RESULTS from polling stations across the country are rolling in, with an exit poll suggesting the Conservatives will be the largest single party in the new Parliament – but short of an outright majority. After 50 results out of 650, Labour had 28 seats with two gains, while the Conservatives were on […]
Month: June 2017
Reactions on the streets of Sunderland, as Labour threatens shock result
REACTIONS to the voting in tonight’s General Election was almost (unsurprisingly) positive on the streets of Sunderland, as Labour looked set to spring the biggest electoral shock of recent years. Lauren Kennedy went out to gauge reactions and gather opinions.
Pound falls as markets fear Corbyn power
THE pound plunged following the shock BBC/ ITV / Sky exit poll an hour ago, which indicated the Conservatives have fallen short of an overall majority, resulting in a prospective hung parliament. Within minutes, Sterling fell over 1.5% to 1.27 US dollars, after the poll which predicted the Conservatives would be the largest party […]
Julie makes it three for Jeremy
WITHIN the last two minutes Sunderland Central count officials have declared victory for Labour – making it three in a row for the party. Sitting MP Julie Elliott took 56 per cent of the vote to hold the seat – not a surprise result in itself, but another note adding […]
Double-top for Corbyn as North East fires his first salvo … in ‘reverse’ order
AS expected, what may be a night of incredible political victory for Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn began with victories in the North East just five minutes ago. But it didn’t follow the predicted script, as Newcastle Central declared the first result in the whole of the country, to see Chi Omwurah holding the […]
Atmosphere ‘electric’ as Sunderland minutes from declaring
LIVE from the Sunderland count at Silksworth Leisure Centre, our reporter Jake Smith has just sent us this… “The atmosphere here at Silksworth is electric. All 27 counting teams are rattling through the votes.There are hundreds of people on the floor! All the candidates are now gathering close to […]
Conservatives/Labour react cautiously to exit poll suggesting no overall Tory majority
CONSERVATIVE and Labour figures have reacted cautiously to the exit poll predicting Theresa May could have lost her overall majority. Tory Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon told the BBC: “This is a projection, it’s not a result. “These exit polls have been wrong in the past.” Labour’s shadow chancellor John […]
Exit poll: Sunderland could fire the starting gun on spectacular Corbyn turnaround
SUNDERLAND could be the starting gun to signal the start of one of the most spectacular political breakthroughs in recent history. Written off as a non-contender by much of the UK media to date, the polls were continuing to dismiss Jeremy Corbyn as recently as lunchtime. But within minutes of voting closing […]
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The weird and the wonderful around the polls
There’ve been some weird – and often wonderful – sights spotted around the country during today’s voting. Here are just a few: