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#3826 |
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Well, so much for closest election ever! Conservatives are now forecast a majority.My constituency was won by conservatives (again) with over 20,000 votes more than second place. My Labour vote worked as they came second, big surprise.
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#3827 |
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Couldn't be more shocked that Ed Balls has lost his seat, he's a great bloke! Miliband can't do anything but resign without his wingman can he?
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#3828 |
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yikes , bad result.mind you i think they are all w********s ,nothing between any of them and a fixed result. we have the illusion of choice is all.
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Couldn't be more shocked that Ed Balls has lost his seat, he's a great bloke! Miliband can't do anything but resign without his wingman can he?
I'm shaking my head in despair
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#3830 |
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Balls losing his seat will be the best thing for Labour long-term. Whilst I don't really have anything against Balls (although his name makes me laugh!), he does get a lot of bad rep. Might help Labour redesign itself as the New Newer Newest Labour for the next general election
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#3831 |
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Clearly the people who voted for this government don't feel that they'll ever need the service of a police officer ... As a public sector worker I feel well and truly shafted already, it ain't gonna get any better!
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Let's just remember the Tories didn't get a majority of votes, it's the frankly disgusting First Past the Post system that has put Cameron back in number 10 with a majority. We desperately need electoral reform and I've thought it for a long time.
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#3833 |
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How utterly depressing, as if the food banks weren't crippled enough already. So much for my optimism with my constituency - the Tory stranglehold has tightened its grip and actually gained another 8.5% on its majority, so I may as well assume I'm now in a safe Tory seat.
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#3834 |
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How utterly depressing, as if the food banks weren't crippled enough already. So much for my optimism with my constituency - the Tory stranglehold has tightened its grip and actually gained another 8.5% on its majority, so I may as well assume I'm now in a safe Tory seat.
![]() UKIP almost 4m votes - 1 Seat SNP 1.5m votes - 56 Seats GRN 1.2m votes - 1 Seat How is this fair??
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They lost just 0.3% here even after the last had to be deselected she was so bad... It really isn't a fair system...
UKIP almost 4m votes - 1 Seat SNP 1.5m votes - 56 Seats GRN 1.2m votes - 1 Seat How is this fair?? ![]() |
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#3836 |
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They lost just 0.3% here even after the last had to be deselected she was so bad... It really isn't a fair system...
UKIP almost 4m votes - 1 Seat SNP 1.5m votes - 56 Seats GRN 1.2m votes - 1 Seat How is this fair?? ![]() |
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I think we should all make our own political party lol! United Kingdom Eurovision Party.
![]() I'm sure Nige would love that, well, it wouldn't matter now he's stepped down.
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#3838 |
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I think we should all make our own political party lol! United Kingdom Eurovision Party.
![]() I'm sure Nige would love that, well, it wouldn't matter now he's stepped down.![]()
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#3839 |
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Final Result of #GE2015
覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Name, Seats, +/-, Percentage, +/- 1. Conservative, 331 Seats (+24), 36.9% (+0.8%) 2. Labour, 232 Seats (-26), 30.4% (+1.5%) 3. Scottish National Party, 56 Seats (+50), 4.7% (+3.1%) 4. Liberal Democrat, 8 Seats (-49), 7.9% (-15.2%) 5. Democratic Unionist Party, 8 Seats, 0.6% 6. Sinn Fein, 4 Seats (-1), 0.6% 7. Plaid Cymru, 3 Seats, 0.6% 8. SDLP, 3 Seats, 0.6% 9. Ulster Unionist Party, 2 Seats (+2), 0.4% 10. UKIP, 1 Seat (+1), 12.6% (+9.5%) 11. Green Party, 1 Seat, 3.8% (+2.8%) Labour leader Ed Miliband has resigned, along with deputy Harriet Harman. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has resigned, despite winning his Sheffield seat. UKIP leader Nigel Farage has resigned, after failing to win his target seat of Thanet South. |
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Exhausted considering I was at the count until 6 in the morning and then back at 10, but what a bloody extraordinary election result!
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So much for the induction of a new era of multiparty politics.
I think the telling thing now will be to see if the Conservative majority veer off to the right now they don't have to worry about the Lib Dems. In retrospect it seems like they might have played quite a decent role helping to keep the Tories in check, but now they've suffered for it and the Conservatives have benefited. It all seems a bit pointless now to vote for a minor party. |
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Let's just remember the Tories didn't get a majority of votes, it's the frankly disgusting First Past the Post system that has put Cameron back in number 10 with a majority. We desperately need electoral reform and I've thought it for a long time.
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Let's just remember the Tories didn't get a majority of votes, it's the frankly disgusting First Past the Post system that has put Cameron back in number 10 with a majority. We desperately need electoral reform and I've thought it for a long time.
Based on the votes tally http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2015/results we would have had a Conservative/UKIP coalition with a decent majority. And we had a referendum on this subject in 2011 and the public rejected it 2-1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13297573 |
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Be careful what you wish for.
Based on the votes tally http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2015/results we would have had a Conservative/UKIP coalition with a decent majority. And we had a referendum on this subject in 2011 and the public rejected it 2-1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13297573 I'd noisily support a movement for proportional representation |
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Did anyone watch The Vote on More4 in the hour and a half running up to polls closing?
Starred Mark Gatiss, Catherine Jenkins and Judi Dench among many others, and was genuinely very funny. A lot more to laugh about than the actual result, anyhow. |
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Losing myself in Eurovision will be the order of the day to see me through methinks. My dad has been in hospital with that he thought was a trapped nerve in his back and having a bad reaction to the tablets the doctors had prescribed him with at the time, but the results of his ct scan came back this evening and it turns out he's got lung cancer. :/ So I'm sorry if I was getting a bit aggro in the Rehearsal Thread earlier.
Everything is kind of up in the air at the minute, but I can't really worry without having all the full facts. My best friend came round for a few hours this evening, so I'm in good spirits at the moment and watching the new set of 'not rights' enter the BB house to keep my mind from thinking.
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Losing myself in Eurovision will be the order of the day to see me through methinks. My dad has been in hospital with that he thought was a trapped nerve in his back and having a bad reaction to the tablets the doctors had prescribed him with at the time, but the results of his ct scan came back this evening and it turns out he's got lung cancer. :/ So I'm sorry if I was getting a bit aggro in the Rehearsal Thread earlier.
Everything is kind of up in the air at the minute, but I can't really worry without having all the full facts. My best friend came round for a few hours this evening, so I'm in good spirits at the moment and watching the new set of 'not rights' enter the BB house to keep my mind from thinking. ![]() I sort of know how you feel as my dad was disgnosed with liver cancer last year, it had already spread unfortunately. However, the good news is he was given three months to live at the time of diagnosis and he's still here, in good spirits, 8 months later, with no signs of slowing. In fact, the local hospice took him off their list last week as he is doing so well Anyway, enough about me (although I do hope my current experiences have given you a bit of hope), I really hope you're doing ok, or as ok as is possible as a time like this. You and your family will be in my thoughts, stay strong ![]() Edited to add - ESC is the perfect mind occupier
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Lisa, I'm so sorry to hear your news, what a horrible shock for you all
![]() You are right about how important it is to have the full facts, then you can support him properly My thoughts are with you all, I will echo Mrs Checks though, ESC is perfect to keep you going until you know everything xx |
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Stay strong Lisa, yes BB and ESC will take your mind off it. Hope for the best and hope he stays well. I'm sure everyone will be thinking of your dad and mentally supporting you from here.
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Very sorry to hear that Lisa, wishing you and your family all the very best. Cancer really is one hell of an evil disease.
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