The Guardian @ local and European elections 2009
Guardian and Observer journalists across the UK and Europe cover the 2009 local and European elections on Twitter
- Georgina Henry and Julian Glover discuss whether Gordon Brown can survive bit.lyby julian_glover via twitter edited by stephen_abbott at 6/4/2009 10:44:59 AM
- Women against Gordon head for the exit bit.lyby w_woodward via twitter at 6/4/2009 10:45:59 AM
- Just went to vote. Polling station pretty deserted.by PaulTOwen via twitter at 6/4/2009 11:31:39 AM
- Arson attack on Sinn Féin minister bit.lyby henry_mcdonald via twitter at 6/4/2009 11:47:59 AM
- Gordon Brown seeks to shore up support as voters go to the polls in the European and local elections bit.lyby AndrewSparrow via twitter at 6/4/2009 1:43:18 PM
- Reading up on the EU elections. It's a minefield - of acronyms. UEN is keen to join MER. Luckily, TB/LNNK is still aligned with AEN. Phew.by PaulTOwen via twitter at 6/4/2009 4:35:19 PM
- Is Alistair Darling about to 'do a Geoffrey Howe'? bit.lyby tobyhelm via twitter at 6/4/2009 4:45:39 PM
- Turnout is going wild in Warwick - according to a source. Students have brought their whole corridors to fight the BNP.by PaulTOwen via twitter at 6/4/2009 5:09:38 PM
- Will the row over Berlusconi's use of official planes to ferry his entertainers cost him votes? That has become the main issue here in I ...by john_hooper via twitter at 6/4/2009 6:06:59 PM
- Will the row over Berlusconi's use of official planes to ferry his entertainers cost votes? That has become the main issue in Italy #eu09.by john_hooper via twitter at 6/4/2009 6:13:18 PM
- L'Espresso is to report that the hours flown by the government squadron has TRIPLED since SB came into office. #eu09by john_hooper via twitter at 6/4/2009 6:17:18 PM
- Hard-right Dutch maverick Geert Wilders ahead in EU polls bit.lyby traynorbrussels via twitter at 6/4/2009 6:45:59 PM
- Which cabinet ministers are supporting Gordon Brown? bit.lyby davidhencke via twitter at 6/4/2009 6:46:39 PM
- Darling should stay but will be sacrificed for his honesty | Martin Kettle bit.lyby martinkettle via twitter at 6/4/2009 8:46:19 PM
- James Purnell quits cabinet and calls on Gordon Brown to stand aside now bit.lyby allegrastratton via twitter at 6/4/2009 9:45:19 PM
- Delight and incandescence in rival camps as the news breaks bit.lyby allegrastratton via twitter at 6/5/2009 1:47:20 AM
- Brown's regiment is finished now. In days he will be gone | Martin Kettle bit.lyby martinkettle via twitter at 6/5/2009 1:47:59 AM
- Looks like the reshuffle is now underway. You can follow today's developments here: bit.lyby DebsSummers via twitter at 6/5/2009 7:12:02 AM
- Partial results from Essex. Seems to be big swing Lab to Con in some areas (Harlow) and Con to Lib Dem in others (Chelmsford).by lewis_baston via twitter at 6/5/2009 7:13:42 AM
- Will Woodward on Labour's reshuffle and likely election disaster bit.lyby w_woodward via twitter at 6/5/2009 7:44:22 AM
- Alistair Darling rumoured to be staying put.by DebsSummers via twitter at 6/5/2009 7:53:42 AM
- What a start to the day! But the morning's most important news if true is bbc claim that chancellor Darling keeps his job. The cabinet p ...by MichaelWhite via twitter at 6/5/2009 8:18:42 AM
- BNP vote 6.6 per cent in Chelmsford, 13.8 per cent in Harlow. At this rate they may get MEPs.by lewis_baston via twitter at 6/5/2009 8:19:42 AM
- Alan Johnson, the health secretary, thought to be taking on Jacqui Smith's old job as home secretary.by DebsSummers via twitter at 6/5/2009 8:20:22 AM
