The European Elections Results Thread
The results should start to be announced shortly, please use this thread to discuss the results. TSE
The Great 2014 Euro Elections Polling Race
The Great EP2014 Polling Race. Which firm's final poll will be closest to the actual result? pic.twitter.com/cRx1Vsx6iZ — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 25, 2014 Which firm is going to come out on top? There next few hours will be quite a nervous time for the pollsters because not too long after 10pm their final surveys will be able to be compared with the actual results. As can be seen five firms had Ukip in first place with leads varying between…
Looks like the knives are out for Clegg
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY: Lib dem MPs in bid to oust Clegg #tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers pic.twitter.com/vHrj8BqXNS — Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 24, 2014 The Independent on Sunday and others are reporting “The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, faces a showdown with Liberal Democrat MPs who are demanding that he consider his position as party leader in the wake of the disastrous European and local election results. A block of unnamed MPs are poised to demand his resignation, according to party sources, paving the…
Lord Ashcroft poll on how Euro voters will vote next year
In another poll by Lord Ashcroft, 4,286 people who voted in the European Parliament elections in Great Britain were interviewed online on 22 and 23 May 2014, and there were quite a few questions asked (sadly no exit poll!) As I’ve stated before, one of the great unknowns when it comes to the next General Election is how 2014 UKIP voters will vote. Fortunately for us, Lord Ashcroft asked a question along those lines As you may know, the next…
The Ashcroft marginals poll is out – and it’s great for Ed.
Lord Ashcroft’s has published his marginal polling. The poll contradicts the findings of the ComRes marginals published earlier on this week, and the sample size here is nearly 26 times larger than the ComRes poll. This polling finds a 6.5% swing from the Conservatives to Labour – enough to topple 83 Tory MPs and give Ed Miliband a comfortable majority. 26,025 people were contacted by phone between 31st of March and the 18th of May. Given the collapsing leads and occasional…
Election 2014: A 3-act drama and the plot’s bubbling nicely
The local elections suggest something really historic in the Euros The last time any party other than Labour or the Conservatives won a UK-wide election, women didn’t have the vote, the future RMS Titanic was still under construction and the Ottoman Empire stretched to the shores of the Adriatic. That 103-year long shut-out will probably end this week. Before looking forward, however, a brief look back. The local elections have not been a spectacular success or failure for any party. …
As most of the results are now in, the papers begin to give their take
Local results so far pic.twitter.com/HTCpa3cThj — The Screaming Eagles (@TSEofPB) May 23, 2014 INDEPENDENT FRONT PAGE: 'Farage crashes the parties' #skypapers pic.twitter.com/3h9VDpFcET — Sky News (@SkyNews) May 23, 2014 TELEGRAPH FRONT PAGE: 'Surge by UKIP throws Labour into poll crisis.' #skypapers pic.twitter.com/FpQ8MzaJ38 — Sky News (@SkyNews) May 23, 2014 Guardian front page, Saturday 24 May 2014: Miliband told: raise your game pic.twitter.com/rqG0mUYpbD — Guardian news (@guardiannews) May 23, 2014 TSE
Ukip sees 4 point drop in its projected national vote share according to the BBC
BBC announces that Provisional National Vote share in yesterday's locals was Con 29 Lab 31 LD 13 UKIP 17 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 23, 2014 The trend in BBC National Vote share based on the May locals. Ukip down 6% on last year. pic.twitter.com/caD3KO0OzW — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 23, 2014 CORRECTION. The decline in Ukip's Projected National Share yesterday was SIX down on 2013 and not 4 as I previously Tweeted. — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 23, 2014 A bad omen for…