# UK General Election May 2015 (Population Share Version) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [April 2, 2015, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612 "2015-04-02T10:29:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/521 "2015-05-08T01:00:13Z")
So many Lib Dem lost deposits. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/522 "2015-05-08T01:09:49Z")
> [@Pjen](#): > > Scotland is a Kingdom, England is a Kingdom, Wales is a principality. Northern Ireland is a Province (Ireland used to be a Kingdom). United Kingdom, not United Kingdoms. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/523 "2015-05-08T01:10:21Z")
> [@PaulParkhead](#): > > Because if recent experience has taught us anything, it’s that the one sure-fire way to ensure leftist government is to vote Labour. Well, yeah, I know. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/524 "2015-05-08T01:11:58Z")
> [@Pjen](#): > > Andrew Marr has just said that Cameron could be the last PM of the UK and that to preserve the union, Cameron will have to offer something like federalism to Scotland. Fair play, your lads had a bit of a result at Bannockburn, but we’ve done you every single time since then. When was the last time you took a proper firm to England? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Pjen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/525 "2015-05-08T01:15:49Z")
Kilmarnock 27% swing Labour to SNP! ---
**Author:** ![Pjen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/526 "2015-05-08T01:17:01Z")
> [@mascaroni](#): > > Fair play, your lads had a bit of a result at Bannockburn, but we’ve done you every single time since then. When was the last time you took a proper firm to England? > > 😃 I am English ---
**Author:** ![Pjen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/527 "2015-05-08T01:20:04Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > United Kingdom, not United Kingdoms. I just can’t be bothered. Read your history. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/528 "2015-05-08T01:20:11Z")
26% swing from Labour to SNP in Cathy Jamieson’s ex-constituency in Kilmarnock. Labour will likely have no seats in Scotland if that is typical, maybe one in Edinburgh if they are lucky. ---
**Author:** ![Pjen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/529 "2015-05-08T01:22:47Z")
Douglas Alexander gone to a twenty year old SNP student. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/530 "2015-05-08T01:27:19Z")
> [@Pjen](#): > > Douglas Alexander gone to a twenty year old SNP student. Mhairi in the House! She’ll be fun. ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/531 "2015-05-08T01:28:16Z")
> [@Pjen](#): > > I am English That surprised me. Why are you so pro Scottish independence? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/532 "2015-05-08T01:33:51Z")
Well, I’m up, dammit. Doing some work while watching . Just switched back over to Channel 4 from the BBC to discover Louise Fucking Mensch on. Jesus, I needed a trigger warning for that. Lib Dems getting stomped tonight, of course, but more interesting was Natalie Bennett’s shambolic interview (or rather, yet another shambolic interview). Perhaps she ought to try setting the bar for success higher than “sucking less than last time”. ---
**Author:** ![Pjen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/533 "2015-05-08T01:34:19Z")
> [@mascaroni](#): > > That surprised me. Why are you so pro Scottish independence? I am a long term supporter of federalism. I moved to Scotland because of Scottish politics to bring up a young family. I am totally against petty nationalism. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/534 "2015-05-08T01:36:18Z")
Latest forecast from Nate Silver is 295 CON, 253 LAB, 53 SNP and 24 LIB. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/535 "2015-05-08T01:37:08Z")
> [@Pjen](#): > > Douglas Alexander gone to a twenty year old SNP student. The pundits think she might be the youngest MP ever. She’s also got exams later today. ---
**Author:** ![Pjen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/536 "2015-05-08T01:41:30Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > The pundits think she might be the youngest MP ever. She’s also got exams later today. Andrew Marr says Wikipedia says youngest since the seventeenth century. ---
**Author:** ![Pjen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/537 "2015-05-08T01:42:58Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Latest forecast from Nate Silver is 295 CON, 253 LAB, 53 SNP and 24 LIB. That implies a Rainbow coalition. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/538 "2015-05-08T01:42:58Z")
> [@Pjen](#): > > Andrew Marr says Wikipedia says youngest since the seventeenth century. I think being younger than Pitt the, err, Younger is a fair old feat. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/539 "2015-05-08T01:43:36Z")
> [@Pjen](#): > > Andrew Marr says Wikipedia says youngest since the seventeenth century. Paxman said the same. Astonishing, good luck to her. I have mixed feelings about it - it’s great to see young people getting fully involved in politics, but I wonder if her lack of any experience will harm her ability to successfully represent her constituents. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612/540 "2015-05-08T01:45:15Z")
Labour losing votes to UKIP, Tories not by the looks of things. This is absolutely shocking. I wanted a Tory majority, but didn’t for a second think it was even slightly possible. It’s still early, but it is looking plausible. Apparently Boris isn’t happy though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612.md?page=28)