General Election 2015 turnout: Parties hail record number of voters May 9, 2015 Exit polls suggest record numbers of people voted in the General Election, as party leaders urged supporters to show their support in an attempt to swing the balance of power. Figures indicated there was a 66.1 per cent turnout in the election, according to the BBC. Right up to the final day of campaigning, polls [...]
General Election 2015 results: Here’s who came second in every seat, including 120 silver medals for Nigel Farage and Ukip May 9, 2015 The result of the General Election may have been clean cut – a majority victory for the Conservatives, but the second place seats tell another story. Ukip is the obvious winner by this count – despite losing its leader, Nigel Farage, to a second-place finish, the party got one seat and came second in 120 [...]
General Election 2015: David Cameron calls win “the sweetest victory” May 9, 2015 David Cameron described the General Election win as the “sweetest victory” he has experienced, eclipsing the 2010 result. Sources close to the party passed a video to The Spectator, which shows very happy party members being addressed by the prime minister yesterday morning. Cameron's joy is perhaps understandable, given that his three main rivals – [...]
David Cameron’s re-shuffle: PM is putting together his first all-Conservative cabinet May 9, 2015 After the stress of the General Election, no rest for the victor. David Cameron will spend the weekend putting the finishing touches to his first all-Tory cabinet. Some names are already known: George Osborne will remain as chancellor, and will also get the title first secretary of state. Theresa May and Phillip Hammond, the home [...]
General Election 2015: Six of the best quotes from the past 24 hours May 8, 2015 It was a long election – and what felt like an even longer night (and morning), with unexpected twists and turns worthy of any Hollywood thriller. No one predicted the outcome of the General Election and no one even imagined the week ending with a majority government and the scalps of three party leaders being [...]
David Cameron sweeps to General Election victory after dramatic vote gives Conservatives overall majority May 8, 2015 The Conservatives have swept to a shock victory after they secured 330 seats in the General Election, giving them enough to govern without a coalition. Prime minister David Cameron addressed reporters outside Number 10 Downing Street where he talked about rebalancing the economy and devolving power to Scotland. "I've been proud to lead the first [...]
Who really won the 2015 General Election? How the parties would compare if results were based on votes alone May 8, 2015 The number of seats a party wins at a General Election by no means reflects the total votes it receives – constituencies vary widely in population size, and a party just needs to be the popular (it doesn't need a majority) to win a particular seat. So if a party won 100 per cent [...]
General Election 2015 results mapped: Who’s won where and by how much May 8, 2015 All 650 constituencies are in and the results of the General Election 2015 are confirmed – and it's been a tumultuous night, with the Conservatives gaining an unexpected majority with 331 seats (when the Speaker's is counted) against Labour's 232. The Scottish National Party has taken 56 of Scotland's 59 seats in a landslide victory, destroying [...]
General Election 2015 results: Why first past the post has killed Ukip May 8, 2015 The Conservative party may have won a majority with 330 seats but it isn’t ‘paying’ the same number of votes for a seat. The Tories got 11.3m votes and 329 seats, while Ukip got one seat for 3.9m votes. That means Ukip paid 112 times the number of votes per seat than the Conservatives did and [...]
General Election 2015 results map: How many seats did the SNP win in Scotland and what’s changed since 2005? Only Edinburgh South sticks with Labour May 8, 2015 Hyperbole is rarely far away in politicians' speeches during a General Election, yet it was hard to argue too much with Nicola Sturgeon's insistence that "the tectonic plates of Scottish politics shifted" following last night's result. Labour and the Liberal Democrats have almost been wiped off the map with the two parties losing 40 and [...]