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The 2019 General Election Result and Aftermath

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LAB Hold Liverpool Walton + Sefton Central + St Helens S + Ealing Southall + Rotherham + Nottingham East
SNP GAIN Ochil and Perthshire S from CON
CON Hold Suffolk West + Lichfield + Pendle + Newton Abbot + Scarborough + Norfolk Mid
SNP Hold Perth and Perthshire N
CON GAIN Burnley + Ipswich from LAB

LAB Hold Preston + Luton South + Pontypridd + Newport East
CON Hold Torbay + South Ribble + Ashford + Baisingstoke
CON GAIN West Bromwich West + Ynys Mon + Bishop Auckland from LAB

Ah well, turkeys vote for Christmas, going to get burned
 
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4 senior Labour politicians have been on in the last 2 hours, and all have said the same thing - it’s primarily about Brexit, and nothing to do with Corbyn and the policies. Delusional.

In a twisted sort of way it is partly about Brexit, in that there’s a youthful London-centric membership who couldn’t stomach Brexit, set against an electorate elsewhere in the country with a completely different view. This structural divide is going to prove very difficult to reconcile, as Brexit isn’t the only issue where there’s differences - immigration is another one. This is why we now have a London versus rest of England situation playing out going forward.

I don’t think Labour are going to easily get those voters back, in the same way I don’t think the Conservatives are going to get the London votes back. Fortunately or unfortunately depending on one’s viewpoint one group outnumbers the other.

Utterly shocking to see places like Wrexham and Redcar go blue. For sure they’d been thinking about it, but they’ve *actually* voted that way. That certainly is a significant change.
 
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The BBC currently have the Conservatives on 65 to Labour's 61.

I usually sit up into the early hours, but I don't remember the last time I went to bed with Labour trailing the Conservatives in seats declared so far.

Some very high turnouts in key seats like St Albans, so it will be a long night for some people.
 

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The BBC currently have the Conservatives on 65 to Labour's 61.

I usually sit up into the early hours, but I don't remember the last time I went to bed with Labour trailing the Conservatives in seats declared so far.

Some very high turnouts in key seats like St Albans, so it will be a long night for some people.

I've got 82/68 on sky
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LAB Hold Liverpool W Derby + Leeds East + Bolton SE + Merthyr Tydfil + Wirral W
CON Hold Wealden + Aldridge Brownhills + Wokingham + Bedfordshire SW + Brentwood + Telford
SNP Hold Ayrshire N
 

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The BBC currently have the Conservatives on 65 to Labour's 61.

I usually sit up into the early hours, but I don't remember the last time I went to bed with Labour trailing the Conservatives in seats declared so far.

Some very high turnouts in key seats like St Albans, so it will be a long night for some people.

Labour typically lead early on as urban votes are quickly counted.

In a twisted sort of way it is partly about Brexit, in that there’s a youthful London-centric membership who couldn’t stomach Brexit, set against an electorate elsewhere in the country with a completely different view. This structural divide is going to prove very difficult to reconcile, as Brexit isn’t the only issue where there’s differences - immigration is another one. This is why we now have a London versus rest of England now.

I don’t think Labour are going to easily get those voters back, in the same way I don’t think the Conservatives are going to get the London votes back. Fortunately or unfortunately depending on one’s viewpoint one group outnumbers the other.

Utterly shocking to see places like Wrexham and Redcar go blue. For sure they’d been thinking about it, but they’ve *actually* voted that way. That certainly is a significant change.

Those are some very valid points I can only agree.
 

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LAB Hold Liverpool Walton + Sefton Central + St Helens S + Ealing Southall + Rotherham + Nottingham East
SNP GAIN Ochil and Perthshire S from CON
CON Hold Suffolk West + Lichfield + Pendle + Newton Abbot + Scarborough + Norfolk Mid
SNP Hold Perth and Perthshire N
CON GAIN Burnley + Ipswich from LAB

LAB Hold Preston + Luton South + Pontypridd + Newport East
CON Hold Torbay + South Ribble + Ashford + Baisingstoke
CON GAIN West Bromwich West + Ynys Mon + Bishop Auckland from LAB

Ah well, turkeys vote for Christmas, going to get burned

Hahahahaha, you still don’t realise people are voting against this kind of smug and self-satisfied rhetoric. When will people learn?
 

