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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago (2 children)

imagine watching 14 years of the tories running the country into the ground, and then voting tory again

“No, I do not enjoy being stabbed. …Oh you want to stab me again? Yes please!!”

[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

In Bromley & Biggin Hill it was goddamn close; only a win by a couple hundred.

[–] SocksPls@feddit.uk 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

in hendon labour won by 15 votes, closest in the country iirc

[–] inspectorst@feddit.uk 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, in only one of those London seats did the Tories get a majority of the vote (Harrow East). In most of their remaining London seats, the Tory candidate was elected with a vote share in the mid-30%s.

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

but the fact tories got a single vote at all is troubling

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So ERM.... What do the colours represent?

[–] rosamundi@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Different political parties.

Red = Labour (new governing party).

Gold = Liberal Democrat.

Blue = Tory (former governing party).

Grey = Independent (but he used to be Labour and was leader of the Labour party for a bit).

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago
[–] casmael@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Chingford, harrow, Ruslip, y’all should be fuckin ashamed of yourselves tbh

[–] Daeraxa@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

IDS only got in because the labour vote got split between the newly added labour candidate and the one who got disowned by the party

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Ian bloody Duncan smith fuck my life 🤦‍♂️