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May 6, 2005
Election Night 05 #19
Labour now only 2 short of overall majority.Typical Prescott gloat It was Labour that won it. Yeah, and it's Blair that's cost the Party a number of MPs.
Labour's there now, having reached the 324 winning post.
04:27
Looks like Labour's majority will be 68 - 70, which should give Blair pause for thought. I'm calling it a night, and will summarise my thoughts later this morning.
However, ponder this:
Labour 36% share of the vote
Conservative 33% share of the vote
LibDems 23% share of the vote
Others 8%
Yet Labour will have a majority in excess of 60 seats. A democratic result, maybe. Representative of public opinion, doubtful.
Oona King's lost Bethnal Green and Bow to George Galloway. A truly unpleasant campaign, and an illustration of the consequences of nailing ones colours to Blair's mast.
Good night.
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Posted by Clive on May 6, 2005 4:23 AM in the category Old Stuff