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2019 UK Election Map: The One Where…?
And… for our final election map, we have 2019. Obviously it is blank because, well, we don’t know what is going to happen yet. But tomorrow Britain goes to the polls and from 10pm, we should be able to start colouring it in. So what could some of the most interesting things be about this…
New YouGov MRP: The Worst Of Both Worlds For Remainers and CorbynSceptics
We’re almost there. The election is tomorrow. And now YouGov has dropped its final MRP analysis before polls close: This is the same sort of analysis (which isn’t exactly a poll), which correctly predicted the hung Parliament in 2017. And the results are… not good, if you’re a Remainer and a Corbynsceptic, like this author.…
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The Gaffe That Changed The Election?
Tried to show @BorisJohnson the picture of Jack Williment-Barr. The 4-year-old with suspected pneumonia forced to lie on a pile of coats on the floor of a Leeds hospital.The PM grabbed my phone and put it in his pocket: @itvcalendar | #GE19 pic.twitter.com/hv9mk4xrNJ— Joe Pike (@joepike) December 9, 2019 Back in 2017, Theresa May had…
2017 UK Election Map: Theresa May’s Failed Gamble
The map above shows the results of the 2017 UK General Election. The number of seats won out of 650 by the major parties (and % vote share) were as follows: Conservatives: 317. Leader and Prime Minister: Theresa May. Labour: 262. Leader: Jeremy Corbyn. Scottish National Party: 35. Leader: Nicola Sturgeon. Liberal Democrats: 12. Leader:…
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What Will Be Thursday’s Portillo Moment?
Here are the probabilities of some selected big names losing on Thursday, based on Ladbrokes' latest constituency odds #GE2019 https://t.co/Koblz5cdSA pic.twitter.com/mXhq6zrTut— Ladbrokes Politics (@LadPolitics) December 9, 2019 There’s now just three days of campaigning to go until the 2019 election and what might happen is still hugely uncertain. Yes, a small Tory majority is the…