May 5th 2009
(Cameras cut from victory crowd in Sedgefield and return to the studio)
David Dimbleby: Well the time is now six o'clock. Counting in all constituencies have now ended and all seats have been called in what has been one of the most historic and exciting elections since 1997 in which Labour brought an end to nearly twenty years of Conservative Governments. We are now able to present the final results for the 2009 UK General Election. The results are as follows:
Labour: 332
Conservative: 213
Liberal Democrat: 77
And so as the morning approaches we can now announce that Labour has held onto power for the fourth time. Tony Blair will begin his Fourth consecutive term in office and be placed in the record books as one of the most successful and longest serving Prime Ministers in history. Mr Blair upon returning to his constituency home in Sedgefield seems happy and seemingly relieved to be given a mandate yet again from the electorate.
He has already made a short speech at the Labour club before going out to greet the supporting crowds outside. Despite the now much smaller majority of 18 compared to his famous 179 seat majority in 1997, support for the Prime Minister has increased in recent weeks despite the economic crisis still firmly underway. The victory crowd seems much larger then the one experienced in 2005 and 2001 and Mr Blair himself has become seen more and more as the "Great Statesman" of British Politics.
Many political figures have already congratulated the Prime Minister on his victory, including the Former President of the United States George W. Bush, the former Labour Leader Neil Kinnock and the current Manager of the IMF and former Chancellor Gordon Brown who was once tipped to be a successor of Mr Blair's before his retirement in 2003.
The Leader of the Opposition David Cameron has conceded to the Prime Minister but as vowed to "fight on" to ensure change in Britain. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has thanked and congratulated his Party on an "outstanding victory" election that earned them seventy-seven seats, one of the largest seat counts for a third party since the 1920's.
This morning Tony Blair will once again go to Buckingham Palace and form a Government with his cabinet front bench including Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Chancellor Alan Milburn and the Home Secretary Jack Straw close behind.
ELECTION NIGHT 2009
(Cameras cut from victory crowd in Sedgefield and return to the studio)
David Dimbleby: Well the time is now six o'clock. Counting in all constituencies have now ended and all seats have been called in what has been one of the most historic and exciting elections since 1997 in which Labour brought an end to nearly twenty years of Conservative Governments. We are now able to present the final results for the 2009 UK General Election. The results are as follows:
Labour: 332
Conservative: 213
Liberal Democrat: 77
And so as the morning approaches we can now announce that Labour has held onto power for the fourth time. Tony Blair will begin his Fourth consecutive term in office and be placed in the record books as one of the most successful and longest serving Prime Ministers in history. Mr Blair upon returning to his constituency home in Sedgefield seems happy and seemingly relieved to be given a mandate yet again from the electorate.
He has already made a short speech at the Labour club before going out to greet the supporting crowds outside. Despite the now much smaller majority of 18 compared to his famous 179 seat majority in 1997, support for the Prime Minister has increased in recent weeks despite the economic crisis still firmly underway. The victory crowd seems much larger then the one experienced in 2005 and 2001 and Mr Blair himself has become seen more and more as the "Great Statesman" of British Politics.
Many political figures have already congratulated the Prime Minister on his victory, including the Former President of the United States George W. Bush, the former Labour Leader Neil Kinnock and the current Manager of the IMF and former Chancellor Gordon Brown who was once tipped to be a successor of Mr Blair's before his retirement in 2003.
The Leader of the Opposition David Cameron has conceded to the Prime Minister but as vowed to "fight on" to ensure change in Britain. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has thanked and congratulated his Party on an "outstanding victory" election that earned them seventy-seven seats, one of the largest seat counts for a third party since the 1920's.
This morning Tony Blair will once again go to Buckingham Palace and form a Government with his cabinet front bench including Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Chancellor Alan Milburn and the Home Secretary Jack Straw close behind.