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Post by listener on Nov 18, 2022 0:12:54 GMT
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Post by batman on Nov 18, 2022 0:14:00 GMT
that could provide some explanation certainly.
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Post by timrollpickering on Nov 18, 2022 0:16:51 GMT
If voting was held over two days the polls could close at about 7pm on the second day and most results could be announced before the small hours. Or we could just accept that it takes time to count results and we don't need instant overnight gratification. |
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Post by peterl on Nov 18, 2022 0:18:07 GMT
If voting was held over two days the polls could close at about 7pm on the second day and most results could be announced before the small hours. Or we could just accept that it takes time to count results and we don't need instant overnight gratification. A slippery slope. First you have next day counts, then you have 2PM counts, and the next thing you know we are like California and don't have a full set of results a week later.  |
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Post by johnloony on Nov 18, 2022 0:22:19 GMT
Or we could just wait until 10:01pm and make up our own results, declare them official, and ignore any other pretend results which the council pretends to declare a few hours later.
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Post by jimboo2017 on Nov 18, 2022 0:23:26 GMT
Tories becoming the party of the middle-class Asians with the only Asian candidate
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Post by batman on Nov 18, 2022 0:24:03 GMT
Or we could just wait until 10:01pm and make up our own results, declare them official, and ignore any other pretend results which the council pretends to declare a few hours later. That would be the US Republican Party |
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Post by batman on Nov 18, 2022 0:24:40 GMT
Tories becoming the party of the middle-class Asians with the only Asian candidate not sure that many residents of Hollinwood are middle-class |
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Post by CatholicLeft on Nov 18, 2022 0:29:03 GMT
3 pretty narrow wins for Labour in the North West tonight. 79, 32 and 7 vote majorities. Blackburn South and Lower Darwen is in my parish, this is an impressive gain for Labour. The idea of a narrow win is not the same as in Oldham. |
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Post by timmullen1 on Nov 18, 2022 0:32:07 GMT
Tories becoming the party of the middle-class Asians with the only Asian candidate describes the Ward in his preview as “one of the white working class Wards of Oldham”, so unlikely. |
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Post by andrewp on Nov 18, 2022 0:33:04 GMT
3 pretty narrow wins for Labour in the North West tonight. 79, 32 and 7 vote majorities. Blackburn South and Lower Darwen is in my parish, this is an impressive gain for Labour. The idea of a narrow win is not the same as in Oldham.) I’d say those 3 are a good result for Lab ( Darwen), an ok one. ( Blackpool) and a bad one ( Oldham ) |
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Post by grahammurray on Nov 18, 2022 0:34:38 GMT
Or we could just accept that it takes time to count results and we don't need instant overnight gratification. A slippery slope. First you have next day counts, then you have 2PM counts, and the next thing you know we are like California and don't have a full set of results a week later. A complete misunderstanding of why votes in the USA take this long to count. If you want instant gratification rather than a proper process then forget elections and try Youtube cat videos. |
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Post by jimboo2017 on Nov 18, 2022 0:35:22 GMT
Joan Lamont tweeted Labour win but the link has been deleted
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Post by peterl on Nov 18, 2022 0:36:59 GMT
A slippery slope. First you have next day counts, then you have 2PM counts, and the next thing you know we are like California and don't have a full set of results a week later. A complete misunderstanding of why votes in the USA take this long to count. If you want instant gratification rather than a proper process then forget elections and try Youtube cat videos. Votes take longer to count in some places than others because some authorities are more efficient than others. Compare Sunderland with Tower Hamlets or Florida with California. Those that take a long time are rightly derided. |
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Post by jimboo2017 on Nov 18, 2022 0:37:04 GMT
A slippery slope. First you have next day counts, then you have 2PM counts, and the next thing you know we are like California and don't have a full set of results a week later. A complete misunderstanding of why votes in the USA take this long to count. If you want instant gratification rather than a proper process then forget elections and try Youtube cat videos. Rescued Puppies |
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Post by jimboo2017 on Nov 18, 2022 0:38:02 GMT
another tweet says Carson wins
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Post by timmullen1 on Nov 18, 2022 0:38:03 GMT
Or we could just accept that it takes time to count results and we don't need instant overnight gratification. A slippery slope. First you have next day counts, then you have 2PM counts, and the next thing you know we are like California and don't have a full set of results a week later. Or we could even be like Australia which Constitutionally can’t formally declare a result for something like 19 days. Antony Green is of the opinion we don’t care about accuracy only speed. |
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Post by jimboo2017 on Nov 18, 2022 0:39:35 GMT
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Linn (Glasgow) by-election, first preferences:
Labour: 2227 (43.4%, +11.4)
SNP: 1702 (33.2%, -0.2)
Green: 409 (8.0%, +1.9)
Con: 327 (6.4%, -5.1)
Lib Dem: 294 (5.7%, -0.6)
Alba: 90 (1.8%, +0.5)
SSP: 46 (0.9%, new)
UKIP: 19 (0.4%, new)
FA: 18 (0.4%, new)
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Post by timrollpickering on Nov 18, 2022 0:42:45 GMT
Or we could just accept that it takes time to count results and we don't need instant overnight gratification. A slippery slope. First you have next day counts, then you have 2PM counts, and the next thing you know we are like California and don't have a full set of results a week later. I have been to as many counts the next day or even later (in the days of EU Parliament elections the count was not until Sunday - or Monday in certain places out west) as I have to counts on the night - and almost half the latter is made up of single member council by-elections in an urban borough. |
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Post by lackeroftalent on Nov 18, 2022 0:46:43 GMT
Beccles (Suffolk County Council) by-election result:
GRN: 70.5% (+19.5%)
CON: 20.8% (-20.3%)
LAB: 7.9% (-0.1%)
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