Denton and Gorton by-election - Green Party wins

[Don Karleone]

I don't understand why Labour supporters are getting arsey about the suggestion that Labour would rather see Reform win than the Greens, it seems fairly apparent that's the case. Logically a Reform win just gives them a slightly bigger version of the headache they've already got, a Green win turns things into a giant migraine.

Assuming it is a very close three way race, it almost doesn't matter if Labour scrape home; if the Greens run them close people will still see them as a viable progressive alternative. Rather than try to trash the Greens, Labour would be better employed thinking about what it is that is pushing people in that direction in the first place.

The people in charge of the Labour Party these days despise the left of the party more than right-wingers. They described them as fleas that they shook off.

 

[Don Karleone]

So what we saying if reform or greens win, does that make Starmers position completely untenable?

Think that he'll last until the May elections. If they get hammered in those, he'll walk or get the boot.

 

[Thaksins Love Child]

Think that he'll last until the May elections. If they get hammered in those, he'll walk or get the boot.

Hammered by who? The sheer incompetence of the last few years is clearing the way for Farage?

 

[Blue Lemon]

Just got home from doing what needed to be done this night in Levenshulme.

I stopped off to vote on the way to the pub though.

 

[Don Karleone]

Hammered by who? The sheer incompetence of the last few years is clearing the way for Farage?

Reform and the Greens. Yes, it is. I'll be honest, I'm not sure that it isn't deliberate.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Would like to stay up and watch it in the hope the fascist has been told to do one.

I await his claims of thousands of votes were made by one imman after.

The biggest clue will be if Nigel is there. Like his mate Sweet Potato Hitler he doesn't go near losers.

 

[Metal Biker]

Now that the voting is in, I feel I can safely reveal who I voted for.

Britain needs change, Gorton and Denton needs change. We've been stagnating and plodding on from one disaster to the next, with no real scope or direction and it is simply not good enough.

The 'established' parties have had the crack at the whip too many times and nothing seems to improve. I needed to be bold, I needed to realise change starts with us, the voters, and I made that change today.




So arise, Sir Oink A Lot MP!

 

[urban genie]

GBNews cunts already peddling vote fixing rumours makes me think they know reform have lost it.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Any exit polls out yet?

 

[The blue phantom]

Reform out to well over 6/1 now. Even behind Labour

 

[johnny crossan]

A final poll was carried out by Opinium between February 16 and 24 February, ahead of election day. The study included 401 complete responses, and 339 who gave a voting intention in the by-election.
https://google.com/preferences/source?q=manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The results of that poll for all voters showed:

• Green: 28%
• Reform: 27%
• Labour: 28%
• Conservative: 6%
• Lib Dems: 4%
• Other: 6%

The results for people likely to vote (7+ out of 10) showed:

• Green: 30%
• Reform: 28%
• Labour: 28%
• Conservative: 6%
• Lib Dems: 4%
• Other: 5%

Speaking of the survey results ahead of the election, James Crouch, head of policy and public affairs at Opinium said: “The Gorton & Denton by-election is shaping up to be an incredibly tight and unpredictable three-way race, with this latest poll also suggesting the Greens could benefit more than Labour from tactical voting in the final days of the campaign.

"Since the July 2024 General Election, Labour has been squeezed from both sides, losing ground to Reform on the right and to the Greens on the left. That leaves the result finely balanced and highly sensitive to even small shifts as polling day approaches.

 

[Metal Biker]

Any exit polls out yet?

They didn't hold any.

 

[Elbow beards]

Any exit polls out yet?

There's no exit polls.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

The people in charge of the Labour Party these days despise the left of the party more than right-wingers. They described them as fleas that they shook off.

Labour has been hijacked by Starmer and Mandelson. It should be a broad church. By alienating the left they have sown the seeds of its demise and been Reform's most powerful recruiting sergeant.

By putting himself first and blocking Burnham, Starmer is to blame for the likely defeat.

I'm a Labour member who is proud to be a socialist without being extreme in any way yet I don't mind who wins as long as its not a fascist party be that Reform or Rupert Lowe's brand of fascism.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

They didn't hold any.

A close run by election, I thought an exit poll would be nailed on.

Any reason why one hasn't been done?

 

[Metal Biker]

A close run by election, I thought an exit poll would be nailed on.

Any reason why one hasn't been done?

Dunno, but there was nobody outside our polling station and I don't know of any at two other stations either. I asked a few hours ago for the same thing and it just looks like they didn't hold one.

 

[thelantern]

A close run by election, I thought an exit poll would be nailed on.

Any reason why one hasn't been done?

I don't believe an exit poll on such a divisive election would give any information that was worth while.

 

[Don Karleone]

Here we go.

 

[johnny crossan]

Reform and Greens have given up on Newsnight lol

 

[blueinsa]

GBNews cunts already peddling vote fixing rumours makes me think they know reform have lost it.

SkyNews cunts also peddling it as well as many others.

Maybe it’s because it true and yes, its illegal.

Or should we all ignore so long as we get the result we want?