Local elections and PCC elections 2021 thread

[bgmnts]

So possible Welsh Labour majority in Senedd for first time and SNP doing well in Scotland, the latter of which could well reignite an independence vote, possibly severing the union with the UK. Not the best night for Westminster I suppose? I know Tories made mega gains in England but England is fucked.

Interestingly, the party that made big gains at the expense of Labour so far, other than the Tories, were the Greens! That speaks fucking volumes doesn't it?

[peanutbutter]

Interestingly, the party that made big gains at the expense of Labour so far, other than the Tories, were the Greens! That speaks fucking volumes doesn't it?

Large green gains and a strong support level in the London mayoral election should scare the shite out of them. People like Wes Streeting could potentially lose their supposedly safe seats if people who typically support labour but hate people like Wes Streeting flip

[Sebastian Cobb]

We done this yet?

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

4 Green councillors in Kent. Took all the seats from Tories. There was one before, and the Tories won it off them. Increased their vote everywhere they stood.

Just bizarre.

Seems Greens and Lib Dems doing ok in the South at the Tories expense which perhaps speaks to Remainer anger?

[Bernice]

We done this yet?

This doesn't look good for Chobham.

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

Quite Morrisian, that, like Cowsick.

Chobham: Like Dante meets Bosch in a crack lounge

[jobotic]

Rich waste of spaces are exactly the sort of people who can be parish councillors in expensive bits of Surrey.

Hope she manages to get them back in the EU and put an end to the au pair shortage.

[pigamus]

Looks like Khan will be alright but Bailey did better than anyone expected

[BlodwynPig]

Looks like Khan will be alright but Bailey did better than anyone expected

The worst outcome

[buttgammon]

We done this yet?

The road to a second referendum starts here!

[DrGreggles]

Cambridge did OK.
Still Labour, but the Greens made a couple of gains (you're welcome!) and NO TORIES.

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

Seems like the Tories not doing great in the very strongest Remainer areas, which at this point I suppose they are content with as a trade for such a large chunk of working class voters.

[Fambo Number Mive]

Why has the vote share for Khan dropped and the vote for Bailey increased? Is it due to Keith or is it something specifically related to Khan? When you consider how many millions Johnson wasted on the non-existent Garden Bridge, the cable car barely anyone uses and his crap new bus for London, how are the Tories doing so well in London, especially with such a bad candidate as Bailey?

[Jasha]

We done this yet?

This doesn't look good for Chobham.

This doesn't look good for Lego

[Jasha]

What's happened to Brian YouTubes, has he lost his deposit?

[jobotic]

"Hard left" non-grown ups in the room councillors don't seem to have done too badly.

https://twitter.com/ronanburtenshaw/status/1390777449529712641

It's almost as if trying to improve peoples' lives appeals to them.

Nah, fuck that, war on woke it is. ROSIE!

[Fambo Number Mive]

Chobham always reminds me of Chob from Brass Eye and his anti-cow slogans.

[The Culture Bunker]

I was expecting Labour to take some minor damage in the Manchester council elections - in the end, they swept the board, gaining a seat.

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

Chobham always reminds me of Chob from Brass Eye and his anti-cow slogans.

Makes me think of the concept of bricolage, but we're all different.

[jobotic]

It's almost as if the less right-wing / centrist you are, the better you do. If you're Labour.

[pigamus]

Just found out that the Tory won in my ward. The Labour councillor who'd been there for donkeys' years died recently. Depressing.

[idunnosomename]

Of course Emma Kennedy still thinks the Jackie Weaver thing is funny

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

It's almost as if the less right-wing / centrist you are, the better you do. If you're Labour.

Also strong Remain areas. It is a complex picture this time.

[chveik]

Of course Emma Kennedy still thinks the Jackie Weaver thing is funny

she's nothing but consistent

[Kankurette]

"Hard left" non-grown ups in the room councillors don't seem to have done too badly.

https://twitter.com/ronanburtenshaw/status/1390777449529712641

It's almost as if trying to improve peoples' lives appeals to them.

Nah, fuck that, war on woke it is. ROSIE!

Go ed, Preston.

[holyzombiejesus]

Don't pretend you aren't interested in what Andy Burnham is wearing today for what is expected to be a second coronation as mayor of Greater Manchester/King of the North.

He has arrived at the count at Manchester Central dressed in what I'd describe as "classic northern casual". Despite heavy rain he was not wearing the cagoule in which he delivered one of his defiant anti-government speeches last autumn, but a dark jacket, dark shirt, slim jeans and box-fresh black suede Clarks Wallabees. No tie. Definitely ready for a big soggy night out in one of Manchester's beer gardens later.

The scale of his victory should be confirmed at around 3.30pm.

Helen fucking Pidd.

[imitationleather]

Helen fucking Pidd.

Reading stuff like this makes me want to vote Tory.

[Captain Z]

And she's a blue tick! Whoop!

[Fambo Number Mive]

I think most people other than Helen Pidd don't care what type of shoes or jacket Andy wore to the count. If he turned up dressed as a Klingon, that might be newsworthy.

Are they trying to get Guardian readers interested in him as Starmer's successor? "Let's talk about what he wears, our readers love that".

[imitationleather]

The Guardian are probably going to coo over Burnham as the sort of person who should be leading Labour, and whoever replaces Kieth will be unfavourably compared to him to the extent that their reign will be badly hobbled before it's even begun.

The logistics of Burnham becoming leader mean it's not going to happen though. It'd involve Labour winning a by-election, which doesn't seem likely to happen for a good long while.