Topic: UK General Election - CLACTON

[killer-heels]

We are in the foreplay stage of this West Midlands vote.

[Jshooters]

You've got to remember it covers Sefton and that has Hightown, Formby, Ainsdale and Southport in it, so you're going to find a load of dyed in the woll Tories in there who will vote Tory no matter what.

That I really struggle to understand. Then again, my dickhead Dad is from Walton (lives in the Swan now) and votes Tory

Liverpool city region so it includes the fancy parts in west Wirral as well which will contain a load of historical tories

[Libertine]

Extraordinary if Tory MPs look at these results and think "yeah, might as well roll the dice with Rishi in the GE". Surely no amount of No. 10 spinning can pull the wool over their eyes now.

[jillcwhomever]

If these figures posted by the DT are correct, there are more than 3000 votes in the West Midlands.

Lab: 26,442
Con: 18,582.

[red_Mark1980]

Fuck me if they lose this im ordering a pizza and kicking the family out the house and watching the news channels all night.

It's quite ridiculous. I live in Birmingham and Parker has been almost invisible while you can't move for Street popping up.
Would be very, very funny

If these figures posted by the DT are correct, there are more than 3000 votes in the West Midlands.

Lab: 26,442
Con: 18,582.

Those volumes can't be correct for the whole WM

[killer-heels]

Extraordinary if Tory MPs look at these results and think "yeah, might as well roll the dice with Rishi in the GE". Surely no amount of No. 10 spinning can pull the wool over their eyes now.

They have no choice, its utterly ridiculous even they accept to have another PM put in place.

[jillcwhomever]

It's quite ridiculous. I live in Birmingham and Parker has been almost invisible while you can't move for Street popping up.
Would be very, very funny

Those volumes can't be correct for the whole WM

I think you're right, useless tweet as it didn't say a particular area but just the amount.

[Rhi]

We are in the foreplay stage of this West Midlands vote.

Apologies to put a downer on this, but did anyone else realise that Andy Street's partner is... Michael Fabricant? I only just found this out and honestly I'm shook.

[jillcwhomever]

Apologies to put a downer on this, but did anyone else realise that Andy Street's partner is... Michael Fabricant? I only just found this out and honestly I'm shook.

Wow. 

[Kenny's Jacket]

If these figures posted by the DT are correct, there are more than 3000 votes in the West Midlands.

Lab: 26,442
Con: 18,582.

Maybe Truss was doing the calculations?

[red_Mark1980]

Apologies to put a downer on this, but did anyone else realise that Andy Street's partner is... Michael Fabricant? I only just found this out and honestly I'm shook.

Yeah, they've both spoken about it.

They share a holiday home in North Wales. They dont live together full term but have an "intense friendship"

[jillcwhomever]

Maybe Truss was doing the calculations?

She would have had them winning though. 

A full recount in the Coventry area of the West Midlands. It's expected to take a couple of hours.

[TheShanklyGates]

If these figures posted by the DT are correct, there are more than 3000 votes in the West Midlands.

Lab: 26,442
Con: 18,582.

Those figures are for Wolverhampton only. The figures from 2021 were 27,784 first preference votes for Street while Labour’s candidate got 24,989, so a big swing to Labour.

[red_Mark1980]

She would have had them winning though. 

A full recount in the Coventry area of the West Midlands. It's expected to take a couple of hours.

Coventry was very close last time if memory serves.

[jillcwhomever]

Those figures are for Wolverhampton only. The figures from 2021 were 27,784 first preference votes for Street while Labour’s candidate got 24,989, so a big swing to Labour.

 

Coventry was very close last time if memory serves.

They're just trying to keep the bad news away, a while longer.

[Libertine]

Gareth Roberts wins the London Assembly South West seat from the Tories.

Bit surprised, always seemed like a Labour man to me.....

[Wabaloolah]

Gareth Roberts wins the London Assembly South West seat from the Tories.

Bit surprised, always seemed like a Labour man to me.....

he's Lib Dem isn't he

[Libertine]

he's Lib Dem isn't he

Bah, yeah meant to put that in there.

[Wabaloolah]

Bah, yeah meant to put that in there.

the Tories are fucked, they have no chance of turning things round

[Sangria]

Apologies to put a downer on this, but did anyone else realise that Andy Street's partner is... Michael Fabricant? I only just found this out and honestly I'm shook.

Andrew Rawnsley likes this.

[Libertine]

London's loss....

[Wabaloolah]

Count Binface got 24000 votes

[Wabaloolah]

Gareth Roberts wins the London Assembly South West seat from the Tories.

Bit surprised, always seemed like a Labour man to me.....

Labour beat the Tories into 3rd place

[Wabaloolah]

Britain First candidate walked off-stage shouting abuse as Khan was starting his speech, silly arse

[Libertine]

Britain First candidate walked off-stage shouting abuse as Khan was starting his speech, silly arse

He got fewer votes than Binface.

Hall's face behind Khan now is a picture....

[west_london_red]

Hopefully when Labour win the GE they revert back to the second preference vote as well as either end voter ID or significantly add to the list of acceptable IDs.

