Poll: The official I voted/election results thread

[thenewoc]

Salmond on TV

Im sad panda thought we had seen the back of him

Didn't quit for long did he.

 

[Monkeynut]

Biohazard just jizzed himself.

 

[cu3ed]

I guess you'd still be part of UK unless you had your own referendum as to which way you wanted to jump.

Great... all out war here again lol.

 

[Jono8]

Labour absolutely do need a new leader. Milliband is simply not a leader.

 

[Glaucus]

Time to buy a Bulgarian house as a back up plan.

 

[Monkeynut]

Also, Tessa Jowell looks like she's about to have a breakdown.

 

[Azza]

Given the SNP steamrollering happening here, but their effective lockout if it's (likely) a Tory government, what does this mean for the future of the UK. Could the UK start to break up? Could there be another referendum on Scottish Independence?

I think that half who didn't want to leave will decrease. Nicola will stir them all up again for another referendum in 2017.

Will they be able to enact another referendum through Parliament if the Tories are in charge? After all if it did happen then you'd imagine that it would put them in a tough decision for the next GE?

 

[Amp34]

Maybe I should find an American wife?

I'm leaving the country in a few months with my foreign other half, possibly good timing!

 

[afraser2k]

Labour absolutely do need a new leader. Milliband is simply not a leader.

He's toast. I heard even Unite were talking of splitting Scottish section because so many of their members have said they'd vote SNP.

 

[thebennyboy]

What the hell is going on with the beeb... I don't want Scotland results, i want Wales!!

 

[ic1male]

Jo Swinson next out.

 

[muon]

Who did he say was giving these texts?

 

[Azza]

Who did he say was giving these texts?

Labour sources... culture of leaking and all that.


Where is Malcolm Tucker?!

 

[explicit4u]

Who did he say was giving these texts?

"labour hq"

 

[thebennyboy]

Guto Bebb for my constituency... **** it... I'm out.

 

[ic1male]

Who did he say was giving these texts?

Something to do with the Labour party. Dunno if it was official HQ or what.

 

[Judgeneo]

Who did he say was giving these texts?

Labour HQ

I've seen enough for now, I'll check back after a few hours sleep

 

[Azza]

Oh look it's Lucy Powell flapping her gums once again.

 

[Vertigo]

When's Sheffield Hallam being announced?

 

[Amp34]

The problem is if you start changing boundaries, it's very subjective. As you said any changes favour one party over another.

How can can anyone make that call? If you let me do it I'll just make it favour what I want.

Also I believe there are arguments that the electoral register numbers don't properly reflect population numbers. So it depends which you base it on.

Well for starters it would be the electoral commission that would organise the boundaries. As an independent entity they should (like everything they do) not favour any party, instead make the system fairer for all parties. Arguing that non even constituencies is fairer than a broadly even number in each just makes no sense.

The main argument against it is the MP will not "represent" some of their constituents after a boundary change. Considering most vote for a prime minister or party it makes little difference now.

Yes, it would "benefit" the conservatives, but only because the current system has been detrimental to the conservatives for decades...