Any other politics geeks staying up to watch the results?

[tjwmason]

The B.B.C. are listing ten councils already - I'm guessing that these are cases of partial election where a change of power is not mathematically possible.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk_politics/2006/election_2006/default.stm

Labour hold 5:
Knowsley,
Rotherham,
Stevenage,
Sunderland,
Tameside.

Conservative hold 4:
Broxbourne,
Daventry,
Rochford,
Runnymede.

LibDems hold 1:
Watford.

[Greeby]

1. May as well

Had trouble waking up before noon even when I've slept all night. Staying up for election results couldn't hurt.

Maybe we should add a link thread in GD. In fact, I'm off to do that now

[tjwmason]

2. Tamworth - Tory hold

Labour lose 5 councillors to Conservatives.

[Greeby]

3. Worcester - Tory hold, one Labour gain, one "Other" loss nt

[Greeby]

4. Tories hold Brentwood, take 6 seats from Lib Dems nt

[T_i_B]

65. Hardly a suprise

I used to work in Brentwood and it's a very conservative place.

[Greeby]

5. Tories hold Broxbourne, Labour hold Halton and Lincoln

It's gonna be a long night :popcorn:

[tjwmason]

6. Tories hold North Hertfordshire and Basildon.

Neither of these any surprise - not called actual numbers of councillors yet.

[tjwmason]

7. North Tyneside - N.O.C., Newcastle LibDem hold

Tories and LibDems pick up a councillor in N. Tyneside - Labour and Other down one each.

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. Toreis gain Shrewsbury from NOC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/39ue.stm

2 seats gained from 'others'.

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. Labour lose Derby to NOC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/fk.stm

no details on seats

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. CON lose West Lindsey to NOC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/32uh.stm

[tjwmason]

11. Hull stays N.O.C.

I remember not so many years ago that there one was LibDem and all others Labour.

[tjwmason]

12. B.B.C. London is talking about a possible surge for the B.N.P.

There's been a significant rise in turn-out - they could form the official opposition :puke:

[TheBaldyMan]

15. BBC North West is spouting RW crap as I type,

God what a bunch of naked tories. The only consolation is the local anchor Henson is almost in tears because Labour has wiped the floor with the opposition in Manchester. Earlier this evening he was predicting the resurgence of tories and getting at least one councillor in Manchester.

More tory spin on the rest of the region.

btw BNP gained another seat in Pendle. :puke:

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. I presume you meaning Barking & Dagenham

where the Tories and Lib Dems each hold 3 seats. Yes, it would be bad for the BNP to do better than that, but it's not huge.

[tjwmason]

18. Yes - not huge in terms of numbers.

But huge in terms of symbolism.

Little by little the scum having been gaining ground.

[Greeby]

13. I see Sky interviewing BNP people claiming they'll win

Funnily enough, a paraphrase of Poppy * sums up my feelings on that:

"I have nothing but contempt and anger, for those who betray this country, by voting for fascists. They are, in my view, the most insidious of traitors" :hi:

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. Lab lose Newcastle-Under-Lyme to NOC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/41ue.stm

lose 3 seats to Con, 2 to LD

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. Con lose Gosport to NOC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/24uf.stm

LD gain 3 from Lab, 1 from Con

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. Lab lose Stoke to NOC; BNP gain 3 seats!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/gl.stm

:-(

[Greeby]

21. Ugh, see my earlier post

:puke:

[tjwmason]

20. Labour hold Manchester.

Gain 4 seats from the LibDems. Tories don't get any seats there - they were talking about trying to get a councillor in there.

[muriel_volestrangler]

22. Lab lose Bury to NOC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/bm.stm

3 seats to Con, 1 to LD

[muriel_volestrangler]

23. Tories gain Bassetlaw from NOC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/37uc.stm

3 seats from Labour, 1 from other

[muriel_volestrangler]

24. Lab lose Redditch to NOC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/47ud.stm

1 seat to Con, 1 to the dreaded BNP

[muriel_volestrangler]

25. Lab lose Barrow-In-Furness to NOC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/16uc.stm

lost 5 seats to Cons, 1 to other

[TheBaldyMan]

38. Ouch! that was another 'safe' traditional Labour seat.

[muriel_volestrangler]

26. Lab lose Warrington to NOC; Lib Dems now largest party

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/eu.stm

5 seats from Lab to LD

[muriel_volestrangler]

27. Con gain Chorley from NOC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/30ue.stm

4 seats from Lab, 1 from Lib Dem

[fedsron2us]

28. Labour have lost their last two remaining seats in Adur to the Tories

This is my local council. It is a great shame as they were both good Old Labour councillors who had represented their wards for years. They were victims of the governments unpopularity. There really is not much of the Labour grassroots left round here.

God I hate Blair. He has wrought more damage on the Labour movement than Thatcher.

[tjwmason]

30. That's where the damage is being done.

In so many cases councillors being voted against utterly regardless of what they have achieved.

[muriel_volestrangler]

29. Lib Dem gain St Albans from NOC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/26ug.stm

Labour lose 2 to LD, 1 to Con

[muriel_volestrangler]

31. Con gain Crawley from Lab

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/45ue.stm

Con gain 3 seats from Lab

[tjwmason]

39. One of the Tory gains was based on drawing lots.

Several recounts gave both candidates the same number of votes.

