Thread: The U.K. Elections

has anyone been following it? I was a little bit, and am now (though i missed the fun of watching the different reports in, just the stragglers now). the Tories took the most seats so far, they are now up to 291 and Labour lost the most (down to 251, lost 87 seats).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/

I guess since none of them can get a majority, it well be a hung parliament and thus mean force collations and the sort to get enough to pass a bill through. Should be interesting at least. There is still a possiblity (though very small) that the Liberal Dems and Labour could get enough to make up a majority (when added together).


EDIT: A chart that can help show (a bit) the problems this could bring:

Right now its:

301-Tories (Conservatives)
255-Labour
55-Liberal Democrat

Supposedly the Lib Dems will work first with the Tories to try create a government, have to see if they will though (I would of thought it was doubtful *shrugs*)

Oh and apparently there is a part in the U.K. called the Raving Monster Looney Party (or something like that)

EDIT: comparing the parties to our politics, note though this is just opinion from what I've read about them, and may be off.

Tories=Blue Dogs (aka Conservative democrats)
Liberal Dems=More like moderate Democrats/current democrats
Labour=More like a socialist party

you'd think the lib dems would team up with labour, especially since labour promised to revamp the electoral system in their favor.

as for labour being a socialist party....lol.