Bookies Labrokes, PaddyPower and SportingIndex celebrate massive election day bets May 7, 2015 As the General Election went to the wire, big bets were being placed at the bookies. Ladbrokes took a £50,000 bet on polling day from a London based customer, who was backing Ed Miliband’s party to win the most seats at odds of 4/1. This is the biggest bet on Labour at any bookmaker [...]
General Election 2015: This is how a new coalition government will be formed May 7, 2015 Gone are the days when General Elections were nothing more than a two-way battle between the Conservatives and Labour. With marginal parties like the SNP and the Greens taking more and more seats away from the two big players, we have moved into an era of coalition agreements. It happened in 2010, and it will [...]
General Election 2015: Shares close down and and sterling falls as Britain heads to the polls May 7, 2015 Nervous investors sent shares in London lower today, while the pound also suffered, as Britons began to head to the polls in what's been repeatedly dubbed the most uncertain election in living memory. The bluechip FTSE 100 index closed 0.67 per cent down, at 6,886 points – although at one point in mid-morning trading it dipped [...]
When will Bristol, Plymouth, Camborne and Redruth and the South West constituencies declare results of the 2015 General Election vote? May 7, 2015 Several areas of the South West could see major losses for the Lib Dems on General Election night as they swing to a Tory majority on the smallest of margins. [custom id="15"] The Lib Dems are likely to be left with Yeovil, North Cornwall, St Ives, Thornbury and Yate, and Bath. Camborne and Redruth, one [...]
David Cameron and Nigel Farage’s Wikipedia pages hacked to tell voters to “vote Labour” May 7, 2015 A picture of Miliband appeared, along with the words "Vote Labour" The Wikipedia pages of David Cameron, Nigel Farage and Caroline Lucas were hacked this afternoon, to show a picture of Ed Miliband with the legend "Vote Labour". As UK voters used social media to tell the world how they were voting, hackers broke into [...]
When will South Thanet, Ashford, Milton Keynes and the South East constituencies declare results of the 2015 General Election vote? May 7, 2015 There will still be plenty of intrigue to be plucked out from the overwhelmingly blue 82 constituencies in the South East area on election night. [custom id="15"] Although swathes of the area are "true blue" Tory strongholds, there are some key marginals to keep an eye out for on in the early hours of Friday [...]
When will Brent Central, Hammersmith, the City of London and the London constituencies declare results of the 2015 General Election vote? May 7, 2015 They say the election will be won or lost on just a few marginal seats – but nowhere is this more true than London, the seat of power. [custom id="15"] Among the key marginal seats are Brent Central, declaring at 3:00am, one of the most diverse places in the UK, where Labour and the Lib [...]
When will Lougborough, Derby, Leicester and the East Midlands constituencies declare results of the 2015 General Election vote? May 7, 2015 With 31 seats to Labour's 15, the East Midlands is a Conservative stronghold – but that might not last. Although none of Ukip's target seats lie in the region, protest voters are reportedly planning on wielding their power in key Tory-Labour marginal seats, suggesting Labour might get a better showing this time around. [custom id="15"] [...]
When will constituencies in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk declare results of the 2015 General Election vote? May 7, 2015 True blue it may be, but don't write off excitement in the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk just yet. [custom id="15"] There are still fights to be had – some of the most marginal seats are Corby, although voters there will have to wait until 4:30am to find out who's won, [...]
When will constituencies in Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands county and Worcestershire declare results of the 2015 General Election vote? May 7, 2015 In the West Midlands, all eyes will be on Solihull. declaring at 3:00am, which could be snatched by the Tories from the Liberal Democrats, who have held it since 2005. [custom id="15"] However, Ukip is also gaining prominence in the West Midlands constituency, and this could eat into some of the main party's votes. Some of [...]