HeadingNorth Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 It's early days; so far only two councils have returned a result. In Sunderland, Labour have gained four seats from the Tories, strengthening their hold on the council - Lab 52, Con 18, LD 1, Others 4. In Broxbourne, the Tories have gained seat from "others" and now hold 35 of 38 seats, Labour holding the other 3. (Please note that a thread for discussion specifically of Sheffield's results, is in the Sheffield section of the forum. This thread of to discuss the nationwide state of affairs.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 75 out of 279 councils have now declared their final results. The Conservatives have held all 39 of the councils they were defending (out of those 75) and have actually gained a small number of councillors. The Lib-Dems are losing badly to Labour, as many predicted; their total councillors across those 75 councils has fallen from 396 to 220. The other notable outcome is that the mysterious "Others" have lost nearly half of their seats, mostly to Labour again. If those sort of results were to be replicated in a general election, the Lib-Dems could lose a fair number of seats to Labour, but the end result would be a larger Tory party and possibly an outright majority. Let's see if the remaining councils continue the trend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 75 out of 279 councils have now declared their final results. The Conservatives have held all 39 of the councils they were defending (out of those 75) and have actually gained a small number of councillors. The Lib-Dems are losing badly to Labour, as many predicted; their total councillors across those 75 councils has fallen from 396 to 220. The other notable outcome is that the mysterious "Others" have lost nearly half of their seats, mostly to Labour again. If those sort of results were to be replicated in a general election, the Lib-Dems could lose a fair number of seats to Labour, but the end result would be a larger Tory party and possibly an outright majority. Let's see if the remaining councils continue the trend... He should call a General election immediately then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 He should call a General election immediately then The coalition agreement did include a bill to make elections every five years, and take away the ability for a sitting government to call a snap election. It hasn't passed yet, but it would hardly look good if the Tories reneged on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 The coalition agreement did include a bill to make elections every five years, and take away the ability for a sitting government to call a snap election. It hasn't passed yet, but it would hardly look good if the Tories reneged on it. We know, that was the firtst thing they did, because they know they are an unpopular government. However, the longer the call it off, the more the voting public will hate them. Then of cause if the Liberals quit they will probably have to call an election. Get your gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 We know, that was the firtst thing they did, because they know they are an unpopular government. That's the exact opposite of why it was agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 We know, that was the firtst thing they did, because they know they are an unpopular government. However, the longer the call it off, the more the voting public will hate them. Then of cause if the Liberals quit they will probably have to call an election. Get your gun. They are unpopular in Scotland and parts of the north. The situation is quite reversed in many other areas in England where they have returned conservative councillors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snook Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 They are unpopular in Scotland and parts of the north. The situation is quite reversed in many other areas in England where they have returned conservative councillors. But the Conservatives have only been able to form a government because of how popular Lib Dems were in the north. They didn't actually win the election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 But the Conservatives have only been able to form a government because of how popular Lib Dems were in the north. They didn't actually win the election. Agreed. However, in traditional conservative areas many of the councils are still tory led which would suggest the government isn't unpopular there. Or perhaps its just the tory bit they like! But the lib-dems are taking a bit of a walloping up here. It appears their popularity has waned since they got into government, and people see that as a reason not to vote for them in local elections. Hence the local results in Sheffield which could be viewed as a protest against the government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 clearly labour aren't as popular as they thought they would be:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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