downhamweb

Community website for Downham Market, tweeting about news, events and of course what we get up to.

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

Downham Voters Choose Reform. Click through to read more: https://t.co/Rv7yXBNtxg

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

South West Norfolk turns red. Congratulations to Terry Jermy for Labour. Liz Truss is out, down 43.4%.

[Cameron Noble @CameronNoble04]

The nations eyes are on one Norfolk constituency being counted in King’s Lynn tonight. 

Former PM Liz Truss is hoping to hold onto her seat in SW Norfolk; a seat she has held since 2010. 

NW Norfolk is also being counted here. It’s been held by the Tories since 2001.

[Cameron Noble @CameronNoble04]

I’m in King’s Lynn reporting for the @BBC this general election.

Verification is still underway for NW Norfolk and SW Norfolk.

I’ll bring you live updates throughout the night.

@UEA_journalism

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

With the MRP projections being close but not agreeing on who will win, the results may be much closer than anyone expected. Ever more reason to vote for your preferred candidate tomorrow!

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

Conversely, the latest from @YouGov projects a Truss victory by a margin of just 2%.

Conservative: 32%
Labour: 30%
Lib Dem: 6%
Green: 4%
Reform UK: 23%
Other: 5%

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

The latest election prediction (from @Survation) for South West Norfolk is as follows:

Estimated Vote Share:
Lab: 34.7%
Con: 30.0%
Lib Dem: 6.7%
Green: 6.1%
Reform: 15.1%
Other: 7.4%

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

Chap interviewed in Downham Market

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

"The real enemy arrives by yacht and limousine, not in a small boat.

The rich are the people killing this country - no one else."

A Scouser who moved to Liz Truss' constituency takes on migrant bashing.

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

We will see how the votes are cast tomorrow! Polls are open between 7am and 10pm, don’t forget to take photo ID to vote. Downhamweb is hearing South West Norfolk results are expected to be announced around 4:30am, if you’re planning to stay up 😴

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

The latest election prediction (from @Survation) for South West Norfolk is as follows:

Estimated Vote Share:
Lab: 34.7%
Con: 30.0%
Lib Dem: 6.7%
Green: 6.1%
Reform: 15.1%
Other: 7.4%

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

This MRP projection puts Liz Truss at 30%, down a whopping 39pts from 69%. Labour’s Terry Jermy is predicted to win, by increasing their share by around 17%. The newcomers independent Bagge and Reform party likely to make up the difference.

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

Summary of the hustings debate hosted by West Norfolk Friends of the Earth group. See the group’s Facebook page for the full video recording for more.

[Lynn News @TheLynnNews]

NHS, climate change and immigration: Candidates face off at packed election hustings
Read more 👇
https://t.co/YNNlNy3egN

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

Last but definitely not least on our series of questions to candidates seeking our votes, the increasing urgency of climate change and the state of our environment.
Read what the candidates had to say here:
https://t.co/Rrm3dtEJ3a
#SouthWestNorfolk #GE2024

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

It's General Election time! Here at downhamweb we've asked candidates in our area four key questions on topics that matter to you. Over the coming days we will post each topic so you can see what the candidates have to say.
First up is the NHS.
https://t.co/irOlHl4BoG #GE2024

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

Polling released today suggests Truss majority could go down from 50.9% to 3.4%.
Keep an eye out for posts from us next week detailing candidates responses to four questions we’ve put to them. Still waiting for answers from some candidates!

[Britain Elects @BritainElects]

MODEL UPDATE | How would the UK vote if the election was held today?

LAB: 455 MPs (+255)
CON: 86 (-286)
LDEM: 65 (+57)
SNP: 20 (-28)
PC: 3 (+1)
GRN: 1 (-)
REF: 1 (+1)

via Britain Predicts, 07 Jun

See the breakdown seat to seat:
https://t.co/RTQh3sUA3w

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

Reminder that the General Election is coming up on 4th July! 🗳️

Register to vote, it only takes a few minutes: https://t.co/KKQi2drG1y

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

Election on 4th July just announced. Help us to shape the questions we will put to local candidates by submitting your thoughts in our 1 questions form.
https://t.co/RmzohHQB8h

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

Volunteering Opportunity 🚨

We are looking for a budding writer to help us cover the upcoming General Election locally in South West Norfolk. Great experience to put on a CV!
Email us on [email protected] to apply.

Please share!

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

Election on 4th July just announced. Help us to shape the questions we will put to local candidates by submitting your thoughts in our 1 questions form.
https://t.co/RmzohHQB8h

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

With the election (likely) this year, we want to hear what is important to you. We’ll put questions to the candidates here in SW Norfolk. Before voting, we’ll write articles exploring those issues and candidates responses. Tell us what is important to you! https://t.co/RmzohHQB8h

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

@IndiaWilloughby This doesn’t factor in Reform standing in the seat, nor the ex-Tory now Independent who is standing against Truss. The picture is more complicated than this approximation from national polls.

[downhamweb @downhamweb]

YouGov modelling suggests the following results if a general election were to happen tomorrow.

This has limitations. It doesn’t account for Bagge standing, and assumes a Reform UK candidate will stand which isn’t confirmed.

Downhamweb’s opinion: it’s still all to play for.

[YouGov @YouGov]

New YouGov MRP – Labour set to win more than 400 seats

Labour: 403 (+201 since GE2019)
Conservatives: 155 (-210)
Lib Dems: 49 (+38)
SNP: 19 (-29)
Plaid: 4 (=)
Greens: 1 (=)
Reform UK: 0 (=)

https://t.co/OsyOEUzb0L