** 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

makemeacupoftea - that is a cracking quote

yes that's how I feel too.

I just had to look at local issues and see who was going to do what for local people.......and the then standing MP has had a good track record for helping his constiuents when they approach him with problems.......and he's a "local"....the only other "locals" up for election were racists........

Ta Camrael.

Lib Dem GAIN from Con in Easbourne

Don't know about a hell hole. I know Leicester has a large Asian population but that's it.

I was either voting labour or lib dem. I work in the public sector so there is no way I'd vote tory. I remember what they did to public services last time. I voted labour because a vote for the lib dem in this constituency would be a wasted vote and I dislike labour less than the tories.

I was undecided until I had the pencil in my hand, however it did help the candidates if they actually lived locally as far as I was concerned a

but they've lost Harrogate and Knaresborough (sp)

My seat is always going to be conservative.

Mine too, Noah

I considered voting Lib Dem until I discovered the candidate lives elsewhere, he showed no interest in talking about the local area when he was doing his blurb in the paper.

Conservatives are gaining quickly

I'm off to bed, will put the telly on but leaving the laptop downstairs.

night all

Lots of (barely) concealed racists here.

But not my vote (makes that clear)

mine has been Tor for one term, was Labour for 2 before that, Tory before that.....

I remember being gutted when the Tory one got in last time round....but I've voted for him this time....

I would have to say that if there voting BNP it?s likely to be a hell hole. Poverty breeds extremism. Someone to blame etc.

Recount in Birmingham

Think I've got to call it a night. Can't stand going to bed not knowing

Goodnight flowery

FOP ditto - I was going to vote Lib Dem despite it being a real Con/LAb marginal with Lib Dem not getting a look in.,

And then I discovered he didn't live local and his blurb didn't really show any knowledge of issues that affect local people.

Labour have shipped someone in from Enfield North (or South?) and all her blurb did was to bitch about the Tory plans for the NHS

(bit of an odd one that in some respects as the Tory bloke has been campaigning for a hospital to be built in the town as we don't have one.......)

Sorry stretch, to call lester a hell hole

RECOUNT Birmingham

Con and Lab both had 30.7% of vote for a second there. Now more for Con

Didn't realise that toccata, we're keeping an eye on Enfield North, DP's family are there.

Also watching Slough (my family) and Brighton Pav (wher we lived last year)

Slough is most likely Labour.
Brighton Pav I would love to see get Green. Keeping my fingers crossed for them.

RECOUNT Ashfield