is brown going... going... gone? in less than an hour we could have a new leader or ....... 3!

This is a poor result. Right now, it looks like the Lib Dems, the preferred party of this area, may establish a workable arrangement with the Conservatives, as the basis for the next government. So much for the Lib Dems being more radical than Labour.

From my point of view, the largest party should form the government, and the other smaller parties should vote on the merits of each piece of proposed legislation; and if you were wondering, I voted for them all, with a large X across the entire ballot paper.