Hotel Chocolate]

Not so sure...looks more like an SDP moment with Reform...a decade of Labour easy

I thought that, but I also thought the Tories would go down under 100 seats. I don't know, we will see.

 

[Silas Loom]

I think they did a partial recount and found some errors and so a full recount is needed.
I'll have to find the story again.

Just checked again and Reform won it

 

[planetgeli]

Yes, but aren’t they on their third recount now?

Dunno. But this is given as the result.

Reform gain from Con

South Basildon and East Thurrock​

Party	Candidate	Votes	% (pt change)
Reform	James McMurdock	12,178	30.8 (-)
Lab	Jack Ferguson	12,080	30.5 (+7)
Con	Stephen Metcalfe	10,159	25.7 (-39.7)
Ind	Neil Speight	1,928	4.9 (-)
Green	Elizabeth Grant	1,718	4.3 (+4.2)
Lib Dem	Dave Thomas	1,071	2.7 (-1.4)
Ind	Steven Burnett	275	0.7 (-)
Socdem	Simon Breedon	140	0.4 (-)

 

[danny la rouge]

I think they did a partial recount and found some errors and so a full recount is needed.
I'll have to find the story again.

I think I heard the total tally didn’t match the votes cast. That’s obviously something they’d have to check.

 

[moochedit]

Just checked again and Reform won it

Full recount started at 2pm. I thought they were taking a longer break than that.

Recap as Reform gain South Basildon and East Thurrock after full recount

A full recount is taking place in South Basildon and East Thurrock as the votes appear to be "too close to call".

www.echo-news.co.uk

 

[moochedit]

Just checked again and Reform won it

Yep i can see that now. I knew they were ahead but it was close.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Full recount started at 2pm. I thought they were taking a longer break than that.

Recap as Reform gain South Basildon and East Thurrock after full recount

A full recount is taking place in South Basildon and East Thurrock as the votes appear to be "too close to call".

www.echo-news.co.uk

'Go on my son'​

Reform leader Nigel Farage has congratulated James McMurdock further, sharing how he was a paper candidate "drafted in at the last minute".

Oh, cool, can't see that developing into any kind of problem...

 

[Lord Camomile]

98 votes in it

 

[SpookyFrank]

Looks like we've got a perfect replacement for Grant Shapps already, as this guy is apparently two people according to the BBC:

 

[Sasaferrato]

It was a bit odd to randomly quote a post of mine from back in February, several months before the election had been called and months before Yousaf resigned as First Minister. Not sure why you went back looking for that.
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But the SNP lost more than just all the Glasgow seats: they were trounced right across the country. And deservedly so.

Not that I’m feeling optimistic about the future.

I was following another post back, and spotted yours. That is all, nothing sinister.

 

[moochedit]

Yep just one left to go. I think that is one of the large scottish ones with islands etc where it probably takes 24 hours to get all the ballot boxes to the counting place.

 

[Balbi]

Wes Streeting having a 500ish majority is weirdly a return to his usual performance. When he took the seat from the Tories in 2015 he had a 589 majority,

Under Corbyn than blew out to 9k and 5k in 2017 and 2019, convincing Wes that it was because he was a Special Big Boy.

Now he's got his Special Big Boy Job but his majority is just 528. So he's done worse than ever.

Very possible that Health Secretary Wes Streeting is a 2029 election Portillo.

 

[danny la rouge]

I was following another post back, and spotted yours. That is all, nothing sinister.

Are you sure? I’m inclined to blame the Illuminati.

 

[Sasaferrato]

I think I heard the total tally didn’t match the votes cast. That’s obviously something they’d have to check.

What does that actually mean? Were there more ballots issued than appeared in the count?