Thursday, 6 May 2010

Election 2010 - England Prediction

England




Constituency Incumbent Party Prediction
Aldershot Conservative Conservative
Aldridge-Brownhills Conservative Conservative
Altrincham and Sale West Conservative Conservative
Amber Valley Labour Conservative
Arundel and South Downs Conservative Conservative
Ashfield Labour Labour
Ashford Conservative Conservative
Ashton-under-Lyne Labour Labour
Aylesbury Conservative Conservative
Banbury Conservative Conservative
Barking Labour Labour
Barnsley Central Labour Labour
Barnsley East (formerly Barnsley East and Mexborough) Labour Labour
Barrow and Furness Labour Conservative
Basildon and Billericay (formerly Billericay) Conservative Conservative
Basingstoke Conservative Conservative
Bassetlaw Labour Labour
Bath Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Batley and Spen Labour Labour
Battersea Labour Conservative
Beaconsfield Conservative Conservative
Beckenham Conservative Conservative
Bedford Labour Conservative
Bermonsey and Old Southwark (formerly North Southwark and Bermondsey) Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Berwick-upon-Tweed Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Bethnal Green and Bow Respect Labour
Beverley and Holderness Conservative Conservative
Bexhill and Battle Conservative Conservative
Bexleyheath and Crayford Conservative Conservative
Birkenhead Labour Labour
Birmingham Edgbaston Labour Conservative
Birmingham Erdington Labour Labour
Birmingham Hall Green Labour Liberal Democrat
Birmingham Hodge Hill Labour Labour
Birmingham Ladywood Labour Labour
Birmingham Northfield Labour Labour
Birmingham Perry Barr Labour Labour
Birmingham Selly Oak Labour Labour
Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath (Abolished) Labour
Birmingham Yardley Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Bishop Auckland Labour Labour
Blackburn Labour Labour
Blackley and Broughton (formerly Manchester Blackley) Labour Labour
Blackpool North and Cleveleys (formerly Fleetwood) Labour Conservative
Blackpool South Labour Labour
Blaydon Labour Liberal Democrat
Blyth Valley Labour Labour
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Conservative Conservative
Bolsover Labour Labour
Bolton North East Labour Conservative
Bolton South East Labour Labour
Bolton West Labour Conservative
Bootle Labour Labour
Boston and Skegness Conservative Conservative
Bosworth Conservative Conservative
Bournemouth East Conservative Conservative
Bournemouth West Conservative Liberal Democrat
Bracknell Conservative Conservative
Bradford East (formerly Bradford North) Labour Liberal Democrat
Bradford South Labour Labour
Bradford West Labour Conservative
Braintree Conservative Conservative
Brent Central (formerly Brent East) Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Brent North Labour Labour
Brentford and Isleworth Labour Conservative
Brentwood and Ongar Conservative Conservative
Bridgwater and West Somerset (formerly Bridgwater) Conservative Conservative
Brigg and Goole Labour Conservative
Brighton Kemptown Labour Conservative
Brighton Pavilion Labour Green
Bristol East Labour Labour
Bristol North West Labour Labour
Bristol South Labour Conservative
Bristol West Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Broadland (formerly Mid Norfolk) Conservative Conservative
Bromley and Chislehurst Conservative Conservative
Bromsgrove Conservative Conservative
Broxbourne Conservative Conservative
Broxtowe Labour Conservative
Buckingham Conservative Speaker
Burnley Labour Liberal Democrat
Burton Labour Conservative
Bury North Labour Conservative
Bury South Labour Labour
Bury St Edmunds Conservative Conservative
Calder Valley Labour Conservative
Camberwell and Peckham Labour Labour
Camborne and Redruth (formerly Falmouth and Camborne) Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Cambridge Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Cannock Chase Labour Labour
Canterbury Conservative Conservative
Carlisle Labour Conservative
Carshalton and Wallington Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Castle Point Conservative Conservative
Central Devon - New Constituency Conservative
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Conservative Conservative
Charnwood Conservative Conservative
Chatham and Aylesford Labour Conservative
Cheadle Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Chelmsford (formerly West Chelmsford) Conservative Conservative
Chelsea and Fulham (formerly Hammersmith and Fulham) Conservative Conservative
Cheltenham Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Chesham and Amersham Conservative Conservative
Chesterfield Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Chichester Conservative Conservative
Chingford and Woodford Green Conservative Conservative
Chippenham - New Constituency Liberal Democrat
Chipping Barnet Conservative Conservative
Chorley Labour Labour
Christchurch Conservative Conservative
Cities of London and Westminster Conservative Conservative
City of Chester Labour Conservative
City of Durham Labour Liberal Democrat
Clacton (formerly Harwich) Conservative Conservative
Cleethorpes Labour Conservative
Colchester Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Colne Valley Labour Conservative
Congleton Conservative Conservative
Constituency Abolished - Liverpool Garston
Constituency Abolished - Pontefract and Castleford Labour
Copeland Labour Labour
Corby Labour Conservative
Coventry North East Labour Labour
Coventry North West Labour Labour
Coventry South Labour Conservative
Crawley Labour Conservative
Crewe and Nantwich Conservative Conservative
Croydon Central Conservative Conservative
Croydon North Labour Labour
Croydon South Conservative Conservative
Dagenham and Rainham (formerly Dagenham) Labour Labour
Darlington Labour Labour
Dartford Labour Conservative
Daventry Conservative Conservative
