UK General Elections 2024 - A Blue Bloodbath

I think that most of my UK friends are tucked up in bed by now, but I’m still up and checking the votes as they come in.

At the time of writing, and with just over 100+/650 seats declared, it’s going to be a landslide victory for the Labour party.

Turnout has been low and it’s obvious that the electorate has fallen out of love with politics. Those that wanted to vote Labour have cast their votes; Conservative supporters, who won’t vote for their party, stayed at home.

The results will be a moving target over the next 4/5 hours, but from what I’m seeing, it can only get worse and worse for the Tories, haemorrhaging seats everywhere… the blood flows, and it is blue.



From the Guardian live feed: www.theguardian.com...

originally posted by: Encia22
I think that most of my UK friends are tucked up in bed by now, but I’m still up and checking the votes as they come in.

At the time of writing, and with just over 100+/650 seats declared, it’s going to be a landslide victory for the Labour party.

Turnout has been low and it’s obvious that the electorate is disenfranchised. Those that wanted to vote Labour have cast their votes; Conservative supporters, who won’t vote for their party, stayed at home.

The results will be a moving target over the next 4/5 hours, but from what I’m seeing, it can only get worse and worse for the Tories, haemorrhaging seats everywhere… the blood flows, and it is blue.

From the Guardian live feed: www.theguardian.com...

Kind of ironic this popping on July 4th America's Independence day...


Sounds like a mandate from the masses, what shifts in policy should we expect

originally posted by: putnam6


Kind of ironic this popping on July 4th America's Independence day...


Sounds like a mandate from the masses, what shifts in policy should we expect

Somewhere, in a dimly lit room filled with cigar smoke, four gentlemen sit around a Victorian oak table. Their faces obscured by the shadows, reason that now is the time. "While Joe Biden is still President, we can retake the colonies!"

continuing the trend of where a good deal of europe goes one way UK goes the other. and yeah it is kind of funny they have an election day on americans independence day

originally posted by: VictorVonDoom

originally posted by: putnam6


Kind of ironic this popping on July 4th America's Independence day...


Sounds like a mandate from the masses, what shifts in policy should we expect

Somewhere, in a dimly lit room filled with cigar smoke, four gentlemen sit around a Victorian oak table. Their faces obscured by the shadows, reason that now is the time. "While Joe Biden is still President, we can retake the colonies!"

It would appear that the attempt that started a decade ago to grab mindshare, has now clearly failed.

LOL.

a reply to: VictorVonDoom

Regain them?

We never relinquished them according to many on here!

Like the prodigal son the USA will return to the family fold when its ready.....and we'll welcome them back with welcoming and loving arms.

a reply to: Freeborn

Hahahahahahaha Hahahahahahaha
Hahahahahahaha Hahahahahahaha

A bad night for the Country but a good night for Reform UK , I look forward to seeing their share of the vote.
In my Constituency Reform came 2nd to Labour by just 7,000 votes.

From little acorns mighty Oaks do grow.
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a reply to: gortex

Hear! Hear!
Rainbows
Jane

Sunak to give his final speech outside No 10 shortly, could possibly announce his resignation as Tory leader.
🥳

a reply to: gortex

Yep, here it is...



I thought it was quite eloquent, but lacking in emotion.

Starmer coming up next after he sees King Charles.

The Uk system of voting is possibly the least democratic way of holding an election.

Reform gained just 4 seats but they got over 4 million votes, the Liberal Democrats have 70 seats but they only got 3.5 million votes..
Labor have among there biggest wins ever,yet have little public support.



Probably time to start learning to speak Russian or arabic.

originally posted by: putnam6

Sounds like a mandate from the masses, what shifts in policy should we expect

First thing is to see how many pennies are left in the piggy bank. Other than that, I don't have a clue.

Probably best to ask Larry...

I bet the BBC presenters are thrilled this morning

How does this math work?

Starmer's top team has been announced

Rachel Reeves - chancellor
Angela Rayner - deputy prime minister and levelling-up secretary
David Lammy - foreign secretary
Yvette Cooper - home secretary
Wes Streeting - health secretary
Pat McFadden - chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
John Healey - defence secretary
Shabana Mahmood - justice secretary
Bridget Phillipson - education secretary
Ed Miliband - net zero secretary
Liz Kendall - work and pensions secretary
Peter Kyle - science secretary
Louise Haigh - transport secretary

Lammy , Cooper and Miliband ... New Labour 2.0 ...be afraid , be very afraid.

Just announced Reform UK has taken South Basildon and East Thurrock taking their tally to 5 seats.

Reform UK has taken South Basildon and East Thurrock, giving the party five seats in the House of Commons.

James McMurdock won the seat with a majority of 98 votes after a full recount.

After the announcement, Reform party leader Nigel Farage was filmed speaking to Mr McMurdock on the phone.

He said: "Epic. All I can tell you now, as an elected politician, is your life is ruined completely. Congratulations!"
news.sky.com...

a reply to: onestonemonkey

First past the post is fine when its a two horse race.
Now there's more parties gaining support its blatantly obvious that something has to change if our elected assembly is to be representative of the people's choice.

Unfortunately I doubt any drastic reform will happen soon.
Labour will obviously be quite content with it at present and they'll hope that support for Reform fizzles out.

And to be fair both the LibDems and Greens also seem to gaining support.

The two traditional major parties will want to maintain the status quo and I suspect they'll be collaborating behind the scenes to see how they can stifle the growth and influence of those other parties.

a reply to: Freeborn

100%
Rainbows
Jane

a reply to: gortex

This lot would do far better!

Rachel Reeves - chancellor - Rachel Riley
Angela Rayner - deputy prime minister and levelling-up secretary - Claire Rayner
David Lammy - foreign secretary - Lemmy
Yvette Cooper - home secretary - Henry Cooper
Wes Streeting - health secretary - Wes Craven
Pat McFadden - chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster - Steve McFadden.
John Healey - defence secretary - Austin Healey
Shabana Mahmood - justice secretary - Shabba Ranks
Bridget Phillipson - education secretary - Brigitte Nielsen
Ed Miliband - net zero secretary - Ed the Talking Horse
Liz Kendall - work and pensions secretary - Felicity Kendall
Peter Kyle - science secretary - Peter Kay
Louise Haigh - transport secretary - my mate Kev Haigh.