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Originally Posted by Mick
That's wrong Matt - that is a Labour hold - Labour so far have not gained any seats.
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Nope, it's right. The BBC's
Election 2010 page is wrong. Rochdale was a Labour gain from the Lib Dems.
The Lib Dems narrowly defeated Labour in Rochdale 2005, & now in 2010 Labour have taken it back.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/c.../1249/rochdale
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/482.stm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/elec...hdale-bid.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochdal...s_in_the_2000s
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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
Going pure PR doesn't appeal though. A hybrid FPTP / PR would be ideal though I've no idea how that'd work  |
Something like this?
FPTP mixed with PR -
http://www.conservativeelectoralrefo...AddMemVote.htm
Interesting site. Seems some Tories do like the idea of electoral reform!
Lots of info on other methods, including AV+ & STV.
http://www.conservativeelectoralrefo...ndex-Home.html
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I'm glad the Lib Dems held Cambridge!
My biggest upset of the night was
Dr Evan Harris' very narrow loss in Oxford West & Abingdon
Times Online Science Blog - Election 2010: a terrible night for science
Bah.
I was extremely happy with the defeat of both Jacqui Smith & Charles Clarke though
Just a pity the rest of New Labour's crappy former Home Secretaries didn't get the boot too. And a damn shame that Blears kept her seat
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Hmm. Although I'm a Grauniad-reading Lib Dem, I'm not averse to a Tory / Lib Dem coalition. OK, the Tories will never support meaningful electoral reform,
but unlike Labour they are in alignment (mostly) with the Lib Dems on Civil Liberties, & not too dissimilar in some other areas. I think I'd actually find a Labour / Lib Dem coalition less favourable, plus it still wouldn't be enough seats anyway...