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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% |
| Total: | 1158 votes | ||
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Coohoolin posted:I hope you fall out your plane and drown in the channel.
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KKKlean Energy posted:I need some bullshit bingo phrases to drink to when watching non-stop BBC news coverage on election night. What's the best terms to look out for? Drink when you see/ hear: * new BBC ridiculous graphics * "long term economic plan" * a Scottish Labour seat fall to the SNP * "the battle between Labour and Conservatives is too close to call" * constituency footage of an incumbent candidate failing re-election live on stage * Ed Miliband looking vaguely personable * "hard-working families" * the BBC making dull footage exciting with a fade to grey and interspersed graphics * Jeremy Vine points to the wrong bit of the absurd graphics behind him Drink continuously throughout footage of: * Nigel's gurning face * the green party (I think we're safe here) * the BBC's chosen metaphor for the entire event getting tortured to breaking point Down your drink when: * Nick Clegg loses his seat * Nigel Farage fails/ gets elected * George Osbourne cries
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May 1, 2015 12:25
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Jose posted:Who's going to replace Clegg as Lib-dem leader if he loses his seat? Tim Farron, possibly.
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May 1, 2015 12:27
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big scary monsters posted:Anybody got a link to the 2010 general election thread in LF? It'd be interesting to see how the poll of votes in there compares to this one. Lots more Lib Dems I suspect. The gbs thread was full of libdem voting goons who wouldn't be told.
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May 1, 2015 12:28
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Jose posted:Who's going to replace Clegg as Lib-dem leader if he loses his seat? Probably Cable temporarily until they can get a leader vote together. To be honest it would be the best outcome for the Lib dems, I don't think the party can heal until Clegg is gone. He's not solely responsible for the Lib Dems current failings but he certainly is the face of them and I would never consider voting for them again while he is still leader. They need to start clawing back the trust of their voters before the next local election.
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May 1, 2015 12:34
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KKKlean Energy posted:I need some bullshit bingo phrases to drink to when watching non-stop BBC news coverage on election night. What's the best terms to look out for? "It's too early to say..." "It's anyone's game..." "It's unclear at this time.." "We don't know..." And all those other phrases that tell you that you should probably stop watching the news.
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May 1, 2015 12:35
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http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...st-nigel-faragequote:Police have been monitoring the political activities of a candidate while he has been seeking to be elected to parliament. quote:Jenny Jones, the Green party peer, discovered that police kept a log of her political movements for 11 years while she sat on the official committee scrutinising the Metropolitan police and stood to be London’s mayor.
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May 1, 2015 12:39
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Mega Comrade posted:Probably Cable temporarily until they can get a leader vote together. To be honest it would be the best outcome for the Lib dems, I don't think the party can heal until Clegg is gone. He's not solely responsible for the Lib Dems current failings but he certainly is the face of them and I would never consider voting for them again while he is still leader. They need to start clawing back the trust of their voters before the next local election.
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May 1, 2015 12:39
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May 1, 2015 12:40
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Pesky Splinter posted:Some links to the party Britain's Road to Socialism  Communist Party of Britain Manifesto The state must be destroyed. communism bitch fucked around with this message at 12:45 on May 1, 2015 |
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May 1, 2015 12:41
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Only just found out that my move of about 200m last year took me out of Cardiff Central and into Cardiff North, so not only do I not get the satisfaction of not voting for the Lib Dems after three general elections of doing so, I also have no option but to vote Labour since it's a very tight Lab-Con marginal.
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May 1, 2015 12:42
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The Supreme Court posted:Drink when you see/ hear: Put this in the OP.
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May 1, 2015 12:43
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I'm confused over why the internet is in shock that many of the 'undecided voters' during question time have turned out to be party members/supporters pretending. I did enjoy when one of them said 'we' in error when referring to the tories though.
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May 1, 2015 12:47
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Is Miliband really enough of a loving idiot that he wouldn't try to form a government if he had to rely on SNP votes to pass his queen's speech? Because that seemed to be what he was saying.
