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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2014 22:14:34 GMT
Peter Swindon @peterswindon
All #Labour sources indicating it will be a big win for Alex Rowley in #Cowdenbeath, with as much as 50% of vote.
Peter Swindon @peterswindon
One Labour MSP said #Labour vote 'extremely solid' in #Cowdenbeath. A Labour MP tells me it's 'looking good' for his party.
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Post by AdminSTB on Jan 23, 2014 22:18:21 GMT
Most of the ballot boxes won't have even made it to the count yet, how the hell would "all Labour sources" know anything at this stage?  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2014 22:18:46 GMT
BBC Scotland News @bbcscotlandnews
Watch live coverage of the #Cowdenbeath result - our @newsnightscot special is on BBC Two from 23:00 pic.twitter.com/dTKbTaraVC
good to see Scotland do this, the BBC down here has totally ignored By elections in a way Vincent Hanna would be turning in his grave.
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Post by AdminSTB on Jan 23, 2014 22:20:15 GMT
We had live coverage for Dunfermline too, the BBC has admittedly been getting better on Scottish election coverage lately.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2014 22:21:42 GMT
good for you, as you know down here even though we have News24 they barely cover the result ....
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Post by The Bishop on Jan 23, 2014 22:23:02 GMT
Most of the ballot boxes won't have even made it to the count yet, how the hell would "all Labour sources" know anything at this stage? This is normal for by-elections, as we should all know by now  |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jan 23, 2014 22:23:08 GMT
Unusual to see any party playing up its vote - not the normal way of playing the expectations game.
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Post by piperdave on Jan 23, 2014 22:27:49 GMT
Since Gordon Brewer is apparently hosting the by-election special at 11pm, I'll be going to sleep at 10.59pm.
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Post by AdminSTB on Jan 23, 2014 22:29:05 GMT
Estimated turnout of 37%.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2014 22:30:19 GMT
Most of the ballot boxes won't have even made it to the count yet, how the hell would "all Labour sources" know anything at this stage? A photocopier and contacts within the Royal Mail I assume. |
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Post by AdminSTB on Jan 23, 2014 22:35:37 GMT
Fife Council has just tweeted that they've only just opened the first ballot box, so any predictions made up to now can be safely disregarded. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jan 23, 2014 22:36:42 GMT
About 1:30 AM is the early prediction for a declaration time.
So count on your head hitting the pillow around 2:30.
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Post by AdminSTB on Jan 23, 2014 22:43:33 GMT
This is where my £300 coffee machine investment pays off. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2014 22:44:09 GMT
Labour got 46.5% last time so 50%+ wouldn't really be surprising.
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Post by AdminSTB on Jan 23, 2014 22:49:00 GMT
Well, it would take greater than a 7% national swing for Labour to actually become the largest party in Holyrood again in 2016, so Labour should be looking for around 54% or more in Cowdenbeath to consider themselves to be on the road to victory.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jan 23, 2014 23:07:01 GMT
I wonder if Newsnicht will delight us with some Scottish byelection archive like the last two occasions.
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Post by AdminSTB on Jan 23, 2014 23:09:15 GMT
Hopefully there will be less singing this time.
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Post by AdminSTB on Jan 23, 2014 23:42:21 GMT
34.81% turnout.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jan 23, 2014 23:42:23 GMT
Turnout 34.81%, eligible electorate 57,687. Just over 20,000 votes to count.
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Post by AdminSTB on Jan 24, 2014 0:08:38 GMT
Hopefully there will be less singing this time. So much for that hope. |
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