General election 2010: DUP rocked as Robinson loses seat
By Sabine Klensch Northern Ireland first minister Peter Robinson has lost his seat in a major blow to his Democratic Unionist party. Naomi Long took Belfast East in the first ever parliamentary gain for the new Alliance party. Ms Long achieved 37.2% of the votes, ahead of Mr Robinson on 32.8%. Trevor Ringland from the […]
General election 2010: Labour takes Washington and Sunderland West
By Sabine Klensch Sharon Hodgson, who was the MP for Gateshead East and Washington West, has successfully defended the new seat with 19,615 votes despite a huge swing of 11.6% from Labour to Conservative. The main challenger, the Conservative candidate Ian Cuthbert, came in second with 8,157 votes and the Lib Dem candidate Peter Andras […]
General election 2010: Labour hold off Tory surge in Sunderland
By Sam Dale Labour has held off a Conservative surge to hold Houghton and Sunderland South after the new seat became the first to declare in the general election. Bridget Phillipson has been elected for the Labour stronghold for the first time with 19,137 votes, gaining 50% of the votes, despite a Tory swing of […]
General election 2010: Exit polls suggest hung parliament
By Aled Thomas The first exit poll indicates a hung parliament with the Conservatives the largest party – but 19 seats short of a majority. The BBC’s exit poll suggests that the Conservatives will win 307 seats, Labour 255 seats and the Liberal Democrats 59. NOP and Mori polled 18,000 voters at 130 stations across […]
The final polls: Cameron retains his lead
By politics.co.uk staff The final polls of the 2010 general election, released last night, hint at a Tory victory – but still no majority for David Cameron. The Guardian ICM poll puts the Tories on 36%, up three, Labour unchanged on 28% and the Liberal Democrats down two on 26%. Forty-three per cent of respondents […]
The front pages: ‘Day of destiny’
The election dominates today’s front pages, with some surprising omissions. David Cameron features on the front of the Sun, which has long been a cheerleader for him, in a pastiche of the famous Barack Obama poster, with the line: “Our only hope”. The Tory leader also features on the front of the Labour supporting Daily […]
Nigel Farage in plane crash
By politics.co.uk staff Nigel Farage has been in a plane crash, authorities have confirmed. The former Ukip leader, who is running against Speaker John Bercow in Buckingham, has not been seriously injured. His pilot is thought to be in good health as well. He was cut from the wreckage and airlifted to a hospital in […]
Clegg: Follow your heart
By politics.co.uk staff Nick Clegg has urged voters to vote with their hearts, in his final pitch to the electorate before today’s vote. Speaking at a rally in Sheffield last night, where Neil Kinnock delivered his infamous ‘we’re alright’ speech in 1992. Mr Clegg said: “These are now the closing hours of one of the […]
Brown: Labour will never walk away
By politics.co.uk staff Gordon Brown has delivered a near-religious final speech in Dumfries, Scotland, telling voters Labour will “never walk away”. The speech finished off an effective final period for the Labour campaign, with many observers being surprised by Mr Brown delivering a series of impassioned and motivated performances. “We believe that progress is not […]
Cameron: Throw out ‘the old guard’
By politics.co.uk staff David Cameron has called on voters to throw out the “old guard” in his last speech of the campaign. Speaking in Bristol at the end of a marathon campaign session which saw him work through the night, the Tory leader made his last plea for voters to choose the Conservatives on May […]
