DrillOrDrop is reporting live throughout the night as the general election results come in, looking closely at constituencies with onshore oil and gas sites or exploration plans. Keep checking here for updates on the results.
06.06
Brighton Pavilion – Green hold
The anti-fracking Green Party joint leader, Caroline Lucas, increased her majority and her share of the vote by 10% to hold onto the this constituency.
Caroline Lucas, Green, 30,139
Soloman Curtis, Lab, 15,450
Emma Warman, Con, 11,082
Ian Buchanan, UKIP, 630
Nick Yenomans, IND, 376
05.49
Latest results
With 20 seats left to declare, the BBC says a hung parliament is now inevitable. The Conservatives are the largest party but don’t have enough seats to for a majority government.
Conservative 306 (down 11) – 42.4% share of the vote
Labour 257 (up 28) – 40.3%
SNP 34 (down 21) – 3%
Lib Dem 12 (up 5) – 7.1%
DUP 10 (up 2)
Sinn Fein 7 (up 3)
Plaid Cymru 3 (no change)
UKIP 0 (down 1) 1.9%
Greens 0 1.6%
SDLP 0 (down 3)
UUP 0 (down 2)
Turnout 68.7%
05.46
Ashfield – Labour hold
This constituency includes a site at Thieves Wood, which Friends of the Earth said INEOS was considering for shale gas exploration. INEOS has not confirmed this. The Conservative candidate increased his share of the vote by nearly 20% but it wasn’t quite enough to catch Labour’s Gloria De Piero, who survived by 441 votes.
Gloria De Piero, Lab, 21,284
Tony Harper, Con, 20,844
Gail Turner, IND, 4,612
Ray Young, UKIP, 1,885
Bob Charlesworth, Lib Dem, 969
Arran Rangi, Green, 398
05.28
Horsham – Conservative hold
This constituency includes Cuadrilla’s Balcombe site, which saw anti-fracking protests in 2013. No work has been carried out there since September 2013 and a new planning permission has now expired. Susannah Brady increased Labour’s share of the vote by more than 10% but it wasn’t enough to catch up the former MP, Jeremy Quin.
Jeremy Quin, Con, 39,906
Susannah Brady, Lab, 13,422
Morwen Millson, Lib Dem, 7,644
Catherine Ross, Green, 1,844
Roger Arthur, UKIP, 1,533
James Smith, SN, 375
Jim Duggan, PP, 263
05.13
Arundel and South Downs – Conservative hold
This constituency includes UKOG’s Broadford Bridge site near Billingshurst, where drilling for oil began last month. It also included the proposed site near Kirdford and Wisborough Green, which was refused permission in 2014. The Conservatives lost some votes to Labour but increased their share of the vote.
Nick Herbert, Con, 37,573
Caroline Fife, Lab, 13,690
Shweta Kapadia, Lib Dem, 4,783
Jo Prior, Green, 2,542
John Wallace, UKIP, 1,668
05.11
Thirsk and Malton – Conservative hold
Labour’s Alan Avery closed the gap on the Conservative’s Kevin Hollinrake in this constituency where Third Energy has permission to frack its well at Kirby Misperton. The constituency has the largest number of PEDL licence in the country. Kevin Hollinrake has supported fracking, despite vocal and active opposition in the constituency.
Kevin Hollinrake, Con, 33,572
Alan Avery, Lab, 14,571
Dinah Keal, Lib Dem, 3,859
Toby Horton, UKIP, 1,532
Martin Brampton, Green, 1,100
John Clark, Lib, 753
04.59
York Central – Labour hold
This constituency is divided between the INEOS licence PEDL282 and the IGas PEDL146.
Rachel Maskell, Lab, 34,595
Ed Young, Con, 16,019
Nick Love, Lib Dem, 2,475
04.57
Wakefield – Labour hold
This constituency is covered by IGas PEDL273, Alkane’s 274, Huttons’ 275.
Mary Creagh, Lab, 22,987
Antony Calvert, Con, 20,811
Lucy Brown, YRKS, 1,176
Denis Cronin, Lib Dem, 943
Waj Ali, Ind, 367
04.54
Sherwood – Conservative hold
This constituency has multiple PEDL licences, with INEOS holding most of the north of the area. Opponents of fracking have campaigned hard against shale gas developments in the Sherwood Forest area
Mark Spencer, Con, 27,492
Mike Pringle, Lab, 22,294
Stuart Bestwick, UKIP, 1,801
Becky Thomas, Lib Dem, 1,113
Morris Findley, Green, 664
04.49
North East Derbyshire – Conservative gain
This constituency is where INEOS wants to drill a vertical shale gas coring well, at Bramleymoor Lane, in the village of Marsh Lane. Labour’s Natascha Engel supported the project. The Conservative, Lee Rowley, said it was the wrong development in the wrong place. He increased the Conservative share of the vote by 12.5% overturning Natascha Engel’s majority of 1,883.
