2011 Local / Wales / Scotland RESULTS!

[jam666]

Polls have been closed for nearly 4 hours and results are starting to trickle in and there is some very interesting results coming through.

It seems at the moment that in the local elections the lib dems have been "devastated" and most of their voters have turned to labour which has resulted in the conservatives losing four seats in sunderland. This has also being reciprocated across all current confirmed results.

The SNP appears to be heading for an overall majority in the scottish elections with senior labour figures such as Andy Kerr losing his seat.

The biggest surprise of the night is UKIP. One exmaple being Hartlepool st.hildas ward where there has been a recount because an independent got 360 votes but a UKIP candidate got 359. The results are expected imminently but it appears as if the conservatives are losing voters to UKIP and it may have cost them a few seats tonight.

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Whats people opinions and thoughts?

[-:Undertaker:-]

I'm watching the Welsh Assembly, UKIP expected to pickup 3/60 AMs for the first time judging by Yougov prediction the other day. The extent of the Liberal Democrat collapse will also be interesting, especially in Liverpool and the north in general - it will be interesting to see what party rises in these areas to challenge Labour in the future if this is indeed the end of the Liberal Democrats.

Nigel Farage
UKIP don't just take votes from the tories; Sunderland Hetton Labour 1940, UKIP 956, Tories 239, Lib Den 167

Nigel Farage
Washington East (Sunderland), UKIP on 7%, ahead of the Lib Dems.

"Rumours of Labour gain in Woolton ward Liverpool - Lib Dems have ALWAYS held it and led 51% to Lab's 25% in 2010. Sensational if true. This is the start of Clegg's northern nightmare. Labour GAIN Woolton ward, Liverpool. Was 51% Lib Dem to 25% Labour in 2010. More to come."

[Sarah]

I'm watching the Welsh Assembly, UKIP expected to pickup 3/60 AMs for the first time judging by Yougov prediction the other day. The extent of the Liberal Democrat collapse will also be interesting, especially in Liverpool and the north in general - it will be interesting to see what party rises in these areas to challenge Labour in the future if this is indeed the end of the Liberal Democrats.

UKIP will definitely make gains from the regional list and looks to be successful for them.

[Moh]

Just before 10pm, we got somebody from lib dems knocking on the door and saying that we haven't voted yet and that she would drive us personalty to go and vote.
a) I'm not going in a car with somebody who randomly knocks on our door
b) If I was to vote, I would have voted Labour

Lib dems are getting desperate me thinks

[Sarah]

Scottish Labour leader holds onto his seat by 151 votes that is shocking!

[Hecktix]

Scottish Labour leader holds onto his seat by 151 votes that is shocking!

Scotland don't seem to like Labour too much now, perhaps they were some of the only people who preferred Gordon Brown as Labour Leader

Interesting results so far, Lib Dems have been absolutely demolished losing a lot of their councils (so far) and 300 seats in England after 110 of 279 councils declared.

The Conservatives haven't made a loss yet but their gain is small (2 councils 45 seats atm) in comparison to Labours 11 councils and 339 seats in England anyway.

Labour still have 23 seats in the Wales so that's 8 more for the overall majority with 9 still to declare, unsure whether that's actually gonna happen then.

[Sarah]

Scotland don't seem to like Labour too much now, perhaps they were some of the only people who preferred Gordon Brown as Labour Leader

Interesting results so far, Lib Dems have been absolutely demolished losing a lot of their councils (so far) and 300 seats in England after 110 of 279 councils declared.

The Conservatives haven't made a loss yet but their gain is small (2 councils 45 seats atm) in comparison to Labours 11 councils and 339 seats in England anyway.

Labour still have 23 seats in the Wales so that's 8 more for the overall majority with 9 still to declare, unsure whether that's actually gonna happen then.

I suspect they will reach 28-30, if they reach 30 they will run as a minority but I'm doubtful they'll win an overall majority.

BBC just showed projected figures that Alex Sammond's SNP will win 67 seats.

It also seems any Council seats that the Lib dems are defending they are losing out to Labour in the north and conservatives in the south east. Very interesting!

[Hecktix]

I suspect they will reach 28-30, if they reach 30 they will run as a minority but I'm doubtful they'll win an overall majority.

BBC just showed projected figures that Alex Sammond's SNP will win 67 seats.

It also seems any Council seats that the Lib dems are defending they are losing out to Labour in the north and conservatives in the south east. Very interesting!

It is very interesting indeed, Cleggy certainly looked a bit shaken in his interview on the BBC. Bookies now have 2/1 odds on Clegg to step down before the end of 2011 with the same odds on Huhne to replace him - which would be very interesting considering Huhne's recent outburst at the Conservatives regarding the way the "No to AV" campaign was held.
Welsh constituencies all in apparently... awaiting on confirmation

[Sarah]

It is very interesting indeed, Cleggy certainly looked a bit shaken in his interview on the BBC. Bookies now have 2/1 odds on Clegg to step down before the end of 2011 with the same odds on Huhne to replace him - which would be very interesting considering Huhne's recent outburst at the Conservatives regarding the way the "No to AV" campaign was held.
Welsh constituencies all in apparently... awaiting on confirmation

Labour end on 30seats, one short of a majority (+4). Conservatives end on 14 (+2) and overtake Plaid Cymru as the second biggest party in the senedd. Plaid cymru end on 11 (-4) and the lib dems finish on 4 (-1).

SNP are one away from a overall majority on 63 with two more constituencies/regions declared.

SNP are most definitely going to get an majority.

[FlyingJesus]

SNP have a gain of 31 seats so far (totalling 51) with 58 still to be counted. I hope Scotland enjoys having no economy and being forced to adopt the Euro

Other results are pretty much as I expected tbh, it's basically what always happens when a government's unpopular - people vote for the "other" party despite probably not knowing anything about their policies. That said, there aren't many places in the English councils that Labour have taken directly from Conservatives, most of it seems to be from previously contested areas that didn't have a proper majority


edit: oh looks like the site I'm on is slow to update if SNP have 63 now haha