Yesterdays election results!!

[Octopus]

So the Conservatives lost, no story there and Labour just held on their safe seat.

Which is the more significant result?

Discuss!

 

[richy3333]

Re: Yesterdays electiopn results!!

Did I over sleep, what election Murdoch? Is this Ongaland or UK as a whole? I though naughty Nige was going to be the next PM so we can all goose step into Europe?

 

[Octopus]

Re: Yesterdays electiopn results!!

Did I over sleep, what election Murdoch? Is this Ongaland or UK as a whole? I though naughty Nige was going to be the next PM so we can all goose step into Europe?

Clacton & Heywood??

 

[telectrix]

today clacton. tomorrow the world.

 

[Octopus]

today clacton. tomorrow the world.

Ferage for EU President - I like your thinking!

 

[Silly Sausage]

Most UKIP votes were ex Tory, by simplistic thinking fools who lap up all the crap that's fed to them, that all our woes are the result of immigration.

 

[trev]

UKIP didn't win. Douglas Carswell won, it was his record as an MP which swung it (despite the reality that he's done very little for his constituency)
Now before some people start crowing let's get it into perspective-
Conservative- 303
Labour- 257
Lib Dem- 56
D.U.P. 8
Scot Nat 6
Sinn Fein 5
Independent 3
Plaid Cymru 3
S.D.L.P. 3
Alliance 1
Green 1
Respect 1
Speaker 1
U.K.I.P. 1
Vacant 1
So where's this landslide shift in British politics?

 

[Octopus]

Most UKIP votes were ex Tory, by simplistic thinking fools who lap up all the crap that's fed to them, that all our woes are the result of immigration.

Really. Sure they weren't Labour supporters crossing the political "road"?

 

[micknew]

Brilliant and easily predictable result.
The public have had enough of the lies from Camoron, Muslimband and Clegg.

 

[silverfox1]

Heywood was a different story UKIP vote not all ex tory voters , Labour had a 6000 majority in 2010 election , this time 600 odd they even had a recount it was that close.
One things sure its making politics a little more interesting.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Really. Sure they weren't Labour supporters crossing the political "road"?

There are some easy to understand graphics here...
BBC News - UKIP gains first elected MP with Clacton win

:smilielol5:

 

[Silly Sausage]

All the loonies come out and vote in by-elections, they mean shag all.
The real event is next year.

 

[Guest77]

According to the tories yesterday was a bad result for labour, well to be fair they were right in a way, the majority was 5000 less than before, the tories didn't do badly apparently, they didn't lose a seat?? so there we are, tories were the overall winners, labour the losers, and ukip were a protest vote--------again.

 

[dingledong]

I agree young archy it's always like that but they did win in clacton is all i am saying !

 

[dingledong]

Yesterday was a bad day for Labour and conservative
Oh and lib dem too

 

[richy3333]

Re: Yesterdays electiopn results!!

Clacton & Heywood??

Never heard of it. Must be Southern Scotland

 

[Guest77]

Re: Yesterdays electiopn results!!

Never heard of it. Must be Southern Scotland

I doubt it, the tories don't get any votes up in Jockland and they came second in one of those by elections, must be in the south east lol, ask Adam, Tel or tonto, they may know

 

[Adam W]

I think what he's saying is that people voted for the MP, Douglas Carswell, rather than voting for a political party. In this respect I feel the voting system is flawed - there might be a Labour (ach, spit) candidate who has a good vision of what's good for the local area, but I'd never want them back in power in Westminster so would be reluctant to vote for them in local elections.
As it happens the MP they voted for is now standing for UKIP, and his constituents feel happy for him to take them in that direction; if UKIP were really that awful I don't think they would have voted for him - I think if he'd defected to the national front of maybe the greens then as a candidate he'd have lost his seat.

 

[dingledong]

Oh what can I say

 

[Octopus]

Re: Yesterdays electiopn results!!

I doubt it, the tories don't get any votes up in Jockland and they came second in one of those by elections, must be in the south east lol, ask Adam, Tel or tonto, they may know

mike, you do like spouting rubbish don't you.

these are the figures from the 2010 election in Scotland:

labour 42%, 41 seats
liberals 18.9%, 11 seats
snp 19.9%, 6 seats (no wonder Alec Salmonds had a chip on his shoulder!)
conservatives 16.7%, 1 seat