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#GE2017: Bury North:Lab: 53.6% (+12.5)Con: 44.5% (+2.5)LDem: 1.9% (-0.2) pic.twitter.com/skBkQypyHR

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  • RobD
    RobD Posts: 60,609
    First!
  • Mortimer
    Mortimer Posts: 14,229
    Second, like SNP in loads of seats.....
  • rcs1000
    rcs1000 Posts: 60,717
    Someone posted that Jo Swinson had won East Dunbartonshire. Anyone else heard this?
  • tlg86
    tlg86 Posts: 26,950
    Second.
  • TheScreamingEagles
    TheScreamingEagles Posts: 122,806
    Gutted Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh has lost though.
  • JennyFreeman
    JennyFreeman Posts: 488
    This may be a wild thread. SCON may help to save the Tories.
  • Floater
    Floater Posts: 14,207
    Mrs May - about this strong and stable shit........
  • FrancisUrquhart
    FrancisUrquhart Posts: 85,734
    How is George going to fit in leading the Tories with all his other jobs ;-)
  • dazza
    dazza Posts: 28
    So those damn ukips .... who would have though they would split 50/50 to lab & con
  • Scott_P
    Scott_P Posts: 51,453
    @GoodwinMJ: **Senior Tories do not expect to have a majority and accept the exit poll is accurate** say BBC
  • Mortimer
    Mortimer Posts: 14,229
    Well. I may be wrong about lots of things. I may be gutted. I may not see a new grammar school opening in my life time.

    BUT Snp down. Delicious.

    I'm part Welsh, part Norn Irish, part English - but my soul is Scottish.
  • EDW20000
    EDW20000 Posts: 138
    May campaign worse the Ed Mill
  • Chameleon
    Chameleon Posts: 4,265
    In the next election there should be even more tactical voting in Scotland, therefore a further reduction in SNP seats should occur.
  • not_on_fire
    not_on_fire Posts: 4,451
    rcs1000 said:

    Someone posted that Jo Swinson had won East Dunbartonshire. Anyone else heard this?

    Yes, confirmed by BBC
  • GIN1138
    GIN1138 Posts: 22,938
    Theresa May a national laughing stock!
  • William_H
    William_H Posts: 346
    dazza said:

    So those damn ukips .... who would have though they would split 50/50 to lab & con

    Have they actually done this, or have they just been cancelled out by new voters?
  • Chameleon
    Chameleon Posts: 4,265
    MIDLOTHIAN SNP to Lab.
  • rcs1000
    rcs1000 Posts: 60,717
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Gutted Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh has lost though.

    Lovely Chelsea lass.
  • Mortimer
    Mortimer Posts: 14,229
    Scott_P said:

    @GoodwinMJ: **Senior Tories do not expect to have a majority and accept the exit poll is accurate** say BBC

    Hilariously, they said that just before the forecast was moved up to 322 and a raft of unexpected scottish results came in.
  • TheScreamingEagles
    TheScreamingEagles Posts: 122,806
    rcs1000 said:

    Someone posted that Jo Swinson had won East Dunbartonshire. Anyone else heard this?

    Yes - result not announced yet.
  • Artist
    Artist Posts: 1,893
    Took the moderate voters for granted.Did she think they would just ignore the UKIP rhetoric?
  • Paristonda
    Paristonda Posts: 1,844
    Paristonda Posts: 1,154
    2:21AM
    The_Apocalypse said:
    » show previous quotes
    It's a great thing for Britain.

    Paul Dacre right now :lol:
    Yes, that is one of the great take homes from this, whatever the final result. Proof that it is not the Sun 'wot' wins it
  • AndyJS
    AndyJS Posts: 29,395
    GIN1138 said:

    Theresa May a national laughing stock!

    She's heading for 45% of the popular vote as things stand.
  • RobD
    RobD Posts: 60,609
    Chameleon said:

    In the next election there should be even more tactical voting in Scotland, therefore a further reduction in SNP seats should occur.

    An upside of having an autumn election!
  • ThomasNashe
    ThomasNashe Posts: 5,331
    rcs1000 said:

    Someone posted that Jo Swinson had won East Dunbartonshire. Anyone else heard this?