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May 1, 2015 13:05
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forkboy84 posted:The Scottish Greens have their own manifesto here Ed Davey is the perfectly named candidate considering the Lib dems and their Goldilocks act of trying to be exactly between the Tories and Labour.
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May 1, 2015 13:07
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marktheando posted:Is Miliband really enough of a loving idiot that he wouldn't try to form a government if he had to rely on SNP votes to pass his queen's speech? Because that seemed to be what he was saying. He's banking on the SNP voting to support a minority Labour government anyway without any deals, as not doing so is effectively letting the Tories in.
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May 1, 2015 13:10
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driveby post asking whether I should have received my poll card by now
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May 1, 2015 13:12
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marktheando posted:Is Miliband really enough of a loving idiot that he wouldn't try to form a government if he had to rely on SNP votes to pass his queen's speech? Because that seemed to be what he was saying. That's what he wanted to seem like he's saying, but he was talking about explicit deals. The idea is he wants Labour to form a government without any real give and take with the SNP, so Labour can do what they want and the others just back them as the best option
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May 1, 2015 13:12
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marktheando posted:Is Miliband really enough of a loving idiot that he wouldn't try to form a government if he had to rely on SNP votes to pass his queen's speech? Because that seemed to be what he was saying. No he's saying he'll form a minority Labour government and its up to the SNP if they vote with it or against it.
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May 1, 2015 13:15
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shas posted:driveby post asking whether I should have received my poll card by now Yeah you should. Mine came a few weeks ago.
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May 1, 2015 13:16
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Well that's what I thought, but the headline on the Scotsman today was something along the lines of he'd rather have a tory government than rely on the SNP. Either way he has been incredibly unclear on this issue and he's managed to leave himself wide open to criticism from all sides no matter what he does after the election.
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May 1, 2015 13:17
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If the SNP vote with the Tories against a minority Labour government then that leaves them open to even more criticism. They won't do it.
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May 1, 2015 13:19
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I wonder if labour will stick to their austerity plans if they get in and only talk about it because they know that due to the political climate they have to
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May 1, 2015 13:19
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Oberleutnant posted:Yeah you should. Mine came a few weeks ago. Mine only arrived yesterday. It doesn't matter if you don't get it so long as you know where your polling station is, though. Just turn up with proof of address and identity and you'll get your ballot.
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May 1, 2015 13:21
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marktheando posted:Well that's what I thought, but the headline on the Scotsman today was something along the lines of he'd rather have a tory government than rely on the SNP. He sort of has to be. Both parties are still campaigning for majorities as a point of principle even though they look impossible to actually achieve and Labour in Scotland are trying to frame the choice as kicking out the Tories v Scottish nationalism, admitting Labour would do a coalition with the SNP basically invites Scottish voters to have their cake and eat it too with a SNP vote.
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May 1, 2015 13:24
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How does forming a minority government actually work? If it's not immediately obvious who has more support in the Commons who gets the first crack at trying to form a government? Or do we get a Westminster ministry and a schismatic Antiprimeminister in York?
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May 1, 2015 13:25
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I think Clegg will keep his seat. 
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May 1, 2015 13:26
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Still not quite decided between Green and TUSC, probably leaning towards the former since they might beat LD into third which would be fun.
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May 1, 2015 13:28
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XMNN posted:How does forming a minority government actually work? If it's not immediately obvious who has more support in the Commons who gets the first crack at trying to form a government? Or do we get a Westminster ministry and a schismatic Antiprimeminister in York? Here's the manual.
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May 1, 2015 13:29
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XMNN posted:How does forming a minority government actually work? If it's not immediately obvious who has more support in the Commons who gets the first crack at trying to form a government? Or do we get a Westminster ministry and a schismatic Antiprimeminister in York? If no one party can command a majority then I think the incumbent has the first shot at forming a new government. If they can't do it then others have a chance.
