July 5, 2024Jul 5 As Rachel Riley tweeted on 13 December 2019 to incite my rage ' Thank you Britain x'Â My seat turned Labour for the first time in over 100 years with a narrow majority of just over 1000. Liz Truss losing her seat, Jacob Rees-Mogg gone. What a night! Hopefully the Tories destroyed as a political force for over a generation.
July 5, 2024Jul 5 Yet another former PM’s seat has gone Lib Dem - Theresa May’s Maidenhead. Great work! Wonder if it would have changed hands if May had stood?
July 5, 2024Jul 5 As Rachel Riley tweeted on 13 December 2019 to incite my rage ' Thank you Britain x' My seat turned Labour for the first time in over 100 years with a narrow majority of just over 1000. Liz Truss losing her seat, Jacob Rees-Mogg gone. What a night! Hopefully the Tories destroyed as a political force for over a generation. I really can’t see it with that Labour vote share but depends what the tories do in terms of the new leader!
July 5, 2024Jul 5 Author TRUSS OUT oh my god  Rees-Mogg too.  What a night, really. A historic night.
July 5, 2024Jul 5 Labour vote share in 2019: 32.1% - historic defeat, worst result since 1935. Jeremy Corbyn's politics completely rejected. Labour vote share in 2024: 33.8% - historic win, landslide of 1997 proportions. Keir Starmer's politics completely vindicated.
July 5, 2024Jul 5 I see the Tories have all been given the "it'll take some time" line to wheel out. Some PR bod earning their crust today. As much as I despise Reform - these results are yet another argument from our elections that Proportional Representation ought to be introduced.
July 5, 2024Jul 5 Author Labour vote share in 2019: 32.1% - historic defeat, worst result since 1935. Jeremy Corbyn's politics completely rejected. Labour vote share in 2024: 33.8% - historic win, landslide of 1997 proportions. Keir Starmer's politics completely vindicated. And less total votes (at least it looks that way, pending final results). Definitely the results should open a discussion into our voting system and hopefully the Greens and Independents start doing that (and Reform too, those idiots can be useful for something, even if PR would mean more of them it'd also mean more of the good parties).
July 5, 2024Jul 5 Labour vote share in 2019: 32.1% - historic defeat, worst result since 1935. Jeremy Corbyn's politics completely rejected. Labour vote share in 2024: 33.8% - historic win, landslide of 1997 proportions. Keir Starmer's politics completely vindicated. That's how politics works in this country I'm afraid. The level of vote splitting among the opposition is the most important factor. This government is really going to have to do some transformational things in the next 5 years otherwise we seriously risk a Conservative-Reform coalition in 2029. Or god forbid, a Reform government. Labour have been on the wrong side of it enough times. Edited July 5, 2024Jul 5 by DoBelieveTheHype
July 5, 2024Jul 5 Most of the Independent MPs elected took seats from Labour, all pro-Gaza MPs, and largely in areas with large Muslim populations. The other Independent elected was in North Down, which has an independent again following Lady Hernon from 2010-2019.
July 5, 2024Jul 5 That's how politics works in this country I'm afraid. The level of vote splitting among the opposition is the most important factor. This government is really going to have to do some transformational things in the next 5 years otherwise we seriously risk a Conservative-Reform coalition in 2029. Or god forbid, a Reform government. Labour have been on the wrong side of it enough times. I think this is broadly right. If you add the tory vote to reform then it spells trouble for Starmer so it's reasonable to say the split let Labour win. Fair enough a victory is a victory and it's seats that matter but I think this is more fragile than it at first appears. Labour won't be able to campaign again on the change ticket in 5 years so the clock is ticking to do something. Radical however is doubtful given that people may feel it wasn't something they voted for but we will see.
July 5, 2024Jul 5 I've just woken up. Â Good night for Labour then? :DÂ Maybe one can hope that the increased scrutiny will expose Farage but I'm not confident.
July 5, 2024Jul 5 For the attention of those waiting on a final result to go to bed - the South Basildon and East Thurrock seat isn't starting it's recounting until 2pm so might not be in until late afternoon.
July 5, 2024Jul 5 Starmer won but various downsides. Corbyn despite them spending a lot of resources to beat him. His own vote share and votes were down considerably. Wes Streeting almost lost to an independent due to Gaza, Jonathan Ashworth did lose to an independent due to Gaza. He got rid of Faiza Shaheen for no good reason and she cost them the seat in revenge. Labour were polling 40+% for much of the campaign sometimes as high as 46% and got 33% at the end. Clearly there was huge appetite to get rid of the Tories but not that much for Keir himself. Two thirds of the seats with one third of the vote + he got a lower share than when David Cameron only got a hung parliament.  Overall it’s about winning and none of that matters too much but he can’t make too many wrong moves
July 5, 2024Jul 5 Woke up to see the Greens got 4 seats and in my constituency the Greens came in a close 2nd to Labour.
July 5, 2024Jul 5 Starmer won but various downsides. Corbyn despite them spending a lot of resources to beat him. His own vote share and votes were down considerably. Wes Streeting almost lost to an independent due to Gaza, Jonathan Ashworth did lose to an independent due to Gaza. He got rid of Faiza Shaheen for no good reason and she cost them the seat in revenge. Labour were polling 40+% for much of the campaign sometimes as high as 46% and got 33% at the end. Clearly there was huge appetite to get rid of the Tories but not that much for Keir himself. Two thirds of the seats with one third of the vote + he got a lower share than when David Cameron only got a hung parliament.  Overall it’s about winning and none of that matters too much but he can’t make too many wrong moves You've got to factor a number of things in here, firstly as time went on people so convinced of a Labour win they either did not turn out to vote, or maybe even led their vote to Reform or Green in some areas. There's always the secret Tories too. Agree the Labour vote is fragile. Not convinced a move for PR is a good thing personally unless people really want populist right-wing governments running the country rather than centrist governments.
July 5, 2024Jul 5 Tbh I reckon people stayed home for Labour and for the Tories and thats why the votes are lower. Anyway, I'm absolutely happy with this, no notes. Only odd thing is I had no idea about single issue Gaza politicians running in the UK and I don't really understand why they're there or what they plan to do next?
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