    Tom Bradby on ITV claimed she'd won.
  • alex.
    alex. Posts: 4,658
    Theresa May in Ruth Davidson's pocket?
  • tlg86
    tlg86 Posts: 26,950
    AndyJS said:

    GIN1138 said:

    Theresa May a national laughing stock!

    She's heading for 45% of the popular vote as things stand.
    What about Labour?
  • jonny83
    jonny83 Posts: 1,273
    JennyFreeman said:

    This may be a wild thread. SCON may help to save the Tories.

    Super Ruth! Saves the UK party and might kill off Scottish Independence for a long time.
  • kle4
    kle4 Posts: 99,113
    Mortimer said:

    Scott_P said:

    @GoodwinMJ: **Senior Tories do not expect to have a majority and accept the exit poll is accurate** say BBC

    Hilariously, they said that just before the forecast was moved up to 322 and a raft of unexpected scottish results came in.
    Probably expecting more losses in Wales and England.
  • KentRising
    KentRising Posts: 2,926
    Happy that smug bar steward Robertson is gone.
  • Chameleon
    Chameleon Posts: 4,265
    Mortimer said:

    Scott_P said:

    @GoodwinMJ: **Senior Tories do not expect to have a majority and accept the exit poll is accurate** say BBC

    Hilariously, they said that just before the forecast was moved up to 322 and a raft of unexpected scottish results came in.
    What were the unexpected results?
  • Sandpit
    Sandpit Posts: 56,045
    Angus Robertson and Tasmina both gone blue!
  • Ishmael_Z
    Ishmael_Z Posts: 8,981
    Mortimer said:

    Scott_P said:

    @GoodwinMJ: **Senior Tories do not expect to have a majority and accept the exit poll is accurate** say BBC

    Hilariously, they said that just before the forecast was moved up to 322 and a raft of unexpected scottish results came in.
    Oh good, like Farage conceding on EUref.
  • Paristonda
    Paristonda Posts: 1,844
    BBC forecast now saying:
    Con 322
    Lab 261
    SNP 32
    LD 13
  • Sean_F
    Sean_F Posts: 39,132
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Gutted Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh has lost though.

    Why?
  • AlastairMeeks
    AlastairMeeks Posts: 30,340
    For the purpose of government-forming, wins off the SNP are as good for the Conservatives as wins off Labour. Wins off the Lib Dems are about half as good.
  • AndreaParma_82
    AndreaParma_82 Posts: 4,714
    Chris Bryant polled 64%, +13%
  • kle4
    kle4 Posts: 99,113
    When are these bloody LD seats coming in?
  • not_on_fire
    not_on_fire Posts: 4,451
    kle4 said:

    Mortimer said:

    Scott_P said:

    @GoodwinMJ: **Senior Tories do not expect to have a majority and accept the exit poll is accurate** say BBC

    Hilariously, they said that just before the forecast was moved up to 322 and a raft of unexpected scottish results came in.
    Probably expecting more losses in Wales and England.
    And 322 is not a majority!
  • TheScreamingEagles
    TheScreamingEagles Posts: 122,806
    rcs1000 said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Gutted Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh has lost though.

    Lovely Chelsea lass.
    So about our Vauxhall bet ....
  • Y0kel
    Y0kel Posts: 2,307
    AndyJS said:

    GIN1138 said:

    Theresa May a national laughing stock!

    She's heading for 45% of the popular vote as things stand.
    Jesus really?
  • CarlottaVance
    CarlottaVance Posts: 60,422
    Winners: Corbyn & Davidson
    Losers: May & Sturgeon
  • hunchman
    hunchman Posts: 2,591
    AndyJS said:

    GIN1138 said:

    Theresa May a national laughing stock!

