Mr Eagle Eye is about to retreat to the nest to try to get two hours of sleep before work tomorrow morning, but if something exciting comes up in the meantime, I shall flap me feathers and post about it!
Let's recap some of tonight's highlights:
- The Liberal Democrats have officially won Bristol. Labour lost 8 seats, four to the Conservatives, and four to the Lib Dems.
- Lincolnshire is looking to be a massacre, with the Conservatives so far gaining 15 seats, 13 of those from Labour.
- Labour are also getting mauled in Eastbourne, finishing behind the likes of the Greens and Independants.
- David Milliband will be a figure to watch tomorrow.
It has been a fun evening for Mr Eagle Eye. More tomorrow!
***Update*** 03:35
Mr Eagle Eye hopeth that ConservatieHome is not some kind of mythic fairy tale, for if what is said there is true, Gordogeddon will become a very firm possibility.
"Labour came last in every seat in Eastbourne behind Independents, Greens etc. 1037 Labour votes from 9 seats"
Labour behind the Greens?! Whilst not a fan at all of the Greens, Mr Eagle Eye is cackling like a chicken. That is just poetry right there! It's beginning to look more and more like, not if Labour are going to be destroyed, but how totally are they going to be destroyed?
***Update*** 03:15
ConservativeHome are posting the following:
"Its murder up in lincoln for Labour, Tories have now gained 12 saets, labour lost 11. Tory vote up almost 10% labour down almost 20%"
"Harlow North Michael Garnett Conservative wins seat from Labour"
"Harlow North & Harlow SE called for the Conservatives in Essex"
"All 6 seats in Tamworth have been gained by the Tories from Labour with swings between 11.5% and 21%."
If this is indeed true, Gord must be soiling his nappies, and quite possibly contemplating the cyanide capsule.
***Update*** 03:00
Liberal Democrats win Bristol, as officialy told now by Sky and BBC.
Liberal Democrats gained 4 seats according to BBC, and 5 according to Sky.
Conservatives gained 4 seats.
Labour lost 8 or 9 seats depending on your preferred media station. But whichever way you look at it, the Labour piggery is headed for the abbatoir, and Mr Eagle Eye looks forward to hearing them squeal!
Upon further inspection, the BBC were correct. The official Bristol City Council site shows the Liberal Democrats gained 4. Sky, get your act together, lest Mr Eagle Eye give you a stern talking to via his pontiferous beak!
***Update*** 02:25
Tamworth is swinging over to the blue side:
"Six declared wards, six gains from Labour. Not bad."
At the moment, it seems to be going all Tory. Where are the Liberal Democrats?
Thank God for ConservativeHome. Everyone else is either useless or asleep!
Just a quick thought from I, the ever insightful Mr Eagle Eye. It's looking awesome for the Tories in Lincolnshire and Bristol. But these are within their Southern citadel. The grim lands of T'up North will be where they may find the going gets tough.
No UKIP victories yet, but Mr Eagle Eye has faith!
***Update*** 02:00
Lincolnshire looks to be going all blue:
"8 declared, Tories won all 8 gaining 4."
It is tempting to not refer to this as a battle for Labour, but a total massacre. Still, early days!
It appears to Mr Eagle Eye it is only the fellows at ConservativeHome who are staying awake! Then again, it is the Tories who have the most to gain from Labour's self-inflicted wounds.
"Grantham has gone all blue!!!"
"Labour are being crucified. I wonder whether they will be fifth in the Euros?"
"we've taken the henbury ward in Bristol. Good show."
"its official we have St Georges east. BNP 2nd, labour 3rd, LD's 4th."
Nothing yet on Sky or BBC. If Gord lasts the week, Mr Eagle Eye will be very surprised, very surprised indeed!
From ConservativeHome:
"Just back from count of the 6 Broxbourne divisions of Herts County council. Conservatives won all 6, Labour vote collapsed in all but 1 ward. B£P second in 4 divisions and a close third in hte other 2. Labour fell from 2nd to fourth in a number of wards. I don’t have the full figures available at present."
Again, figures not released officially, but this is looking very satisfying.
***Update*** 00:55
Unconfirmed report from ConservativeHome!
"CCHQ tell me that we have won St George East, Bristol, from Labour, with a swing of more than 9%. Hurrah!"
"CCHQ now reporting that Labour may lose all ten of the seats it is defending in Bristol."
First blood? It's looking good!
***Update*** 00:45
Whilst Mr Eagle Eye preens his feathers and keeps his beak all shiny, a blog by John Prescott has drawn his attention, in which be blasts the Labour cabinet. It makes for an entertaining read. Here are a selection of his comments:
"It seems the people responsible for our campaign were resigned to defeat and were prepared to use the excuse that we had no money."
"Well you ‘got out’ Hazel but it sure as hell didn’t help our candidates get people out to vote Labour. Neither did brandishing cheques and wearing your heart on your brooch. You weren’t ‘rocking the boat’ you were trying to sink our ship."
"I’ve fought 11 General Elections and let me tell you, if we fight the next one like this campaign, we’ll be out for a generation."
Prescott has been invisible through pretty much all this, and has been the least magnetic for scandal and criticism for a while. Mr Eagle Eye views his as the most worthy member in the Labour government. But Labour will fall, as will Prescott, and Mr Eagle Eye will not be sorry for him.
***Update*** 00:15
"Good reports for Conservatives from Staffordshire" as per ConservativeHome. My Eagle Eye is salivating inbetween swigs of Carlsberg!
***Update*** 00:01
The bookies already have their odds on, with Alan Johnson is the current favourite to succeed the cyclops. Mr Eagle Eye has a feeling that it might be Harriet Harman who takes the reins of the three-legged horse.
***Update*** 23:40
Milliband may quit tomorrow, reports the Spectator Coffee House! Things are looking very interesting, with Mr Eagle Eye flapping his wings in anticipation! This is still in the rumour stage, but expect anything!
***Update*** 23:30
Another Labour MP has called for Gordon Brown to go! This time it is Graham Allen who is calling for the Prime Mentalist to take the 'honorable way out'. Brown has repeatedly proved to Mr Eagle Eye that he has no honour. "Of course, the first decision of the new Prime Minister would be when is the next General Election going to be". The plot thickens!
