British General Election Results

[Eloy]

Theresa May has held her seat.

Labour 178
Conservative 161
SNP 26
DUP 9
Sinn Fein 4
Pleid Cymru 3

 

[Eloy]

Labour take,Peterborough,Bedford and Canterbury. A change is gonna come..................

You're up late, Tommy.

Yes, I usually go to bed early but this is fascinating stuff. All bets seem to be off at this point.

I would accept an odds-on wager that Theresa May is a goner.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Labour take,Peterborough,Bedford and Canterbury. A change is gonna come..................

You're up late, Tommy.

Yes, I usually go to bed early but this is fascinating stuff. All bets seem to be off at this point.

I would accept an odds-on wager that Theresa May is a goner.

The tories dont fuck about. Its all good aint it.

 

[Eloy]

Labour take,Peterborough,Bedford and Canterbury. A change is gonna come..................

You're up late, Tommy.

Yes, I usually go to bed early but this is fascinating stuff. All bets seem to be off at this point.

I would accept an odds-on wager that Theresa May is a goner.

The tories dont fuck about. Its all good aint it.

Better than many would even hope for.

 

[Eloy]

Lucy is cracking me up. She believes the nonsense she posts. LOL

Be kind, Monte. Everyone is welcome to express an opinion.

The DUP have just won South Belfast from the SDLP.

The DUP will be the only Ulster voice in Westminster as Sinn Fein do not take their seats in London.

 

[skye]

God....how am I missing Margaret Thatcher ...

 

[frigidweirdo]

The BBC Projection is now:

Conservatives to get 322 seats

Labour to get 261 seats

SNP to get 32 seats

Liberal Democrats to get 13 seats

That would mean the Conservatives would be short of an overall majority by 4 seats, which the DUP will give them the majority.

There is no scenario whatsover where Labour can form a Government, it is mathematically impossible based on that BBC Projection.

Labour + SNP + Liberal Democrats = 306 where do Labour get another 20 seats from?

Not a lot of value in projections at this stage. Results are coming in thick and fast.

Labour 91
Conservative 72
SNP 13
DUP 4
Plaid Cymru 2
Sinn Fein 2

The next British Government will be the Conservative Party backed by the DUP and also very possibly the Ulster Unionist Party.

The BBC Projection of 322 seats for the Conservatives, they only need one more seat to get The Queens Speech through, because as I commented earlier, Sinn Fein won't take their seats so they don't have a vote, so the working majority is actually only 323 seats as opposed to 326 seats.

Labour will not be their next Government and the Liberal Democrats have already said no.

So Labour 261 + SNP 32 = 293 they have nowhere to get another 30 seats from.

How pathetic that a Tory government would have to rely on 5 Ulster Protestant sectarian votes.
They must be in real deep trouble.

They've done it before, Major's dying government went to the Ulster Unionists to get the support they needed, and the Ulster Unionists are perfectly willing to get favorable policies in govt.

Politics in North Ireland has changed. The local assembly there is where hope for the people in Ulster lies, not London.

Yes, but the seats that have changed are probably from one Ulster Unionist party to another, or from one Catholic Party to another.

The DUP are +2
SInn Fein +2
SDLP -3
Ulster Unionists -1

So essentially the Nationalists are down one and the Unionists are up 1, and yet the same old parties are in place.

This seems to be in Belfast South where the change happened, 30.4% for the DUP and 25.9% for the SDLP, Alliance 18%, Sinn Fein 16%, no one gained 50%.

 

[Eloy]

Labour 193 (+20)
Conservative 178 (-9)
SNP 28
DUP 10
Liberal 8
Sinn Fein 7

 

[frigidweirdo]

God....how am I missing Margaret Thatcher ...

Missing her because she fucked people over? Wow.

 

[skye]

God....how am I missing Margaret Thatcher ...

Missing her because she fucked people over? Wow.

no

all the contrary!

 

[Eloy]

Not a lot of value in projections at this stage. Results are coming in thick and fast.

Labour 91
Conservative 72
SNP 13
DUP 4
Plaid Cymru 2
Sinn Fein 2

The next British Government will be the Conservative Party backed by the DUP and also very possibly the Ulster Unionist Party.

The BBC Projection of 322 seats for the Conservatives, they only need one more seat to get The Queens Speech through, because as I commented earlier, Sinn Fein won't take their seats so they don't have a vote, so the working majority is actually only 323 seats as opposed to 326 seats.

Labour will not be their next Government and the Liberal Democrats have already said no.

So Labour 261 + SNP 32 = 293 they have nowhere to get another 30 seats from.

How pathetic that a Tory government would have to rely on 5 Ulster Protestant sectarian votes.
They must be in real deep trouble.

They've done it before, Major's dying government went to the Ulster Unionists to get the support they needed, and the Ulster Unionists are perfectly willing to get favorable policies in govt.