Denton and Reddish Labour Labour
Derby North Labour Conservative
Derby South Labour Liberal Democrat
Derbyshire Dales (formerly West Derbyshire) Conservative Conservative
Devizes Conservative Conservative
Dewsbury Labour Conservative
Don Valley Labour Labour
Doncaster Central Labour Labour
Doncaster North Labour Labour
Dover Labour Conservative
Dudley North Labour Conservative
Dudley South Labour Conservative
Dulwich and West Norwood Labour Labour
Ealing Central and Acton - New Constituency Conservative
Ealing North Labour Labour
Ealing Southall Labour Labour
Easington Labour Labour
East Devon Conservative Conservative
East Ham Labour Labour
East Hampshire Conservative Conservative
East Surrey Conservative Conservative
East Worthing and Shoreham Conservative Conservative
East Yorkshire Conservative Conservative
Eastbourne Conservative Conservative
Eastleigh Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Eddisbury Conservative Conservative
Edmonton Labour Labour
Ellesmere Port and Neston Labour Labour
Elmet and Rothwell (formerly Elmet) Labour Conservative
Eltham Labour Conservative
Enfield North Labour Conservative
Enfield Southgate Conservative Conservative
Epping Forest Conservative Conservative
Epsom and Ewell Conservative Conservative
Erewash Labour Labour
Erith and Thamesmead Labour Labour
Esher and Walton Conservative Conservative
Exeter Labour Labour
Fareham Conservative Conservative
Faversham and Mid Kent Conservative Conservative
Feltham and Heston Labour Labour
Filton and Bradley Stoke - New Constituency Liberal Democrat
Finchley and Golders Green Labour Conservative
Folkestone and Hythe Conservative Conservative
Forest of Dean Conservative Conservative
Fylde Conservative Conservative
Gainsborough Conservative Conservative
Garston and Halewood (formerly Knowsley South) Labour Labour
Gateshead (formerly Gateshead East and Washington West) Labour Labour
Gedling Labour Conservative
Gillingham and Rainham (formerly Gillingham) Labour Conservative
Gloucester Labour Conservative
Gosport Conservative Conservative
Grantham and Stamford Conservative Conservative
Gravesham Conservative Conservative
Great Grimsby Labour Labour
Great Yarmouth Labour Conservative
Greenwich and Woolwich Labour Labour
Guildford Conservative Liberal Democrat
Hackney North and Stoke Newington Labour Labour
Hackney South and Shoreditch Labour Labour
Halesowen and Rowley Regis Labour Conservative
Halifax Labour Conservative
Haltemprice and Howden Conservative Conservative
Halton Labour Labour
Hammersmith (formerly Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush) Labour Conservative
Hampstead and Highgate (Now Hampstead and Kilburn)
Hampstead and Kilburn (formerly Brent South) Labour Labour
Harborough Conservative Conservative
Harlow Labour Conservative
Harrogate and Knaresborough Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Harrow East Labour Conservative
Harrow West Labour Labour
Hartlepool Labour Labour
Harwich and North Essex (formerly North Essex) Conservative Conservative
Hastings and Rye Labour Conservative
Havant Conservative Conservative
Hayes and Harlington Labour Labour
Hazel Grove Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrats
Hemel Hempstead Conservative Conservative
Hemsworth Labour Labour
Hendon Labour Conservative
Henley Conservative Conservative
Hereford and South Herefordshire (formerly Hereford) Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrats
Hertford and Stortford Conservative Conservative
Hertsmere Conservative Conservative
Hexham Conservative Conservative
Heywood and Middleton Labour Labour
High Peak Labour Conservative
Hitchin and Harpenden Conservative Conservative
Holborn and St. Pancras Labour Labour
Hornchurch and Upminster (formerly Hornchurch) Conservative Conservative
Hornsey and Wood Green Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrats
Horsham Conservative Conservative
Houghton and Sunderland South (formerly Houghton and Washington East) Labour Labour
Hove Labour Conservative
Huddersfield Labour Labour
Huntingdon Conservative Conservative
Hyndburn Labour Labour
Ilford North Conservative Conservative
Ilford South Labour Labour
Ipswich Labour Labour
Isle of Wight Conservative Conservative
Islington North Labour Labour
Islington South and Finsbury Labour Liberal Democrat
Jarrow Labour Labour
Keighley Labour Conservative
Kenilworth and Southam (formerly Rugby and Kenilworth) Conservative Conservative
Kensington (formerly Kensington and Chelsea) Conservative Conservative
Kettering Conservative Conservative
Kingston and Surbiton Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Kingston upon Hull East Labour Labour
Kingston upon Hull North Labour Labour
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle Labour Labour
Kingswood Labour Labour
Knowsley (formerly Knowsley North and Sefton East) Labour Labour
Lancaster and Fleetwood - New Constituency Labour
Leeds Central Labour Labour
Leeds East Labour Labour
Leeds North East Labour Labour
Leeds North West Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Leeds West Labour Labour
Leicester East Labour Labour
Leicester South Labour Liberal Democrat
Leicester West Labour Labour
Leigh Labour Labour
Lewes Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Lewisham Deptford Labour Labour
Lewisham East Labour Labour
Lewisham West and Penge (formerly Lewisham West) Labour Labour
Leyton and Wanstead Labour Labour
Lichfield Conservative Conservative
Lincoln Labour Conservative
Liverpool Riverside Labour Labour
Liverpool Walton Labour Labour
Liverpool Wavertree Labour Liberal Democrat
Liverpool West Derby Labour Labour
Loughborough Labour Conservative
Louth and Horncastle Conservative Conservative
Ludlow Conservative Conservative
Luton North Labour Labour
Luton South Labour Conservative
Macclesfield Conservative Conservative
Maidenhead Conservative Conservative
Maidstone and The Weald Conservative Conservative
