** 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

Hello all, I'm watching alone as DH is at the count in the town hall and I am surrounded by the detritus of the committee room that took over our house for the day.

Ooh, Dan Snow on the telly, I well fancy him. Can't believe Peter Snow isn't doing the swingometer...

I have Crunchy Nut cornflakes and cups of decaff tea to bring to the party. Oh the joys of pregnancy...

Robinson has gone??????
OMG.
Who got it.

What about her?

Robinson as DUP leader and carrying on as First Minister - hmmmmmmmmm

fuck messed that up here for all results

BNP is currently 1.4% up......

Naomi Long from Alliance got it a victory for women and for non-sectarian politics - at last

love dan snow too though

I wish you could click on a constituency on the map and get the full details/results. If I'd been designing the website...

yea Alliance!

gaelicsheep - you can.........

Plaid Cymru have gained a seat.

Gaelic you can but it takes a few clicks (eg England, then area, then constituency).

Feeling sick, bed time for me I think

Tradeing shares at 1am..wat?

Oh God, I've just become one of the numpties I spend my working life bemoaning! How embarrassing (it's late).

David Simpson of DUP elected in upper bann

Why are they opening the markits at 1am?

first Tory gain of the night in Kingswood

Is David Simpson a joint Tory candidate?

Booooo

oh god how stupid am I???? I didn't even realise that SB was pregnant? When was that announced

nope dup - uup is joint

or even SC it's late......

I've just Googled the Alliance Party - they sound fab, so glad they've won a seat!

Yeeey

it has been a fantastic day.

girl power rocks!!!!