Politics in North Ireland has changed. The local assembly there is where hope for the people in Ulster lies, not London.

Yes, but the seats that have changed are probably from one Ulster Unionist party to another, or from one Catholic Party to another.

The DUP are +2
SInn Fein +2
SDLP -3
Ulster Unionists -1

So essentially the Nationalists are down one and the Unionists are up 1, and yet the same old parties are in place.

This seems to be in Belfast South where the change happened, 30.4% for the DUP and 25.9% for the SDLP, Alliance 18%, Sinn Fein 16%, no one gained 50%.

Like Scotland, N. Ireland use a proportional representation system which is more democratic in a region where minority voices and rights should be respected.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Looks like our human rights might be safe.

 

[frigidweirdo]

God....how am I missing Margaret Thatcher ...

Missing her because she fucked people over? Wow.

no

all the contrary!

Then explain.

Otherwise it just looks like you'll say anything just for attention, like Katy Hopkins.

 

[frigidweirdo]

The next British Government will be the Conservative Party backed by the DUP and also very possibly the Ulster Unionist Party.

The BBC Projection of 322 seats for the Conservatives, they only need one more seat to get The Queens Speech through, because as I commented earlier, Sinn Fein won't take their seats so they don't have a vote, so the working majority is actually only 323 seats as opposed to 326 seats.

Labour will not be their next Government and the Liberal Democrats have already said no.

So Labour 261 + SNP 32 = 293 they have nowhere to get another 30 seats from.

How pathetic that a Tory government would have to rely on 5 Ulster Protestant sectarian votes.
They must be in real deep trouble.

They've done it before, Major's dying government went to the Ulster Unionists to get the support they needed, and the Ulster Unionists are perfectly willing to get favorable policies in govt.

Politics in North Ireland has changed. The local assembly there is where hope for the people in Ulster lies, not London.

Yes, but the seats that have changed are probably from one Ulster Unionist party to another, or from one Catholic Party to another.

The DUP are +2
SInn Fein +2
SDLP -3
Ulster Unionists -1

So essentially the Nationalists are down one and the Unionists are up 1, and yet the same old parties are in place.

This seems to be in Belfast South where the change happened, 30.4% for the DUP and 25.9% for the SDLP, Alliance 18%, Sinn Fein 16%, no one gained 50%.

Like Scotland, N. Ireland use a proportional representation system which is more democratic in a region where minority voices and rights should be respected.

Er... what? Were talking about the General Election here, not the local assembly.

 

[Eloy]

Looks like our human rights might be safe.

Yes, it is to be hoped that Theresa May will know that the entire electorate are not behind her or her Brexit team.

 

[June 7 2017]

Looks like our human rights might be safe.

Yes, it is to be hoped that Theresa May will know that the entire electorate are not behind her or her Brexit team.

Who is ever backed by an entire electorate?

 

[skye]

God....how am I missing Margaret Thatcher ...

Missing her because she fucked people over? Wow.

no

all the contrary!

Then explain.

Otherwise it just looks like you'll say anything just for attention, like Katy Hopkins.

I miss her because she was a strong woman, who knew what side she was on and who didn't pussyfoot around with the Left like many other British leaders.

 

[skye]

Looks like our human rights might be safe.

you mean Sharia Law in the UK

 

[Eloy]

How pathetic that a Tory government would have to rely on 5 Ulster Protestant sectarian votes.
They must be in real deep trouble.

They've done it before, Major's dying government went to the Ulster Unionists to get the support they needed, and the Ulster Unionists are perfectly willing to get favorable policies in govt.

Politics in North Ireland has changed. The local assembly there is where hope for the people in Ulster lies, not London.

Yes, but the seats that have changed are probably from one Ulster Unionist party to another, or from one Catholic Party to another.

The DUP are +2
SInn Fein +2
SDLP -3
Ulster Unionists -1

So essentially the Nationalists are down one and the Unionists are up 1, and yet the same old parties are in place.

This seems to be in Belfast South where the change happened, 30.4% for the DUP and 25.9% for the SDLP, Alliance 18%, Sinn Fein 16%, no one gained 50%.

Like Scotland, N. Ireland use a proportional representation system which is more democratic in a region where minority voices and rights should be respected.

Er... what? Were talking about the General Election here, not the local assembly.

You seem to be forgetting that N.Ireland has its own Assembly where issues of the Province and the Good Friday Agreement has brought a level of peace in a formerly troubled place. Sinn Fein do not take seats at Westminster because the government at Stormont is what matters most. Almost half the population of N.Ireland do not want rule from London.

 

[Eloy]

Looks like our human rights might be safe.

Yes, it is to be hoped that Theresa May will know that the entire electorate are not behind her or her Brexit team.

Who is ever backed by an entire electorate?

Theresa May believed that the Labour opposition was in disarray and used an opportunity believing that she would have nearly the whole country giving her a strong mandate. She miscalculated.