May 4, 20241 yr The 4 areas so far have had 5%+ swing towards Labour Labour now calling they've won - excellent stuff! Edited May 4, 20241 yr by ElectroBoy
May 4, 20241 yr Disgusting we need photo id. Has estanlishment plant Starmer said anything about getting rid of that? Oor keeping it?https://www.indy100.com/politics/darren-jones-lbc-voter-id Official party line: “’Every legitimate voter should be able to vote in our democracy’ – I agree with that. ‘We are still waiting for the government’s review of the impact of voter ID in the May elections, we need to know when that’s coming. “Ministers are required to hold a review into this discredited policy, and there must be no more dither and delay.” Noting that Labour describe voter ID as a “discredited policy”, Dale pushed Jones on whether that does indeed mean abolition is on the table. “I’ve got an ‘if pushed’ line … ‘We will have to wait for the results of the review, but is it clear that the Tories’ stringent voter ID has had damaging consequences for some voters who wish to vote and weren’t able to do so’,” he replied.A bit non-committal but there's scope for it to be repealed, we'll have to see what the manifesto says. Let's hope so.
May 4, 20241 yr Labour wins North East London In another result from the 14 constituencies in London's mayoral race, Sadiq Khan has held the North East. The swing to Labour from the Conservatives was 6.9%. Khan received 127,455 votes - or 61.7% - while Conservative Susan Hall received 34,099 - 16.5%.
May 4, 20241 yr Despite lower turnouts, Khan has ended up increasing Labour's votes, whilst Susan is doing less than the conservatives did previously. He's started getting himself a nice lead which should help buffer any advantage Susan might have in some of the outer areas of London. Results so far: Greenwich And Lewisham Khan: 83,792; Hall: 36,822 Difference: +46,970 (Khan) Merton And Wandsworth Khan: 84,725; Hall:50,976 Difference: +33,749 (Khan) West Central Khan: 54,481; Hall: 43,405 Difference: +11,076 (Khan) North East Khan: 127,455; Hall: 34,099 Difference: +93,356 (Khan) South West Khan: 77,011; Hall: 68,856 Difference: +8,155 (Khan) Enfield And Haringey Khan: 82,725; Hall: 41,389 Difference: +41,336 (Khan) Bexley And Bromley Khan: 48,952; Hall: 111,216 Difference: +62,264 (Hall) Brent And Harrow Khan: 58,743; Hall: 66,151 Difference: +7,408 (Hall) Ealing And Hillingdon Khan: 73,257; Hall: 75,396 Difference: +2,139 (Hall) ~162,000 lead for Khan so far. Edit: South West results now out. Khan takes it from conservatives!! Pretty much no way he loses now. ULEZ not as big as a factor as it was made out to be it seems. Edit 2: Enfield & Haringey added. Pretty much cements win for Khan now. Very unlikely Hall will overcome such a large lead. Edit 3: Bexley And Bromley added. There was no swing to either Labour or Conservative with the %s being exactly the same as last time. Susan needed a big swing here to be in contention and that hasn't materialised. Edited May 4, 20241 yr by Envoirment
May 4, 20241 yr From the results so far looks like 10% win for Khan. I dont think he's popular but his opponent wasn't good and the tories have never been so unpopular in my lifetime so I guess not a surprise
May 4, 20241 yr Author Yeah there was no way with Hall. The noise they've made about it is just noise and she's a terrible Conservative candidate against a good Labour candidate in an inner city. Wild baseless rumours from yesterday when not a single vote had been counted. Gaza does seem to be hurting Labour in some key areas, and it's good that media has sourced quotes from key Labour figures like Streeting and Cooper saying that they need to win back voters as for once they might try winning back in the opposite direction, but also areas where it did affect the council like Oldham had their own issues for a long time. Very frustrating when any pro-Palestine voices say Labour's stance on I/P is still affecting their vote though as they've changed their stance already, months ago.
May 4, 20241 yr Bur Keir aleeady called for a ceasefire right? Not sure what else an opposition party in a European country, far removed from the Middle East and with little influence, with only Gibraltar and Cyprus close by, can do? He's not even in power. All he can do is call for a ceasefire and aak Israel to show restraint and negotiate. The only voice Israel will listen to is America's, and it's been ignoring Biden as is. So what was with those full on articles in newspapers, saying Khan waa gonna lose?! It's the sort of tripe Kusswnbeeg would put out there
May 4, 20241 yr Oh phew, I do apologise on behalf of Bexley and Bromley x Clearly the only constituency that can be bothered to protest vote and not even enough! Khan isn't perfect and my vote was entirely tactical, but it's refreshing to see an honest, moral political leader. I imagine ULEZ was the sole reason Hall got that close, utter nutcase, if that was the best her party I could do, they weren't even trying!
May 4, 20241 yr Apparently Labour have won the West Mids by 'a couple of thousand'. Recount being asked for by the Tories...
May 4, 20241 yr I’m surprised Sadiq won again despite ULEZ and knife crime being rife in London. One of the candidates who was running for independent called him out over this and was deliberately disrupting Sadiq during his speech
May 4, 20241 yr Labour has won in West Mids mayor race defeating Andy Street. Big result! @1786832761447190663
May 4, 20241 yr I’m surprised Sadiq won again despite ULEZ and knife crime being rife in London. One of the candidates who was running for independent called him out over this and was deliberately disrupting Sadiq during his speech I believe that was the Britain First candidate...
May 4, 20241 yr I believe that was the Britain First candidate... That happened today but there was an incident about 3 weeks ago where the Independent candidate called him out and was shouting the names of kids who fell victim to knife crime
May 4, 20241 yr That happened today but there was an incident about 3 weeks ago where the Independent candidate called him out and was shouting the names of kids who fell victim to knife crime And actually if people did their research and didn't just follow reactionary headlines, Stabbings in London, while still above the national average, has actually been on a downward trend since Sadiq Khan took over as Mayor and is higher in other parts of the country.
May 4, 20241 yr I’m surprised Sadiq won again despite ULEZ and knife crime being rife in London. One of the candidates who was running for independent called him out over this and was deliberately disrupting Sadiq during his speech Knife crime in London is more or less in line with the national average.
May 4, 20241 yr Given a choice between Ben Houchen and Andy Street, I would have preferred Street to have bee the one who manged to hold on. He seems to be genuinely motivated by what is best for his region. The Labour winner's speech and Street's concession speech both strengthen that belief. Houchen's main aim seems to be to line the pockets of his mates with public money.
May 5, 20241 yr The ULEZ thing is a drop in the ocean, and I think most sensible people with their head screwed on know that the knife crime discourse is something certain corners of the media and online right-wing activists try and perpetuate despite the problem not actually lying with him and being entirely down to central government.
May 5, 20241 yr They've decided to wheel out Suella Braverman as face of the Conservative Party following the general election. You don't even have to listen to what she says to realise that the government have taken the wrong message from these local elections. They're going to get rightly hammered when we do eventually get a general election.
May 5, 20241 yr They've decided to wheel out Suella Braverman as face of the Conservative Party following the general election. You don't even have to listen to what she says to realise that the government have taken the wrong message from these local elections. They're going to get rightly hammered when we do eventually get a general election. Good for Labour. Pretty sure I've read that Reform are taking voters mainly away from the Tories and not Labour. IIRC, UKIP took away both. Only worrying thing to take away from all this, is we're likely about to see the Tories go full Trumpism.
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