    She's heading for 45% of the popular vote as things stand.
    Labour around 40% on your figures? Yes it's extraordinary, highest Tory vote since 1970 and maybe even before then, and yet toast.
  • HYUFD
    HYUFD Posts: 128,924
    BBC forecast

    Cons 322
    Lab 261
  • thedevonloft
    thedevonloft Posts: 12
    Ruth Davidson next Tory leader? Certainly knows how to run a campaign unlike the utter useless TM!!
  • AndyJS
    AndyJS Posts: 29,395
    edited June 2017
    New forecast: Tories on 322 seats.
  • Essexit
    Essexit Posts: 1,966
    322 Con + 8 DUP = Majority. Phew, I guess.
  • calum
    calum Posts: 3,046
    EVEL seemed like a good idea at the time !
  • kle4
    kle4 Posts: 99,113
    not_on_fire said:

    kle4 said:

    Mortimer said:

    Scott_P said:

    @GoodwinMJ: **Senior Tories do not expect to have a majority and accept the exit poll is accurate** say BBC

    Hilariously, they said that just before the forecast was moved up to 322 and a raft of unexpected scottish results came in.
    Probably expecting more losses in Wales and England.
    And 322 is not a majority!
    Eh, close enough - thank you SF :)
  • not_on_fire
    not_on_fire Posts: 4,451
    Con gain Clacton (from UKIP)
  • dazza
    dazza Posts: 28
    regarding BBC. What is difference between a forecast and a projection?
  • Mortimer
    Mortimer Posts: 14,229
    edited June 2017
    AlastairMeeks said:

    For the purpose of government-forming, wins off the SNP are as good for the Conservatives as wins off Labour. Wins off the Lib Dems are about half as good.

    Yup. Bang on.

    Mr Meeks - I get the feeling you wonder if Scotland might save Tory maj....?
  • rcs1000
    rcs1000 Posts: 60,717
    edited June 2017
    not_on_fire said:

    rcs1000 said:

    Someone posted that Jo Swinson had won East Dunbartonshire. Anyone else heard this?

    Yes, confirmed by BBC
    I guess that means there will be at least four Scottish Liberal Democrats, and perhaps as many as seven eight.

    Near certain:
    East Dunbartonshire
    Edinburgh West
    Fife NE
    O&S

    Likely:
    CS&ER
    RS&L

    Possible:
    A&B
    Gordon
  • TheScreamingEagles
    TheScreamingEagles Posts: 122,806
    Sean_F said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Gutted Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh has lost though.

    Why?
    Have you seen what she looks like?

    I needed to pour a bucket of cold water over Hertsmere Pubgoer when he first saw what she looked like.
  • FrancisUrquhart
    FrancisUrquhart Posts: 85,734
    edited June 2017
    SeanT said:

    I will never have to see Theresa May doing that freaky grimace ever again. Thank fuck. I feel sorry for her, but she just didn't cut the Colman's.

    New balls, please.

    Ed Balls?
  • Pulpstar
    Pulpstar Posts: 79,813
    edited June 2017
    Con Hold ALdershot. PHEW

    Shipley is a warning to the money buyers though !
  • HYUFD
    HYUFD Posts: 128,924
    edited June 2017
    Conservatives gain Ochil and South Perthshire

    Swing 16% SNP to Conservatives
  • The_Apocalypse
    The_Apocalypse Posts: 7,830
    Paristonda said:

    Paristonda Posts: 1,154
    2:21AM
    The_Apocalypse said:
    » show previous quotes
    It's a great thing for Britain.

    Paul Dacre right now :lol:
    Yes, that is one of the great take homes from this, whatever the final result. Proof that it is not the Sun 'wot' wins it

    Yep.

    I'm especially happy that the Mail's influence has proven to be limited though. I actually have concerns re security with Corbyn, but the Mail don't hate Corbyn because of that, they hate him simply because he is Labour leader. They hate any Labour leader, and any leftie.
  • EDW20000
    EDW20000 Posts: 138
    Amber Rudd gone?
  • RobD
    RobD Posts: 60,609
    dazza said:

    regarding BBC. What is difference between a forecast and a projection?

    I think the forecast uses the exit poll as a base, but then adjusts it based on the results so far.
  • numbertwelve
    numbertwelve Posts: 7,728
    Paristonda said:

    BBC forecast now saying:
    Con 322
    Lab 261
    SNP 32
    LD 13

    I find it bizarre it's upscale the Tory seat figure given what we've been hearing.

