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First preferences
Billy POLLOCK (Scottish Labour Party) 2,552
Helen CANNON-TODD (Scottish National Party (SNP) 2,057
Robin MUNRO (Scottish Liberal Democrats) 1,009
David ROSS (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) 450
Angela DIXON (Scottish Green Party) 183
Judith RIDEOUT (UK Independence Party (UKIP)) 183
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Shame MikeK has taken to his bed. First sign of kipper life all evening.MarkSenior said:Full result from Norfolk CC LD hold
LD 1044 UKIP 565 Lab 442 Con 359 Green 80 Ind 61
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Dunfermline South council by-election is Lab - 3 and SNP +6 compared to 2012, I think0
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Perhaps not as UKIP vote was down from 704 in MayAveryLP said:
Shame MikeK has taken to his bed. First sign of kipper life all evening.MarkSenior said:Full result from Norfolk CC LD hold
LD 1044 UKIP 565 Lab 442 Con 359 Green 80 Ind 610 -
Text is better than nothing I suppose.AndreaParma_82 said:Andy, I see just the text messages. No vidoes. However, the live coverage from BBC with half screen with text updates and half screen with live video usually work even from Italy.
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Andy, yes, but I miss the tables, the bored asleep faces of counters, tellers looking clueless and the candidates' arrivals! And the declaration. I hope to find it on youtube tomorrow0
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http://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/dunfermlinesouth.phpAndreaParma_82 said:Dunfermline South council by-election is Lab - 3 and SNP +6 compared to 2012, I think
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BBC now speculating Labour lead is 2500-3000, i.e. much the same swing to Labour as other recent Scottish results. Tories to hold their deposit, not sure about the LDs, Greens and UKIP won't.0
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Result still about 30 minutes off.0
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Gosh - Brian Taylor hasn't aged very well, has he! He looks about 40 years younger at the 1988 Govan by-election.0
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Correction - LD deposit thought to be safe and the Tories lagging in fourth.0
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What are they doing showing the BBC2 ident which was last used in 1986?0
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Will winning candidate have more votes than tim has posts ?0
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Yes it would be. On the other hand the idea that the political class as a whole don't want a fuss over Yeo, Mercer and Hancock in case it eventually led to a resignation isn't batty - which is why i said lucky for them.Neil said:0 -
Why would Hancock resign - not even been charged.MrJones said:
Yes it would be. On the other hand the idea that the political class as a whole don't want a fuss over Yeo, Mercer and Hancock in case it eventually led to a resignation isn't batty - which is why i said lucky for them.Neil said:0 -
Sometimes people resign because of fuss - regardless of what did or didn't happen. I'm saying the total lack of fuss over Yeo, Mercer and Hancock is unusual - or maybe it's not now. Maybe it's the new normal.TGOHF said:
Why would Hancock resign - not even been charged.MrJones said:
Yes it would be. On the other hand the idea that the political class as a whole don't want a fuss over Yeo, Mercer and Hancock in case it eventually led to a resignation isn't batty - which is why i said lucky for them.Neil said:
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Kieran Andrews @C_KAndrews ora
Neither @S_A_Somerville or @cara_hilton are in the count venue yet. Apparently Lab aren't bringing their candidate in before the SNP. Mature
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For every Huhne the is an Andrew Mitchell.MrJones said:
Sometimes people resign because of fuss - regardless of what did or didn't happen. I'm saying the total lack of fuss over Yeo, Mercer and Hancock is unusual - or maybe it's not now. Maybe it's the new normal.TGOHF said:
Why would Hancock resign - not even been charged.MrJones said:
Yes it would be. On the other hand the idea that the political class as a whole don't want a fuss over Yeo, Mercer and Hancock in case it eventually led to a resignation isn't batty - which is why i said lucky for them.Neil said:
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Shirley Ann has arrived now. So Cara can follow...0 -
Agents called.
Labour candidate still missing...0 -
Cara Hilton has arrived0
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Brian Taylor now singing while the panel in the BBC studio await the imminent announcement of the Dunfermline by -election result.0
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that sounds scary!fitalass said:
Brian Taylor now singing while the panel in the BBC studio await the imminent announcement of the Dunfermline by -election result.
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Any guesses on whether the Tories have saved their deposit?0
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I believe they are supposed to have saved it0
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Scottish political journalist turns his hand to busking to entertain us while we await the result, he did surprisingly well.
AndreaParma_82 said:that sounds scary!
fitalass said:Brian Taylor now singing while the panel in the BBC studio await the imminent announcement of the Dunfermline by -election result.
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what was the song?fitalass said:Scottish political journalist turns his hand to busking to entertain us while we await the result, he did surprisingly well.
AndreaParma_82 said:that sounds scary!
fitalass said:Brian Taylor now singing while the panel in the BBC studio await the imminent announcement of the Dunfermline by -election result.
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Soon to be MSP
https://twitter.com/ScottishPol/status/393539898822508544/photo/1
10% majority suggested. It would be a 6% swing. Donside swing was 9.1%0 -
My bandwidth is struggling to cope with the video just at the crucial time.0
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I didn't catch the title, it was I think a Scottish folk song.dugarbandier said:
what was the song?fitalass said:Scottish political journalist turns his hand to busking to entertain us while we await the result, he did surprisingly well.
