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Post by maxque on Sept 22, 2016 22:38:07 GMT
CARMARTHENSHIRE Cilycwm Dayfdd Tomos, Plaid Cymru - 201 Thomas Davies, Independent - 151 Maria Carroll, Welsh Labour - 123 Matthew Paul, Independent - 106 Jacqui Thompson, People First – Fighting for the Community - 64 Catherine Nakielny, Welsh Liberal Democrats - 62 Steven Holmes, Welsh Conservative Party -15 Conservative vote down from 136 to 15! Their 2012 candidate (Paul) ran as a Independent, their candidate wasn't local. |
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Post by maxque on Sept 22, 2016 22:42:08 GMT
Coatbridge North and Glenboig, 1st count:
Lab 1350 (41.7%; -11.3)
SNP 1261 (39.0%; +8.2)
Con 366 (11.3%; +5.3)
Grn 195 (6.0%)
UKIP 63 (1.9%)
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Post by Foggy on Sept 22, 2016 22:42:26 GMT
Nempnett Thrubwell and Sheepy Magna are new ones to me. I've previously referenced Newton Blossomville on here. (I hope finsobruce doesn't mind me beating him to it  ) Nempnett Thrubwell is my father's favourite silly village name in Somerset, but yes, the Wurzels also tried to make it famous. Hadn't heard of Sheepy Magna though, as I'm not exactly familiar with rural Leicestershire. |
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Post by maxque on Sept 22, 2016 22:43:50 GMT
Con hold in Cherwell District (Adderbury, Bloxwich, Bodicote).
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Post by mboy on Sept 22, 2016 22:45:16 GMT
Funnily enough, when I'm trying to follow what goes on at Conference, "news" tends to mean policy debates and similar, rather than what people sing when p*ssed. But I'll agree it is puerile, needlessly offensive and should be cut out. There is zero chance of it being cut out. It's been sung every year for 20 years at Glee Club, and you won't make it out of there alive if you suggest stopping it. Rightly so, as it's a hilarious song. |
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Post by maxque on Sept 22, 2016 22:46:42 GMT
Christchurch (Allerdale)Result LAB: 40.7% (+5.8) LDEM: 29.4% (+20.0) CON: 25.9% (-19.3) UKIP: 4.0% (+4.0) The issue here seems is that is failure of Conservative to run a candidate in the town by-election held at the same time + an huge LD campaign. The town by-election was LD-Lab-ND and LD won it. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Sept 22, 2016 22:47:57 GMT
There is zero chance of it being cut out. It's been sung every year for 20 years at Glee Club, and you won't make it out of there alive if you suggest stopping it. Rightly so, as it's a hilarious song. On one level I hope you don't cut it out. Because it shows you up for the hypocrites you are: advocating respect and tolerance for other parties in public, telling them to fuck off and die in private. |
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Post by maxque on Sept 22, 2016 22:53:45 GMT
LD gain by a lot over Conservative in Teignmouth Central, Teignbridge.
