Bring on the 'hanging chads' ... 


Z.

Have to say, I thought that may have been the case. Folk would freeze when actually doing the X (not me, stupid!) and forget their tactical vote tacticals!

No thanks PB... very kind of you, but I've already got a glass of white

DUCKY'S UP!!!

Hi Baz.... it would account for the fact that our polling station was deserted at 8 a.m. this morning, mind! 

Right... I am off to the fridge.. don't anyone touch anything... brb


Z.

I've never ever heard that before!! (about turning people away)
It's been sunny down here (Kent) and I thought "oh that normally means a higher turnout" but I see lots of the queues are in the rain!

right .. back with snacks and Rufus



Z.

You scare me sometimes

Bloody hell! Paxo blaming Tessa Jowell for not letting the polling stations have enough ballot papers or being open long enough! Now that is just ridiculous!

Morning Ducky

I live fairly near to our polling station and have noticed a lot going there today and there was a queue inside when we went to vote about 3pm, but no queues outside, weather has been funny here today, looked like rain all day, but we haven't had any.

Oh heck... Milliband....

Funny though

I like Mr M.

Evening Charli

Morning Ducky


Z.

shurrup!   I've missed you!

I've been struggling to watch this.... its been depressing and makes me dead sweary...

but I stayed her for you!!  




 

Don't offer Rufus up as a snack Z... substantial as he may be... 

The thing is: swings assume that all constituencies behave in roughly the same way across the country, and obviously they don't. The 3 seats we've had so far show that there isn't even consistency across Sunderland!

 
We haven't got much to go on at the moment, but I get the suspicion that the Labour vote is holding better in their more marginal seats (i.e. the bigger swings against Labour are in seats where it doesn't matter).

Back in '92, Labour had a swing which saw them gain a lot of their "mid-level" target seats, but the Tories held on to their most marginal seats (remember Basildon?) which is why they stayed in power...

Glad you postponed gender realignment there


Z.

It don't mean a thing if it aint got that swing.......

I'm not good at coping with BBC bull....    

I really at that "well you're in charge and you can't even make sure people vote"

I'm staying up for a while, but do we have any idea when we might know the final outcome?

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

In that case I forgive you for your disturbing stalking you weirdo.

Right about now Gordon Brown will be holding his nose as he drives past a really smelly sewage plant just outside North Queensferry.  Just thought I'd share.

Ducky you got your crossing out back

I'm taking a few moments to catch up...... don't send out a search party

Oh hiya Kaffy


Z.

Hello Z... good to see you (I've been doing internet avoidance therapy )    You well?

I'm on my old lappy ...so firefox. (it won't let me download chrome )

Hi Disley It's so close that I don't think we will know until well into to tomorrow..... if then.

Well, I voted at 5:45 pm....and it wasn't Labour.

I'm going to have get some snacks now!

I think Monday or Tuesday disley! They will have to know all the votes from all the seats and, as it likely, it will mean very little. If the Tories don't have an overall majority over what would be the main opposition parties, the horse-trading starts with the minority parties to form a coalition government. By law, the encumbent PM holds power until such an alliance is made with one or other parties.

Yes I am thanks


Z.

Compared to those queuing at 10pm you were early!!

I am currently snacked to the max .. and so is Rufus


Z.

Oh good, the electoral commission is going to hold an inquiry......