UK Election Thread

Traditionally I vote Labour, but I am a floating voter this time around. Surprised I've had no candidates knocking on the door for my vote LOL! Its a close constituency here too. Unlike where I was in Croydon when everbody excpet Conservatve would typically lose their deposit
 
Minor Axis said:
Wow, six parties. In the U.S. there are probably that many but only 2 sometimes 3 have the ability to get elected. They are Republican, Democrat, Independent. Is that the same way in the U.K.? I wonder what the Christian Party wants out of life?
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There are a lot more than six parties. They all have the ability to get elected and to get seats in parliament, as far as I'm aware.

I should know the politics system better. We had to learn it in detail for Citizenship at school.

Oh and the Christian Party's broadcast:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaOgH7co-nE
 
Minor Axis said:
Wow, six parties. In the U.S. there are probably that many but only 2 sometimes 3 have the ability to get elected. They are Republican, Democrat, Independent. Is that the same way in the U.K.? I wonder what the Christian Party wants out of life?
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Well to be fair, only Conservatives and Labour had a chance in hell here.

edgray said:
Probably the abolishment of anything that doesn't fit into their narrow minded beliefs...

http://www.christianparty.org.uk/policies.html

What a surprise:



So basically they want to increase ignorance. Nice.
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Yup

edgray said:
It gets worse:
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Yup!

Abcinthia said:
There are a lot more than six parties. They all have the ability to get elected and to get seats in parliament, as far as I'm aware.

I should know the politics system better. We had to learn it in detail for Citizenship at school.

Oh and the Christian Party's broadcast:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaOgH7co-nE
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They fail, big time!:thumbup

So I have now been awake for 26 hours straight including 15 hours work as a teller in three different polling stations for the Conservatives. It was worth it!:nanners:



Candidates

Name Party Votes % +/- Robert Halfon Conservative 19,691 44.9 +4.1 Bill Rammell Labour 14,766 33.7 -7.7 David White Liberal Democrat 5,990 13.7 +0.7 Eddy Butler British National Party 1,739 4.0 +4.0 John Croft UK Independence Party 1,591 3.6 +1.1 Oluyemi Adeeko Christian Party 101 0.2 +0.2 Majority 4,925 11.2
Turnout 43,878 65.1 +2.7

Overall, Conservatives have the biggest majority but it's going to be a hung parliament. Could work if Brown just makes a dignified exit but I somehow doubt he will. Libs hold the cards despite having a poor result, obviously Lib Dems would rather vote on facebook than in a real election.
Greens get their first ever MP, dont see what's so great about it though, you dont need two brain cells to rub together to see straight away that their policies are a joke. Oh, and good to see the BNP making fuck all progress. Shocked at the third world handling in some areas though.
 
Accountable said:
That's what we need over here. We call it gridlock.
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Trust me, you dont! The way this is developing is very fragile to say the least, plus its already fucked up the economy even more by being a hung parliamet. It's even worse now seeing Brown is holes up squatting at Downing Street and proclaiming a government! These next few hours are going to be major!:willy_nilly:
 
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