ILX Exit Poll (UK General Election 2010) - new version!

I am not a subject of the British crown.

But still controlling votes?
Where's full list please?

Hilarious pretend vote for the Greens here.

Where's full list please?

Just go for 'others' and post which party. If we put a full list then it turns into a joke as loads of people claim to be voting for the Monster Raving English Democrats or whatever.

to be fair, the Monster Raving English Democrats have run a good campaign.

Bit unfair to leave the Greens off on the election where they might actually get their first MP.

Does anyone else always feel after voting "shit, did I tick the right box?" I am comforting myself with deciding that if I did tick the wrong box it was the one above what I wanted, which was the Greens, so nobody really evil.

No Esther Rantzen Option, No Credibility.

Bit unfair to leave BNP off on the election where they might actually get their first MP.

And yes I ALWAYS get that feeling that I've ticked the wrong box. Makes no difference where I live though. Unless, of course, everybody did it.

Err, there is that I s'pose. You have spotted the giant hole in my argument. (xpost)

Bit unfair to leave the nationalists/unionists off on the election where they might actually determine major policy decisions

I voted Labour in the end. I was far from dead set on it and then looked at my polling card and saw my constituency is now Eltham, which is surely a contender for a first BNP seat. My vote suddenly feels much more important.

Actually having just checked, it isn't, but there's still the possibility of a Tory gain.

Voted Corbyn

James?

Another "hilarious" pretend vote for the Greens here. They actually have a chance here though.

Voted Corbyn we missed him at the polling station by twenty minutes, apparently

not voted. labour safe seat. considered voting lib dem for better position on civil liberties and being the only party seemingly with any interest in reforming the banks, but they'll probably just end up in coalition with the tories and i don't want to be a part of that.

it's kind of amazing that if the polls are right today, cameron only has about as much support as blair did in 2005 after becoming a war criminal in the eyes of a large part of the country.

Well Cameron supported the war as well so that's about fair.

Still not voting. No gin yet tho.

In case you don't know how to, this is what you do first:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/bsp/hi/dhtml_slides/10/how_to_vote/img/01_how_to_vote_466.gif

... according to the Beeb

Helping the BBC3 demographic there

Needs an accompanying George Lamb video tho

Or one of Will Mellor and his dad voting

I could have voted drunk!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8661984.stm

Is it wrong that that photo immediately made me think 'EVIL GUIDE DOG'?

However, if the presiding officer suspects you are incapable of voting you will be asked a series of questions to determine whether you are up to the task of casting your ballot.

Man I love a pub quiz

Looks like a bit Protect and Survive for the modern day, innit.

I wonder if the Monster Raving Loonies could increase their vote by handing out free booze on the way to the polling station.

I wonder if that's illegal. It was more or less compulsory in the 18th century.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/12/01/article-1090786-00EB205100000190-535_468x337.jpg

Voted Labour

Voted for the Lib Dems' Doctor Death (according to the charming columnists of the Mail and Torygraph) in LD/Con possibly-marginal before work.

In previous years have voted early evening and rewarded myself with a trip to the pub nearest the polling station afterwards. Voting at 8am and then getting the bus to work distinctly less rewarding.

Liberal Democrats Winning Here.

Done it. Though even after triple-checking, I'm still sure I did something wrong.

Friend's FB status:

Conservative candidate outside the polling station claimed "you're looking good today, my man." Is there no end to their filthy lies?

another corbyn here (ilx constituency of choice, clearly) - there were a group of labour-stickered twentysomethings knocking on doors as i wandered up to the polling station, the first suggestion i'd seen of canvassing all election season.

And another Corbyn - they called on me Monday lunchtime, and the man himself was in my ward Tuesday morning, and I've had loads of leaflets from them, but I think that was more for the council than for him.

I was in Corbynland for the 97 election.

another corbyn here (ilx constituency of choice, clearly) - there were a group of labour-stickered twentysomethings knocking on doors as i wandered up to the polling station, the first suggestion i'd seen of canvassing all election season.

ditto to everything!

Reluctant but tactical Labour vote, discovering in process that candidate (and current MP) lives like three doors away from me

the moat should have been a tip-off

Just voted Labour.

i kinda regret not getting my shit together in enough time to apply for a postal vote in my parents' constituency (tory-held not-really-marginal-but-nearly with lib dems). both my old (as of a few months ago) and new london constituencies are really safe labour (with much justification for jeremy corbyn, and none for useless meg hillier).