Makerfield Labour Labour
Maldon (formerly Maldon and East Chelmsford) Conservative Conservative
Manchester Central Labour Labour
Manchester Gorton Labour Labour
Manchester Withington Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Mansfield Labour Labour
Meon Valley - New Constituency Liberal Democrat
Meriden Conservative Conservative
Mid Bedfordshire Conservative Conservative
Mid Derbyshire - New Constituency Conservative
Mid Dorset and North Poole Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Mid Sussex Conservative Conservative
Mid Worcestershire Conservative Conservative
Middlesbrough Labour Labour
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Labour Labour
Milton Keynes South (formerly Milton Keynes South West) Labour Conservative
Mitcham and Morden Labour Labour
Mole Valley Conservative Conservative
Morecambe and Lunesdale Labour Conservative
Morley and Outwood (formerly Morley and Rothwell) Labour Labour
New Forest East Conservative Conservative
New Forest West Conservative Conservative
Newark Conservative Conservative
Newbury Conservative Conservative
Newcastle upon Tyne Central Labour Labour
Newcastle Upon Tyne East (formerly N'e upon Tyne East and Wallsend) Labour Liberal Democrat
Newcastle upon Tyne North Labour Liberal Democrat
Newcastle-under-Lyme Labour Labour
Newton Abbott (formerly Teignbridge) Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (formerly Normanton) Labour Labour
North Cornwall Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
North Devon Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
North Dorset Conservative Liberal Democrat
North Durham Labour Labour
North East Bedfordshire Conservative Conservative
North East Cambridgeshire Conservative Conservative
North East Derbyshire Labour Labour
North East Hampshire Conservative Conservative
North East Hertfordshire Conservative Conservative
North East Somerset (formerly Wansdyke) Labour Conservative
North Herefordshire (formerly Leominster) Conservative Conservative
North Milton Keynes (formerly North East Milton Keynes) Conservative Conservative
North Norfolk Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
North Shropshire Conservative Conservative
North Somerset (formerly Woodspring) Conservative Conservative
North Swindon Labour Conservative
North Thanet Conservative Conservative
North Tyneside Labour Labour
North Warwickshire Labour Labour
North West Cambridgeshire Conservative Conservative
North West Durham Labour Labour
North West Hampshire Conservative Conservative
North West Leicestershire Labour Conservative
North West Norfolk Conservative Conservative
North Wiltshire Conservative Conservative
Northampton North Labour Liberal Democrat
Northampton South Conservative Conservative
Norwich North Conservative Conservative
Norwich South Labour Liberal Democrat
Nottingham East Labour Labour
Nottingham North Labour Labour
Nottingham South Labour Labour
Nuneaton Labour Labour
Old Bexley and Sidcup Conservative Conservative
Oldham East and Saddleworth Labour Liberal Democrat
Oldham West and Royton Labour Labour
Orpington Conservative Conservative
Oxford East Labour Liberal Democrat
Oxford West and Abingdon Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Pendle Labour Conservative
Penistone and Stockbridge (Formerly Barnsley West) Labour Labour
Penrith and The Border Conservative Conservative
Peterborough Conservative Conservative
Plymouth Moor View (formerly Plymouth Devonport) Labour Labour
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport (formerly Plymouth Sutton) Labour Conservative
Poole Conservative Conservative
Poplar and Limehouse (formerly Poplar and Canning Town) Labour Conservative
Portsmouth North Labour Conservative
Portsmouth South Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Preston Labour Labour
Pudsey Labour Conservative
Putney Conservative Conservative
Rayleigh and Wickford (formerly Rayleigh) Conservative Conservative
Reading East Conservative Conservative
Reading West Labour Conservative
Redcar Labour Labour
Redditch Labour Conservative
Reigate Conservative Conservative
Ribble Valley Conservative Conservative
Richmond (Yorks) Conservative Conservative
Richmond Park Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Rochdale Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Rochester and Strood (formerly Medway) Labour Conservative
Rochford and Southend East Conservative Conservative
Romford Conservative Conservative
Romsey and Southampton North (formerly Romsey) Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Rossendale and Darwen Labour Conservative
Rother Valley Labour Labour
Rotherham Labour Labour
Rugby - New Constituency Conservative
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (formerly Ruislip-Northwood) Conservative Conservative
Runnymede and Weybridge Conservative Conservative
Rushcliffe Conservative Conservative
Rutland and Melton Conservative Conservative
Ryedale - Abolished
Saffron Walden Conservative Conservative
Salford and Eccles (formerly Salford) Labour Labour
Salisbury Conservative Conservative
Scarborough and Whitby Conservative Conservative
Scunthorpe Labour Labour
Sedgefield Labour Labour
Sefton Central (formerly Crosby) Labour Conservative
Selby and Ainsty (formerly Selby) Labour Conservative
Sevenoaks Conservative Conservative
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough (formerly Sheffield Brightside) Labour Labour
Sheffield Central Labour Labour
Sheffield Hallam Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Sheffield Heeley Labour Labour
Sheffield Hillsborough - Constituency Abolished Labour
Sheffield South East (formerly Sheffield Attercliffe) Labour Labour
Sherwood Labour Labour
Shipley Conservative Conservative
Shrewsbury and Atcham Conservative Conservative
Sittingbourne and Sheppey Labour Conservative
Skipton and Ripon Conservative Conservative
