It seems the Midlands is the really big Labour story this election. The big economic winner in the mid 2010s, probably the biggest loser of all the regions since Brexit and Covid.
The midlands is nearly always the bellweather, very sensitive to price changes would be how I would sum the region up. It will be mortgages again, its much more affordable than the SE, so I guess many more people own homes, but interests rates, energy prices, etc.
Cautious, Lib Dems seem to be outperforming the exit poll here. Newton Abbot and Stratford-on-Avon were both a reasonable chance in the exit poll, but Tories favoured.
Gaza having a big impact. Will be interesting to see if Starmer can recover ground with Muslim voters, particularly if he choses to recognise Palestine as a state. I suppose we will follow what the US does.
Cautious, Lib Dems seem to be outperforming the exit poll here. Newton Abbot and Stratford-on-Avon were both a reasonable chance in the exit poll, but Tories favoured.
Yes, looks like LibDems may potentially have won Bicester & Woodstock and Witney, both of which the exit poll called for the Conservatives.
On both a Con Gain in Leicester East and an IDS hold.
They were great tips.
Harrow East must be a Tory hold
IDS won because Shaheen was as popular as the official Labour candidate, that’s all. Doesn’t say anything about Harrow
I'm talking about Leicester east. Tories must be holding on to a chunk of the Hindu vote and labour losing Muslims
Thats part of it, but Vaz also took off Labour, and Labour also had a Hindu candidate.
The Labour party in Leicester has been in a real mess in recent years, with the imposition of Webbe and attempted defenestration of Mayor Soulsby. Its all rather opaque.
Farage in his speech talking about how much Reform UK has done in such a short space of time. What short space of time? The party was founded nearly 6 years ago!
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Corbyn 24,120
Lab 16,873
Grn 2,660
Con 1,950
Ref 1,710
LD 1,661
Ind 32
Corbyn wins.
Corbyn 24120
Cons 1950
Greens 2660
LDs 1661
Lab 16873
Ref 1710
Corbyn HOLDs Islington N
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Ref 21,225
Con 12,820
Lab 7,448
LD 2,016
Grn 1,935
Ind 317
UKIP 116
Climate 48
Heritage 33
Might mean Farage rant incoming
Labour: 22682 (48.6%, +27)
SNP: 13625 (29.2%, -17.9)
Conservative: 3547 (7.6%, -13.8)
Reform UK: 3377 (7.2%, new)
Green: 1811 (3.9%, +1.8)
Lib Dem: 1074 (2.3%, -4.6)
Family: 505 (1.1%,)
UKIP: 86 (0.2%)
Labour GAIN from SNP
So much for suggestions that Labour could come through the middle
Farage 21225
LDs 2016
Green 1935
Lab 7448
Cons 12820
Farage WINS Clacton
I trust everyone in the Commons will make them sit next to each other.
The Labour party in Leicester has been in a real mess in recent years, with the imposition of Webbe and attempted defenestration of Mayor Soulsby. Its all rather opaque.
Some more GE bets placed today.
66/1 on the Greens to win Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven and the Tories to win 150-199 seats at 7/1.
https://x.com/TSEofPB/status/1807354937757581487
Tony Blair's record may yet be in tact
Anyway, as I said I’m pleased for the LibDems down there so don’t be curmudgeonly.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001526
Shoudl end up close to the 131
How do they get that?