Westminster General Election 2024

[lurganblue]

I see Carla has been issuing out emails trying to rouse the troops.

"By voting Lockhart X you can ensure continued representation at Westminster. If you dont vote or split the unionist vote you will have an abstentionist MP with NO VOICE and NO VOTE."

Seems that she is quite concerned. I'd be surprised if she was caught really.

[NAG1]

It's been a low key campaign (at least where I live).  Ones to watch

North Down - Farry v Easton v Collins.  Easton and Collins both have had gaffes in their campaigns.  Farry just to hold on

FST - It's always going to be close - A couple of hundred votes could swing it either way.  Too close to call.

South Down - SF defending a majority of just 1,600.  SDLP running Colin McGrath, high profile and a decent media performer.  Hazzard used to have a profile but not so much since he went to Westminster.  I'm sticking my neck out here and going for the SDLP to nick this.

Foyle - Eastwood will not be beaten but it's a matter of how much SF reduce his 17,000 majority by.

South Antrim - Wee Robin Swann v the DUP.  Swann to win by a small margin.

East Belfast - Robinson to hold on.  Just my gut.

Lagan Valley - Buckley to spring a surprise and hold off Alliance.

As you were for the rest.

If Alliance had of put up someone of substance in Strangford they were in with a shout of unseating that moron Jim Shannon due to the boundary changes.

I might still have to vote for her whoever she is just in the hope that she does do it.

FPTP is feckin depressing when you're surrounded by band loving, bone fire building retrobates.

If Labour do get this big majority I really hope they do bring in PR to really f**k the Tories over once and for all.

East Antrim too. A chance to scare that twit Sammy. Alliance don't seem to have the resources to go for it in multiple constituencies. SF seem anonymous, I know they reckon they will hold their 7 seats without too much drama but their vote share will be well down. A real chance to kick the DUP and all the parties seem to be letting it pass

SF's vote share in 2019 was 22.8% - the polls have them on course for something similar.  They're not standing in every constituency so the share won't be as big as Assembly or Council elections.  Anyway in FPTP vote share isn't as important as the number of seats you win.  In 2017 SF's vote share was 29.4% and they got 7 seats, same as 2019.

I would imagine this is the reason for the low key approach.

[Pub Bore]

Yeah, majority of 8,200...only 5 candidates...Doug Beattie, Dolores Kelly and John O'Dowd, all high profile candidates not standing...you'd think she'd be safe enough?

[Pub Bore]

I see Carla has been issuing out emails trying to rouse the troops.

"By voting Lockhart X you can ensure continued representation at Westminster. If you dont vote or split the unionist vote you will have an abstentionist MP with NO VOICE and NO VOTE."

Seems that she is quite concerned. I'd be surprised if she was caught really.

Yeah, majority of 8,200...only 5 candidates...Doug Beattie, Dolores Kelly and John O'Dowd, all high profile candidates not standing...you'd think she'd be safe enough?

[RedHand88]

Some difference in the amount of press outside the 2 stations!

[No1]

If Alliance had of put up someone of substance in Strangford they were in with a shout of unseating that moron Jim Shannon due to the boundary changes.

I might still have to vote for her whoever she is just in the hope that she does do it.

FPTP is feckin depressing when you're surrounded by band loving, bone fire building retrobates.

If Labour do get this big majority I really hope they do bring in PR to really f**k the Tories over once and for all.

What a shitshow of a constituency.  Was hard to look past a hurling legend this morning in order to vote tactically!  What did we do to deserve being thrown in with you lot JC?? 

[Harold Disgracey]

I see Carla has been issuing out emails trying to rouse the troops.

"By voting Lockhart X you can ensure continued representation at Westminster. If you dont vote or split the unionist vote you will have an abstentionist MP with NO VOICE and NO VOTE."

Seems that she is quite concerned. I'd be surprised if she was caught really.

Yeah, majority of 8,200...only 5 candidates...Doug Beattie, Dolores Kelly and John O'Dowd, all high profile candidates not standing...you'd think she'd be safe enough?

Probably not this time, or the next, but Upper Bann will turn green in the not to distant future.

Just after voting at 12.30, straight in and out, no one there  I noticed there was a Tory on the ballot paper, I would guess she's in with a chance of getting the fewest votes of any candidate in the whole election.

[JPGJOHNNYG]

I see Carla has been issuing out emails trying to rouse the troops.

"By voting Lockhart X you can ensure continued representation at Westminster. If you dont vote or split the unionist vote you will have an abstentionist MP with NO VOICE and NO VOTE."

Seems that she is quite concerned. I'd be surprised if she was caught really.

Yeah, majority of 8,200...only 5 candidates...Doug Beattie, Dolores Kelly and John O'Dowd, all high profile candidates not standing...you'd think she'd be safe enough?

Probably not this time, or the next, but Upper Bann will turn green in the not to distant future.

Just after voting at 12.30, straight in and out, no one there  I noticed there was a Tory on the ballot paper, I would guess she's in with a chance of getting the fewest votes of any candidate in the whole election.

In fairness once the likes of upper Bann go green the game is over they will be constituencies for the Dail by then

[AustinPowers]

I see Carla has been issuing out emails trying to rouse the troops.

"By voting Lockhart X you can ensure continued representation at Westminster. If you dont vote or split the unionist vote you will have an abstentionist MP with NO VOICE and NO VOTE."

Seems that she is quite concerned. I'd be surprised if she was caught really.

On the  'great smells' thread , someone talked about unionist desperation (that was the winner  for me btw)

We're seeing it  more and more. That's another example

[tonto1888]

I see Carla has been issuing out emails trying to rouse the troops.

"By voting Lockhart X you can ensure continued representation at Westminster. If you dont vote or split the unionist vote you will have an abstentionist MP with NO VOICE and NO VOTE."

Seems that she is quite concerned. I'd be surprised if she was caught really.

On the  'great smells' thread , someone talked about unionist desperation (that was the winner  for me btw)

We're seeing it  more and more. That's another example

read today that her emailing people like that was a breach of GDPR

[Hereiam]

Called in at lunch time to vote in FST, very quiet at the polling station.
I will always vote as it wasn't long ago we didn't even have that right and the younger generation needs to be reminded of that.

[Armagh18]

Called in at lunch time to vote in FST, very quiet at the polling station.
I will always vote as it wasn't long ago we didn't even have that right and the younger generation needs to be reminded of that.

100%

[marty34]

Called in at lunch time to vote in FST, very quiet at the polling station.
I will always vote as it wasn't long ago we didn't even have that right and the younger generation needs to be reminded of that.

100%

+1.

[marty34]

Funny enough, I got a Whatsapp from a political party today with message saying Vote For X.

Just a generic one I think.

Is this allowed? It had just come from a number (which I hadn't got in my contacts).

[Truthsayer]

Hearing SF activists in F&ST reminding voters going into the polling station its Pat Cullen not Gerry Cullen is running for Sinn Féin!
Where wud you get it!