Sleaford and North Hykeham Conservative Conservative
Slough Labour Labour
Solihull Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Somerton and Frome Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
South Basildon and East Thurrock (Formerly Basildon) Labour Conservative
South Cambridgeshire Conservative Conservative
South Derbyshire Labour Conservative
South Dorset Labour Conservative
South East Cambridgeshire Conservative Conservative
South East Cornwall Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
South Holland and The Deepings Conservative Conservative
South Leicestershire (formerly Blaby) Conservative Conservative
South Norfolk Conservative Conservative
South Northamptonshire (New Constituency) Conservative
South Ribble Labour Conservative
South Shields Labour Labour
South Staffordshire Conservative Conservative
South Suffolk Conservative Conservative
South Swindon Labour Conservative
South Thanet Labour Conservative
South West Bedfordshire Conservative Conservative
South West Devon Conservative Conservative
South West Hertfordshire Conservative Conservative
South West Norfolk Conservative Conservative
South West Surrey Conservative Conservative
South West Wiltshire (formerly Westbury) Conservative Conservative
Southampton Itchen Labour Labour
Southampton Test Labour Labour
Southend West Conservative Conservative
Southport Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Spelthorne Conservative Conservative
St Albans Conservative Conservative
St Austell and Newquay - New Constituency Liberal Democrat
St Helens North Labour Labour
St Helens South and Whiston (formerly St Helens South) Labour Labour
St Ives Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Stafford Labour Conservative
Staffordshire Moorlands Labour Conservative
Stalybridge and Hyde Labour Labour
Stevenage Labour Conservative
Stockport Labour Labour
Stockton North Labour Labour
Stockton South Labour Conservative
Stoke-on-Trent Central Labour Labour
Stoke-on-Trent North Labour Labour
Stoke-on-Trent South Labour Labour
Stone Conservative Conservative
Stourbridge Labour Conservative
Stratford-on-Avon Conservative Conservative
Streatham Labour Labour
Stretford and Urmston Labour Labour
Stroud Labour Conservative
Suffolk Coastal Conservative Conservative
Sunderland Central (formerly Sunderland North) Labour Labour
Sunderland South - Constituency Abolished Labour
Surrey Heath Conservative Conservative
Sutton and Cheam Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Sutton Coldfield Conservative Conservative
Tamworth Labour Conservative
Tatton Conservative Conservative
Taunton Deane (formerly Taunton) Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Telford Labour Labour
Tewkesbury Conservative Conservative
The Cotswolds (formerly Cotswold) Conservative Conservative
The Wrekin Conservative Conservative
Thirsk and Malton (formerly Vale of York) Conservative Conservative
Thornbury and Yate (formerly Northavon) Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Thurrock Labour Labour
Tiverton and Honiton Conservative Conservative
Tonbridge and Malling Conservative Conservative
Tooting Labour Conservative
Torbay Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Torridge and West Devon Conservative Liberal Democrat
Totnes Conservative Liberal Democrat
Tottenham Labour Labour
Truro and Falmouth (formerly Truro and St Austell) Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Tunbridge Wells Conservative Conservative
Twickenham Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Tyne Bridge - Constituency Abolished Labour
Tynemouth Labour Conservative
Upminster - Constituency Abolished Conservative
Uxbridge and South Ruislip (formerly Uxbridge) Conservative Conservative
Vauxhall Labour Labour
Wakefield Labour Labour
Wallasey Labour Labour
Walsall North Labour Labour
Walsall South Labour Labour
Walthamstow Labour Labour
Wansbeck Labour Labour
Wantage Conservative Conservative
Warley Labour Labour
Warrington North Labour Labour
Warrington South Labour Conservative
Warwick and Leamington Labour Conservative
Washington and Sunderland West - New Constituency Labour
Watford Labour Liberal Democrat
Waveney Labour Labour
Wealden Conservative Conservative
Weaver Vale Labour Labour
Wellingborough Conservative Conservative
Wells Conservative Liberal Democrat
Welwyn Hatfield Conservative Conservative
Wentworth and Dearne (formerly Wentworth) Labour Labour
West Bromwich East Labour Labour
West Bromwich West Labour Labour
West Dorset Conservative Liberal Democrat
West Ham Labour Labour
West Lancashire Labour Labour
West Suffolk Conservative Conservative
West Worcestershire Conservative Conservative
Westminster North (formerly Regent's Park and Kensington North) Labour Conservative
Westmorland and Lonsdale Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Weston-Super-Mare Conservative Liberal Democrat
Wigan Labour Labour
Wimbledon Conservative Conservative
Winchester Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Windsor Conservative Conservative
Wirral South Labour Conservative
Wirral West Labour Conservative
Witham - New Constituency Conservative
Witney Conservative Conservative
Woking Conservative Conservative
Wokingham Conservative Conservative
Wolverhampton North East Labour Labour
Wolverhampton South East Labour Labour
Wolverhampton South West Labour Conservative
Worcester Labour Conservative
Workington Labour Labour
Worsley - Constituency Abolished Labour
Worsley and Eccles South (formerly Eccles) Labour Labour
Worthing West Conservative Conservative
Wycombe Conservative Conservative
Wyre and Preston North (formerly Lancaster and Wyre) Conservative Conservative
Wyre Forest Independent Conservative
Wythenshawe and Sale East Labour Labour
Yeovil Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
York Central (formerly City of York) Labour Labour
York Outer (New Constituency) Liberal Democrat

