British General Elections Live Thread

The Daily Telegraph ^ | 05/07/10 | Daily Telegraph

[TonyInOhio]

The 2010 General Elections in the United Kingdom are underway, and the first results will trickle in in the next few hours. Post your observations here, and let's all root for the Tories!

[GeronL]

thanks

[GeronL]

first Conservative gain

[jabbermog]

Would that be West Belfast ? (Gerry Adams)

Just coming in:- The Tories have snatched Battersea in London, apparently a Labour stronghold-N.Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson has lost east Belfast to an independent-Liberals have taken Thornbury & Yate-Labour keep Barking in East London, also Darlington and Durham & Chester le Street-Tories have 2 more confirms, Bromley and Putney , both in London

[GeronL]

Cons pick up Kingswood, swings by 9.4%

[BCEagles]

Tories picked up Kingswood on a 9.4% swing. This was NOT on the main target list. Big result.

[GeronL]

Cons hold Broxborne or however thats spelled

[UKrepublican]

haha well the way things are you never know, these are strange time!

It is...results should speed up now!

[GeronL]

Cons take something called Basilton South?

[jabbermog]

I received a death threat from our local climate change commissioner a couple of years ago, seriously.
I’ll talk about it later.

[GeronL]

Fast and furious now

[GeronL]

wow. Thats crazy.

[BCEagles]

Basildon South was one that the Conservatives expected to take. It was #17 on the target list.

Torbay was looking like a tough seat to retake after the Lib Dem spike in the polls.

[propertius]

Torbay blows it open again...

[GeronL]

Torbay seemed pretty close but turnout was 65%, wow

[GeronL]

Putney was a nice hold

[GeronL]

Independent wins North Down

[propertius]

a very nice hold.

[BCEagles]

Labour held Ynys Mon in Wales but the Tory vote increased by over 11%.

[GeronL]

I want to see some more Con pickups.

[GeronL]

Tories will be 3rd or 4th in Scotland??