Poll: The official I voted/election results thread

[Amp34]

Maybe but Labour burnt many bridges standing shoulder to shoulder with the Tories last year.

Much like the collapse of the LDs it just shows how stupid much of the electorate are.

 

[George Hincapie]

That's kind. The Conservatives offer a reduced membership for Ex-Forces personnel. I think I shall take advantage.

 

[eddiemcgarrigle]

Reports stating that Labour have conceded the entirety of Glasgow to the SNP.

 

[George Hincapie]

Much like the collapse of the LDs it just shows how stupid much of the electorate are.

I think that's hugely unfair to the electorate TBH.

 

[Glaucus]

but how? the last two times i guess were similar numbers? so how does that represent millions?

It's how surveys work, as long as they are well designed and truly random, you can get extremely high comfidence from seemingly low numbers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margin_of_error

 

[Azza]

"Vanished like snow off the dyke." - Oh Andrew you are too funny!

 

[cu3ed]

Would be cool if we could have MK like "fatalities" on the stage for the lib dems lol.

 

[muon]

That's kind. The Conservatives offer a reduced membership for Ex-Forces personnel. I think I shall take advantage.

Surely they're are just happy to take your money. Nothing to do with generosity.

 

[Judgeneo]

Much like the collapse of the LDs it just shows how stupid much of the electorate are.

Today we saw a mother having to ask their primary school age children where the polling station was, and another person trying to go up on the down escalator.

 

[a1ex2001]

Totally agree.

Have voted Lib Dem all my life; today I would have voted Green but since they didn't have a candidate in my constituency I spoilt my vote instead.

That is a shame, the lib dens as a minority party in coalition managed to restrict Tory excesses and push through some good policies of their own the credit for which the Tories have managed to pinch!

To suggest they could have done more is simply the British electorate failing to understand coalition politics where one party has 300 seats and the other 50! I think long term history won't judge nick and the party as harshly as they do today as we get used to the politics of coalition. Hopefully the party can rebuild it's support over the next parliament and get back to where it was.

 

[Amp34]

It's a shame LD are getting a kicking as pretty much every other party is way to authoritarian.

Unfortunately way too many people seemed to think they won and then renegades on their promises, rather than persuaded the conservatives to enact some of the LD policies as a minor part of the coalition...

 

[Mr Jack]

Paxman is utterly hopeless. Really embarrassing himself on Channel 4.

 

[muon]

It's how surveys work, as long as they are well designed and truly random, you can get extremely high comfidence from seemingly low numbers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margin_of_error

They haven't done true random sampling though. They have picked 140 polling stations.

I can imagine there are strong biases by polling station due to the demographics and affluence of the surrounding area. You'd like to think those biases are minimal.

 

[mattyfez]

labour are winning massively lookin at the beeb website?

 

[thenewoc]

Can't believe Alex Salmond is getting air time after so recently throwing his toys out the pram after loosing the referendum and stepping down.

 

[Azza]

This house of Lib Dem cards!

 

[Jono8]

labour are winning massively lookin at the beeb website?

Do you even politics bro?

 

[Azza]

Can't believe Alex Salmond is getting air time after so recently throwing his toys out the pram after loosing the referendum and stepping down.

It'll be back on before you know it.

 

[jas72]

So will there be no scots sitting in the cabinet?

 

[cu3ed]

This house of Lib Dem cards!

Lol, graphics guys are just extracting the urine now.