Election 2010 - Northern Ireland Prediction

Northern Ireland



Constituency Incumbent Party Prediction
Belfast East Democratic Unionist Democratic Unionist
Belfast North Democratic Unionist Democratic Unionist
Belfast South SDLP SDLP
Belfast West Sinn Fein Sinn Fein
East Antrim Democratic Unionist Democratic Unionist
East Londonderry Democratic Unionist Democratic Unionist
Fermanagh & South Tyrone Sinn Fein Independent
Foyle SDLP SDLP
Lagan Valley Ulster Unionist Ulster Unionist
Mid Ulster Sinn Fein Sinn Fein
Newry & Armagh Sinn Fein Sinn Fein
North Antrim Democratic Unionist Democratic Unionist
North Down Ulster Unionist Independent
South Antrim Democratic Unionist Ulster Unionist
South Down SDLP SDLP
Strangford Democratic Unionist Democratic Unionist
Upper Bann Democratic Unionist Democratic Unionist
West Tyrone Sinn Fein Sinn Fein

Election 2010 - Scotland Prediction

Scotland



Constituency Incumbent Party Prediction
Aberdeen North Labour Labour
Aberdeen South Labour Liberal Democrat
Airdrie and Shotts Labour Labour
Angus SNP SNP
Argyll and Bute Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Labour Labour
Banff and Buchan SNP SNP
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Central Ayrshire Labour Labour
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Labour Labour
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Labour Labour
Dumfries and Galloway Labour Conservative
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Conversative Conservative
Dundee East SNP SNP
Dundee West Labour SNP
Dunfermline and West Fife Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
East Dunbartonshire Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Labour Labour
East Lothian Labour Labour
East Renfrewshire Labour Labour
Edinburgh East Labour Labour
Edinburgh North and Leith Labour Liberal Democrat
Edinburgh South Labour Liberal Democrat
Edinburgh South West Labour Labour
Edinburgh West Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Falkirk Labour Labour
Glasgow Central Labour Labour
Glasgow East SNP Labour
Glasgow North Labour Labour
Glasgow North East Labour Labour
Glasgow North West Labour Labour
Glasgow South Labour Labour
Glasgow South West Labour Labour
Glenrothes Labour Labour
Gordon Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Inverclyde Labour Labour
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Labour Labour
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Labour Labour
Lanark and Hamilton East Labour Labour
Linlithgow and East Falkirk Labour Labour
Livingston Labour SNP
Midlothian Labour Labour
Moray SNP SNP
Motherwell and Wishaw Labour Labour
Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP SNP
North Ayrshire and Arran Labour Labour
North East Fife Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Ochil and South Perthshire Labour SNP
Orkney and Shetland Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Paisley and Renfrewshire North Labour Labour
Paisley and Renfrewshire South Labour Labour
Perth and North Perthshire SNP SNP
Ross, Skye and Lochaber Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Rutherglen and Hamilton West Labour Labour
Stirling Labour Labour
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
West Dunbartonshire Labour SNP

Wednesday, 5 May 2010

Election 2010 - Wales Prediction

Constituency Incumbent Party Prediction
Aberavon Labour Labour
Aberconwy (formerly Conwy) Labour Conservative
Arfon (formerly Caernarfon) Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru
Alyn and Deeside Labour Labour
Blaenau Gwent Independent Independent
Brecon and Radnorshire Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Bridgend Labour Labour
Caerphilly Labour Labour
Cardiff Central Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Cardiff North Labour Conservative
Cardiff South and Penarth Labour Labour
Cardiff West Labour Labour
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Labour Conservative
Ceredigion Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Clwyd South Labour Labour
Clwyd West Conservative Conservative
Cynon Valley Labour Labour
Delyn Labour Labour
Dwyfor Meirionnydd (formerly Meirionnydd Nant Conwy) Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru
Gower Labour Labour
Islwyn Labour Labour
Llanelli Labour Labour
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Labour Labour
Monmouth Conservative Conservative
Montgomeryshire Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Neath Labour Labour
Newport East Labour Liberal Democrat
Newport West Labour Labour
Ogmore Labour Labour
Pontypridd Labour Labour
Preseli Pembrokeshire Conservative Conservative
Rhondda Labour Labour
Swansea East Labour Labour
Swansea West Labour Liberal Democrat
Torfaen Labour Labour
Vale of Clwyd Labour Conservative
Vale of Glamorgan Labour Conservative
Wrexham Labour Labour
Ynys Môn (formerly Anglesey) Labour Plaid Cymru

Thursday, 22 April 2010

Ratf*****g - UK Style

There is a new style of politics developing in Britain, to anyone that has just a passing interest in US politics, the insidious sniping and constant mudslinging are all too familiar. It is not surprising that Nick Clegg has become a serious threat to the Conservatives and Labour, his performance on the first Leaders debate was accomplished in this X-Factor driven society, and his bounce in the opinion polls came as shock to everyone that had not seen Will Young beat Gareth Gates in Pop Idol.

