Was it Labour Meltdown?

**Churchill** · 5 May 2006, 07:16

Originally posted by wendigo100

Still 13 contested councils to declare.

Tories win 250 councillor seats, Labour lose 254
Tories win 12 councils, Labour lose 18

Tories now have 1568 councillors to Labour's 1064
Tories now have 67 councils to Labour's 24

The projected vote share if the polls were held nationwide shows the Tories on 40%, Lib Dems 27% and Labour 26%.

And what does all this mean? Slightly less than feck all!

**wc2** · 5 May 2006, 07:18

New Liar needn’t be worried.

They’ll add 5p to family allowance and all the sheep will be happy and vote for these Muppets once again.

**stackpole** · 5 May 2006, 07:39

As I recall, the Tories were said to have done well the last time these seats were contested, in about 2002, so these gains are on top of that.

Blair is running out of things to change the subject to.

We're about to suffer four years of a dying government. By suffer, I mean expect even more taxes and handouts to prop up the lower class vote.

**sparklelard** · 5 May 2006, 08:21

I've heard a whisper that there is going to be an imminent re-shuffle

**Hart-floot** · 5 May 2006, 09:30

Originally posted by sparklelard

I've heard a whisper that there is going to be an imminent re-shuffle

Patricia Hewitt to the Home Office
Charles Clarke to Health
John Precott to become Minister for Women

Its going to be fine...

**DimPrawn** · 5 May 2006, 09:31

**wendigo100** · 5 May 2006, 09:35

Clarke sacked! What a surprise.

Rumours are that Jack "where am I?" Straw is on his bike as well, probably taking the blame for the Iraq invasion which Tony never really wanted.

**Mailman** · 5 May 2006, 10:01

Can you be both a MP and on a council at the same time?

Mailman

**hyperD** · 5 May 2006, 10:10

And also, what happens to a councillor's pay if they lose their council seat?

Was it Labour Meltdown?