Bye Bye Boris!

[duncs500]

It’s looking like it’s going to be a bad day for the tories and a good one for the Lib Dems and greens.

I haven't really looked at the news, but by extension I presume that means not a great day for Labour...

[ZedLeg]

Labour are doing alright, less seats than LD but more than the greens. I just decided to focus on the greens because I’m biased and they’ve more than doubled the number of councillors they have so far.

The NI assembly election is the one to watch tbh, some forecasts are predicting a Sinn Fein win.

[Beany]

Still quite early in the count though. If we get to 5pm and it's broadly similar in terms of the results then that'll be interesting.

[dinny_g]

The NI assembly election is the one to watch tbh, some forecasts are predicting a Sinn Fein win.

Their popularity is surging in the South too - on a ticket promising to solve the Housing Crisis which is worse than here

[Swervin_Mervin]

The NI assembly election is the one to watch tbh, some forecasts are predicting a Sinn Fein win.

Their popularity is surging in the South too - on a ticket promising to solve the Housing Crisis which is worse than here

Is this not worrying? I can't help but think that SF gaining a majority in NI is going to lead to trouble kicking off again, what with the united Ireland desire.

[ZedLeg]

I'm not sure that it would be a signifier of possible violence, would definitely highlight how angry people are about how Ireland and NI have been messed around through the brexit process though.

[dinny_g]

Is this not worrying?

Nah mate, I don’t live there…

[Simon]

The greens were in second place where I live so was voting for them to unseat the Tory chap. Green candidate is a friend of my sister-in-law. They were the only ones to come door knocking during campaigning and even knocked yesterday to remind us to vote. Hope she gets it TBH. She's much more local-resident focused than the Tory bloke, but I wouldn't vote for them at a national level due to their 'we want to leave NATO' stance.

[Broccers]

Protest vote - anywhere but LABOUR hilarious for all you lefties here

[Swervin_Mervin]

The greens were in second place where I live so was voting for them to unseat the Tory chap. Green candidate is a friend of my sister-in-law. They were the only ones to come door knocking during campaigning and even knocked yesterday to remind us to vote. Hope she gets it TBH. She's much more local-resident focused than the Tory bloke, but I wouldn't vote for them at a national level due to their 'we want to leave NATO' stance.

No result yet for Trafford, but the Lib Dems were the only ones door ckocking here as well. I've spoken to them before now and they're an alright bunch. The Cons just shove leaflets through whilst on their phones. They take the place for granted as it's been blue for so long, but you'd think they might make a bit more fvcking effort given they lost control of the Council to Lab a few years ago now, and have been losing votes to the Lib Dems in most of the blue seats for a few years as well. It's not going to look great if this is a gradual slide to Graham Brady losing his seat at the next GE.

[Swervin_Mervin]

I'm not sure that it would be a signifier of possible violence, would definitely highlight how angry people are about how Ireland and NI have been messed around through the brexit process though.

Is it a shift in population demographic with increase in republicans over there or are there protestants also switching sides? GIven that trouble seems to have never fully gone away from either side, if one or the other feels threatened you'd think that would just spark things off again.

[Simon]

The greens were in second place where I live so was voting for them to unseat the Tory chap. Green candidate is a friend of my sister-in-law. They were the only ones to come door knocking during campaigning and even knocked yesterday to remind us to vote. Hope she gets it TBH. She's much more local-resident focused than the Tory bloke, but I wouldn't vote for them at a national level due to their 'we want to leave NATO' stance.

No result yet for Trafford, but the Lib Dems were the only ones door ckocking here as well. I've spoken to them before now and they're an alright bunch. The Cons just shove leaflets through whilst on their phones. They take the place for granted as it's been blue for so long, but you'd think they might make a bit more fvcking effort given they lost control of the Council to Lab a few years ago now, and have been losing votes to the Lib Dems in most of the blue seats for a few years as well. It's not going to look great if this is a gradual slide to Graham Brady losing his seat at the next GE.

Well the Green girl won! 35% turnout apparently.

[GG.]

So despite living in a part of London generally up in arms about LTNs, all the Labour councillors (being the only party in favour) were re-elected.