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May 1, 2015 13:29
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Happy mayday  
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May 1, 2015 13:30
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HorseLord posted:Happy mayday This is the Communist Party that's run by a millionaire landlord.  (But happy Mayday to all of my fellow workers and peasants)
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May 1, 2015 13:33
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He doesn't really "run" it so much as occasionally show up to stutter out a speech. CPGB-ML is great in that even central committee people think it's methods are poo poo
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May 1, 2015 13:41
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Why do the communists have a picture of Stalin? Groucho Marx would be more appropriate.
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May 1, 2015 13:49
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HorseLord posted:Happy mayday I looked up from my lunch to see the hammer and sickle flags going by, I thought the revolution was here at last. A card about an anti war talk is a good consolation prize. Thanks for the Marx Library links, oberleutnant, I was thinking of doing that when it starts up again. I've got David Harvey's Capital companion, and finished volume 1.
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May 1, 2015 13:51
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Benjamin Arthur posted:He sort of has to be. Both parties are still campaigning for majorities as a point of principle even though they look impossible to actually achieve and Labour in Scotland are trying to frame the choice as kicking out the Tories v Scottish nationalism, admitting Labour would do a coalition with the SNP basically invites Scottish voters to have their cake and eat it too with a SNP vote. Well it wouldn't even be a coalition, just be the SNP voting against a tory queen's speech and for a labour one, and hopefully some concessions in return for voting for whatever terrible legislation Labour come up with in the future. It's not in the SNP's interests to be formally tied to a probably lovely centre right Labour government.
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May 1, 2015 13:56
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Ahaha NUS Scotland are so much better it's ridiculous. https://www.facebook.com/alasdair.clark.90/videos/1631716943722808/
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May 1, 2015 13:57
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marktheando posted:Well it wouldn't even be a coalition, just be the SNP voting against a tory queen's speech and for a labour one, and hopefully some concessions in return for voting for whatever terrible legislation Labour come up with in the future. It's not in the SNP's interests to be formally tied to a probably lovely centre right Labour government. The trouble is that every single time the SNP votes the same way as Labour the newspapers are going to be yelling 'conspiracy!!!' at the top of their voices even when they are voting on stuff they obviously just independently agree on.. This is so poo poo. A week ago I was pretty optimistic about the election but now I'm convinced we're in for 5 more years of the Tories. By 2020 we'll be left with the tattered remains of a national health service, social housing that is basically a ghetto and the BBC will probably be sponsored by Fox. Why are they so desperate to ruin the few things left that make the UK good.
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May 1, 2015 14:04
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unironically surprisingquote:Nicola Sturgeon says the SNP is in favour of PR for Westminster. They have it in Edinburgh, she says, and the SNP would vote for PR for Westminster elections too. though i suppose it's a safe thing to say seeing as it's never going to happen
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May 1, 2015 14:04
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XMNN posted:How does forming a minority government actually work? If it's not immediately obvious who has more support in the Commons who gets the first crack at trying to form a government? Or do we get a Westminster ministry and a schismatic Antiprimeminister in York? By convention, Cameron must resign as soon as it becomes apparent that he has lost the confidence of the House of Commons. That means he has a chance to try and piece together a coalition of some kind in order to achieve a majority in the Commons, but if he cannot do that he must resign. Barring an unexpected turn of events, this means that Cameron must resign unless the Tories, Lib Dems, UKIP and DUP collectively hold a majority of seats in the House of Commons. At that point, the person who is in the best position to command the confidence of the House of Commons will be appointed Prime Minister. Barring an unexpected turn of events, this will be Ed Miliband. This means that the following scenario is possible: Tories are the largest party but cannot achieve a majority individually or by arrangement with other parties. Cameron therefore resigns. Miliband is appointed and chooses to govern as the leader of a minority government. He can do this even though the Tories are the largest party. Here's Carl Gardner's explanation: http://www.headoflegal.com/2015/04/19/ed-can-enter-no-10-without-nicolas-keys/ Whitefish fucked around with this message at 14:09 on May 1, 2015 |
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