- Labour doing better than fourth place in a rural or small town ward is pretty unusual. The party is electoral roadkill outside the cities.by lewis_baston via twitter at 6/5/2009 8:48:22 AM
- Voting is under in European and local elections across the Irish Republic as well as two crucial Dublin Dail by-electionsby henry_mcdonald via twitter at 6/5/2009 8:59:22 AM
- just seen david cameron in the commons looking ecstatic and surrounded by happy aides. He waved a me.by davidhencke via twitter at 6/5/2009 9:13:02 AM
- europoll. xenophobes rejoice at dutch wilders triumph. flemish extremist leader dewinter euphoric. prague's klaus urges anti-brussels voteby traynorbrussels via twitter at 6/5/2009 9:26:42 AM
- nick brown, the chief whip, has just told me brown is determined to push through the reshuffle today. " why would you expect anything else?"by davidhencke via twitter at 6/5/2009 9:31:22 AM
- europoll. czechs/irish voting. tories need new czechmates ods to do well. tall orderby traynorbrussels via twitter at 6/5/2009 9:34:22 AM
- blow then ?by MichaelWhite via twitter at 6/5/2009 9:35:42 AM
- europoll. will ganley's libertas get in? probably not in irish heartland. better chance with czechsby traynorbrussels via twitter at 6/5/2009 9:36:22 AM
- The reshuffle and election results: have your say | Martin Kettle bit.lyby martinkettle via twitter at 6/5/2009 9:46:02 AM
- Turnout in Northern Ireland for the European elections is expected to be under 50%, the lowest poll since UK entered Europe.by henry_mcdonald via twitter at 6/5/2009 9:47:42 AM
- I'm at county hall in Lancashire, sun shining, coffee piping hot, everyone talking about John Hutton. Results should start in half and hourby mswainwright via twitter at 6/5/2009 9:50:42 AM
- It's an oddity, but will my old Manchester Guardian colleague Tom Sharratt retain his seat as Lancashire's only Idle Toad councillor?by mswainwright via twitter at 6/5/2009 9:51:42 AM
- Tom's a fiercely independent socialist who was New Laboured out of the party in spite of quoting Blair in his defence. Eric Blair...by mswainwright via twitter at 6/5/2009 9:52:42 AM
- Sorry - my first tweet got lost. I'm at Preston to see if Labour lose Lancs (and Staffs, Notts and Derbys) First results in 30 mins probby mswainwright via twitter at 6/5/2009 10:00:42 AM
- I won't go on too much about Tom but like Brown he's facing a split. His former colleague is standing against him. Toad civil war.by mswainwright via twitter at 6/5/2009 10:10:42 AM
- I found a ward in Hastings where the Labour share of the vote was up slightly on 2005. This may be a unique distinction...by lewis_baston via twitter at 6/5/2009 10:22:02 AM
- Lancs seats to watch 1: Labour leader Hazel Harding is defending majority of only 43 in Rossendaleby mswainwright via twitter at 6/5/2009 10:29:02 AM
- Lancs seats to watch 2 Ousted Labour schools head Vali Patel battles as Indy against Preston Labour chair Carl Crompton in Central Southby mswainwright via twitter at 6/5/2009 10:30:22 AM
- John denham to health. A good guy, a good moveby MichaelWhite via twitter at 6/5/2009 10:35:02 AM
- I'm thinking Lord Alan doesn't quite have the same ring to it as Sir Alan: bit.lyby DebsSummers via twitter at 6/5/2009 10:35:42 AM
- But Lord Sugar sounds great & all those kids in the boardroom will be calling him My lord, rather than Sir Alan. He'll be even more pompous!by PaulTOwen via twitter at 6/5/2009 10:41:22 AM
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