** Official MN Election Night Thread - let's hold hands and wait together **

[MmeLindt]

Just starting this so that we can all post our thoughts throughout the day.

My wish for today is that as many people as possible GO OUT AND VOTE.

I cannot vote as I have been living abroad for over 15 years so if anyone wants to vote for me, I would like to vote for Gordon Brown. Voting by MN proxy

can't stand Michael Gove !

i LOVE THE SUNDERLAND BIT.

oops.

I nearly had an overwhelming urge to punch Michael Gove in the face. Used to love his column though.

I think what's happened is that people have gone back to what they know, so abandoned lib dems. However, there's still a while to go.

Like the FT, most postal votes were cast at height of LD boom, faint hope

Can anyone remember what the 1992 exit polls said? Were they as misleading as the polls during the campaign?

Thanks for your answers while i was googling
And someone beat me to it with my link. No-one asked me though so I'm just going to ignore the exit poll.

Very weird. Where are the lib dems?

It ain't over yet.

What does this all mean though? If it is hung, doesn't it mean that GB gets first dibs at forming a government? Does it matter that the conservatives have a majority?

Cannot decide between BBC, Sky & C4.

Quick poll as to which is best, please?

They won't have a majority bumper, 19 short

I can't believe that exit poll is anywhere near accurate.

who votes in these xit polls? Someone with a red ribbon took my voter number outside the door of the polling station - I hope it wasn't for this poll, because a blue lady approached me too but red got there firs t

Where's Peter Snow and his swingometer (stamps feet and has a tantrum).

Jeremy Vine is not doing anything for me.

I'm switching between bbc and c4. Hate hate hate jimmy carr though so the beeb is winning.

I also love the vim and vigour at sunderland

Wad'ya think about a deal eh Nick?

Now they are discussing lib-lab pact and then conservatives not getting anything.

Yes, GB gets first dibs as existing PM. However, the Queen can overrule him and appoint someone totally random (if memory serves. I'm just WAITING for the phone call)

Oooh BBC explaining the rules.

The thought of Brown still being PM after a result like that makes me feel sick.

Do we know the percentage of postal votes? I guess not until the other votes are counted.

Abs

The exit polls may have concentrated on lib/tory seats to try and get a flavour of labour backlash. The tory/lib seats may not be as well represented and lib-dems total rise as results come in

OOOhhhh will there be another election within 12 months?

sorry Abs, I think you'll find she has me in mind.

am sticking to bbc else its too much input.