LD 491 (51.1%; +28.3)
Con 286 (29.8%; -12.6)
UKIP 111 (11.6%)
Lab 72 (7.5%; -8.7)
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Post by maxque on Sept 22, 2016 22:55:04 GMT
There is zero chance of it being cut out. It's been sung every year for 20 years at Glee Club, and you won't make it out of there alive if you suggest stopping it. Rightly so, as it's a hilarious song. On one level I hope you don't cut it out. Because it shows you up for the hypocrites you are: advocating respect and tolerance for other parties in public, telling them to fuck off and die in private. Personally, I just hope Labour members stop defending Blair. He is very impopular and toxic, defending him only hurts Labour. |
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Post by mboy on Sept 22, 2016 22:55:10 GMT
There is zero chance of it being cut out. It's been sung every year for 20 years at Glee Club, and you won't make it out of there alive if you suggest stopping it. Rightly so, as it's a hilarious song. On one level I hope you don't cut it out. Because it shows you up for the hypocrites you are: advocating respect and tolerance for other parties in public, telling them to fuck off and die in private. As has been pointed out, there are as many songs ridiculing the Lib Dems, and all our MPs and former MPs, as there are about non-Lib Dems. Adults should be able to distinguish between theatrical mockery, and spreading hatred on the streets. Though I realise that the people now running your party cannot... |
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Sept 22, 2016 22:56:40 GMT
There is zero chance of it being cut out. It's been sung every year for 20 years at Glee Club, and you won't make it out of there alive if you suggest stopping it. Rightly so, as it's a hilarious song. On one level I hope you don't cut it out. Because it shows you up for the hypocrites you are: advocating respect and tolerance for other parties in public, telling them to fuck off and die in private. Well, maybe. But we've just taken 20% of the vote share of the Tories in Allerdale, gifting you that by election, so its not all bad. |
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Post by marksenior on Sept 22, 2016 23:00:49 GMT
Cherwell result
Con 1015
Lab 286
Green 278
LDem 189
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Post by Foggy on Sept 22, 2016 23:02:18 GMT
On one level I hope you don't cut it out. Because it shows you up for the hypocrites you are: advocating respect and tolerance for other parties in public, telling them to fuck off and die in private. Personally, I just hope Labour members stop defending Blair. He is very impopular and toxic, defending him only hurts Labour. You may well be right, but if the Human Rights Act, freedom of information, devolution, the minimum wage, Lords reform, the hunting ban, equalisation of the age of consent and many more progressive measures have become electorally toxic, then one could argue that the electorate (whether Labour members or voters as a whole) deserve everything they get. |
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Post by maxque on Sept 22, 2016 23:05:53 GMT
Cherwell result Con 1015 Lab 286 Green 278 LDem 189 Con 57.4% (+8.5) Lab 16.2% (-0.2) Grn 15.7% (-5.5) LD 10.7% (-2.8) |
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Post by Khunanup on Sept 22, 2016 23:06:58 GMT
Christchurch (Allerdale)Result LAB: 40.7% (+5.8) LDEM: 29.4% (+20.0) CON: 25.9% (-19.3) UKIP: 4.0% (+4.0) Quite frankly one of the most hilariously awful Tory results I've seen for many a year. A precursor for next May methinks. |
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Post by Andrew_S on Sept 22, 2016 23:07:47 GMT
Christchurch (Allerdale)Result LAB: 40.7% (+5.8) LDEM: 29.4% (+20.0) CON: 25.9% (-19.3) UKIP: 4.0% (+4.0) Quite frankly one of the most hilariously awful Tory results I've seen for many a year. A precursor for next May methinks. Is Christchurch a middle-class area? |
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Post by mrhell on Sept 22, 2016 23:07:58 GMT
Ah yes, the same song that has been sung at every Lib Dem Conference Glee Club since 1997. The song's really an attack on "lib-labbery" rather than just Tony Blair. I think I remember when it was first sung. Some of them started out at the semi-regular Liberal Revue which sadly has disappeared. i've only missed two autumn Glee Clubs from 1994 onwards. One was because I was failing to chat up a woman and one because that week clashed with the induction of my MA. All this non by-election stuff reminds me of a fringe meeting in 1995 or 1996 organsied by the Guardian about Lib Dems talking to the Labour Party. One old guy in the audience said "Of course we should talk the Labour Party. How else can we tell them to fuck off!". |
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Post by maxque on Sept 22, 2016 23:08:45 GMT
Christchurch (Allerdale)Result LAB: 40.7% (+5.8) LDEM: 29.4% (+20.0) CON: 25.9% (-19.3) UKIP: 4.0% (+4.0) In votes: Lab 324 LD 234 Con 206 UKIP 32 |
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Post by maxque on Sept 22, 2016 23:12:31 GMT
Hadleigh seems to count in the morning.
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Post by maxque on Sept 22, 2016 23:29:58 GMT
Seems to be a Labour gain (over Conservative) in Arley and Whitacre, N Warwickshire.
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