Thread 43 Sunak - Seriously Scapegoating

[DuncinToffee]

Buckle up for the local elections 🍿

Previous thread here
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5059786-thread-42-sunak-ping-pong-with-the-enemies-of-the-people?page=40

Remember all the people who didn't vote wanted to vote Tory.

It was close!

West Midlands Mayoral Result:

Parker (LAB): 37.8% (-1.9)
Street (CON): 37.5% (-11.2)
Yakoob (IND): 11.7% (New)
Williams (RFM): 5.8% (+3.6)
Harper-Nunes (GRN): 5.2% (-0.6)
Virk (LDM): 2.0% (-1.5)

Labour GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2021.

Look at the Yakoob vote!

Woo hoo! Go the West Midlands. I grew up there.

https://x.com/ElectionMapsUK/status/1786846044648583314

1,508 votes in it.

6.07% swing in Sandwell sealed the deal. Result there:

Parker: 48.2% (-0.8)
Street: 28.4% (-12.9)

Well, you can all thank my DS, obviously and not his friend

Excellent parenting @Piggywaspushed

That was so close. I guess Andy Street’s looking for a job next week.

https://www.wmcaelects.co.uk/results/

Has the results.

Ah! I didn't remember that!

But he very successfully nearly won.

Ha this has made my night! that and Sadiq earlier!

I cannot WAIT to hear what the Tories have to say now.

I was impressed by Parker's kind words about Street, and Street's appearing to share mutual respect for Parker.

Hallefuckingullah

Hell mend the Conservative Government for changing from a more PR based system back to FPTP. Street might have won if people had been able to express 2nd preferences

They've reaped what they've sown

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-past-the-post-to-be-introduced-for-all-local-mayoral-and-police-and-crime-commissioner-elections

In this May’s London Mayoral elections [ie the last ones that didn't give the result that they wanted], the Supplementary Vote system saw hundreds of thousands void, wasted or blank votes cast, reflecting voter confusion and the complex system. Supplementary Vote also means that a ‘loser’ candidate can win on second preferences.

Do we know what the turnouts have been like?

Here it was for PCC and was 21%

The media round tomorrow should be really good. I wonder who they’ll send out.

Let it be Badenoch.

Well, it's official re: west mids!

I'm going to have a drink 🍸 🤪

That would be wonderful but I think she’d decline if asked. Has anyone seen Sunak lately?

Not in my fridge.
I'll check the shed.

Have you checked Jess' fridge?

I have only just caught up with this. Amazing. Bloody hell, what a triumph for Labour!

Well he isn't in my fridge as I just went to it to get myself a large drink!