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To ask your election night plans (if any)

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Oohooh · 28/05/2024 20:41

Thinking of a chippy tea with some fruit ciders, switching to wine as the night goes on. I’ll be parked in front of the TV until I fall asleep, probably. DP will join but will go to bed normal time he says.

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Bingbangboom1 · 29/05/2024 13:13

Can't imagine why women are welcoming a party that will erase our rights with self identifying women policies. Turkeys for Christmas spring to mind.

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Oohooh · 29/05/2024 13:09

TeenLifeMum · 28/05/2024 22:31

I truly expected a Labour landslide but my colleagues all seem to be planning to vote reform. Maybe it’ll be a conservative/reform coalition. I know it’s only a small section of society in my sample but I’m genuinely surprised but also don’t like Labour so I’m not sure what outcome I want. I hate them all.

I bloody hope not.

Everyone I know is voting Labour, we’re a mix of opinions but ultimately don’t want to split the vote and just want to GTTO

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pointythings · 29/05/2024 09:40

I'm planning a power nap between 9 and 11.30, then up with snacks and wine the rest of the night. I've requested the 5th off, haven't heard back yet though.

marie3e · 29/05/2024 09:20

@Cheguevarahamster that sounds lovely

Shoxfordian · 29/05/2024 09:19

My husband is out with a work thing, I'll take an occasional glance at the news

Cheguevarahamster · 29/05/2024 09:15

I have the day off on the 4th and the 5th. I will having a party with friends on the night and will be staying up to the early hours with election night bingo cards, prosecco and cans of red bull. I have bunting & balloons - I cant wait!

ImWearingPantaloons · 29/05/2024 06:56

We are camping, but will take champagne with us and try our hardest to stay up / awake

Chocolateorange22 · 29/05/2024 06:50

IClaudine · 28/05/2024 22:02

You never know. Electoral Calculus predicts a very, very, very narrow Labour win. Fingers crossed 🤞https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Fareham%20and%20Waterlooville

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That's very interesting. I think the boundaries have moved recently to take in Havant which have always voted a little more central than Fareham. Definitely one to watch, thanks for sharing.

Westfacing · 29/05/2024 06:47

I'll have wine and snacks until midnight, then coffee.

After all those 12-hour night shifts over the years staying awake isn't a problem!

Westfacing · 29/05/2024 06:43

Oohooh · 28/05/2024 21:16

What time will we have a good-ish idea who has won? Perhaps 3am?

At 10pm pollsters will announce the winner - based on their very accurate exit polls, but it's not official of course until the counting is over.

AuntieMarys · 29/05/2024 06:33

We are going on holiday the next day so it will be eating whats left in the fridge and an early night! Looking forward to the drive next day listening to the results

Bjorkdidit · 29/05/2024 06:27

ilovesooty · 28/05/2024 21:38

I don't work on Fridays so I'll stay awake as long as I possibly can. I particularly want to see Andrea Jenkyns lose her seat.

I'm with you on this one, she's my MP currently, although we're having a boundary change so I don't know what's happening with that.

Rest assured I've never voted for her and it was a sad day when Ed Balls lost his seat to her. Baffling how people round here vote Tory, they certainly don't have the best interests of this area and its people at heart.

But on the election night I'll probably go to bed as normal and see what's happened when I get up.

Goingasteady30 · 29/05/2024 06:15

I'm fed up of this election already with all the preaching from people to others who or who not to vote for. It's all very ugly. I certainly won't be staying up watching to see which multitude of poor options gets voted in.

pizzaHeart · 29/05/2024 00:45

We are going to watch, then a bit of sleep and then watch. No alcohol as it makes me sleep. Tea and biscuits, and then champagne on Friday evening.
We are in a safe Labour seat, I’m sure it will stay the same. There are a few Tory seats near by which I hope will change the colour.

Theimpossiblegirl · 29/05/2024 00:40

School night.
I'd go to bed praying for change.

pizzaHeart · 29/05/2024 00:31

RishiSunak · 28/05/2024 22:32

I will probably get my suitcases out the loft and then have an early night.

🤣🤣🤣
good idea!

anotherside · 29/05/2024 00:30

Will be glad to see the back of the Tories for a few years but not overly optimistic about Starmer. He seems more intent on opposing the values of half his own party and supporters than he is opposing the values of the Tories:

tuition fee pledge in the bin
higher tax rate pledge in the bin
weak on reducing inequality
rowed back on renationalising certain industries
weak on Israel/Palestine

Dont get me wrong it will be a slight improvement on the Tories and he will ptobabky be the best PM since Blair. But he’s not going to change Britain, he’s not going to reduce inequality. He will just manage things better but the Tories will in a decade or so find the vast majority of stuff fundamentally unchanged, and will easily get back to wrecking stuff for the majority. Progress?

mathanxiety · 29/05/2024 00:26

I'll be watching fireworks in the US, and since it's a Thursday, I'll probably have Friday off, so I'll follow the updates all day.

ThankYouAgainAgain · 29/05/2024 00:11

I'm too excited to sleep already. By election night I will be completely stupid with tiredness and will sleep soundly all night. Hoping very much to wake up to very very good news at about 6am. Eeek.

Lilacwall · 29/05/2024 00:07

RishiSunak · 28/05/2024 22:32

I will probably get my suitcases out the loft and then have an early night.

🤣🤣

pizzaHeart · 29/05/2024 00:04

foodtoorder · 28/05/2024 21:20

Wasn't everyone ecstatic when labour went out last time?

I agree, what exactly is expected to be changed?

Not really, we weren’t.

BringMeSunshineAllDayLong · 28/05/2024 23:58

foodtoorder · 28/05/2024 21:26

@Oohooh I clearly meant what miracle is it that labour are expected to perform that people will be so pleased about?

I am completely on the fence. There feels like a no win situation at the end of this.

Better than the lose and lose some more that we've had for the last 14 shitty yearsm

Nat6999 · 28/05/2024 23:55

Ds is hoping to wangle a ticket for the count as he is involved with the Green Party, he may end up standing in our ward as a candidate if they can't find a volunteer.

TheChosenTwo · 28/05/2024 23:51

Dh will be out at football and then probably pub afterwards getting home at around about the time as the exit poll.
I will be having a cheeseboard and probably a couple of glasses of wine and go to bed at midnight, put the telly on there and watch until I nod off. I’m usually shattered on post election day as I go to sleep about 4am and my eyes ping open at 6!
Contemplated booking a days leave BUT it’s a bit of a waste of AL as I’ll probably not sleep but be too tired to make the most of the day off And also I work for a union so it will be a brilliant day which we have waited for for a long time!

Surroundedbyfools · 28/05/2024 23:47

Birmingbacon · 28/05/2024 21:15

I’m amazed that people seem to think so much will change.

politicians are all the same. Blue or red. Nothing will change.

Agreed ! 2 cheeks of the same arse.
ive applied to working at polling station so if I do that il come home, eat and go to bed. Might check my phone thru the night while up with baby and toddler but I won’t be staying up all night. I need every scrap of sleep I can get x