Why are the Brighton declarations so late?

kevo

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Mar 8, 2008

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• May 8, 2015

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It's 7am and 8am for Pavilion and Kemp Town. Why is it so late? How come all the Sunderland seats can declare by midnight, yet Brighton is eight hours later? Just out of curiosity really, but does anyone know the explanation for this? Frustraring for people who are waiting to hear the results.

 

Steve Foster

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Dec 15, 2008

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Formerly the nice bit in Hove, now Caroline Lucas

• May 8, 2015

• #2

kevo said:

It's 7am and 8am for Pavilion and Kemp Town. Why is it so late? How come all the Sunderland seats can declare by midnight, yet Brighton is eight hours later? Just out of curiosity really, but does anyone know the explanation for this? Frustraring for people who are waiting to hear the results.

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It's the Green's fault as the electoral boxes have to be returned to Brighton Centre by horse & cart

 

Hyperion

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Nov 1, 2010

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• May 8, 2015

• #3

Steve Foster said:

It's the Green's fault as the electoral boxes have to be returned to Brighton Centre by horse & cart

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However that is stuck in a gridlock caused by 337 sets of roadworks around the city

 

Steve Foster

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Hyperion said:

However that is stuck in a gridlock caused by 337 sets of roadworks around the city

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And don't forget the navigation around the rubbish piling up too

 

driller

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The posh bit

• May 8, 2015

• #5

We can only afford 2 abacus after all the important cycle lanes

 

southstandandy

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Jul 9, 2003

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That's the Greens for you!

 

Eeyore

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The travellers have parked their trailers in front of the entrance at the Brighton Centre ?

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

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20 mph speed limit?

 

desprateseagull

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brighton, actually

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solar power cars none too good, at night..

 

Steve Foster

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5 more years of Lucas

 

Luke93

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On behalf of the misguided students, I apologise.

 

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Kaiser_Soze

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Apr 14, 2008

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• #12

A serious answer for you. Is it down to the number of voters in the constituency? Perhaps Sunderland have much smaller number of voters therefore its counted quicker?

 

Green Cross Code Man

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Mar 30, 2006

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Eastbourne

• May 8, 2015

• #13

Kaiser_Soze said:

A serious answer for you. Is it down to the number of voters in the constituency? Perhaps Sunderland have much smaller number of voters therefore its counted quicker?

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The first Sunderland constituency had about 38000 total votes as opposed to Brighton Pavilion's approx 52000. So yes, that will have made a difference.

 

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Fungus

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• May 8, 2015

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Late? I took this picture at about noon, and the guy in the top-hat facing us was still an MP for another 3-4 hours.

I've only just realised it's Andrew George, ex-MP for West Cornwall and Scilly, which I think was the last seat declared.

Dance Band on the Titanic, fiddling while Rome burned, and all that.

 

thedonkeycentrehalf

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Jul 7, 2003

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kevo said:

How come all the Sunderland seats can declare by midnight, yet Brighton is eight hours later?

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Sunderland made a decision years ago that they wanted to be the first constituency to declare results so they put in place special transport for the ballot boxes, loads more staff, etc than other authorities. Although it doesn't make any difference in the grand scheme of things, it always guarantees them their moment in the sun as all the news agencies want to be at the first results and Sunderland can offer this to them.