British General Election, 2019

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British General Election, 2019

House of Commons votes in favour of a General Election on Thursday 12th December 2019

MPs today voted in favour of holding a General Election on Thursday 12th December 2019. With the House of Commons being deadlocked over Brexit, the Conservatives were supported by the SNP and Liberal Democrats in going for an election as both of those parties look to gain from any election held right now. Her Majesty's Official Opposition reluctantly backed the General Election.

Apparently it is the first General Election in a century to be held in winter.

Vote in the poll who you're currently intending to vote for.

Feel free to post any updates/polls/news.

[sexpot]

I'm gonna be voting for UKIP

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So far over 50 MPs have announced they're not standing for election.

Westminster voting intention:

CON: 41% (+8)
LAB: 24% (-)
LDEM: 20% (-3)
BREX: 7% (-3)
GRN: 3% (-1)

via @IpsosMORI, 25 - 28 Oct

— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 31, 2019

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Another poll.

Westminster voting intention:

CON: 40% (+4)
LAB: 29% (+2)
LDEM: 14% (-3)
BREX: 9% (-2)
GRN: 3% (-)

via @Panelbase, 30 - 31 Oct

— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) November 1, 2019

[Yupt]

It's going to be an impossible prediction to call. There's going to be so much tactical voting against certain parties and depending on how the main few campaign then anything could happen.

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Today Nigel Farage announced he was pulling out from all seats that the Conservatives currently hold. This means The Brexit Party will be standing in Labour Leave areas (mainly the north of England, Welsh valleys) to try split the vote and allow the Tories to take the seats. Great news. He should be granted a peerage (as rumours are suggesting) and become The Lord Farage. Long overdue.

BREAKING: Nigel Farage announces that the Brexit Party will NOT stand candidates in 317 seats Tories won at last election, but focus instead on Labour seats.

He may have just gifted the Conservatives this election.

— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) November 11, 2019

One Tory predicts that this could happen in a few seats — Tory candidates could stand aside seemingly of their own accord — in exchange Farage doesn't run in some Labour leave seats. Pinned on local associations rather than No10-BXP pact. That might actually be a gamechanger... https://t.co/7PkRFTCaiA

— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) November 11, 2019

We are putting country before party. pic.twitter.com/O2MUynSqWH

— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) November 11, 2019

Only a Conservative majority can get Brexit done by the end of January with a deal that's agreed and ready to go. pic.twitter.com/u5BUvfG3Wk

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) November 11, 2019

If we look at the latest polls before this news, with many now showing the Tories on 41%, we could expect that to now be around 44%.

Westminster voting intention:

CON: 41% (+1)
LAB: 29% (+1)
LDEM: 16% (+2)
BREX: 6% (-5)

via @DeltapollUK
Chgs. w/ 02 Nov

— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) November 9, 2019

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A leadership poll and two national polls. 24 days to go.

Preference for Prime Minister:

B. Johnson: 47% (+6)
J. Corbyn: 16% (-2)
J. Swinson: 15% (-6)

via @Survation
Chgs. w/ Sephttps://t.co/LEcwgMAfr3

— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) November 18, 2019

Westminster voting intention:

CON: 45% (+3)
LAB: 28% (-)
LDEM: 15% (-)
BREX: 4% (-)

via @YouGov
Chgs. w/ 12 Nov

— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) November 16, 2019

Westminster voting intention:

CON: 45% (+4)
LAB: 30% (+1)
LDEM: 11% (-5)
BREX: 6% (-)

via @DeltapollUK
Chgs. w/ 09 Nov

— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) November 16, 2019

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A week to go...

Most national polling has around a 10-point gap between the two main parties.

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Sorry I haven't been on here much, currently restricted in terms of Wifi and can only use certain applications.

The polling average of the final polls taken last night is a 10% gap between the two major parties.

There will be an Exit Poll at 10pm tonight. Hopefully I can get to a bar/cafe so I can be on here to post some results/chat!

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Amazing.

Labour projected to get worst result since 1924.

#GE2019, EXIT POLL:

Con: 368 (+51)
Lab: 191 (-71)
SNP: 55 (+20)
LDem: 13 (+1) pic.twitter.com/Gz9y7sYDHW

— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) December 12, 2019