Therefore it is only to be expected that the Right of Centre press has reacted to Nick Clegg in a way that is normally only reserved for war criminals and paedophiles. These personal attacks are shameful, they add nothing to the political debate, just contribute to atmosphere of cheap politics in the minds of the public. By all means attack the policies of the other parties, that is what the election is about - but personal slurs reduce this election to a substandard US election run on a shoe string budget.

Furthermore, the election debate is dragged further down into the mire when organisations like ConservativeHome, run "advertisements" like this:



Firstly, this is amazing from a party that, during the MPs Expenses scandal, claimed for duck houses and moat cleaning. Secondly and probably more importantly, it cheapens the Conservative message. At least in America they throw a bit of money at their slurs (see below):

Wednesday, 21 April 2010

The Kingmaker and I

In the run up to a general election, party leaders can be forgiven for making some pretty rash statements, the pressure and punishing schedule will inevitably cause a lack of focus. But to base your entire election campaign and manifesto around these pretty rash statements is disingenuous and fool hardy at best. Both Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party have taken centre stage this week with their manifesto launch and some pretty dubious claims concerning how they will use their influence in a hung parliament to gain concessions for their respective countries.

The claims themselves are not particularly dubious, every small party or independent will sell their vote on certain issues to gain influence in other areas, it is the way of a Westminster Parliamentary System. The disingenuous aspect to their claims is the misrepresentation and exaggeration to the electorate of the likelihood of these events; in essence they are suffering from small dog syndrome - they believe they are bigger than they are.

Currently the SNP have seven Members of Parliament whilst Plaid have three out of the total of 646, this represents 1.5% of the elected representatives at the House of Commons. This has always been traditionally adequate to contribute to debates, influence policy and potentially effect some legislation, but to now suggest that the national parties will have undue influence on any potentially weak or coalition government after this current election is simply not feasible.

According to the latest Populus Poll the current voting intentions are as follows:
  • Conservatives - 32%
  • Labour - 28%
  • Liberal Democrat - 31%
  • Other - 9%
If this was the result on 6th May, the potential breakdown of seats in the House of Commons would look something like this according to the BBC (the winning number of seats is 326):
  • Conservatives - 234 seats
  • Labour - 278 seats
  • Liberal Democrat - 109 seats
  • Other - 29 seats (SNP - 8 seats, Plaid - 3)
There is no conceivable calculation that would allow the national parties the influence they claim they will exert over the legislative process. The best case scenario for both Plaid and the SNP is that a minority government is formed by the Conservatives in which they control approximately 320 seats, this is the only outcome that would allow them the influence they desire. If Labour form a minority government the Lib Dems will probably become the kingmakers, either by way of coalition or by supporting only specific aspects of legislation.

However, this issue perfectly highlights the incredible inequities in our current electoral system and the bias that the incumbent administration can command over redrawing constituency boundaries to make marginal seats safer.

Tuesday, 20 April 2010

Fear and Loathing on the 2010 Tory Campaign Trail...

Harold Wilson once perfectly defined the British political landscape with his truism that a "week is a long time in politics", and for David Cameron the last week has possibly felt more like an epoch rather than just a long time. The only other person that can truly relate to this incredible sense of time distortion is the Chinese tanker Captain who crashed into the (not so insignificant) Great Barrier Reef, after sailing through illegal shipping lanes, causing untold environmental damage. He knew the outcome a long time before the accident happened, but he still tried in vain to turn the ship around, but those tankers take a lot of turning and the crash was inevitable.

This general election has already thrown up a few surprises (the Lib Dems second in YouGov latest opinion poll, anyone?), but the biggest surprise of the whole election campaign is the Tories inability to gain any significant political momentum. Given the economic conditions and the unpopularity of the incumbent government, the Tories must have believed that the election would be an easier fight than it has been...

The constant media references to the similarities between David Cameron and Tony Blair, have been somewhat misleading - giving the impression that the 2010 general election was going to be an inverse repeat of 1997, in which Labour swept to power on a popular tide of goodwill and hope. Probably a more insightful comparison would be to compare this election with 1992: the opposition in both examples are trying to reinvent themselves, attempting to throw off the shackles of negative public opinion and a lack of trust. Plus the rising spectre of increasing tough economic conditions, in which the harsh realities of a global recession will come to bear - the public may just be comforted by the devil they know.

There are several key factors which are impacting upon the Conservatives inability to gain a significant lead in the opinion polls:
  • The Shadow Cabinet is weak and unable to connect with the public - in 1997 the Labour Shadow Cabinet was a significant strength of Tony Blair's election strategy, whether it was Robin Cook, Mo Mowlam, Gordon Brown, Jack Straw or David Blunkett; the Cabinet was prompted as a 'Cabinet of Talent'. Currently the Conservatives are appearing to focus solely on David Cameron and George Osborne, sidelining the poor(!) Chris Grayling for fear of costly gaffes. Even John Prescott was given meaningful airtime in comparison.

