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[robb_w7]

Good start for Labour

 

[MrRoflWaffles]

First up:

UKIP: 8280
Tory: 7105
Lib Dem: 791
Labour: 21,218
Greens: 1095

Labour wins seat numero uno.

BBC Prediction:

 

[cyberheater]

First seat goes to Labour. Fab.

 

[RK9039]

Lmao LibDems.

 

[DECK'ARD]

Lib Dems below the Greens, oh dear.

 

[kmag]

Curtice basically saying the opinion polls are broadly accurate it's just that the geographical spread of the votes means the Tories are picking up the seats in the Con/Lab marginals. i.e where Labour were up, they were up a lot but it's not transferred to the marginals they needed to win.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Labour 1 - 0 Tories

Red Flag the election right now.

 

[Ding-Ding]

If Ed Balls gets the boot, I am going to celebrate like there is no tomorrow.

Most detestable piece of shit I have had the misfortune of meeting since I started my job.

 

[NekoFever]

Wow, Lib Dems went from 5,292 to 791.

 

[Moobabe]

I think the difference between the opinion and the exit polls might suggest the right-wing press had some influence. If fear mongering, misinformation and awkward photos got people to vote against their own interests, that's not great democracy. If huge campaign donation and smear ads decide it.

Also a true democracy would require proportional representation would it not?

If these exit polls ring true then it's the strongest argument for electoral reform. I'm tired of people with nothing but a degree in politics and no life experience running the country.

 

[GazzaScotland]

56% Turnout.

 

[KingSnake]

On the bright side, we might get an EU than will rather think how to work it out than how to sabotage it after UK is getting out.

 

[Cryxo93]

Wow LibDems xD

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Holy shit

This is how they declare all seats? With candidates on the stage?

Haha...amazing

 

[CyclopsRock]

2000 gain seems a bit weak, all things considered.

She must be shitting it, she knows she's always gonna be on TV.

 

[Matt_]

Higher majority for Labour
Lib dems collapse from 5292 -> 791
Conservatives down 1k, UKIP up 7k
all compared to 2010

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Do they broadcast this kind of announcement for every seat? This is my first time really watching a British election.

 

[Uzzy]

UKIP second, big story there

Yup. I'd be unsurprised if they came second in several other big Labour seats.

 

[Gaffercake]

Goddamn, did not expect UKIP to achieve those kind of numbers, happy to see Labour getting the majority in Sunderland though.

 

[Tak3n]

well people

that result could mean they are right about Lib-Dems

 

[Par Score]

UKIP second and Lib Dems last.

Jesus fuck, even if it ends terribly, tonight is going to be bananas.

EDIT: Labour and Tories lower than predicted by the exit poll, that's what to watch from now on, see if the prediction holds.

 

[Empty]

labour should be winning more of those lib dem votes i feel

 

[Psychotext]

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Lib Dems almost lost their deposit, christ.

Seat saw a large Labour swing, of about +6 percentage points.

 

[N7Commander95]

Holy shit

This is how they declare all seats? With candidates on the stage?

Haha...amazing

Good ol Hustings

 

[mangochutney]

56% Turnout.

Up from 2010, just.

 

[dapperbandit]

Not sure how to read UKIP coming second there

 

[liquidtmd]

Wow, Lib Dems went from 5,292 to 791.

Fuuuuck they did.

Sunderland students be like Ayyy Lmao

 

[Marc]

Crazy exit poll, who knows though, some of the way they weigh some votes higher and ignore others seems so random to me.

The reactions here would be glorious to watch, complain about the media's rhetoric with the shit that goes down in this thread makes me laugh.

Sam Freedman @Samfr
Extraordinary rumours swirling - most incredible is that Tories think they might have got Balls in Morley and Outwood. Surely not.

Oh please let this happen, one of the shittiest politicians there has been in modern times. There are people in all parties I respect and a few I loathe, he is the winner when ignoring the full on nutters.

 

[robb_w7]

First up:

UKIP: 8280
Tory: 7105
Lib Dem: 791
Labour: 21,218
Greens: 1095

Labour wins seat numero uno.

BBC Prediction:

look how wrong the BBC pole was, UKIP flattens Conservatives

 

[FortuneFaded]

Do they broadcast this kind of announcement for every seat? This is my first time really watching a British election.

No. All the channels blow their load on the first one.

Liberal Democrat demise:

 

[Bumhead]

What's the general significance, at either a national or local level, for coming 2nd or 3rd or whatever?

Is there any?

I'm hoping Greens do well, but don't expect more than 2 seats at the end. Does them out scoring Lib Dems mean anything in real terms?

 

[Visualante2]

Lib Dem losses bitter sweet.

 

[kitch9]

It appears Labours election pledge that deals wouldn't be done with the SNP is already going out the window.

That's got to be a record for the time between the polls closing and pledges getting dumped hasn't it?

 

[Jezbollah]

Labour to UKIP swing of 7%

I think that's a key stat here.

 

[CyclopsRock]

look how wrong the BBC pole was, UKIP flattens Conservatives

They're only down 3%...

 

[Ruruja]

Lib Dems below Green, what a time to be alive.

 

[nib95]

Lib Dems murdered in Sunderland. I hope I made the right choice voting for them in Bath. It was tactical to keep out Conservatives as traditionally Lib Dems lead here, but now it looks like Lib Dems are done...

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

I'd laugh at the Lib Dem collapse if it wasn't for the UKIP result.

 

[MLH]

I feel no sympathy for the LibDems if that exit poll is correct.
They propped up a Conservative government, raised tuition fees, sold off Royal Mail, scrapped 5000 Nurses, scrapped the 50p tax - all going against their manifesto. They have no backbone, no morals, why would anyone want to take a risk with a party that has openly said they would swing either way? They need to learn to take a stance.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Surely this seeming obsession with rushing to count the votes is more than likely to mean more mistakes are made when making the count?

Lab has over twice as many votes as second place, I'm sure they got it about right.

 

[Daemul]

Holy shit, Lib Dems wiped out in South Sunderland.

 

[Lagamorph]

Sunderland doing it wrong as usual I see.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

u hero

 

[GRW810]

56% Turnout.

Shame on 44% of people not voting. I just don't get why you wouldn't bother.

 

[Mr. Luchador]

It's Sunderland, they've nearly always had a strong BNP presence (I think the HQ was based there for a long time?). I'm not really surprised that UKIP is getting a strong showing there, as they're pretty much the more fashionable BNP now. I'm not really going to take this as a sign of things to come.

 

[kmag]

My mate just text me, "Between us, we have more Facebook friends than that Lib Dem candidate in Sunderland got votes."

 

[Deleted member 231381]

What's the general significance, at either a national or local level, for coming 2nd or 3rd or whatever?

Is there any?

I'm hoping Greens do well, but don't expect more than 2 seats at the end. Does them out scoring Lib Dems mean anything in real terms?

Not especially, but there's small evidence that the second party in a constituency consolidates over time as people come to see them as the only viable opponent.

 

[cyberheater]

LibDem are well and truly fucked.

That's will teach you for puckering up to those Tory barstards.

 

[Jezbollah]

My mate just text me, "Between us, we have more Facebook friends than that Lib Dem candidate in Sunderland got votes."

Fucking wow haha