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Trying that again: https://igcdn-photos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/11226676_786658638114686_1522245739_n.jpg

― michaellambert, Thursday, 7 May 2015 19:40 (eleven years ago)

Folk acquainted with Paisley will not be surprised to hear that our Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol candidate is a resident of Ferguslie Park.

why is he standing in Paisley North not Paisley South? Granted, we don't even have a Green candidate here, but still...

― boxedjoy, Thursday, 7 May 2015 19:53 (eleven years ago)

some anecdotal suggestions that turnout has been good?

― vote yay! for constitutional monarchy (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 7 May 2015 19:54 (eleven years ago)

My local polling station was mobbed (relatively).

― Cram Session in Goniometry (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 May 2015 20:11 (eleven years ago)

Mine said when i went after 2 that turnout had been good but way down on the referendum(95% voted there last year) but he said still a good turnout based on previous ones plus it would get really busy later on when people finish work.

― Eric Burdon & War, On Drugs (Cosmic Slop), Thursday, 7 May 2015 20:17 (eleven years ago)

i saw two other people voting in govan which is a better turnout than i've ever seen here

― bizarro gazzara, Thursday, 7 May 2015 20:20 (eleven years ago)

71% had voted at my polling station with an hour to go.

― mea nulta (onimo), Thursday, 7 May 2015 20:40 (eleven years ago)

betfred paid up on tories getting most seats an hour ago. Assume there must be an exit poll

― Eric Burdon & War, On Drugs (Cosmic Slop), Thursday, 7 May 2015 20:59 (eleven years ago)

Jesus, BBC exit poll:

Tories 316
Labour 239
SNP 58
Lib Dems 10

... garbage surely?

― Cram Session in Goniometry (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:01 (eleven years ago)

how wrong can it be?

― vote yay! for constitutional monarchy (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:02 (eleven years ago)

What the fucking fuck?

― Turtleneck Work Solutions (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:03 (eleven years ago)

Thought it would be a big lead but not that big.

― Petite Lamela (ShariVari), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:03 (eleven years ago)

o_0

― bizarro gazzara, Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:04 (eleven years ago)

FUCK

― woof, Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:04 (eleven years ago)

guys i may have to go and hide all the sharp things in the house

― vote yay! for constitutional monarchy (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:05 (eleven years ago)

Idk why people are saying 326 is the requirement when Sinn Feinn don't take their seats.

― Petite Lamela (ShariVari), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:05 (eleven years ago)

Labour, you're and embarrassment, get tae fuck.

― Cram Session in Goniometry (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:06 (eleven years ago)

323 is more like it, Tories at anything like 300 + can form a workable enough coalition

― vote yay! for constitutional monarchy (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:06 (eleven years ago)

Not even the annihilation of the Lib Dems can lift my spirits.

― Cram Session in Goniometry (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:08 (eleven years ago)

as much as it pains me to say this,

but given my straw poll via FB/pub/friends etc, the tories have it.

of course i do live in a very blue groove area, but still my FB feed has been full of mail/express/telegraph media fed bullshit ..

hence tonight i am getting drunk.

tomorrow is going to be unpleasant.

(i will be in the pub for the day .. either way it goes, it seems appropriate)

― mark e, Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:09 (eleven years ago)

agree with Tom, this is souring what shd be a glorious evening

― vote yay! for constitutional monarchy (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:10 (eleven years ago)

that exit poll could be completely wrong of course... maybe it could even worse :(

― yeovil knievel (NickB), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:11 (eleven years ago)

Single figures would be better tbf (xp)

― Cram Session in Goniometry (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:11 (eleven years ago)

poor Nick Robinson already cheered himself hoarse

― vote yay! for constitutional monarchy (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:12 (eleven years ago)

i feel bad enough to watch Al Murray on Dave right now

― vote yay! for constitutional monarchy (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:12 (eleven years ago)

oh good counting races what fun

― woof, Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:12 (eleven years ago)

Tom Newton Dunn ‏@tnewtondunn 4m4 minutes ago

Breaking: YouGov exit poll - CON 284 MPs, LAB 263, LIBS 31, SNP 48, UKIP 2, PLAID 3, GREEN 1

^ that's more like it

― yeovil knievel (NickB), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:13 (eleven years ago)

Uhhhh, that's quite a difference.

― Cram Session in Goniometry (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:14 (eleven years ago)

BBC, you're an embarrassment, get tae fuck.

― Cram Session in Goniometry (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:14 (eleven years ago)

sixth formers scurrying around with ballot boxes

― an absolute feast of hardcore fanboy LOLs surrounding (imago), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:14 (eleven years ago)

i needed that Yougov poll

― vote yay! for constitutional monarchy (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:16 (eleven years ago)

Well, one group of pollsters is for the high jump after this.

― Cram Session in Goniometry (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:18 (eleven years ago)

yeah, rooting for the yougov lads & lasses here

― yeovil knievel (NickB), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:18 (eleven years ago)

Come on Yougov, you can do it!

― Cram Session in Goniometry (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:19 (eleven years ago)

i liked the game young ones running the ballot boxes as lovingly narrated by fiona bruce, i want more of this

― an absolute feast of hardcore fanboy LOLs surrounding (imago), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:19 (eleven years ago)

come on you gov xp

― List of people who are ready for woe and how we know this (seandalai), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:19 (eleven years ago)

can someone explain to me under what scenarios the Tories don't come out as the ruling party

― Οὖτις, Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:19 (eleven years ago)

Yougov sample size is less than a third of BBC and idk about its methodology.

― Petite Lamela (ShariVari), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:21 (eleven years ago)

broadly speaking - if between them and their possible coalition partners they don't have somewhere in the region of 320 seats

― vote yay! for constitutional monarchy (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:21 (eleven years ago)

They could probably govern on their own with 316, tbh.

― Petite Lamela (ShariVari), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:22 (eleven years ago)

Definitely.

― Cram Session in Goniometry (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:22 (eleven years ago)

yeah sure

― vote yay! for constitutional monarchy (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:23 (eleven years ago)

their possible coalition partners is not many, whatever happens

― vote yay! for constitutional monarchy (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:24 (eleven years ago)

starting to wonder whether smashed Lib Dems and Tory gov isn't better than unsmashed LDs and more fragile Tory gov, if those are the two most likely outcomes

― vote yay! for constitutional monarchy (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:25 (eleven years ago)

They could probably govern on their own with 316

ok well since they seem well short of 316 I guess I'm asking who their coalition partners would be. I know the UKIP are insane racist rightwingers and the Greens are obviously on Labour's side but I'm not familiar with the allegiances of the Lib Dems and SNP

― Οὖτις, Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:25 (eleven years ago)

They've been in coalition with the Lib Dems for the last 5 years.

― Cram Session in Goniometry (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:26 (eleven years ago)

A lot depends on Clegg. If he loses his seat, the reformed LDs will go to Labour, I think. YouGov poll does give coalition a slim majority, mind

― stet, Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:26 (eleven years ago)

the BBC exit poll gives the Tories 316. UKIP will maybe get 2 seats and wouldn't go into formal coalition with them. The Northern Irish Unionist parties wd be likely to broadly support them on most issues

― vote yay! for constitutional monarchy (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:27 (eleven years ago)

Nate Silvet dubious about that exit poll.

― bureau belfast model (LocalGarda), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:27 (eleven years ago)

Silver

― bureau belfast model (LocalGarda), Thursday, 7 May 2015 21:28 (eleven years ago)

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