  • Lack of a coherent message - the main focus of the Conservatives' election manifesto is the 'Big Society' in which the public can effect the running and management of many public institutions. The issues for most people are rooted in real problems, employment, transport or education, but the Tories have proposed an abstract concept that generates few pragmatic solutions for real issues. The Labour Party in 1997 offered a tangible response to the genuine concerns of the nation. The 'Big Society' is perceived as empty rhetoric, from the party that once claimed that "there is no such thing as society".

  • Whilst other parties are weak on the topic of Europe, the Conservatives can not exploit their advantage - in the public's opinion the European Union is at a particularly low point, the rise of UKIP is testimony to this fact. The Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats are potentially committed to further European integration, but David Cameron is wary of using the populist EU stick to beat his opponents for fear that it may open old wounds, in the Conservative Party, that have only been plastered over - not healed. Witness the undercurrent of discontent at the 2009 Conservative Party conference, with David Cameron's pledge that if the Lisbon Treaty was ratified the next Tory government would work within its parameters.

  • David Cameron's inability to connect with many of the electorate - whether this is due to old fashion class prejudice or the perception that he is style over substance, David Cameron has struggled to find a voice that speaks to a majority of people. This is not helped by an advertising campaign, organised by Andy Coulson, that appears to be confused and artificial. Most elections that are fought on the concept of 'change' have their vanguard amongst a section of the population that have been under-represented in previous regimes; youth, working class or ethnic sections of the community. It is difficult for the general public to believe that a privileged and wealthy white man is sincere about significant change - also it is not a typical election pledge by a party that is perceived to be more concerned with the conservation of society rather than its radical overhaul.

  • The inability of the Conservative Party to reassure the public that the recession would have been better under their guidance - even though there are significant differences between Labour and Tory economic policy, it would have been impossible for the Conservative Party to have claimed that they would have avoided the recession with tighter regulations of the banking sector. After all it was the Conservative Party that actively encouraged deregulation of the finance sector allowing 'bankers' the freedom to recklessly gamble the country's economic stability by chasing larger profits.
 The Chinese tanker Captain and David Cameron have both discovered something important in the last fortnight - big ships take a long time to turn so it's vital to make sure that you have plotted correct course before you sail.

Thursday, 15 April 2010

Clause 76

General Election Live TV Leaders Debates Rules

Audience selection

1. The objective is to select an audience which is broadly a demographic cross section of the country.
2. The audience to be made up of roughly 200 people, subject to venue capacity.
3. ICM has been appointed as an external recruitment agency and the methods of recruitment are based on their expert advice. In broad terms, we will aim to:
4. Recruit within a 30 mile radius of the host city, mindful of administrative borders on either side of that radius based on the revised ICM list of constituencies.
5. Recruit according to gender, age, ethnicity and social class to best reflect the broader voting-age population. The recruitment procedure will be transparent, and its methodology will be available to the parties for comment.
6. Ensure around 80% of the audience is made up of voters who express a voting intention at the time of recruitment.
7. These will be subdivided into ratios which reflect a ratio of 7 Labour, 7 Conservative, 5 Lib Dem .The political ratios will take precedence over the demographic in the final selection of the audience by ICM.
8. Within the 80% (see point 6) the broadcasters retain the right to recruit some audience members who express an intention to vote for smaller parties.
9. Ensure that around 20% of the audience will be undecided but will be politically engaged. ICM's definition of undecided voters to be the basis of this selection.
10. Reserve a small number of seats for participants from outside the ICM selected audience, whose questions have been pre-submitted and selected by the broadcaster's editorial panel. The broadcasters may use a variety of methods to encourage the submission of such questions from across the UK in the build up to the debates.
11. The number of questions from outside the ICM selected audience will be a maximum of four per debate.
12. Over-recruit by a small margin to accommodate "drop outs" or "no shows"
13. Issue audience members with a protocol of rules, including security procedures for entry and conduct during the debates. The protocol will be agreed by the parties.

Audience role
14. The objective is to ensure maximum debate between the party leaders - the distinctive characteristic of these programmes - whilst allowing the audience's voices to be heard directly posing questions.
15. Each broadcaster will nominate a panel to choose the questions for its debate. The panel's membership will be public, but they will meet in private.
16. Each selection panel will include a member to oversee compliance. List of names of panel members attached
17. The objective of each panel shall be to ensure fair question selection in order to frame a balanced debate within the rules of our agreements.
18. The panel will meet confidentially in the weeks running up to their debate.
19. All questions submitted by the ICM selected audience will be seen by a member of the panel. Email questions will be sifted and a selection given to the panel.
20. Initially, each panel will sift through a selection of questions drawn from those submitted by members of the public.
21. They will narrow down their selections in a series of meetings up to and including the day of the debate.
22. Each panel will have five to seven members, including a designated chair who would have a casting vote if necessary.
23. The panel cannot be quorate with fewer than three of its members present.
24. In selecting its questions, the panel will take full account of the following:
25. Each question will be relevant to all three party leaders.
26. No question shall focus on one party or one leader.
27. All questions will be based on election issues
28. Audience members will be made aware of these rules before submitting their final questions.
29. Half the programme will be based on the agreed theme. Within that portion of the programme, a maximum of three questions will be selected on a single sub-theme (as listed in point 65 of this document).
30. Half the programme will be unthemed. In this portion of the programme, a maximum of two questions will be selected on a single subject.
31. The range of questions chosen will reflect the broadcasters' legal and compliance responsibilities for due impartiality and fairness.
32. The panel will use its editorial judgement to select questions and will take into account factors such as the prominence of certain issues in the campaign, the distinctiveness of the different parties' policies on election issues, voters' interest and issues relevant to the role of the Prime Minister.
33. Within these rules, the editorial independence of the panel shall be paramount, because each broadcaster is answerable to its regulator for its programme content.
34. Questions may be selected by the editorial selection panel up to the start of the debate.
35. The selected questions will not be shown to anyone outside the editorial team in advance of the programmes.
36. Members of the audience will ask their questions. The moderator will ask the leaders to respond. The moderator may read email questions.
37. All questions will be addressed to and answered by all three leaders.
38. The audience members will be restricted to asking the selected questions.
39. There will be an option of viewer involvement via emails read by the moderator.
40. In order to maximise the time available for viewers to hear the leaders discussing election issues with each other, the studio audience will be asked not to applaud during the debate. There will be opportunities to do so both at the beginning and at the end of each programme.

