Westministenders: The Election Car Crash

[RedToothBrush]

I was thinking about how I could sum up the general election campaign and well. This said it all.

Is there anyone else who hasn't voted yet?

Me. Disenfranchised Brit in France :(

Thank you for the advice above I will do!

We live in a safer than safe safe Labour seat, I think my MP has the highest majority so it's not too bad.

However she is quite political and will be a bit miffed.

Newcastle Under Lyme
Keele University telling students to go back and vote if they have been denied.

Suggestion voters are late registerer and are on the role but not on the list given to the polling station.

FFS. If its close this is a major fuck up if true.

That is unbelievable

I remember how excited I was to vote I my first election. They must have been gutted.

I hope they all go back!

The lady in front of me went into the booth, came back out and shouted over "Oi, where are UKIP on here?". So they told her UKIP aren't standing in our constituency. She went back, then reappeared, "And where's Theresa May on here?"

. Another own goal for Treeza - shouldn't send out election literature with I, I, I, me, me, me on it, should put the candidate's name on election literature.

Jeez RTB

That is the item that got me worrying, Red. But I'm inclined to agree with you and think 'major cockup' given the short runup to this election.

Another overseas voter has got in touch about problems, which stopped him voting.

James Pellington writes from the United States:

I was told my overseas registration had expired (apparently I have to re-register every year) and then, while re-registering, was told that my identity could not be confirmed. This is despite me registering in the exact same address as previously registered. I need to find another British voter who is registered overseas to confirm my identity.

Eventually the election office agreed that I was the same person that they had previously had registered. Then I also needed to register to vote by postal ballot, and after providing my overseas address was told I needed to provide an address in the UK.

When they finally agreed to register me at my overseas address, they sent the ballot paper so that it arrived on Monday, despite having registered several weeks before. I arrived at the post office first thing Monday morning and they told to get it there before polls closed it would cost $80 (£62) and they could not guarantee Thursday delivery

In these cases the overseas voters need to find proxies PDQ. You can always get in touch with the local party of your choice and they will find a proxy for you.

Thanks Peregrina fingers crossed for your candidate tonight.

tuckered.co.uk/2017/06/08/dont-be-too-disheartened-when-you-wake-up-to-torygeddon-tomorrow/

Torygeddon

DD1 voted for the first time, as she turned 18 less than a month ago.

Two of her friends were upset that, at 17, they couldn't vote. They both had AS exams this afternoon, and straight afterwards dashed off on a train to a nearby constituency, which is marginal for the Lib Dems. They stood outside a school, with proxy forms, and asked 6th formers coming out if they were registered to vote, and if they intended to vote. They found two who were registered but were not intending to vote, who were prepared to sign their proxy forms, so they got to vote on their behalf.

That's dedication!

Our polling station was busier than usual, and the electoral officer said to DD1 that lots of young people were voting.

Voted - another one against Nicola Blackwood. Reassuringly (and yes I know it's an echo chamber) my FB feed is full of lib dem/ labour voters which is slightly more surprising than it might be as it is school parents and people from choir and sports things

Cautiously hopeful for lib dems here in Oxford west. And I have s box of wine in the fridge! I'm hoping to be up for Hunt though think it's unlikely in every way!!

Good on your dd1's friends hardcore. Great to hear of young people who are so politically motivated - more power to their elbows. to them.

GForsyth
Tories definitely less bullish than they were this morning
8:23 PM - 8 Jun 2017

Scared they've won?

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@JGForsyth
Very interesting from @PaulGoodmanCH Sense I'm getting is Tories still expect a majority but it might not be as big as hopedJames Forsyth added,

Lashing rain all day. The central heating is on. Wine poured.

Do you think its worth decamping to a dedicated GE thread or staying put here?

I am nearly ready to go. I have C4's Alternative Election night on now.

I have my list of target seats. I have my list of declaration times.

Most important of all I've started on the gin.

Stay here please! It's a safe place.

Fwiw Red, I'd stay here, otherwise there could be two concurrent threads all night and people will lose track... I hope you're ready for the next one though!

I agree, best.

Aye, the wine is cracked open.

No going back now.

Once more into the breech, dear friends.

Please don't go! I like it here.

26 mins and counting....

Ok no problem here it is.

Just a reminder of the predicted turnout - 59.9%. 25 mins to exit poll time. In 2015 the Exit Poll underestimated the CON seats by 20 (so bare in mind too).

If anyone wants to see the Target / Defence lists, you can find them all
www.electionpolling.co.uk/battleground

Declaration times:
election.pressassociation.com/Declaration_times/general_2017_by_time.php
Here is a list of Estimated Declaration Times for each Constituency by time
election.pressassociation.com/Declaration_times/general_2017_by_name.php
Here is an A - Z list of Estimated Declaration Times for each Constituency

The action doesn’t really start going until about 2.00am, with lots of key results checking between then and 4.30am. I would have thought we would start to get an idea of how good/bad it is for each party around then. So once the Exit Poll comes out at 10pm, if you want to get a nap, that’s the time to do it and get up after a short kip.

Chances are I will be around and about most of the night, though I might try and get my head down periodically.