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May 6, 2005
Election Night 05 #11
Torbay declares for LibDem, a LibDem hold but their majority reduced, share down 10%, Labour up 6%. One wonders whether the people of Torbay fell for Labour's propoganda?Blackburn declaring. Will be interesting to see how Craig Murray has done.
Jack Straw returned for Blackburn, on a share of the vote down 12%, Cons down 8%, LibDems up 12%.
Wirral West claimed by Conservative. Birmingham Yardley claimed by LibDems. Both Labour seats in 2001.
Craig only got 2000 votes. Nuts, was hoping for something better than that.
Ilford North falls to the Conservatives? Number 24 on the vulnerable list, and a Labour majority of 5.3% in 2001.
Conservative comeback in London? Could be, which would be a fairly significant result for both Labour and the Conservatives.
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles) fallen to the SNP, a Labour loss? They had a majority of 8.2% in 2001 and number 43 on the vulnerable list.
Peterborough (number 33 on the vulnerable list, Labour majority of 7.2% in 2001) has declared for the Conservatives. Another gain for the Tories, and one they'll be happy with. Labour down 10%, Conservative up 4%.
Doesn't look like Blair is going to get the big majority he was after. Might be lucky if Labour manage a majority in the 50s.
Meanwhile the LibDems don't seem to be impacting the Tories. Basically Labour losing votes to both LibDems and Conservatives, and LibDems losing votes to the Conservatives. Definitely a tough night to try and predict Labour's majority.
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Posted by Clive on May 6, 2005 1:09 AM in the category Old Stuff