[red_Mark1980]

Someone should check on Hall. Unhinged

[RedDeadRejection]

We are in the foreplay stage of this West Midlands vote.

If it's anything like me then, it won't last long.

[Red Beret]

This seems to confirm that the Tories are on course for a battering at the next GE. A low turn out certainly won't save them. Changing leaders won't help either. Sunak is probably the least offensive Tory out there, at least in terms of presentation. Everyone else is either batshit, controversial, or both.

Even under the height of sleaze under John Major, not one MP was forced to stand down. This Parliament has seen an unprecedented number of recall petitions in recent history. Between that and Labour just needing to come across as coherent and competent, Sunak is being relentlessly squeezed.

But we will likely have another six to nine months carrying this lame duck government.

[Libertine]

The results are in for Birmingham, one of the seven local authority areas in the West Midlands mayoral election.

Labour candidate Richard Parker got 80,251 votes, while Conservative Andy Street got 66,296 - both receiving a lower percentage of the vote share than they did in 2021.

The independent candidate, Akhmed Yakoob, came third with 42,953 (nearly 20% of the vote) - his campaign largely focused on Gaza and he was predicted to take a a number of votes from Labour over the issue.

 

[red_Mark1980]

Galloway endorsed him. So read into that what you want.

Birmingham will probably be Yakoobs best result

[west_london_red]

This seems to confirm that the Tories are on course for a battering at the next GE. A low turn out certainly won't save them. Changing leaders won't help either. Sunak is probably the least offensive Tory out there, at least in terms of presentation. Everyone else is either batshit, controversial, or both.

Even under the height of sleaze under John Major, not one MP was forced to stand down. This Parliament has seen an unprecedented number of recall petitions in recent history. Between that and Labour just needing to come across as coherent and competent, Sunak is being relentlessly squeezed.

But we will likely have another six to nine months carrying this lame duck government.

To kind of repeat what Tepid and I posted about yesterday, places like Virgina Waters voting for a Labour councillor is pretty huge because it shows perfectly the bind the Tories are in, the more they go chasing after Reform voters the more wealthy, educated, socially liberal Tories they leave behind. They are utterly fucked and it’s wonderful.

[Rhi]

Yeah, they've both spoken about it.

They share a holiday home in North Wales. They dont live together full term but have an "intense friendship"

I actually can't believe this passed me by until today!

This seems to confirm that the Tories are on course for a battering at the next GE. A low turn out certainly won't save them. Changing leaders won't help either. Sunak is probably the least offensive Tory out there, at least in terms of presentation. Everyone else is either batshit, controversial, or both.

Wonderful stuff.

[AthleticClub]

To kind of repeat what Tepid and I posted about yesterday, places like Virgina Waters voting for a Labour councillor is pretty huge because it shows perfectly the bind the Tories are in, the more they go chasing after Reform voters the more wealthy, educated, socially liberal Tories they leave behind. They are utterly fucked and it’s wonderful.

Yes, sums it up perfectly I really don't think it matters what they do now.

I'd imagine Labour and Reform will character assassinate Sunak as well. He's a piss poor politician and under the gaze of a GE he could be really exposed.

If Gaza isn't a leading issue by the time it comes around it seems to me the polls are right and they are set to be decimated 

[whtwht]

Whenever they announced blackie Rob lib dems.. it reminded me of the rapper under Bad Boy.

[west_london_red]

Yes, sums it up perfectly I really don't think it matters what they do now.

I'd imagine Labour and Reform will character assassinate Sunak as well. He's a piss poor politician and under the gaze of a GE he could be really exposed.

If Gaza isn't a leading issue by the time it comes around it seems to me the polls are right and they are set to be decimated 

Even Gaza I would take with a slight pinch of salt, turnout at these elections is never that high, the Pro-Palestine vote is motivated and then amplified. Come the GE turnout will be higher and that dilutes some of the die hard Pro-Palestinian voters impact.

[Red Beret]

Yes, sums it up perfectly I really don't think it matters what they do now.

I'd imagine Labour and Reform will character assassinate Sunak as well. He's a piss poor politician and under the gaze of a GE he could be really exposed.

If Gaza isn't a leading issue by the time it comes around it seems to me the polls are right and they are set to be decimated

If Gaza remains an issue then think there's a good chance the next GE sees a lot of independent candidates standing, along with Galloway's shills. There are probably a few dozen to perhaps fifty odd seats where results could go against the grain as a result - or at least become difficult to predict - but that won't help the Tories at all.

[red_Mark1980]

I actually can't believe this passed me by until today!

Have to admit it was only since his last victory I knew. We moved here in 2021 and don't think we got our ducks aligned to vote then..

I mean he's done his best to distance himself from the Conservatives.

[AthleticClub]

Even Gaza I would take with a slight pinch of salt, turnout at these elections is never that high, the Pro-Palestine vote is motivated and then amplified. Come the GE turnout will be higher and that dilutes some of the die hard Pro-Palestinian voters impact.

That's fair, clearly highly motivated to come out and vote on the one issue.

Genuinely, can't wait for the GE, the mugs on them are going to be magnificent.

[gazzalfc]

141,000 votes to count. Parker has a 21,000 majority to overturn. This is going to the wire.