    That would just be enough with the DUP. Blimey.
  • Scott_P
    Scott_P Posts: 51,453
    @janemerrick23: So wait. if @michaelgove inadvertently led to May coronation, and a hard Brexit is off table because of this result... has he lost Brexit?
  • Paristonda
    Paristonda Posts: 1,844
    Scotland is an entirely different election to the rest of the UK, the trends are completely different.
  • jonny83
    jonny83 Posts: 1,273
    Stonking swings to the Tories in Scotland
  • Y0kel
    Y0kel Posts: 2,307
    Essexit said:

    322 Con + 8 DUP = Majority. Phew, I guess.

    It might be more than 8....
  • HYUFD
    HYUFD Posts: 128,924
    Bury North

    Labour gain from Conservatives
  • Scott_P
    Scott_P Posts: 51,453
    @britainelects: Looking likely Amber Rudd has lost her Hastings & Rye seat.
  • Andrew
    Andrew Posts: 2,900
    Con 322 .... probably wouldn't bother with a formal coalition, just chuck the DUP a few goodies.
  • chloe
    chloe Posts: 308
    Might the Tories just scrape through? May needs to go though.
  • alex.
    alex. Posts: 4,658
    hunchman said:

    AndyJS said:

    GIN1138 said:

    Theresa May a national laughing stock!

    She's heading for 45% of the popular vote as things stand.
    Labour around 40% on your figures? Yes it's extraordinary, highest Tory vote since 1970 and maybe even before then, and yet toast.
    This is the Tory dilemma. When you've just gone from 37% to 45% of the vote, you need to think long and hard before changing political direction as a result.
  • hunchman
    hunchman Posts: 2,591
    HYUFD said:

    BBC forecast

    Cons 322
    Lab 261

    That'll be a laugh with the Shinners not taking their seats!
  • TravelJunkie
    TravelJunkie Posts: 431
    Lab hold Chorley :)
  • AndreaParma_82
    AndreaParma_82 Posts: 4,714
    Amber Valley very good for Con: +12.6 compared to +3.6 for Lab
  • Pulpstar
    Pulpstar Posts: 79,813
    not_on_fire said:

    Con gain Clacton (from UKIP)

    Kerching.
  • HYUFD
    HYUFD Posts: 128,924
    not_on_fire said:

    kle4 said:

    Mortimer said:

    Scott_P said:

    @GoodwinMJ: **Senior Tories do not expect to have a majority and accept the exit poll is accurate** say BBC

    Hilariously, they said that just before the forecast was moved up to 322 and a raft of unexpected scottish results came in.
    Probably expecting more losses in Wales and England.
    And 322 is not a majority!
    Just 4 off though, with the DUP Tories would be on 331, a majority of 5
  • RobD
    RobD Posts: 60,609
    edited June 2017
    Scott_P said:

    @britainelects: Looking likely Amber Rudd has lost her Hastings & Rye seat.

    Meh :(
  • spudgfsh
    spudgfsh Posts: 1,568
    not_on_fire said:

    kle4 said:

    Mortimer said:

    Scott_P said:

    @GoodwinMJ: **Senior Tories do not expect to have a majority and accept the exit poll is accurate** say BBC

    Hilariously, they said that just before the forecast was moved up to 322 and a raft of unexpected scottish results came in.
    Probably expecting more losses in Wales and England.
    And 322 is not a majority!
    but 326 - SF + DUP is a majority (just)
  • FrancisUrquhart
    FrancisUrquhart Posts: 85,734
    Tory seat number up on initial estimate, that seems so counter-intuitive to what we are seeing so far.
  • GIN1138
    GIN1138 Posts: 22,938
    edited June 2017
    AndyJS said:

    GIN1138 said:

    Theresa May a national laughing stock!

    She's heading for 45% of the popular vote as things stand.
    Who cares about national vote shares? She had a safe majority and blew it!

    Under FPTP winning seats is all that counts. And she's lost. She's a loser and a joke and an embarrassment!
  • Mortimer
    Mortimer Posts: 14,229
    not_on_fire said:

    Con gain Clacton (from UKIP)

    Woo. Thats another loss cancelled out.
  • KentRising
    KentRising Posts: 2,926
    edited June 2017
    chloe said:

    Might the Tories just scrape through? May needs to go though.

