traditional tory heartlands where they don t have much of a labour base and they did that. he. they don t have much of a labour base and they did that. base and they did that. no, they didn t. base and they did that. no, they didn t- when base and they did that. no, they didn t. when you base and they did that. no, they didn t. when you look base and they did that. no, they didn t. when you look at - base and they did that. no, they didn t. when you look at the - base and they did that. no, they l didn t. when you look at the total vote for labour, it wasn t any much higher and i don t really know how labour can say it didn t happen. but the had labour can say it didn t happen. but they had a swing of more than 24%. yes, because the conservatives stayed home. that s not good but this is not switching. this isn t like tony blair, far from this is not switching. this isn t like tony blair, farfrom it. all that has happened as labour voters went out and voted and conservative voters
to lose a lot of seats, potentially as many as 1000. labour are expecting big gains if they are going to be on course to win the next general election. people in the labour party talk about maybe winning 400 seats. that is probably the lower end of expectations, may be higher. the lib dems are hoping to pick up some seats from the conservatives, particularly in the south of england in the old tory heartlands. the greens are hoping to make greens and potentially have their first ever majority on a council. let s see what happens tomorrow. really big day. one other thing to flag up. it is the first time in england that he will need voter id when you turn up at the polling stations. if you re in one of those parts of the country voting tomorrow and you pop along to your station, take your driving licence or your passport, because you will need that before you vote. there is a full list of the available id that will be recommended on our website.
good morning. so, we have had this result, this terrible result of the conservatives, now we have seen conservatives, now we have seen conservative party chairman 0liver dowden residing. resigning. yes. dowden residing. resigning. yes, aood dowden residing. resigning. yes, good morning. dowden residing. resigning. yes, good morning, naga. dowden residing. resigning. 1a: good morning, naga. this should dowden residing. resigning. 12: good morning, naga. this should be a safe tory seat, it has been conservative by a century, they won by 24,000 votes just three years ago. last night s result is a really, really crucial blow for the party. it s the biggest by election majority wiped out ever in uk politics. and the lib dems won it in the end pretty comfortable eat by around 6000 votes. it isn t isolated either. it s the third time in just over a year that the third lib dems have overturned big tory majorities in what should be tory heartlands. a lot of conservative mp
much of what you are hearing, behaviour around parties and things. so conservatives i think a significant setback, but in many ways it feels perhaps manageable from their point of view. stand ways it feels perhaps manageable from their point of view. and then, of course. from their point of view. and then, of course. with from their point of view. and then, of course, with labour, from their point of view. and then, of course, with labour, the - of course, with labour, the achievements were significant, which labour has enjoyed, but overshadowed, as we saw in that report, by that police investigation into keir starmer. report, by that police investigation into keir starmer. yes, because on the face of into keir starmer. yes, because on the face of it. into keir starmer. yes, because on the face of it, here into keir starmer. yes, because on the face of it, here in into keir starmer. yes, because on the face of it, here in london - the face of it, here in london labour ha
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