Friday, May 06, 2005
Election result South Shields
South Shields Result
The result for the South Shields constituency was as follows;
David Miliband (Labour) 18,269 60.5% -2.7%
Stephen Psallidas (LIb-Dem) 5,957 19.7% +2.9%
Richard Lewis (Con) 5,207 17.2% +0.3%
Nader A-Naderi (Ind) 773 2.6% +2.6%
So David Miliband polled about 1000 votes fewer than at the last election, the Conservatives polled about the same, the Lib-Dems added 800 votes, and the Independent candidate polled less than the combined total of the two "other" candidates in 2001. Voter turn out was down 7 points at 42.2%.
Nationally, it looks as though Labour's majority has been heavily reduced, to about 66 seats, and as I post, there are still 21 seats to declare, but these include all of the Northern Ireland constituencies.
The result in Falkirk was as follows;
Eric Joyce (Lab) 23,264 50.9% -2.9%
Laura Love (SNP) 9,789 21.4% -2.2%
Callum Chomczuk (LD) 7,321 16.0% +9.2%
David Potts (Con) 4,538 9.9% +1.5%
Danny Quinlan (SSP) 838 1.8% -0.5%
So why do you think I've mentioned the result in Falkirk? I publish this result to congratulate David Potts, an avid reader of this weblog and contributor to Curly's Corner Shop Message Board. Well done David, you put your money where your mouth is, that takes some bottle, and it's a brave effort taking the fight into one of Labour's heartlands.
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Labour's share of the popular vote was the lowest they had achieved in any post war election apart from 1983. This means that 78% of us did not actively "back Bliar". It's hardly a commanding mandate. The new "marginals" have introduced adjustments that will make it a lot easier to unseat this government when things start to go wrong (probably during Gordon Brown's premiership). Both Conservatives and Lib-Dems are now well placed to take many seats from Labour with the slightest swing at the next general election, an election where there will probably be at least two new personalities leading the major parties - "Bring it on!"
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The result for the South Shields constituency was as follows;
David Miliband (Labour) 18,269 60.5% -2.7%
Stephen Psallidas (LIb-Dem) 5,957 19.7% +2.9%
Richard Lewis (Con) 5,207 17.2% +0.3%
Nader A-Naderi (Ind) 773 2.6% +2.6%
So David Miliband polled about 1000 votes fewer than at the last election, the Conservatives polled about the same, the Lib-Dems added 800 votes, and the Independent candidate polled less than the combined total of the two "other" candidates in 2001. Voter turn out was down 7 points at 42.2%.
Nationally, it looks as though Labour's majority has been heavily reduced, to about 66 seats, and as I post, there are still 21 seats to declare, but these include all of the Northern Ireland constituencies.
The result in Falkirk was as follows;
Eric Joyce (Lab) 23,264 50.9% -2.9%
Laura Love (SNP) 9,789 21.4% -2.2%
Callum Chomczuk (LD) 7,321 16.0% +9.2%
David Potts (Con) 4,538 9.9% +1.5%
Danny Quinlan (SSP) 838 1.8% -0.5%
So why do you think I've mentioned the result in Falkirk? I publish this result to congratulate David Potts, an avid reader of this weblog and contributor to Curly's Corner Shop Message Board. Well done David, you put your money where your mouth is, that takes some bottle, and it's a brave effort taking the fight into one of Labour's heartlands.
Michael Howard to stand down as Conservative Leader
Tory leader Michael Howard will stand down "sooner rather than later" to allow a younger leader to take over. More -click here
Only 22% of eligible voters backed Bliar
Labour's share of the popular vote was the lowest they had achieved in any post war election apart from 1983. This means that 78% of us did not actively "back Bliar". It's hardly a commanding mandate. The new "marginals" have introduced adjustments that will make it a lot easier to unseat this government when things start to go wrong (probably during Gordon Brown's premiership). Both Conservatives and Lib-Dems are now well placed to take many seats from Labour with the slightest swing at the next general election, an election where there will probably be at least two new personalities leading the major parties - "Bring it on!"
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