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General Election 2017 live: Britain goes to the polls

The most recent opinion polls.

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[MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] [MENTION=4930]Yossarian[/MENTION] [MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION] [MENTION=107620]s28[/MENTION] [MENTION=1842]James[/MENTION] [MENTION=136193]Adil_94[/MENTION] [MENTION=53290]Markhor[/MENTION]

Let's go boys!!

I'm not entirely sure who I'm voting for but I'm hoping to have figured that bit out by the time I finish work today InshAllah and head to the polling station :P

I want Jay C in No.10 (obv) however my constituency is an SNP stronghold and voting for Labour could just split the Labour and SNP votes, giving the likes of Lib Dem or Conservatives a sniff of a seat.

I highly highly highly doubt that will happen.

However, I'm also torn because I want a SNP rep for mu constituency but a Labour to win the over all election.

At this stage I'm thinking of voting for SNP to block out the Tories and potentially leading to some sort of coalition with Labour (despite Nicky S's intentions to have IndyRef 2)
 
The 10pm exit poll should tell us a lot. Exit polls have been very accurate in recent times.

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Also hearing of fights breaking out at polling stations...
 
TalhaSyed said:
[MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] [MENTION=4930]Yossarian[/MENTION] [MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION] [MENTION=107620]s28[/MENTION] [MENTION=1842]James[/MENTION] [MENTION=136193]Adil_94[/MENTION] [MENTION=53290]Markhor[/MENTION]

Let's go boys!!

I'm not entirely sure who I'm voting for but I'm hoping to have figured that bit out by the time I finish work today InshAllah and head to the polling station :P

I want Jay C in No.10 (obv) however my constituency is an SNP stronghold and voting for Labour could just split the Labour and SNP votes, giving the likes of Lib Dem or Conservatives a sniff of a seat.

I highly highly highly doubt that will happen.

However, I'm also torn because I want a SNP rep for mu constituency but a Labour to win the over all election.

At this stage I'm thinking of voting for SNP to block out the Tories and potentially leading to some sort of coalition with Labour (despite Nicky S's intentions to have IndyRef 2)
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Vote who you feel is best, either way am hoping for a narrow win and a potential coalition
 
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TalhaSyed said:
[MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] [MENTION=4930]Yossarian[/MENTION] [MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION] [MENTION=107620]s28[/MENTION] [MENTION=1842]James[/MENTION] [MENTION=136193]Adil_94[/MENTION] [MENTION=53290]Markhor[/MENTION]

Let's go boys!!

I'm not entirely sure who I'm voting for but I'm hoping to have figured that bit out by the time I finish work today InshAllah and head to the polling station :P

I want Jay C in No.10 (obv) however my constituency is an SNP stronghold and voting for Labour could just split the Labour and SNP votes, giving the likes of Lib Dem or Conservatives a sniff of a seat.

I highly highly highly doubt that will happen.

However, I'm also torn because I want a SNP rep for mu constituency but a Labour to win the over all election.

At this stage I'm thinking of voting for SNP to block out the Tories and potentially leading to some sort of coalition with Labour (despite Nicky S's intentions to have IndyRef 2)
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https://www.theguardian.com/politic...-to-make-your-vote-count-in-the-2017-election


Gabbar Singh said:
Good news for Corbyn if this is replicated up and down the country.

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It depends where those queues of bache are, I see a lot of students going in and out of the polling station opposite my house but I live near Birmingham University so that's to be expected and this is a labour safe seat. If the only gains Labour get from youngsters are in urban areas and university towns then it won't help a great deal.

Our voting system is awful tbh, first past the post is a disgrace.
 
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Gabbar Singh said:
Good news for Corbyn if this is replicated up and down the country.

