** 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

That's also awful toccata hope to god they don't get a seat and I'm not religious!

DP is online chatting to people in the US, they can't believe what is going on over here either

DD sounds really tired and none of them can get the swing direction correct!

Gerry Adams in in West Belfast

This election may go on for longer then expected..

And of course, Sinn Fein are abstentionists, so although elected they will not take their seats.

Give peas a chance

I'm still up... anyone got any strong coffee on the go?

I am in NZ watching this eating lunch. I am just praying that the result will not be as disappointing as I fear!

I'm still here. Just made a big pot of coffee.

DH has got the day off tommorrow so we'll stumble through the morning and then crash down for a nap when DS does after lunch.

inmyhead my pot i made earlier is cold, hold on a sec I'll just brew some more lol

Gin and coke?

what's even worse is that nationally they've got 2.1% of the vote so far....and quite they weren't even involved in some of the ones that have been declared....

Go David Blunkett. An honest and candid Labour politician - how rare is that?!

Tocca that's awful

I'm still here, feeling glum. Lib breakthrough a complete myth it seems.

I wish I'd taken tomorrow off work now. But then DS would be up at 7 regardless so I guess it makes little difference. Can I stay the course I wonder?

UKIP also on 2% so far as well - and most of their policies are only marginally better than them

Thanks Raven... and the gin and coke almost sounds tempting too. In another hour I'll be biting your hand off for some...

Its early still relativly speeking, will kick off at 3am I recon

Alistair Campbell, with a little less of the bombast we're used to from him, says: "We've lost a lot of seats, there's no doubt about that. And Kingswood was a bad result." The former Labour spin doctor says it's still too early to make firm calls, but adds: "Even I'm not going to tell you that Labour will form a majority government in the morning."

Chin up Fowl, it's not over yet...

Gordon Brown has at least held his seat.

Whos he nob with the razed fist?

That bloke is a bit odd isn't he? The one with his fist raised!