New MN election night thread

[SomeGuy]

Conservatives win Brigg and Goole.

[mspotatochip]

where is everyone? Thats my first time ona full thread!

So whats happening with ed balls then?? fell asleep for a while

[Kaloki]

Seeing as I can't reply in the last thread, thanks caramel

I really want to stay up and see what Brighton Pav votes in! Though I'm flagging..

[mspotatochip]

wow jacqui smith gone

[veselaliberalka]

Evan Harris has lost his recount(s) in Oxford West. Con gain.

[Kaloki]

Windsor is Tory, shock surprise!

[SomeGuy]

Tories have won 35 of the 48 seats on their target list of 116 (to win a majority) so far.

They should win 82 of the list, plus the eight they've won NOT in their list, leaving them with around 100 gains overall - about 300 MPs, still short of a majority, even with DUP support.

[kickassangel]

dh & i agreed we'd go to bed at 11.30 our time. it's now 11.25 & no sign of him appearing,even though i've suggested it's bed time! keep clicking on the bbc live thread, and the tories are in the lead, but not necessarily going to get a clear majority - so how can i go to bed now?
not usually that into politics but i find a hung parliament strangely exciting

[kickassangel]

Royal Tunbridge Wells conservative - another shocker (not)

[SomeGuy]

One things clear, the Tories WON'T have a big majority. A tiny majority is still possible though...

[kickassangel]

FUCK - did i hear that right? UKIP got more votes than esther rantzen?

[kickassangel]

have ukip or bnp got any seats? hoping not?

[SomeGuy]

Labour win Chesterfield from Lib Dems

[mspotatochip]

ok need to sleep for a bit again

[Kaloki]

Nope kickass it's all good on that front

[SomeGuy]

UKIP had no chance.

BNP only have a realistic chance to win in Barking, and they've lost there it seems

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/election/article-1274162/General-Election-2010-Nick-Griffin-concedes-defeat -BNP-fails-Barking-Labour.html

[kickassangel]

good, thought so. but been busy this eve & missed some bits.
so tempted to stay up & keep listening, but no-one round here will be sympathetic if we're tired tomorrow (in the US)

[caramelwaffle]

Oooo two threads happening at once

Hung Parliament anyone (?)

[SomeGuy]

hung parliament is 7-1 on....

[SomeGuy]

looks like greens have won in Brighton...

[veselaliberalka]

I need to go to bed - it's 5.30 here. Can't tear myself away from the awfulness, though. Did they officially announce Islington S yet?

[thumbwitch]

crikey, just checking in from Australia to see what the result is and it isn't! Seems like a bit of a mess so far... haven't read the previous threads but did anyone on MN miss out on voting because of poor polling station practice?

[SomeGuy]

Tories win Dewsbury

[veselaliberalka]

take that, Philippa!

[veselaliberalka]

did you see that? LDs held Sutton and Cheam. No Philippa Stroud.

[caramelwaffle]

Thumbwitch - Yes. Not me; a family member.

The Icelandic Volcano blew it's top. my relative was/is worse. She is rather miffed