Adam
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Post by Adam on Dec 1, 2016 23:07:31 GMT
It is in Twickenham. Which means all the ballot boxes have to cross the river. Don't know why.
Just seen a post which crossed with this. The other side of the river is not in the constituency but in the Twickenham one, so how they voted there doesn't matter.
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Post by Andrew_S on Dec 1, 2016 23:07:32 GMT
Looks like that's in Twickenham according to Google Maps. The college is located in the more Liberal Democrat inclined St Margarets and North Twickenham ward, though it is also situated near the Twickenham Riverside and South Twickenham wards. In the event of a dead heat you would expect the early ballots to be around average/slightly more favourable towards the Liberal Democrats I believe. If the early ballots are in fact postal votes that would be disastrous news for Zac Goldsmith. That ward is not in the Richmond Park constituency, it's in the Twickenham constituency. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Dec 1, 2016 23:08:08 GMT
OK, here's the comparison - it's across Richmond upon Thames borough, because that's the stats which are available.
Conservative share of polling station vote: 52.3%
Conservative share of the postal vote: 59.6%
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Post by Andrew_S on Dec 1, 2016 23:08:42 GMT
It is in Twickenham. Which means all the ballot boxes have to cross the river. Don't know why. I guess it's cheaper to rent somewhere to count the votes in Twickenham. |
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Post by andrew111 on Dec 1, 2016 23:08:56 GMT
Well, it looked like they had a big hall with 10+ counting stations.... Unlikely they will split the PVs up across more than one counting station I would have thought? In which case there may be PVs and the earliest boxes being counted.
But it is a long time since I went to a parliamentary election count...
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Post by Merseymike on Dec 1, 2016 23:09:22 GMT
When the by-election was called I expected a Labour deposit hold to be unlikely. Now it looks like a dead cert that it will be a lost deposit if that kind of talk is leaking out. I agree. I don't think we should have stood anyway - a vanity by-election where we didn't stand a chance and where Goldsmith was behaving like the prima donna he is |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2016 23:14:59 GMT
Apparently Sky are reporting a low postal turnout. Remarkable, a UK news broadcaster is possibly giving out some useful information before the declaration, as opposed to the usual "I AM IN THE LEISURE CENTRE AND CAN SEE MANY ROSETTES, TOO EARLY TO SAY" |
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Post by AdminSTB on Dec 1, 2016 23:27:27 GMT
Whatever happens, we shouldn't read too much in terms of the national situation from the result of this highly unusual by-election. This is all about Goldsmith, who happens to represent one of the most Remain-leaning parts of the country. It will be interesting to compare all this with Sleaford next week. |
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Post by carlton43 on Dec 1, 2016 23:27:45 GMT
I still want him to win to bolster the majority and to upset all the rest of you. Bloody hell Carlton, you've had everything else this year, give us a bit of somethimg to celebrate this year. I won't appeal to christmas, but for samhain! Nice touch Jim with Samhain. I take these matters task by task as with the rest of that great game called 'Life'. But, yes, it has been a rather good year all round. |
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Post by AdminSTB on Dec 1, 2016 23:28:21 GMT
I've temporarily moved the by-elections category to the top of the home page.
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Post by mboy on Dec 1, 2016 23:30:35 GMT
I'm sure they know this, but without knowing which boxes this is irrelevant. |
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Post by mboy on Dec 1, 2016 23:33:26 GMT
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Post by andrew111 on Dec 1, 2016 23:39:01 GMT
Apparently Sky are reporting a low postal turnout. Remarkable, a UK news broadcaster is possibly giving out some useful information before the declaration, as opposed to the usual "I AM IN THE LEISURE CENTRE AND CAN SEE MANY ROSETTES, TOO EARLY TO SAY" He says they are verifying Kingston boxes first and Olney is slightly ahead on every clipboard he has seen |
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Post by Andrew_S on Dec 1, 2016 23:39:12 GMT
Twickenham had the highest turnout in England in 2015 and I don't think Richmond Park was far behind although I can't find a list at the moment.
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Post by bungle on Dec 1, 2016 23:39:48 GMT
Whatever happens, we shouldn't read too much in terms of the national situation . On the contrary. Go home and prepare for government! Oh bugger. We've tried that already.... Ok, just a bit of fun it is after all |
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Post by Adam on Dec 1, 2016 23:44:41 GMT
Coombe is where the rich of Kingston live.
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Dec 1, 2016 23:48:10 GMT
Coombe is where the rich of Kingston live. Where do the poor of Kingston live? In the servants' quarters of Coombe, maybe? |
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Post by Robert Waller on Dec 1, 2016 23:50:47 GMT
If, and it must be a big if given the quality and quantity of information so far, the LDs are indeed ahead in the Kingston section - they will win.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Dec 1, 2016 23:51:22 GMT
Coombe is where the rich of Kingston live. Where do the poor of Kingston live? In the servants' quarters of Coombe, maybe? In the Cambridge Road Estate in Norbury ward. (There's also a small council estate in Coombe - Kingsnympton). |
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Post by Robert Waller on Dec 1, 2016 23:57:00 GMT
Think David meant Norbiton.
Norbury is in Croydon.
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