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CON Hold New Forest West + Cities of London and Westminster + Stevenage + Hornchurch and Upminster + Redditch + Middlesborough S + Forest of Dean + Gosport + Gloucester + South Holland + Clwyd West
LAB Hold Torfaen + Edmonton + Liverpool Watertree + Wallasey Mitcham and Moreden + Newport W + Luton N
CON GAIN Wolverhampton SW + Heywood and Middleton from LAB
LD Hold Twickenham + Bath
SF Hold Belfast W + Mid Ulster
SF GAIN Belfast North from DUP
SNP GAIN East Lothian from LAB
CON GAIN Eastbourne from LD

Tory holds over 100 seats
 
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Nigel Dodds unseated by Sinn Fein. Brilliant night. Brilliant.

NI certainly have long memories when it comes to betrayal by the Brits
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LAB Hold Tooting + Sheffield Brightside + Wolverhampton SE + Neath + Islington S + Hammersmith + Hull E + Lancashire W
CON Hold Romford + Bedfordshire Mid + Sevenoaks + Chelsea and Fulham + Wyre Forest + Leicestershire NW + Witney + Watford
DUP Hold Londonderry E
PC Hold Carmarthen East

CON GAIN West Brom E from LAB
SNP Gain Renfreshire E from CON
 
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Labour typically lead early on as urban votes are quickly counted.

Exactly my point. Labour normally race ahead and the Conservatives close the gap as dawn breaks.

This feels very strange. Not just because it is December, and dawn will be much later than normal.
 

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Sky Forecast is imminent

Remember the exit poll showed a CON majority of 86
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Sky predict....

... CON win 358-368 seats, LAB 192 - 202 seats. Possible majority of between 66-86
 

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The BBC have an analysis of party vote share changes by region. Labour are losing share in every region, even London where they are currently down 4.5%.

LibDems gaining share in every region.
 

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Dominic Raab retains his seat with Baron Badger of the Loonies getting 326

LAB Hold Portsmouth S + Erith and Thamesmede + Oxford E
CON Hold Derbyshire S + Worcestershire W

LD Gain Richmond Park from CON

LAB Reaches 100 Seats
LAB Hold Hull North + Durham N + Eltham + Hayes and Harlington (with a fight breaking out at the latter)
CON Hold Amber Valley + Hampshire East
 

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CON GAIN High Peak + Barrow and Furness from LAB
CON Hold Surrey East + Reigate + Moray + Yorkshire East + Staffordshire Moorlands
LAB Hold Islington North despite Nick Brick from the Loonies, James Clark from the CONs and Yosef David from Brexit (Loonies and Brexit Party losing their deposits) challenging the seat
SNP Hold Aberdeen North

SNP GAIN Stirling from CON
 

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The leader of the babbling bumbling band of baboons has arrived to his count (0321hrs)

LAB hold B'ham Selly Oak + Easington + Worsley and Eccles S + Bristol NW
CON Hold Bury St Edmunds + Huntingdon + Sutton Coldfield + Hazel Grove + Hertfordshire NE + Harrow East + Cambridgeshire S + The Wrekin
CON Gain Bolton NE + Delyn from LAB
SNP Hold Cumbernauld
DUP Hold Antrim East
PC Hold Ceredigion

RECOUNT AT COVENTRY SOUTH
 

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Tony Blair's old seat has gone to CON.

I think i may head to bed as these ciders have got to me :( trying to drown my sorrows
 

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Corbyn reported as resigning by Britain Elects. Yes. In the bin.

He hasn’t said a word since the polls closed. He’s dead meat.
 

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You’ll be flying back to a far better country.

Perhaps not immediately. But I hope the election provides the mainstream parties for some reflection and appraisal. Johnson was a dreadful, dreadful candidate, and has absolutely walked this election with his eyes closed.
 

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In other news, Chuka Umunna fails to win by 4000 votes.
A totally bewildering result returning a Brexit candidate in a strongly pro-remain area. Remain votes nicely split down the middle between Labour and Lib Dem to the benefit of Tories.
 
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