    She will be gone by 1pm today. No question. Will stay on for the leadership election, that's alll.
  • Sunil_Prasannan
    Sunil_Prasannan Posts: 55,080
    Y0kel said:

    Essexit said:

    322 Con + 8 DUP = Majority. Phew, I guess.

    It might be more than 8....
    Which are their gains?
  • CarlottaVance
    CarlottaVance Posts: 60,422
    HYUFD said:

    Conservatives gain Ochil and South Perthshire

    Swing 16% SNP to Conservatives

    Oh I dunno.....swapped one Tory for another......
  • Beverley_C
    Beverley_C Posts: 6,256
    dazza said:

    So those damn ukips .... who would have though they would split 50/50 to lab & con

    It should be no surprise. It was well known thst many Labour WWC voters had gone UKIP. Did anyone really expect them to become Tories after UKIP collapsed?
  • JosiasJessop
    JosiasJessop Posts: 46,251
    SeanT said:

    I will never have to see Theresa May doing that freaky grimace ever again. Thank fuck. I feel sorry for her, but she just didn't cut the Colman's.

    New balls, please.

    LOL. Another mood-swing from our favourite insulated poster?
  • MikeL
    MikeL Posts: 7,809
    edited June 2017
    CON so far:

    4 gains
    5 losses
  • Pulpstar
    Pulpstar Posts: 79,813
    Y0kel said:

    Essexit said:

    322 Con + 8 DUP = Majority. Phew, I guess.

    It might be more than 8....
    I think I backed the DUP in Belfast South...
  • AlastairMeeks
    AlastairMeeks Posts: 30,340
    Mortimer said:

    AlastairMeeks said:

    For the purpose of government-forming, wins off the SNP are as good for the Conservatives as wins off Labour. Wins off the Lib Dems are about half as good.

    Yup. Bang on.

    Mr Meeks - I get the feeling you wonder if Scotland might save Tory maj....?
    No. It might mean a Conservative government though.
  • AndyJS
    AndyJS Posts: 29,395
    edited June 2017
    Tories are going to win overall majority IMO. Good results in the Midlands. Could still gain seats like NE Derbyshire.
  • not_on_fire
    not_on_fire Posts: 4,451
    FrancisUrquhart said:

    Tory seat number up on initial estimate, that seems so counter-intuitive to what we are seeing so far.

    Maybe doing even better in Scotland than expected?
  • Scott_P
    Scott_P Posts: 51,453
    https://twitter.com/m44tweet/status/872987863033499648
  • HYUFD
    HYUFD Posts: 128,924
    edited June 2017
    FrancisUrquhart said:

    Tory seat number up on initial estimate, that seems so counter-intuitive to what we are seeing so far.

    It is the huge SNP to Tory swing in Scotland which is making up for most of the Tory losses in England and Wales, so far Tories gained 3 in Scotland and lost 4 in England
  • EDW20000
    EDW20000 Posts: 138
    May must be writing her goodbye speech
  • Casino_Royale
    Casino_Royale Posts: 63,687
    Sean_F said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Gutted Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh has lost though.

    Why?
    She has a little bit of the sex?
  • Mortimer
    Mortimer Posts: 14,229
    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    Y0kel said:

    Essexit said:

    322 Con + 8 DUP = Majority. Phew, I guess.

    It might be more than 8....
    Which are their gains?
    Just gained somewhere from UUP.
  • Kevin_McCandless
    Kevin_McCandless Posts: 392
    So if the BBC is right, we're back to the Tory death-watch of the last years of the Major government.

    Expect another election in a year or two.
  • MaxPB
    MaxPB Posts: 40,327
    Yes I think we're going to go into a S&C agreement with the DUP.
  • Drutt
    Drutt Posts: 1,125
    How do I vote for Ruth to replace Paul Nuttall as Pope?
  • Scott_P
    Scott_P Posts: 51,453
    https://twitter.com/bbcphilipsim/status/872988551327223808
  • kle4
    kle4 Posts: 99,113
    SeanT said:

    Scots have really gone off indy.

    But focusing endlessly on IndyRef2 showed how desperate the unionists are!

    (I trust Indy supporters will let me have that one, it's been a bad night for my new team)
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