Structure of programme
41. The programme will start with all three leaders on set and standing at their podiums.
42. The moderator will have a podium/desk and will move within a small area to allow eyeline with the audience and the leaders.
43. The moderator will introduce the leaders,
44. The first half of the programme will be on the agreed theme but with the agreement of all the parties, in case of a major national or international event not included in the theme of the debate, the moderator will ask the leaders for their reaction to the development at the start of the programme before moving on to the theme.
45. The time taken for the reaction to such an event will be added to the time available for the themed part of the debate, unless the event is clearly part of the theme of the debate, in which case the reaction will be counted as part of the time allotted to the theme.
46. Each leader will make an opening statement on the theme of the debate lasting for 1 minute. After the three opening statements the moderator will take the first question on the agreed theme. There will be closing statements of 1 minute 30 seconds from all three leaders at the end of the 90 minutes.
47. Each leader will have 1 minute to answer the question.
48. Each leader will then have 1 minute to respond to the answers.
49. The moderator may then open the discussion to free debate between the leaders for up to 4 minutes on merit.
50. The length of the debate on each question will be decided by the programme editor.
51. The programme editor will use their best endeavours to keep to the 4 minute time allowance but it may need to be extended in the interest of equality of treatment.
52. Questions will be taken on the theme until around half way through the programme, depending on timing and ensuring fair treatment of all three leaders.
53. At the end of the themed period, the moderator will open the debate to general questions selected by the broadcaster's panel from the audience or via email.
54. The same timing format will apply to the general questions i.e. each leader will have 1 minute to answer the question. Each leader will then have 1 minute to respond. The moderator will then open the discussion to free debate between the leaders for up to 4 minutes on merit
55. There will be a clock indicating the time remaining for statements, answers to questions and responses. This will be visible to the candidates and moderator but not to the audience in the debate or on screen.
56. The order of speakers, based on an agreed grid, has been determined by the parties drawing lots.
57. At the end of the programme the three leaders will shake hands.

Role of the moderator
58. To moderate the programme
59. To keep the leaders to the agreed time limits
60. To ensure free-flowing debate being fair to all candidates over the course of the programme.
61. To ensure fairness on the direction of the programme editor
62. To seek factual clarification where necessary
63. It is not the moderator's role to criticise or comment on the leaders' answers.
64. The candidates accept the authority of the moderator to referee the rules on stage and ensure a free flowing, fair debate conducted within the agreed rules

Themes

65. Order of themed debates. The order of the themes for the first half of each programme was determined by the broadcasters drawing lots. The order is as follows:
1.Domestic affairs including but not exclusively: NHS; Education; Immigration; Law and Order; Family; Constitution; Trust in politics; Political reform;
2.International affairs including but not exclusively; International relations; Afghanistan; Iraq; Iran; Middle East; UK defence; International terrorism; Europe; Climate change; China; International Development
3.Economic affairs including but not exclusively: financing of public services; Taxation; Debt; Deficit; Public finances; Recession; Recovery; Banking and finance; Business; Pensions; Jobs;

Set

66. The leaders will stand at podiums throughout the debate. The positions of the three leaders during the debates are to be determined by agreement with all parties.
67. The moderator will have a podium/desk and will move within a small area to allow eyeline with the audience and the leaders.
68. Each broadcaster responsible for their own titles, music, branding etc.

Audience cutaways
69. The purpose of the programmes are for the viewers to see and hear the party leaders engaging in debate with each other and answering questions from the audience. The audience is a key element of the programmes and has to be seen by the viewers but there will not be undue concentration of the reactions of individual audience members.
70. There will be a close up of the questioner while he/she is asking a question.
71. There will be no close-up cutaways of a single individual audience member while the leaders are speaking.
72. However if one of the leaders directly addresses an individual audience member, a close-up shot of that individual can be shown e.g. if a leader answers a question by directly addressing the questioner.
73. There may be group shots and wide shots of the audience during the programme.
74. The programme will be confined to events inside the debate studio.
75. Breaking News straps will not be put over live coverage of the debate. On news channels (Sky News, BBC News channel), the scrolling news tickers will offer other news but will not cover breaking news lines from the debates while the debates are taking place.
76. Each party will have the right to recall the negotiating panel made up of representatives from the broadcasters and the parties, during the campaign to discuss issues arising from the debates