Hah, Meg Hillier's constituency has two separate Communist parties on the ballot paper.

Mr Adams, who is also Mr Farage's campaign manager, said: "Apparently the plane nose-dived..."

Much like UKIP's support whenever there's a General Election

UKIP on a wing and a prayer. Farage's flight of fancy. Plane stupid.

When do the polling-stations close?

UKIP on a wing and a prayer. Farage's flight of fancy. Plane stupid.

― mdskltr (blueski), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:11 (48 seconds ago) Bookmark

In an aeroplane, but not in control of the aeroplane.

10pm close I believe

Looking forward to hearing Farage blaming euro health & safety bureaucracy and political-correctness-gone-mad for his crash.

I could have voted drunk!

How many pints before Harriet Harman starts lookin' alright, d'ya reckon?

Spoil ballot paper/ soil trousers, you choose

... or vice versa

Just voted in Bethnal Green & Bow, the Labour candidate was outside when I turned up and she looked petrified and exhausted compared to times I've seen her previously.

not eligible to vote, but would have gone for the lib dems.

I decided today that I'm not gonna vote, after a lot of soul-searching. However, I have now opened the Gordon's so there's about 3 hrs to change me mind.

I've missed this afternoon, has anybody pointed out that Farage was in a Polish plane?

LOL, reminds me of the joke we had in grade school about why the Polish Armada failed. (Because the dumpster sank; NB I am 12.5 per cent Polish).

Farage was making an "exit Poles" joke at the time and the resulting dead air caused the plane to spin

voted Labour in Bethnal Green & Bow

I don't get the Polish Armada joke, but then I'm not really sure what 'dumpster' or 'grade school' mean.

Voted earlier in Bethnal Green & Bow. I could barely get past the gates for Respect party leaflets shoved at me. Xpost James Mitchell; Ali, the labour party candidate look fairly harassed when I saw her a couple of weeks back, not sure if she's a serious contender for the Banglatown voters.

Sorry, sprechen American. Dumpster = skip. Grade = Primary.

We now return to our British English services, innit.

i live in a very safe Con constituent, so went for the runner up party, Lib Dem, in the hope that others reduce the house flippers f*ckers margin.
doubt it though.

You live in a constituent?
(Thanks for translation, suzy)

Voted Lib Dem in Harman Country.

Makes sense to me.

Just come up with what I'm gonna write on my ballot :D

Wish I could be there when the counter wonders what "FAUST ARP" means

Hey, Brits! Why not cast your real vote by calling a General Strike?

Might use that one tomorrow, cheers.

voted

Another for lib dem C0lumb4 Bl4ngo here in Harman country.

Just voted (Westminster) - was pretty surprised to see Pirate Party UK on the ballot, especially next to 'Mad Cap'n Tom' (Independent).

Somehow didn't realise that there was a local council election too? What are you supposed to base your vote on for those? I have no idea what elected officials at that level actually do (channeling Lex here a bit!), my ward is like 3 streets.

Wish I could be there when the counter wonders what "FAUST ARP" means

― NAGLuck, UK (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 6 May 2010 19:19 (15 minutes ago)

^^^best poster on ILX

voted Lib Dem in Matt DC country btw

so there

I have no idea what elected officials at that level actually do (channeling Lex here a bit!)

???

Haha no offence! It just seemed the sort of thing you'd say?

Like, not about elections, about like tax returns or something.

Held nose and voted Labour. Part tactical anti-Tory vote, part because local Labour MP is fairly dece. *shrugs*

I voted for him back in 1997 when he first got in.

We've had builders/workmen round for the last few months. They finished today, and while clearing their shit out of the back guardian, managed somehow to snap the aerial off our Sky dish so we have no TV to watch the election coverage on. Which might be a blessing I suppose.

Do you have a front guardian too?

lol oops.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41020000/jpg/_41020962_cairo_afp416.jpg

Labour    X 

Didn't enjoy it.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

So, if that result played out over the whole of the united kingdom...

From those who voted we have:
Labour 50.8%
Lib Dems 31.1%
Others 11.5%
Conservatives 6.6%

Hm, quite a low turnout - the Kate Bush vs Madonna poll got double this

Using the BBC's seat predictor, this gives us a new parliament consisting of:

Labour 502
Lib Dems 122
Others 26

didn't vote in this or the real deal. labour in locals tho.

FAUST ARP was outstanding work

a vote for Faust Arp is a vote for just paying MPs whatever you think they're worth