Westminster Election 12th December 2019

[cornerback]

Any word of reciprocal moves from Alliance in South Belfast/ North Down, couldn't see them doing it in NB TBF.

Would have thought the Green's would withdraw in North Down and East Belfast also.

Could Upper Bann be in play at all for a pact?

Or even South Antrim to help out UU they prob burnt that bridge by withdrawing from NB?

Couldn't see it. Results from 2017 general election:

DUP 43.5%
SF 27.9%
UUP 15.4%
SDLP 8.6%
Alliance 4.5%

The DUP Brexit result is atrocious. I wouldn't rule out a backlash

I would. Areas like this and north Antrim won't change.

I agree. Upper Bann is a safe DUP seat. Arlene could blow millions on a half baked heating scheme and the DUP wouldn't lose a single vote. The unionists have more in common with free staters than they care to admit.

Will the news of David Simpson standing down have any affect in Upper Bann?

[bogball88]

David Simpson not standing in Upper Bann, unlikely it will end up as anything other than a DUP return regardless.

Shagger

[screenexile]

Is there any chance Beattie could make inroads there??

Anything is better then the DUP to be fair.

[bogball88]

Is there any chance Beattie could make inroads there??

Anything is better then the DUP to be fair.

Not really

[gallsman]

Who will the dup put up? Lockhart?

[smelmoth]

Who will the dup put up? Lockhart?

Yeah and she will wind. An improvement on Simpson in that she is less likely to pester your wife. Probably not an improvement in any wider sense.

Maybe there should be a coordinated spoiled paper campaign in some constituencies??

[naka]

Any chance kinahan will unseat girvan in south Antrim

[bogball88]

Who will the dup put up? Lockhart?

probably

[bogball88]

Any chance kinahan will unseat girvan in south Antrim

No. Girvan big man on the ground in this area and will have little or no problem

[Harold Disgracey]

Diane Dodds lives in the constituency and will be out of a job soon, so another possibility.

It would have been interesting if Shagger had have run to see if Doug Beattie would have made any inroads into his vote. O'Dowd would have been well placed if the unionist vote was evenly split, Do£ores Ke££y standing will lessen the chances of this happening.

[screenexile]

Has a political campaign ever shot itself in the foot as badly as the Conservatives have the last few days??

Labour haven't even done anything the Tories are just losing the plot!

[weareros]

Any chance kinahan will unseat girvan in south Antrim

No. Girvan big man on the ground in this area and will have little or no problem

Alliance seem to in contention there too, thought hard to see them pull it off.

[magpie seanie]

Has a political campaign ever shot itself in the foot as badly as the Conservatives have the last few days??

Labour haven't even done anything the Tories are just losing the plot!

You haven't been paying enough attention or you're reading the wrong "newspapers" if you think that's the case.

[TheOptimist]

Has a political campaign ever shot itself in the foot as badly as the Conservatives have the last few days??

Labour haven't even done anything the Tories are just losing the plot!

If said it on here in the past. Corbyn wiped the floor with the conservatives in 17. I'm beginning to think the conservatives have learnt nothing. Is "get brexit done" the new "strong and stable"?

[johnnycool]

Has a political campaign ever shot itself in the foot as badly as the Conservatives have the last few days??

Labour haven't even done anything the Tories are just losing the plot!

I always thought the likes of Matt Hancock was a total liability in front of the camera but it seems the Tories have more than their fair share of them.

Andrew Bridgen doubling down on the Rees Mogg Grenfell blunder and then James Cleverley trying to justify doctoring the Kier Stammer interview with Piers Morgan and then failing to turn up for a Sky interview as he was double booked and him the Tory Party Chairman.