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I think that could be the X factor which defies the polls. Young kids don't normally bother with the voting but the tuition fees must have hit them hard during the Tory years. Get off your ar$es you feckless layabouts. :cigar
 
I think May will come away with a small majority (20-30), Corbyn will get 35%+ of the national vote (he may do better than any Labour leader since Blair in 2001 but it won't translate into seats - Blair got 355 seats with only 35.2% of the national vote in 2005), UKIP will be dead and buried and the Lib Dems will be laughed at again (sorry [MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION]). Oh and the SNP's vote-share will drop from the 50% they saw in 2015 to around 40%. The world will carry on as usual.
 
Agree that the Exit Poll is the Mothership. It's always fun staying up all night regardless, but nowadays it is all over bar the shouting at 10:02pm.
 
People still think its going to be close?

Its confirmed and has been for a while, Tories will win by a landslide, this will be a Labour bloodbath.
 
Tories will win, I voted Labour. There was a small queue but I think it'll be sort of close, 1-2% between them
 
I used a pen to fill in the ballot paper. I tired to do my own exit poll but the elderly gentleman in a checkered suit with a fox tail hat wouldn't respond.
 
Reports of hundreds of newly registered young people WITH polling cards being turned away in a key marginal seat as the council is using an out of date register!
 
Any indication of what the exit polls will be like, we should get an announcement in about 30 minutes either way I think
 
shaz619 said:
Any indication of what the exit polls will be like, we should get an announcement in about 30 minutes either way I think
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Electoral law forbids publishing an exit poll before the poll is closed so we'll have to wait until 10pm.
 
Gabbar Singh said:
Electoral law forbids publishing an exit poll before the poll is closed so we'll have to wait until 10pm.
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The BBC has received reports concerning voting difficulties in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Students at Keele University have contacted the BBC to say despite registering, they were unable to cast their vote.

One student, Lucy Walker, said she thought she would be able to vote after registering before the deadline in May.

"A ridiculous number of students were saying they couldn't vote," she told the BBC.

Ms Walker said she rang the local Labour Party office and she said they had received quite a few complaints.

She said the Labour candidate Paul Farrelly rang her and said he would investigate.

"But I still haven't been able to vote today," she added.
 
Exit Poll

Conservative 314

Labour 266

Lib Dem 14 !!!!!!

SNP 34

UKIP 0 :)))
 
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY CRAP

If these exit polls are true I'm going to be dancing all night long
 
Big Mac said:
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY CRAP

If these exit polls are true I'm going to be dancing all night long
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What can come of this by the end of the night biggy best case scenario for Labour!

Conservative 12 seats short of a majority!
 
So if the Tories are likely to get 314, don't they only need 11 for a majority? Couldn't they get the Lib Dems on board, like they did with Cameron's first government?

And wouldn't Labour have a hard time convincing the Lib Dems, because Labour plus Lib Dems plus SNP adds up to only 314.

What am I missing?
 
Nostalgic said:
So if the Tories are likely to get 314, don't they only need 11 for a majority? Couldn't they get the Lib Dems on board, like they did with Cameron's first government?

And wouldn't Labour have a hard time convincing the Lib Dems, because Labour plus Lib Dems plus SNP adds up to only 314.

What am I missing?
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It's more the fact that at the start of the campaign people were predicting a 100+majority. If these exit polls are correct then the Tories will just form a minority government, the Lib Dems won't form a formal alliance with them.
 
Nostalgic said:
So if the Tories are likely to get 314, don't they only need 11 for a majority? Couldn't they get the Lib Dems on board, like they did with Cameron's first government?

And wouldn't Labour have a hard time convincing the Lib Dems, because Labour plus Lib Dems plus SNP adds up to only 314.



What am I missing?
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Lib Dems have officially stated no coalition with Tories this time.

Not sure if SNP can join with Labour but this still wouldn't get a majority.

I'm hoping this media has it wrong this time and Labour can still win when the results come in.
 
Nostalgic said:
So if the Tories are likely to get 314, don't they only need 11 for a majority? Couldn't they get the Lib Dems on board, like they did with Cameron's first government?

And wouldn't Labour have a hard time convincing the Lib Dems, because Labour plus Lib Dems plus SNP adds up to only 314.

