BBC Election Night
Exit Poll-
Conservative-39%-301 (286-316)
Labour-38%-298 (283-313)
Liberal Democrat-18%-24 (19-29)
Other-5%-28 (25-32)
(Margin of Error- +/- 2%)
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David Dimbleby: It seems that Sunderland South has been the first seat to declare. A Safe Labour seat Chris Mullen has been comfortably re-elected and lets take a look at the figures.
Labour-Chris Mullin-62%-31,365 +8%
Conservative-George Howe-25%-12,735 -4%
Liberal-John Lennox-11.9%-6,308 -3%
Green-Terry Scouler-1%-596
6% Swing to Labour.
DD: a Swing to Labour there of 6%, that confirms our exit poll. It looks as if Mr Major's Majority is in trouble.
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DD- We think our third result will come from Basildon, The Essex town where David Ames Is Defending his Seat. Anna Ford is down there, We'll just find out how things are going.
Returning Officer-I Being the returning officer for the Basildon Constituency hereby give notice that the total number of votes for each candidate is as follows.
David Anthony Andrew Ames Conservative, Twenty thousand and sixty nine.
John Russell Potter Labour, Twenty five thousand eight hundred and sixty one (Cheers)
Geoffrey Williams Liberal Democrat, Seven thousand three hundred and seventy one and that John Russell Potter has been elected as member for said Constituency.
DD- a substantial swing from Conservative to Labour of 8%. Now Lets just have a look at the share of the vote for Basildon.
Labour-48%. Conservative-39%. Liberal Democrat-13%. And the change of vote is as follows Labour Up Ten Percent, Conservatives Down five Percent and The Liberal Democrats down five percent as well.
David Anthony Andrew Ames Conservative, Twenty thousand and sixty nine.
John Russell Potter Labour, Twenty five thousand eight hundred and sixty one (Cheers)
Geoffrey Williams Liberal Democrat, Seven thousand three hundred and seventy one and that John Russell Potter has been elected as member for said Constituency.
DD- a substantial swing from Conservative to Labour of 8%. Now Lets just have a look at the share of the vote for Basildon.
Labour-48%. Conservative-39%. Liberal Democrat-13%. And the change of vote is as follows Labour Up Ten Percent, Conservatives Down five Percent and The Liberal Democrats down five percent as well.