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| Conservative |
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72 | 6.22% |
| Labour |
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410 | 35.41% |
| Liberal Democrat |
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46 | 3.97% |
| UKIP |
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69 | 5.96% |
| Green |
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199 | 17.18% |
| SNP |
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121 | 10.45% |
| DUP |
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0 | 0% |
| Sinn Fein |
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35 | 3.02% |
| Plaid Cymru |
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20 | 1.73% |
| Respect |
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3 | 0.26% |
| Monster Raving Loony |
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56 | 4.84% |
| BNP |
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23 | 1.99% |
| Some flavour of socialist party |
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37 | 3.20% |
| Some flavour of communist party |
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27 | 2.33% |
| Independent |
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3 | 0.26% |
| Other |
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37 | 3.20% |
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Chas McGill posted:Like most people, I forget about Wales. What is going on there politically? Why aren't Plaid very popular? Labour have a lot more resources than Plaid does to get better coverage in Wales. I also feel like the insistence on strongly supporting the Welsh language, to the point that most election materials are presented in Welsh then English, when Welsh is very much a minority language even in Wales, might not be doing a lot to help them. Yes, they should be supporting the continued survival of Welsh, but the common tongue of Wales is English and they should be reaching out in that tongue first to convince people why Welsh should survive. Welsh media is also not very strong, so Wales receives most of the same newspaper circulation as England. Labour has typically controlled a lot of Wales for a loooong time, so it is also hard to unseat them. Incumbency effect.
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May 7, 2015 15:28
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ukle posted:Robins are one of the most psychotic birds we have and kill on sight other Robins, and if they find another Robins nest will destroy all the eggs. They have the best PR going i.e. they look pretty, yet in reality they are complete and utter shits. Thats just birds man, great tits are always murdering finches, thrushes kill each other over food sometimes in the winter. Robins are super territorial, sure, and they're always chasing off Dunnocks, but they have a nice song and are pretty tame here, so you know whatever. Actually my real favourite is long-tails, they're cute and ridiculous looking and pretty chill in those little family flocks.
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May 7, 2015 15:28
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add one to the snp in Stirling, although I had to walk through a screaming mob of school kids to do so because they didn't give them the day off which seems a bit harshMr. Fortitude posted:Stirling goon here. why is Stirling so full of goons
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May 7, 2015 15:28
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ukle posted:Robins are one of the most psychotic birds we have and kill on sight other Robins, and if they find another Robins nest will destroy all the eggs. They have the best PR going i.e. they look pretty, yet in reality they are complete and utter shits. got two robins in my garden, they seem to get on fine. Take turns on the feeder even
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May 7, 2015 15:29
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Purple Prince posted:Saw this guy on the voting slip when I went to the booth today. The website is wonderfully insane. One of my candidates was from Justice for Men & Boys. Apparently I, as a employed, home-owning, middle-class, white English male, am being "assaulted by the state" in twenty distinct areas, one of which is...abortion?  https://j4mb.wordpress.com/
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May 7, 2015 15:29
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lenoon posted:Friend of mine in Cardiff sent this: As a Welsh person, I dunno. Also Labour is 100% going to win this seat. Like they always have, but they have actually done quite a good job though. Also most of flag outside people's houses are for labour, 2 are for Tories and 5 are for independent. Which are hilarious as they are bright yellow and have loads of small text on them. The amount of labour flags is uncountable, as there is easily over 50.
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May 7, 2015 15:29
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Zveroboy posted:One of my candidates was from Justice for Men & Boys. Didn't know NAMBLA had a British field office.
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May 7, 2015 15:30
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I totally fancy the Nuneaton Labour candidate.
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May 7, 2015 15:30
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Pesmerga posted:Everyone vote puffin. Puffins are actually quite good fliers, the problem is they're poo poo at taking off and they never stop looking or sounding ridiculous.
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May 7, 2015 15:30
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When people say "these animals are shits" what they mean is these animals have 'tude. Respect the 'tude.
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May 7, 2015 15:30
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Chas McGill posted:Like most people, I forget about Wales. What is going on there politically? Why aren't Plaid very popular? Wales has yet to be infected by nationalism.
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May 7, 2015 15:34
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Hen Harrier or Death. The bird agrees.
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May 7, 2015 15:34
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Another Person posted:Labour have a lot more resources than Plaid does to get better coverage in Wales. I also feel like the insistence on strongly supporting the Welsh language, to the point that most election materials are presented in Welsh then English, when Welsh is very much a minority language even in Wales, might not be doing a lot to help them. Yes, they should be supporting the continued survival of Welsh, but the common tongue of Wales is English and they should be reaching out in that tongue first to convince people why Welsh should survive. Welsh media is also not very strong, so Wales receives most of the same newspaper circulation as England. Ah OK. The SNP wouldn't get very far if they had an emphasis on gaelic... I like Leanne Wood.
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May 7, 2015 15:35
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Was going to spoil my vote by drawing a cock on it, but apparently that counts as a vote for Cameron now. Voted Green instead. I'm in a Tory safe seat, the best thing I can do is help the Greens retain their deposit.
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May 7, 2015 15:36
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Illuminti posted:got two robins in my garden, they seem to get on fine. Take turns on the feeder even Those'll be a mating pair.