Expect the only mandated forms of transport to be Bus, bike and oxen by 2023. I even voted Lib Dem to try and make an impact tactically but to no avail. *bangs head on desk*

[Swervin_Mervin]

The greens were in second place where I live so was voting for them to unseat the Tory chap. Green candidate is a friend of my sister-in-law. They were the only ones to come door knocking during campaigning and even knocked yesterday to remind us to vote. Hope she gets it TBH. She's much more local-resident focused than the Tory bloke, but I wouldn't vote for them at a national level due to their 'we want to leave NATO' stance.

No result yet for Trafford, but the Lib Dems were the only ones door ckocking here as well. I've spoken to them before now and they're an alright bunch. The Cons just shove leaflets through whilst on their phones. They take the place for granted as it's been blue for so long, but you'd think they might make a bit more fvcking effort given they lost control of the Council to Lab a few years ago now, and have been losing votes to the Lib Dems in most of the blue seats for a few years as well. It's not going to look great if this is a gradual slide to Graham Brady losing his seat at the next GE.

Well the Green girl won! 35% turnout apparently.

And the LD guy gained our ward from the Cons. With more of the vote than all others combined. LDs gained 2 seats in Trafford from the Cons and both in our village. Greens gained a seat as well.

[dinny_g]

Really? Are you just consuming the Guardian? There wasn't a party, Boris was having a Sandwich… at work, in between official engagements. He didn’t have a cake and no beer was consumed.

Etc.

The fact that Boris has accepted a criminal penalty renders this discussion futile.

The plot thickens… ‘Significant new information’ you say…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61352174

[DaveE]

"Politics"

From the Latin 'Poli' meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'blood sucking insects'

[duncs500]

Etc.

The fact that Boris has accepted a criminal penalty renders this discussion futile.

The plot thickens… ‘Significant new information’ you say…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61352174

It would be funny if he got done.

[Simon]

The greens were in second place where I live so was voting for them to unseat the Tory chap. Green candidate is a friend of my sister-in-law. They were the only ones to come door knocking during campaigning and even knocked yesterday to remind us to vote. Hope she gets it TBH. She's much more local-resident focused than the Tory bloke, but I wouldn't vote for them at a national level due to their 'we want to leave NATO' stance.

No result yet for Trafford, but the Lib Dems were the only ones door ckocking here as well. I've spoken to them before now and they're an alright bunch. The Cons just shove leaflets through whilst on their phones. They take the place for granted as it's been blue for so long, but you'd think they might make a bit more fvcking effort given they lost control of the Council to Lab a few years ago now, and have been losing votes to the Lib Dems in most of the blue seats for a few years as well. It's not going to look great if this is a gradual slide to Graham Brady losing his seat at the next GE.

Well the Green girl won! 35% turnout apparently.

Won by 24 votes. She came knocking at lunchtime to remind us to vote.

[ZedLeg]

The greens were in second place where I live so was voting for them to unseat the Tory chap. Green candidate is a friend of my sister-in-law. They were the only ones to come door knocking during campaigning and even knocked yesterday to remind us to vote. Hope she gets it TBH. She's much more local-resident focused than the Tory bloke, but I wouldn't vote for them at a national level due to their 'we want to leave NATO' stance.

No result yet for Trafford, but the Lib Dems were the only ones door ckocking here as well. I've spoken to them before now and they're an alright bunch. The Cons just shove leaflets through whilst on their phones. They take the place for granted as it's been blue for so long, but you'd think they might make a bit more fvcking effort given they lost control of the Council to Lab a few years ago now, and have been losing votes to the Lib Dems in most of the blue seats for a few years as well. It's not going to look great if this is a gradual slide to Graham Brady losing his seat at the next GE.

Well the Green girl won! 35% turnout apparently.

We got a green councillor too, first time a green candidate I voted for won.

[dinny_g]

The fact that Boris has accepted a criminal penalty renders this discussion futile.

The plot thickens… ‘Significant new information’ you say…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61352174

It would be funny if he got done.

Yes because remember his “Several people in the same place and at that particular time, not working but had been previously working“ was completely different than Boris’s “Several people in the same place and at that particular time, not working but had been previously working”