Snazy

Something worrying about the latter one lol

Which was will it swing now. And who ever forms a coalition, will it get challenged because of all the drama at the polling stations?

Are we in for a re-run or a quick fumble?

alcazar

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The drama at the polling stations may come into it if the winner had a narrow majority. If it was thousands, then I doubt it.
But the rules ARE clear: 7am until 10pm, not a minute more. If you can't make it in the given 15 hours, tough!

mrtheedge2u2

Latter for me, Snazy

mgcvk

Some polling stations had queues from 7pm though - unexpected high turn out. Others even ran out of voting slips. You would be p!ssed off if unable to vote.

Ant

The latter for me aswell, Snazy

Snazy

So we are hoping to be Con-Dem'ed then eh guys lol. Im down with that.
I agree with the voting situation though. I dont see that a 6% or so rise would cause such delays, so something stinks a bit about it all.

If a Con-Dem coalition is made, would we still find ourselves talking about our "unelected Prime Minister"? Or would we accept Cameron received a majority, although not an over all, still the highest of all parties.

P1Fanatic

As others have said some people were queuing for 2-3hrs. Something is wrong there - I mean how long does it take to put an x on a bit of paper.

Also it seems that some kept their doors open longer and others closed bang on 10pm even if queues still present. The lack of consistency will surely throw up questions but again its only really relevant if the winner was only by a few hundred and not thousands.

Simon

Ant

I would accept I'm as pm now as he's clearly won the election imo

P1Fanatic

How the **** can they run out of slips? We have x number of voters registered here to vote so print out that many +15% to cover mistakes etc.

Simon

Snazy

Agreed, the ones that stayed open are the ones that caused the biggest problem.
Apparently the large queues were being formed by the number of people turning up without polling cards, which makes it "very difficult" to find them on the register... WTF!! Are you familiar with alphabetical order? Jeeez

Same ere.

Snazy

See, this added with the delays etc says something smells wrong, foul play they cry. I can see this turning messy over the weekend, legal challenges, GB saying it was not done properly etc.

Re-run on the cards? If there is one, maybe leave the kids in school for the day, that way they get their education, and can probably find people on the register quicker than some of the morons that work at the polling stations.

MattW

Agreed, they have to back the Tories and without the demands they had previously set out, they don't have the leverage now for anything else. I expect the deal will be they abstain on all govt matters.

Snazy

Statements due from them all in about the next hour.
Lets see what the early indications are from them all.

I will be shocked if Cleggy Wegg joins up with Brown

Spec'c'57

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Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says he sticks to his view that the party with most votes and seats - the Conservatives - should seek to form a government.

Wish

iTrader: (2)

Cant see it ever been re run ..........

Latter for me ... But i feel its drinking from the poison chalice.
Who ever takes over has a MASSIVE job on there hands.

Not a job I would want to head up!

Snazy

Yup, I was pleased to hear him stick with that, but lets see who is able to draw up a deal, if anyone.
Still 32 seats left to declare,so the final result could be a close as 10 seats between Lab and Tory.

Are any of the parties interested in a deal with Brown and Labour? popular vote suggests it would be wrong for anyone to assist Labour to remain in power.

Interesting to see how it all pans out, with both the legals challenges on the polls, and the moral decisions for the leaders to make.

c_maguire

End result minority Conservative government (ultimately the correct result) with uneasy Liberal support (not coalition) because a Labour government is just not morally or ethically tenable.

Kevin

c_maguire

It's a crying shame that slimey **** ***** didn't get the chop, very close though.

Wish

iTrader: (2)

Im amazed at the votes Labour did get !!
I never thought it would ever be as close as it is ..........

scud8

iTrader: (1)

Agreed - especially if it requires SNP and Plaid Cymru votes to pass legislation that affects england only.

dpb

Heaven or hell , ?

i think its a good result . Im sure it will ****ty for the economy for a couple weeks but then look at the rest of europe with their spilt governments

P1Fanatic

Looks like the exit polls were pretty accurate although had Lib Dem with 61 and they are currently 9 down on that.

Did anyone get polled on their way out as I didnt although mine is in a small village.

Simon

Wish

iTrader: (2)

Why did they want to see it / Hand it over?

r32

Sounds as though Cleggy (wasnt he in Last of The Summer Wine?) prefers to join up with Dave. As he says Labour lost and the moral winners are the Torys.

Makes sense.

stilover

Yes. Voted Conservative, but because they guy asking me was of Asian orientation, I stated BNP then proceeded to kick the **** out of him.

P1Fanatic

What difference if they did as all it has is your name & address on it???

Simon

Leslie

Lib/Lab is a disaster, Con/Dem is not ever so good but a very much better situation.

Amazing how little some people actually know.

I heard a twentyish year old girl at the market ask another stall holder what was meant by a hung parliament. The bloke said it meant that Gordon Brown could form another parliament. The answer from her was "who is Gordon Brown?"

She meant it too!

Les

Snazy

A 41 yr old that I work with who has been spouting about politics all week, and this situation all morning just turned to me and asked "what IS a hung parliament anyway."

Scary how many people dont have a clue about any of this. But it is what it is.