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efb

Peter Robinson cuckolded in life now cuckolded in politics!

murpho999

Wow, what a shock about Robinson.

Not being an MP anymore but still an assembly member, does it mean he can't be First Minister and leader of the DUP?

sink

This is simply the best new, way out of left field. 22% swing, that is crazy.

LordSutch

dreamer_ire wrote: »

Ha!!! I was told so many times today I had wasted my vote.... I am over the moon.

Was Robinson really that bad?

Our man in Havana

murpho999 wrote: »

Wow, what a shock about Robinson.

Not being an MP anymore but still an assembly member, does it mean he can't be First Minister and leader of the DUP?

Nope. He will remain as first minister.

TommyT

Unbelievable. Peter the punt is out. Delighted for the c**t.
Congrats to Naomi Long. That is a hell of a result for Naomi and the Alliance Party, they have worked tirelessly for a long time and deserve ther success.

sceptre

Tories win their first seat in Battersea according to ITV. Could be a big swing there, no figures yet, it's high on their list of targets. I'm sticking with the BBC/Sky as judging by that, ITV are calling constituencies based on someone there estimating the size of vote piles rather than actual declarations.

not bakunin

A blow to misogynists everywhere! Time to celebrate...if the Tory scourge can be beaten back in whatever way possible, it could be a great night

Elliemental

The East Belfast result is a bit of a shock! Congrats to the Alliance Party

amacachi

dreamer_ire wrote: »

Ha!!! I was told so many times today I had wasted my vote.... I am over the moon.

Great to see it!

sink

This is the Portillo moment of this election.

mike65

Only in Norn Iron, no-one else really gives a hoot about NI

BBC results page for the big picture

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/

steelcityblues

They are essentially the LibDems of NI- so one extra seat for Clegg in theory!

dreamer_ire

Camelot wrote: »

Was Robinson really that bad?

Iris took the fall for almost everything but the land deal was a killer for him and people felt he treated them like idiots.

That aside though Naomi Long ran a great campaign, not just in the last few weeks but also during her term as Mayor of Belfast. She's an excellent candidate and will be a great MP for East Belfast.

Seriously I do not have the words for how amazing this feels. Well done Naomi and well done Alliance!!!!

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Robinson looks fair shook

not bakunin

sink wrote: »

This is the Portillo moment of this election.

Portillo himself had a funny column in the Guardian (of all places) about this today....Ed Balls, Children's Minister could be another

loldog

Poor fella looks a broken man, tbh. I wish him better times.

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hotmail.com

No resignation.

Our man in Havana

Des wrote: »

Robinson looks fair shook

He will be ousted from the leadership of the DUP and possibly from the first ministers job.

monkey9

Iris is in for the hair dryer treatment!!

amacachi

That's just given me at least another hour of energy. That is ****ing deadly!

mike65

Plaid Cymru win seat

steelcityblues

Couldn't happen to a nicer bigot!

amacachi

Bond-007 wrote: »

He will be ousted from the leadership of the DUP and possibly from the first ministers job.

I'd be surprised if the Junior isn't leading soon.

loldog

steelcityblues wrote: »

Couldn't happen to a nicer bigot!

Ah in fairness, he came a long way along over the years, like SF did.

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mike65

Thats it, I cannae take it anymore Captain!

Good night and good luck.

amacachi

loldog wrote: »

Ah in fairness, he came a long way along over the years, like SF did.

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Aye, it's hard to forgive and forget what he was all about though.

hotmail.com

Bond-007 wrote: »

He will be ousted from the leadership of the DUP and possibly from the first ministers job.

Arlene Foster said he'll make the right decision or something along those lines, hardly a ringing endorsement.

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First Con seat in

LordSutch

Downing Street says that Brown will try to form coalition if hung Parliament . . .

dreamer_ire

amacachi wrote: »

I'd be surprised if the Junior isn't leading soon.

No, Junior isn't that well thought of and can be a loose canon at times. It'll be between Arlene Foster, Nigel Dodds or Gregory Campbell. Logic says either Dodds or Campbell but Arlene Foster would be the most moderate of the three. All depends what way the DUP want to move now.

A Dub in Glasgo

Des wrote: »

First Con seat in

Which they take from Labour

LordSutch

Conservative gain Kingswood from Labour!

steelcityblues

Camelot wrote: »

Conservative gain Kingswood from Labour!

Wan't even high on their target list. A sign of things to come?

Permabear

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murpho999

BBC now saying that Tories may get an overall majority. Don't know how they can say this based on 2 constituencies!

sink

Sound more like something Newscorp would say not BBC News. 2 results is nothing to go on.

Mayo Exile

David Dimbleby on the BBC is now calling for the the Tories to get an overall majority. I'd say there is a chance of this. That early trend is continuing in safe Labour seats, i.e a swing of about 9% to the Tories. Durham North and Darlington continuing this pattern.

A Dub in Glasgo

Oh well, my consistuency has just declared and the Labour guy gets nearly 61% of the vote in his first outing! Another classic example of 'you can put a red rosette on a monkey and people here will still vote Labour'.

steelcityblues

Lib Dem win in Torbay!

amacachi

Lib Dems keep Torbay. It's going to be tight.

murpho999

Now an 'expert' is saying last LD win in Torbay is a setback for Conservatives. I really think they should stop trying to forecast over 600 seats with only 17 results in.

Amirani

The odds on Betfair are hopping around like mad after every declaration.

not bakunin

Labour's Roger Berry had a notional majority of 6,145 in Kingswood, according to the Guardian. What?

amacachi

murpho999 wrote: »

Now an 'expert' is saying last LD win is a setback for Conservatives. I really think they should stop trying to forecast over 600 seats with only 17 results in.

Aye, I'd not be at all surprised with the Tories getting anything between 290 and 330, it's way too tight to call this early on.

dreamer_ire

UUP get a seat..... opps I mean Lady Sylvia wins a seat!

amacachi

niallsparky wrote: »

The odds on Betfair are hopping around like mad after every declaration.

Some easy money to be made on the exchanges tonight.

amacachi

Did the main BBC coverage mention anything about Robinson losing his seat?

cruiserweight

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Oh well, my consistuency has just declared and the Labour guy gets nearly 61% of the vote in his first outing! Another classic example of 'you can put a red rosette on a monkey and people here will still vote Labour'.

I fear a similar outcome for mine

Looking like a swing to Labour in Scotland, well an increase in Glasgow constituencies so far

steelcityblues

What a victory for Hermon!