UK General Election, Election Day and Results Thread

[FootballFan]

darthdevidem01 said:

FootballFan said:

darthdevidem01 said:
MY GOD @ LABOUR VICTORY IN SUNDERLAND!!

19K compared to 8,000 for closest

Its a poor former mining area and in the North East.

Trust me, from someone who lives near here it was expected.

it was? 

excuse me for my complete lack of political knowledge but what does mining have to do with Labour?

In short. Thatcher closed the mines. Labour grew in popularity as people still blame Conservatives until this day for the poverty up here. I don't think Conservatives or LibDems have ever won there...