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[Agent Orange]

BBC NI are pretty confident that Gavin Robinson will take east Belfast from Alliance's Naomi Long and that the SDLP will lose south Belfast. If Gildernew was to lose Fermanagh south Tyrone this would turn out to be a very good day for unionism in the north.

Combination of allegations against McDonnell and Ó Muilleior being very popular will hurt SDLP badly.

What are the allegations against McDonnell?

[Pub Bore]

Tories could run a minority government on these numbers. 58 for the SNP??? Almost a revolution!!!

I'm hearing rumours that in FST Elliott is confident as is Bell in S Belfast

[gallsman]

BBC NI are pretty confident that Gavin Robinson will take east Belfast from Alliance's Naomi Long and that the SDLP will lose south Belfast. If Gildernew was to lose Fermanagh south Tyrone this would turn out to be a very good day for unionism in the north.

Combination of allegations against McDonnell[/b[ and Ó Muilleior being very popular will hurt SDLP badly.

What are the allegations against McDonnell?

Google them. Or search on Twitter. Wouldn't like to be putting them up here.

[ONeill]

http://www.ncpolitics.uk/2015/05/shy-tory-factor-2015.html/

[OakleafCounty]

If the broadcasters exit poll is correct then SF's abstention policy could result in a Conservative/DUP coalition.

[Farrandeelin]

If the broadcasters exit poll is correct then SF's abstention policy could result in a Conservative/DUP coalition.

Would the DUP want an 'Brexit'? Cameron has pledged the referendum for it anyway. Hopefully the DUP have no say anyway, but they could well have. Any 'shocks' predicted in NI? Just listening to Sammy Wilson on the radio now...

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

http://www.ncpolitics.uk/2015/05/shy-tory-factor-2015.html/

Aye, and might there have been shy UKIP supporters interviewed for the exit polls, who were too embarrassed to say?

[Pub Bore]

If the broadcasters exit poll is correct then SF's abstention policy could result in a Conservative/DUP coalition.

If the Tories get 316 seats, based on the fragmented nature of the rest I'd think Cameron will run with a minority administration and guess that the opposition will rarely get their act together to defeat them.

[Throw ball]

If the broadcasters exit poll is correct then SF's abstention policy could result in a Conservative/DUP coalition.

A terrible result if it materialises. It would also be some cheek of Cameron to join with DUP after his ranting on a labour/SNP alliance. Political gain over the stability of the country. Then again the Conservative party have appeared to do this before. Let's hope the exit poll is wrong.

[Over the Bar]

Presumably SF knew that by running O'Muilleior against McDonnell it would likely hand the seat to DUP this time around and then take it next time? 

The way things are going expect a DUP / SF straight split in 2020.   

Doubt if DUP will have  a coalition seat as they'd get found out on the big stage but you never know. The real influence comes from lending their support to the Tory dogs in tight votes over the next 5 years. 

[Nigel White]

Jeffrey Donaldson is the most smug looking git I've seen in a long time

[Pub Bore]

Jeffrey Donaldson is the most smug looking git I've seen in a long time

Twatmeister

[Maguire01]

Presumably SF knew that by running O'Muilleior against McDonnell it would likely hand the seat to DUP this time around and then take it next time? 

SF wouldn't have a hope of taking South Belfast at any time in the foreseeable future. The 'best' they can do is spoil the party for the SDLP.

[Pub Bore]

Is Sylvia Hermon OK??

[Pub Bore]

Presumably SF knew that by running O'Muilleior against McDonnell it would likely hand the seat to DUP this time around and then take it next time? 

SF wouldn't have a hope of taking South Belfast at any time in the foreseeable future. The 'best' they can do is spoil the party for the SDLP.

Maybe they shouldn't stand in S Belfast?