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I assume this is now officially the section for election results? If so, does anybody know realistically when the results for the London Mayoral election will be announced?

Sadly, my area is not having an election, but I'm interested in what will happen in Sheffield, West Lindsey, and even Grimsby. It would be weird if that became a Conservative controlled town.

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by Ephemera on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 05:43:01 PM EST
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Im trying to find exit polls for London but failing... All indications are that Boris will win, though.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 05:47:00 PM EST
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Just seen the police car go past thats carrying our ballot box

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 05:57:07 PM EST
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BBC have two results at the mo: Sunderland is no change, and Tamworth has lost one Labour and gained one Conservative. Nothing paticularly interesting really, though holding up in Sunderland is a goodish sign for Labour.

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by Ephemera on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 06:28:19 PM EST
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The Lib Dems gained one seat in Newport and took control of Hull.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 06:38:41 PM EST
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The Lib Dems already had control of Hull, since last year.

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by Ephemera on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 06:43:03 PM EST
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LOL, shows how much I know.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 06:43:43 PM EST
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BBC NEWS | Politics | At-a-glance: Local elections

With 70 key wards now declared, it continues to look as though it will be a relatively good night for the Tories, and a bad night for the Lib Dems, while Labour can look forward to at best doing much as it did in 2004 and 2007.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 07:20:39 PM EST
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Actually, BBC were saying the same thing, so maybe I was wrong. I could have sworn...

Anyways, Conservatives have gained west Lindsey, which is no big surprise, to be honest, given that their MP is Edward Leigh, who is a fully paid up member of that party with a big majority.

Member of the Anti-Fabulousness League since 1987.

by Ephemera on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 07:23:12 PM EST
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Granted, it's only 12 out of 159 councils "declared", but the BBC is showing a huge swing from Labour to the Tories.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 07:26:32 PM EST
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The Conservatives seem to have managed to take seats from both Labour and Lib Dems in sufficient numbers. Looking at Southampton it is quite something.

Maybe Boz will win in London after all. Criky! As he might say...

Member of the Anti-Fabulousness League since 1987.

by Ephemera on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 08:09:40 PM EST
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We lost our seat to the lib dem candidate whose campaign has been full of lies and negativity. I could say a lot more about another candidate too but I won't. I will diary either later or over the weekend about my experiences as part of the campaign, it's been really interesting.

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri May 2nd, 2008 at 02:32:20 AM EST
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