What am I missing?
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Lib Dems are ruling out another coalition after the pasting they took at the last election in 2015 after being in one with the Conservatives
 
KingKhanWC said:
But Jeremy Corbyn won't be prime minister :(
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Don't care.

Hung Parliament was my preferred outcome. Brexit is by far the biggest issue this country faces and Corbyn is a leaver.

The goal was to stop the Tories getting 326 seats and try to halt the political discourse in the UK from continuing to shift to the right.
 
Big Mac said:
Don't care.

Hung Parliament was my preferred outcome. Brexit is by far the biggest issue this country faces and Corbyn is a leaver.

The goal was to stop the Tories getting 326 seats and try to halt the political discourse in the UK from continuing to shift to the right.
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Do you think a hung parliament can still happen? What results are required for a hung parliament?
 
In theory you can have a minority government but that would be a disaster.
Liberals have ruled out a coalition and even is they did they would never get into bed with the Tories again.

its going to be a long long night.

Thank god for PP commentary election special thread &#55357;&#56860;
 
KingKhanWC said:
Do you think a hung parliament can still happen? What results are required for a hung parliament?
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If Tories don't get 326 seats they won't have a majority but here's the thing.

Say exit poll is wrong by 20-25 seats. That's STILL a terrible result for May who was seeking a huge mandate after many polls predicted landslide majorities between 40-60.
 
Markhor said:
If Tories don't get 326 seats they won't have a majority but here's the thing.

Say exit poll is wrong by 20-25 seats. That's STILL a terrible result for May who was seeking a huge mandate after many polls predicted landslide majorities between 40-60.
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May made a massive blunder for calling an election.
Even if they get a slight overall majority I think May will end stepping down.
 
Markhor said:
If Tories don't get 326 seats they won't have a majority but here's the thing.

Say exit poll is wrong by 20-25 seats. That's STILL a terrible result for May who was seeking a huge mandate after many polls predicted landslide majorities between 40-60.
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Thanks.

Two questions please.

1. Can Corbyn join with the SNP and form a minority government?

2. Is this a hung parliament now or what results need to in for this to be declared?
 
Strap in guys, sitting nice and comfy next door enjoying the fireworks! haha

Man if the backwards sectarian bigots in the DUP could get the kicking they deserve it'd be the topping on the cake
 
It's kinda like overhearing a massive wife and husband argument next door.

It's sad to hear, you feel for the kids (electorate) caught up in the mess, but christ you're gonna get a cold beer and listen in.
 
KingKhanWC said:
Do you think a hung parliament can still happen? What results are required for a hung parliament?
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Hung Parliament = Nobody has more than 50% of the seats. 650 seats in the Commons so that means if you have 326 seats then you have command of Parliament. In theory, as long as you don't have MPs rebelling, that means you can push all of your policies through because everyone else doesn't have enough seats to stop you.

Unless these exit polls are massively wrong, the Tories will fall short of that 326 target which means May will almost certainly resign and someone will have to try and scrounge together a coalition.

You could have a minority government without a coalition if other parties agree to support May/Corbyn on certain issues as long as the government promises to vote their way on other issues. So the smaller parties don't get places in the cabinet like they would in a coalition but they would operate on an informal "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" agreement.
 
Like KKWC above, was wondering if Labour can form a coalition with other parties or is that only the preserve of the largest party?
 
KingKhanWC said:
Thanks.

Two questions please.

1. Can Corbyn join with the SNP and form a minority government?

2. Is this a hung parliament now or what results need to in for this to be declared?
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Yes but a Labour-SNP pact wouldn't be very stable. Tories would have 314 seats to Labour-SNP's combined 300.

Minority governments are quite weak - Harold Wilson led one after the Feb 1974 election but he quickly called another one in Oct 1974 to gain a majority, which he did.

This is just an exit poll. Nothing has happened yet, results will filter in through the night and tomorrow morning. Exit polls are though more reliable than opinion polls as its a cross sample of people who've actually voted.
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Final point - Tories would have first dibs on forming a coalition being the largest party but as mentioned, Lib Dems are already ruling out another deal whilst Greens, SNP and Plaid would NEVER prop up the Tories.