AndreaParma_82 said:that sounds scary!
fitalass said:Brian Taylor now singing while the panel in the BBC studio await the imminent announcement of the Dunfermline by -election result.
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Face for radio.0
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Lab 10275
SNP 7402
LD 2852
Con 2009
UKIP 908
Grn 593
Ind 161
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Others were LD 2852 Con 2009 Gr 593 UKIP 908, Ind 161.0
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Cara Hilton reminds me of Laura Harring from David Lynch's 2001 film Mulholland Dr.0
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Cara giving a more vigorous and mildly original speech than we usually see at by-elections - should do well.0
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Lab 42.45867769
SNP 30.58677686
LD 11.78512397
Con 8.301652893
UKIP 3.752066116
Green 2.450413223
Jacobites 0.665289256
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SNP -7
Lab +6.8
LD -7.9
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good night all as I am really tired. Thankfully, tomorrow morning I can sleep...0
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Tory percentage increases in by-elections are a rare occurrence.0
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It's one of the 3 games at Wembley next season, up from 2 this year, and it looks like 4 games in London in 2015.
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It means they either have to move an existing team to London (Jacksonville?), or add at least 2 new teams including the London team. Given the current shortage of good quarterbacks, the latter seems unlikely.0 -
Curtis summarises:
About as expected. Labour swing slightly lower than Don but Don vote featured a lost personal vote, so in his view comparable. Tory result marginally up but still basically stagnating. Very bad LibDem result in what used to be a good seat for them, UKIP result also fairly weak. Both Lab and SNP speeches unusually combative - not much love breaking out between the candidates and commentator observes there's a real chasm between between the rival camps.
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google is my friendfitalass said:I didn't catch the title, it was I think a Scottish folk song.
dugarbandier said:
what was the song?fitalass said:Scottish political journalist turns his hand to busking to entertain us while we await the result, he did surprisingly well.
AndreaParma_82 said:that sounds scary!
fitalass said:Brian Taylor now singing while the panel in the BBC studio await the imminent announcement of the Dunfermline by -election result.
apparently it was this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Dundee0 -
Ahh, Brian Taylor is a Dundee lad.dugarbandier said:
google is my friendfitalass said:I didn't catch the title, it was I think a Scottish folk song.
dugarbandier said:
what was the song?fitalass said:Scottish political journalist turns his hand to busking to entertain us while we await the result, he did surprisingly well.
AndreaParma_82 said:that sounds scary!
fitalass said:Brian Taylor now singing while the panel in the BBC studio await the imminent announcement of the Dunfermline by -election result.
apparently it was this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Dundee0 -
Andrea, despite the Conservatives having absolutely no shout in this by-election, its interesting that their vote held up and increased slightly despite UKIP standing this time around.AndreaParma_82 said:
SNP -7
Lab +6.8
LD -7.9
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Tory percentage increases in areas of Scotland where they are not normally strong are indeed a rare occurrence. What makes it even more notable, is the fact they are currently in power at Westminster and UKIP also stood this time in the by-election.AndyJS said:
Tory percentage increases in by-elections are a rare occurrence.
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its a nice songfitalass said:Ahh, Brian Taylor is a Dundee lad.
dugarbandier said:
google is my friendfitalass said:I didn't catch the title, it was I think a Scottish folk song.
dugarbandier said:
what was the song?fitalass said:Scottish political journalist turns his hand to busking to entertain us while we await the result, he did surprisingly well.
AndreaParma_82 said:that sounds scary!
fitalass said:Brian Taylor now singing while the panel in the BBC studio await the imminent announcement of the Dunfermline by -election result.
apparently it was this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Dundee
I have also once bravely kissed a lassie in the environs of Dundee.
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Do you come from Scotland?dugarbandier said:
its a nice songfitalass said:Ahh, Brian Taylor is a Dundee lad.
dugarbandier said:
google is my friendfitalass said:I didn't catch the title, it was I think a Scottish folk song.
dugarbandier said:
what was the song?fitalass said:Scottish political journalist turns his hand to busking to entertain us while we await the result, he did surprisingly well.
AndreaParma_82 said:that sounds scary!
fitalass said:Brian Taylor now singing while the panel in the BBC studio await the imminent announcement of the Dunfermline by -election result.
apparently it was this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Dundee
I have also once bravely kissed a lassie in the environs of Dundee.0 -
Labour's vote was 10,275 compared to 10,420 in 2011.0
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Originally from Stoke-on-Trent, England, but I lived in Glasgow for almost 10 years. I also have some relatives in Orkney, so I've spent a little time up there too.fitalass said:Do you come from Scotland?
dugarbandier said:
its a nice songfitalass said:Ahh, Brian Taylor is a Dundee lad.
dugarbandier said:
google is my friendfitalass said:I didn't catch the title, it was I think a Scottish folk song.
dugarbandier said:
what was the song?fitalass said:Scottish political journalist turns his hand to busking to entertain us while we await the result, he did surprisingly well.
AndreaParma_82 said:that sounds scary!
fitalass said:Brian Taylor now singing while the panel in the BBC studio await the imminent announcement of the Dunfermline by -election result.
apparently it was this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Dundee
I have also once bravely kissed a lassie in the environs of Dundee.0
