ConservativeHome will be in CCHQ on elections night

Last year's ConservativeHome elections coverage won lots of acclaim.  This is what The Spectator's Fraser Nelson wrote at the time:

"The internet really comes into on election nights, as I saw in that BBC pub I was in last night. The Beeb had to wait for results to be announced, as it has for decades, but the ConservativeHome team sitting opposite me had a constant stream of emails from Tory central office and councillors up and down the country feeding the gossip. We were waiting on them to see what’s happening."

This year we'll be aiming to impress again with fast and furious coverage!

We're going to be based inside CCHQ so, in addition to a great results service, we will be on the spot to talk to Eric Pickles, Shadow Local Minister Bob Neil and other key players.

We need your help on the night. Please email us with any news from 'the frontline'.  Please provide us with funny stories, interesting anecdotes and results.

In the meantime please email us with other interesting pre-voting observations:

• What have been the highlights of your campaign?
• Do you have very young men or women standing in your area?
• Do you have candidates from interesting backgrounds?
• Are there any major Labour scalps that you are hunting?

Do email us or please use the thread below...

For election night we also recommend Iain Dale - who'll be blogging at the BBC - and PoliticsHome.  As well as providing a constantly updated news service PoliticsHome will be providing transcripts from the night's TV and radio coverage.  It aims to ensure you don't miss important statements from key party figures and the night's big winners and losers.

Comments

[NigelC]

I do hope bloggers are aware of the risk of becoming part of the establishment by joining the mainstream media/party structure on election night.
Part of the success so far has been achieved by being separate and distinct. I do hope this will not be compromised

[Winifred G Nutt]

"I do hope bloggers are aware of the risk of becoming part of the establishment by joining the mainstream media/party structure on election night."

Nigel, they always were part of the establishment. I know for a fact that Tim Montgomerie is a 33rd level freemason, a member of the Illuminati, a twelve foot lizard or something like that.

[Praguetory]

Gary Sambrook formerly known as Brummietory is standing in Kingstanding one of the wards within Sion Simon's seat (Birmingam Erdington). Gary is a local resident and has been chair of the Kingstanding Neighbourhood Forum. He is 18.

Erdington is not a Tory target, but I expect us to outpoll Labour across the seat this Thursday and will let you know.

[Praguetory]

Add this to your favourites for the night. Birmingham council will be live streaming the results as they come in.

http://www.birminghamelections.org.uk/

We expect to make gains in the range of 4 to 8 across the city.

[NigelC]

Watch Harlow. The Conservatives could take the Council for the first time.
Only one third of the seat are up for election but it is a highly mariginal seat the Conservatives will need to win at the next general election. Bill Rammell has a majority less than 100

[Buckinghamshire Tory]

Indeed, it will be very interesting to watch the development in Harlow. That is the sort of places that we need to take if we are to win the next General Election.

[Becky Stevens]

Am I right in thinking they aren't starting counting the ballots for GLA until 8am on Friday morning? What time are we expecting the results?

[Michael S]

Tim is in this month's GQ in a £900 Prada jacket, apparently. Short of White's membership you dont get more establishment than that!

[Deputy Editor]

Yes Becky, I've heard different things but I think they're expected to announce around 5/6pm if there's no recounts.

[Editor]

Michael :-)

Not quite accurate - the clothes I was given to wear for the shoot (and not invited to keep!) were pricey but not that pricey.

I'm making this comment in my M&S suit which cost £180 and included an extra pair of trousers!!

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Thanks for everyone's comments. Please keep them coming...

[comstock]

Becky, I was wondering when the declaration was too, and can only find two things to go on.

The London Mayoral declaration was approx 7.50pm in 2004 ( from checking the archive of a Bulletin Board when someone posted up the results)

This year the "NO TO THE CROOK THE TOFF THE COP AND THE FACIST" anarchist demo kicks off at 6pm at city hall(if anyones interested LOL ;) )so I assume the mayoral declaration is expected after that.

[James Cox]

Does anyone have or know of a list of councils that are counting on Thursday night, as opposed to Friday morning?

[Londoner]

Do you have candidates from interesting backgrounds?

Yes, Boris of course.

My only worry is that the return of a few "toffs" could be a forerunner to the return of Heathism. Counterintuitively it is a matter of record that whilst there are presently two Old Etonian in the Shadow Cabinet (Cameron and Letwin), and were usually about three in Mrs Thatcher's cabinets, the OE count in Heath's cabinet peaked towards the end of Government at nine or ten. And yet the ridiculous Guardian columnists still keep going on about a toff's takeover after the egalitarian era of Heath...but with the dreadful Heffer still all too often running rampant in the Telegraph, where is a gentleman to turn?

[Londoner]

A little above: "This year the "NO TO THE CROOK THE TOFF THE COP AND THE FACIST" anarchist demo kicks off.."

Which is the "Facist"? Is this saying that the Green is too prevalent on Facebook, or that she is getting votes because she has the nicest face? Or are they referring to UKIP?

Amusing isn't it that the worst they can come up with against Boris appear to be that he is a "Toff". If they hear about that in Chelsea, it should boost his vote. Oh my God, people might think it's the green whose a toff (she may well be) and vote for her! Not sure how that will go with running down to the polling station in the 4x4 though.

[comstock]

Londoner, I don't know much about this demo, I was merely using it to guess the possible declaration time for the GLA results.

The 'Fascist' would be Richard Barnbrook of the BNP, but beyond that I know nothing.And yes I spelt it wrong!

http://www.londonclasswar.org/newswire/ it's about halfway down this page (under 07/04) and now you know as much as me.........

[Patsy Sergeant]

Thats one up to you Tim @ 1.21pm!! And thats what I call cool (gear)!

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