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May 7, 2015 15:36
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Chas McGill posted:Ah OK. The SNP wouldn't get very far if they had an emphasis on gaelic... same, she is a competent leader I feel like I should also throw in that I feel like most people still don't understand the implications of devolution for Wales, which might be a factor of Plaid's limited success. Nobody ever talks about it except Plaid. People, when I have explained to them why a vote for Labour might not be in their best interests in Wales, tend to not realise that a lot of power in Wales is devolved. As such, much of the Labour manifesto that they see trotted out doesn't actually affect them like they think it does, since those decisions are made in the Welsh Assembly largely (for example, Right to Buy is not a thing in Wales). They don't understand that Westminster decisions don't always affect them due to this devolution. When I try to explain that the national Labour party presence in Westminster largely focuses on English issues, and as such, another English voice in Wales might not benefit them, I kinda get odd looks. Scottish devolution is well discussed, Welsh is not. A lot of people in Alyn and Deeside for example, just seem to assume Westminster affects them in the same way it does for Chester, when it does not. I feel like Plaid has done a poor job of explaining why they should be elected for Westminster's Parliament, to serve as the Welsh voice there. Alongside that, I feel like they have done a poor job of clarifying that not all English policies affect Wales, which creates confusion. Worth noting by the way, that Plaid have a stronger holding in the Welsh Assembly, but it is still Labour with a majority. In the WA, plaid has 11 seats to Labours 30.
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May 7, 2015 15:46
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IceAgeComing posted:add one to the snp in Stirling, although I had to walk through a screaming mob of school kids to do so because they didn't give them the day off which seems a bit harsh something about historical bridges and small-ish universities just attracts a load of us there I guess only reason I'm not voting in Stirling is because I thought Edinburgh West would either go SNP or Tory and I wanted to make my vote count (though by the looks of things it seems like it's between the SNP, Labour and the Lib Dems, and the latter two will split the vote, so that's something) btw Edinburgh goons, are there any pubs open late tonight? I don't want to be shunted back home just as the interesting declarations start, is all.
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May 7, 2015 15:51
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Purple Prince posted:Saw this guy on the voting slip when I went to the booth today. The website is wonderfully insane. Productivity in my office has just dropped to zero as people enjoy this website. What constituency was this in?
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May 7, 2015 15:51
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So, I live in Millbank and literally every road is COVERED in politicians and their little loving minions running around. It's actually quite hilarious.
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May 7, 2015 15:52
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Pissflaps posted:Wales has yet to be infected by nationalism. The North West is pretty nationalist but still votes Labour. Plaid just can't seem to get traction. I think it's all these castles that ultra fuckarse King Edward built.
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May 7, 2015 15:54
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Onion Vanguard posted:So, I live in Millbank and literally every road is COVERED in politicians and their little loving minions running around. It's actually quite hilarious. Isn't that the norm for Millbank every weekday, or it was when I lived there for 6 months a decade ago; it was wall to wall politicians, bureaucrats and spies, really nice area though.
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May 7, 2015 15:56
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I'm going to be voting in about 3 hours time, can't wait
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May 7, 2015 16:02
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I should have voted within 2 hours.
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May 7, 2015 16:02
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Leyburn posted:I totally fancy the Nuneaton Labour candidate. understandable imo
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May 7, 2015 16:02
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Welsh is my first language and I'm still not voting Plaid. that devo post above was interesting but Wales really has no nationalism. They're trying pretty hard this time at least? My sister mentioned maybe considering them once.
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May 7, 2015 16:03
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May 7, 2015 16:04
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AMooseDoesStuff posted:Welsh is my first language and I'm still not voting Plaid. that devo post above was interesting but Wales really has no nationalism. They're trying pretty hard this time at least? My sister mentioned maybe considering them once. welsh language is amazing and you should be proud that you've apparently managed to save it
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May 7, 2015 16:05
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Just six hours until exit polls 
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May 7, 2015 16:08
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V. Illych L. posted:welsh language is amazing and you should be proud that you've apparently managed to save it no it isn't, it's an abuse of human rights
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May 7, 2015 16:09
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It's a trick by dyslexic people to put everyone on even footing
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May 7, 2015 16:10
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Lmao
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May 7, 2015 16:12
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I have a bottle of Glenfiddich and I might grab some bottles of Bulmers. I fully intend to learn the results, get so drunk I forget them then have to re-learn them tomorrow.
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May 7, 2015 16:12
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That's entirely reasonable? Don't give shitebags any reason to moan about the result
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May 7, 2015 16:14
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I really want to know what it was they covered up. Voted. Total Labour safe seat but every vote improves legitimacy in the event the Tories start their whining. Should I just go to bed now and wake up around 11pm to watch results roll in overnight?
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May 7, 2015 16:15
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does anyone know what ed promised the unions in exchange for backing his leadership bid
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May 7, 2015 16:17
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winegums posted:I really want to know what it was they covered up. Exit polls released at 10pm
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May 7, 2015 16:18
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Voted. TUSC for council and MP in Stoke South, a pretty drat safe labour seat. See you cunks in IRC later.
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May 7, 2015 16:18
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coffeetable posted:does anyone know what ed promised the unions in exchange for backing his leadership bid that he wouldn't be as New Labour as his brother
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May 7, 2015 16:18
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PiCroft posted:I have a bottle of Glenfiddich and I might grab some bottles of Bulmers. Come and join the cool goon election chat, most of us are getting drunk as gently caress later  server: irc.synirc.net channel: #UKelection That goes for all of yiz!!! You can use mibbit or something if you were one of the kids who spent the 90s playing outside.
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May 7, 2015 16:18
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coffeetable posted:does anyone know what ed promised the unions in exchange for backing his leadership bid pleasebefullcommunismpleasebefullcommunismpleasebefullcommunism
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May 7, 2015 16:18
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