LIVE THREAD: UK Election Results (Update - Early Exit Polls Show Tory Upset)

BBC ^ | May 5, 2005 | anonymous

[tellw]

The Vote is under way!

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

I thought that one party needed 254 to win. If Conservative gets 200 seats, how close would Labour's margin be?

[snugs]

Howard may not hold his seat even which we will not now until about 4.00am UK time.

[MadIvan]

Nothing yet. It looks like they haven't even got down to counting in places like Maidenhead.

Regards, Ivan

[Dog]

Keep up the great reporting..

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

What would happen if the Tories won a majority and Howard lost his seat?

[alisasny]

Hi Buddy Hope all is well. Looking good so far.

[Dog]

Not good...LOL!

[MadIvan]

Another reason to utterly despise the Lib Dems - their "decaptiation" strategy is utterly contemptible.

It's one thing to run a hard campaign, but to make it a matter of policy to take out the leadership of a rival party...that's just not cricket.

Regards, Ivan

[bahblahbah]

Hah, I love how many on the BBC are bitching about how their election is becoming more americanized. We're infecting the world.

[Dog]

Got any new cleaning tips.:-)

[wardaddy]

Which Brits? Who have you spoken to and when? This is starting to sound like the claptrap that the anti-British bigots on FR like to spread around. I guarantee for every person like yourself, I can find military men on there who recall warmly their co-operation with British troops.

Hear Hear!

We are the spawn of Britannia thank God.

Anybody bashes that, you ping me!

[BurbankKarl]

This just in: Blair has won Florida.

[snugs]

Not over keen on the panel on Sky better quality on BBC

[willgetsome]

Bad form Ivan.

1) Nobody brought up the courage of your troops. I brought up the shake stance of your public in placing those troops in a location where they were needed. Your "spitting on the graves" comment was asinine.

2) Read "Army At Dawn". Let's just say that the Yanks were not too well regarded in the early war years by the British General Staff

3) British public opinion may not be as dim towards the US as it is in France or germany, but it's getting there:
http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=206

[watsonfellow]

BBC just slayed the idea of Howard losing his seat.

It ain't gonna happen.

[GiveEmDubya]

324 is needed to win. The current BBC projection is Lab 356, Con 209, LD 53. I think the Conservative number could end up being a good deal higher.

[alisasny]

I have been posting for some 6 years now I think and now I am 666 on this thread HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MadIvan]

They're reporting it seems that George Galloway isn't likely to win Bethnal Green and Bow. Phew.

Regards, Ivan

[mhking]

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[mhking]

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