They'd have to get support from the Unionist parties of Northern Ireland, such as the right-wing headbangers in the DUP and UUP.
[MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] - This would be a great night for Tim Farron and the Lib Dems ! Looks like it'll be a bigger taxi cab to fit all their MPs in instead of a small one :p
 
I'm feeling a lit queesy at the thought of another election..
 
Beware because the exit polls suggested a Labour victory in 2015. We will not know until the morning.
 
Robert said:
Beware because the exit polls suggested a Labour victory in 2015. We will not know until the morning.
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No they were very accurate, the shock 2015 exit poll showed a Tory majority.
 
Robert said:
Beware because the exit polls suggested a Labour victory in 2015. We will not know until the morning.
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Tories on top in the exit polls with I think 312 seats.

So they could still go on and get 326 seats.

But like you said earlier, May is toast
 
Me right now:

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[MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] right now

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Gabbar Singh said:
It's more the fact that at the start of the campaign people were predicting a 100+majority. If these exit polls are correct then the Tories will just form a minority government, the Lib Dems won't form a formal alliance with them.
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KingKhanWC said:
Lib Dems have officially stated no coalition with Tories this time.

Not sure if SNP can join with Labour but this still wouldn't get a majority.

I'm hoping this media has it wrong this time and Labour can still win when the results come in.
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Markhor said:
Lib Dems are ruling out another coalition after the pasting they took at the last election in 2015 after being in one with the Conservatives
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Thanks.

Are they open to supporting a Labour government?
 
Also, remember the term "a shy Tory".

We have a few hours to go before we find out
 
SNP to lose 22 seats in Scotlands according to the exit polls.

That was to be expected. Any scots wanting Brexit would vote for the Tories, meanwhile the Labour and SNP policies are so similar that a lot of Scots would have voted for Labour to get Jeremy in No.10 sine for obvious reasons Nicola can never get to Number 10.
 
and let's not forget the best news coming out of all this!!!

UKIP are gone..
 
We'll see in the first couple of results in Labour strongholds if the poll is accurate but until places like Putney & Nuneaton declare around 1am we won't know if Tories have been severely damaged, will stay up till then and then decide if I go to bed or not.
 
KingKhanWC said:
Thanks for the info guys .

Tory supporters are in tears it seems.:)
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I was a reluctant Tory as I didn't like May at all...
No tears for me.

It's actually an extremely interesting election night.
One thing is I'm glad about is that the country will have to re-think its strategy on Brexit.
 
What's the process for forming a minority government? I would imagine the party with the plurality gets first dibs at attempting to cobble together enough MPs for a vote of confidence, failing which, the next party gets a shot?

What if no party is able to? At what point do they decide to go to the polls again? Traditionally, has the second-largest party abstained from the first vote of confidence to allow a government to be formed and for life to go on, if the proposed government can't get half the MPs to vote in favor? At what point do they pull the rug from under the government? I would guess a few months or so.
 
IMMY69 said:
So I thought exit polls showed Tories with 312 or so seats in 2015?
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Just had a quick check - 2015 exit poll predicted Tories on 316 seats and being the largest party, so not an overall Tory majority (apologies [MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION]).

They ended up on 331. But even if this poll is out and Tories have another 15 seats - its still a major blow for PM May who was hoping for a landslide majority of over 80-100 which was being predicted in some polls. Her authority would be diminished and governing would be harder.

The results of the past 4 elections have all been correctly predicted by the exit polls that have been released.

Also to clarify to everyone, just watching the BBC coverage and we've been rightly reminded by Laura Kuenssberg - Sinn Fein don't take up their seats in Westminster so Tories technically need 323 for a majority.
 
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Newcastle Central beats Sunderland in being the first seat to declare results !
 
UKIP down in Sunderland too.

Tories have done better in both Newcastle and Sunderland.

UKIP are finished...

Woohoo
 
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