Will you stay up to watch the Election 2026 coverage (on BBC1 from 11PM and Sky News from Midnight)?

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Follow along with me?

I'm a leftie, who has pretty much abandoned caring about politics but I can't let the habit of watching the coverage go!

I voted Green 💚 - and live in a safe London Labour seat.

Feel free to share who you voted for, who you have historically voted for, and the local party in your area

Ian beale is running for cllr on eastenders - enough said 😄

Please take a cursory five minute look at the policies outlined on their website and then come back and apologise for spreading misinformation

My area didn't vote, we turned Reform last year. I'm hoping other places don't follow our path.

A 2 hour commute? Ouch! Do you do that every day? How awful, I don’t envy you that at all. I hope it’s just temporary

No way! That's General Election turnout territory!

No but it's party policy and the Brighton council is being sued along with one of their schools because of the illegal trans schools policy so yes councillors are responsible for allowing illegal policies in schools and all council run facilities.
As for the environmental policies the poster i asked specifically said she was voting for them in part due to their environmental policies.

Oh and yes its am aware that this is a local council election in England

The media has hyped it up quite a bit

Is there an exit poll out yet?

Oh I just started a thread not realising this one was here! Joining

No, I won’t be staying up and I didn’t vote as my local area isn’t doing it.

v interested in the results though. Hoping both Reform and Greens are decimated but don’t think they will be 🥲

I only stay up for a local election if I'm counting the votes. They're not that exciting.

Yes they are

And in some local wards, turnout is as low as 16%.

A result is a result

Councils do have the responsibility for ensuring compliance with the law in their buildings though, so some of us want to know that they'll comply with the Supreme Court judgment from last year.

And my council passed a motion that TWAW and TMAM the other year (Labour). They shouldn't be wasting time on such nonsense.

😄 happens to me all the time - welcome

I voted green, but i am with you in hoping that reform dont get their way! I do reckon Labour are in for heavy losses though

Wow 😩

Maybe my guesstimate of 65% was a bit much 😄

My friend is a returning officer in an Outer London borough. He told me the count doesn't start until tomorrow.

And the bbc are dedicating a whole night to it!

Green but I live in a traditionally Conservative safe seat so I am expecting it to go to reform 🥺 sadly the only candidate at the polling station I visited was the Reform candidate as well so if anyone was on the fence she may have swayed them.

I’m not staying up, would if the neighbouring council areas were counting over night. But results not due until at least midday.
We didn’t have local elections but the two bordering me do. So I am interested.
Feel a bit left out.

Wales and Scotland results are not until tomorrow afternoon/evening

I suppose they'd only have rolling news on during the night normally.

Yeah true, same with sky

I would have voted Green, always voted Labour previously - but we have no elections here.

I’ll be staying up for a bit but not looking forward to our results. Think we might turn Reform if the revolting flags that have decorated our town for the last year or so mean anything. Quite a few Reform posters about here too.
Our count is happening overnight, my in-laws are there now watching, I sometimes go with them but not this year.
I’m working tomorrow, will probably nod off around 2, our results are usually declared around then.
I’m really hoping I’m very wrong about my prediction.