[muriel_volestrangler]

32. With about 1500 seats declared, Labour have lost 100

With Tories gaining about the same, and most others staying about the same. Extend than to about 4,400 seats, they'd lose between 250 and 300.

[tjwmason]

35. That seems to fit well.

They were hyping things leaking about 400 or more.

Still, remember that these seats were last contested was a terrible time for Labour.

Blair has to go.

[TheBaldyMan]

33. Blackburn & Darwen don't declare until tomorrow AM, strange stuff afoot

BBC NW is reporting a couple of seats for the 'England First' party (Who the hell are they?) and they seem to have caught everybody on the hop. Judging by the name they are probably NF Lite.

[muriel_volestrangler]

36. website claims "Fighting Anti-White Racism"

so yes, NF lite.

[tjwmason]

37. The Beeb are still giving it as falling to N.O.C.

This England First group do sound rather distasteful - especially given what Muriel says below.

[muriel_volestrangler]

40. Lab & Con both lost 2 seats

Lib Dem and 'other' (presumably England First) each gained 2, according to BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/ex.stm .

I've had a shower after looking at the England First party site - they also stood in 2004. It looks like a few BNP rejects (they proudly claim to have been 'proscribed' by the BNP), but the BNP failed to put up a valid (legal?) candidate in the seats. They are just as objectionable as the BNP - maybe even more so.

[tjwmason]

42. Too racist for the B.N.P.?

:scared:

[TheBaldyMan]

46. Looks like I must be mixing it up with another council in NW n/t

[muriel_volestrangler]

34. Lib Dems gain South Lakeland from NOC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/16ug.stm

6 seats from Lab, 2 from Con, 1 from others. That's 9 seats out of 18 contested - and the 1st time they've had a majority there since 1973 or earlier.

[tjwmason]

41. Tories hold Westminster.

No surprise there - but the London councils are going to start to come in.

[muriel_volestrangler]

43. Con gain Coventry from NOC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/cq.stm

Anyone know who the 'SALT' party are?

[tjwmason]

44. The Council web-site gives it as Socialist Alternative.

http://www.coventry.gov.uk/ccm/content/legal-%26-democratic-services-directorate/democratic-services/election-results-2006-dummyfile.en

Not sure what the LT stands for.

[muriel_volestrangler]

45. Labour lose Oldham to NOC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/bp.stm

3 to Lib Dems, and Tories lose 1 to 'other' - but not BNP, presumably.

[muriel_volestrangler]

47. Labour lose Plymouth to NOC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/hg.stm

Con gain 6

[muriel_volestrangler]

48. Ballot box fire due to sealing wax in Winchester council!

Bishop's Waltham, to be precise - just down the road from me. Geniuses, huh?

[TheBaldyMan]

49. aren't the ballots made from parchment down that way? ;) n/t

[tjwmason]

50. Watford Mayor - LibDem re-elected.

Not at all surprising from what I know of the area.

[tjwmason]

51. Shock result - Tories hold Kingsington and Chelsea.

:crazy:

They gain three seats from Labour.

[TheBaldyMan]

52. 3:00 AM check - have any parties got a good result? What do you think?

Personally I think the conservatives have done really poorly, this is before the London results have come in. This doesn't mean that Blair should be let off the hook - he and all the other crypto-thatcherite slimeballs are to blame for the results of the BNP.

UKIP has held onto their seat :shrug: so I suppose it could be considered good for them.

I also think Ming the Meerciless has hit the Lib Dems.

any thoughts yourselves ?

[Greeby]

53. Getting mighty near the 200 losses mark

hopefully there's enough to play for the magic 300 (Where the rebel MPs have promised to put up a stalking horse challenge of President Tony)

Oh, and it's official, Barking sucks. 11 BNP? :puke:

[TheBaldyMan]

54. Bexley, London - this might be a mistake but Lab has taken a hammering

from BBC website gives result of +23 seat swing from Lab to Con ! Final position is Con 54 Lab 9.

[TheBaldyMan]

55. BBC Westminster studio has suffered a power cut apparently

according to BBC Radio everybody has abandoned ship and are making their way to a working studio as of now.

[Greeby]

56. Milton Keynes just went NOC, Lib Dems were strong here

:wow:

[LSdemocrat]

57. Con +6, Lib Dems -4, Lab -1, Others -1

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/mg.stm

[TheBaldyMan]

58. Lab take another bodyblow in Haringay - majority falls from 25 to 3

[TheBaldyMan]

59. Merton (LDN) falls to NOC from Lab, the tories expected to take control

it was one of their prime targets in the capital.

[TheBaldyMan]

60. BNP gain one seat on Redbridge, London. (CON HOLD) n/t

[TheBaldyMan]

61. Ealing CON GAIN from LAB - overturning a 27 seat majority

[TheBaldyMan]

62. Lab lose to NOC in Camden - overturning 16 seat overall majority

another Lab heartland taking a pummeling.

[T_i_B]

63. Looks like Colchester has stayed NOC

with the Tories still with the most seats on the council. No change here then.

It would appear to have been a good night for the Conservatives, a bad one for Labour and not great to indifferent for the Liberal Democrats.

[LeftishBrit]

64. Oxford stays NOC; Labour loses seats; Tories still have none!

Labour lost 4 seats; Lib Dem gained 2; Greens gained 1; Others (presumably Independent Working Class) have gained 1. The Council is even more closely divided between Lib Dem and Labour, and there are 8 Greens out of 48 Councillors; and still no Tories.