Southampton counting very slow. Only 7 wards declared so far: Labour 15 (+2) Conservative 3 (-4) Liberal Democrats 3 (+2) We had a tied vote in Harefield between the 2nd and 3rd placed Tory so they d… (View Post)

New Swindon South is more Labour friendly than old Swindon South. Part of Chiseldon and Lawn, Ridgeway, and Wroughton and Wichelstowe move to Wiltshire East. Swindon North will have some rural hinter… (View Post)

There's also the fact that more of the shire districts are all-out elections rather than electing by thirds, so for example Exeter only had 13 seats contested, East Devon has 60. (View Post)

Maryam Moshiri deserves a mention in dispatches for her College Green performance in a hailstorm on BBC website. (View Post)

As the last survivor referred to is likely to be an American citizen then it seems appropriate. (View Post)