Lee Rowley, Con, 24,784
Natascha Engel, Lab, 21,923
James Bush, UKIP, 1,565
David Lomas, Lib Dem, 1,390
David Kesteven, Green, 719
04.40
Yorkshire East – Conservative hold
This area has five Cuadrilla licence areas (PEDLs 288, 333, 342, 346, 347) and the INEOS PEDL332. Greg Knight increased the Conservative share of the vote.
Greg Knight, Con, 31,442
Alan Clark, Lab, 16,436
Carl Minns, Lib Dem, 2,134
Andrew Dennis, UKIP, 1,986
Timothy Norman, YRKS, 1,015
Michael Jackson, Green, 943
04.37
Louth & Horncastle – Conservative hold
This constituency includes Egdon’s Biscathorpe site and five exploration licence areas.
Victoria Atkins, Con, 33,733
Julie Speed, Lab, 14,092
Jonathan Noble, UKIP, 2,460
Lisa Gabriel, Lib Dem, 1,990
the Iconic Arthy-Pole, MRLP, 496
04.35
Brigg & Goole – Conservative hold
The constituency includes the Wressle-1 well site, operated by Egdon Resources. The company was refused permission in January for oil production from the site site. It appealed against the decision and submitted a new planning application, being consulted on now. Andrew Percy increased his share of the vote by 7%
Andrew Percy, Con, 27,219
Terence Smith, Lab, 14,856
David Jeffreys, UKIP, 1,596
Jerry Lonsdale, Lib Dem, 836
Isabel Pires, Green, 550
04.22
Tatton – Conservative hold
This constituency has four INEOS licences (PEDL 292, 293, 294 and 296) and the IGas PEDL193. The seat was previously held by the former chancellor, George Osborne
Esther McVey, Con, 28,764
Sam Rushworth, Lab, 13,977
Gareth Wilson, Lib Dem, 4,431
Nigel Hennerley, Green, 1,024
Quentin Abel, IND, 920
04.21
Bolsover – Labour hold
This constituency includes six INEOS PEDL licences: 299, 300, 303, 307, 308, 349.
Dennis Skinner, Lab, 24,153
Helen Harrison, Con, 18,865
Philip Rose, UKIP, 2,129
Ross Shipman, Lib Dem, 1,372
04.16
York Outer – Conservative hold
This constituency has three PEDL licences: 282 and 283, held by INEOS and 146, held by IGas, where the company has to drill a well by December 2017.
Julian Sturdy, Con, 29,356
Luke Charters-Reid, Lab, 21,067
James Blanchard, Lib Dem, 5,910
Bethan Vincent, Green, 1,094
04.09
City of Chester – Labour hold
The constituency includes the former IGas site at Upton. Frack Free Upton backed the Labour candidate, Chris Matheson, who increased is majority from 93 to more than 9,000
Chris Matheson, Lab, 32,023
Will Gallagher, Con, 22,847
Lizzie Jewkes, Lib Dem, 1,551
04.07
Rother Valley – Labour hold
The constituency has one INEOS licence (PEDL304), two IGas licence (PEDLs 200 and 304) and PEDL43, held by Alkane. INEOS has begun the planning process for a vertical coring shale gas well at Harthill in the constituency
Kevin Barron, Lab, 23,821
Bethan Eddy, Con, 19,939
Lee Hunter, UKIP, 3,704
Katie Pruszynski, Lib Dem, 1,155
Paul Martin, Green, 869
04.07
Congleton – Conservative hold
The western half of the constituency is covered by the INEOS PEDL293.
Fiona Bruce, Con, 31,830
Sam Corcoran, Lab, 19,211
Peter Hirst, Lib Dem, 2,902
Mark Davies, UKIP, 1,289
Alexander Heath, Green, 999
04.05
Warrington South – Labour gain
The constituency includes the Doe Green coalbed methane site, now operated by INEOS. There is also a protection camp at Woolston and Thelwall, in opposition to plans for a site there. The pro-fracking Conservative, David Mowat, held the seat since 2010.
Faisal Rashid, Lab, 29,994
David Mowat, Con, 27,445
Bob Barr, Lib Dem, 3,339
John Boulton, Ind, 1,217
04.04
Gainsborough – Conservative hold
Edward Leigh increased his share of the vote from 52.7% to 61.8%. The constituency has multiple oil and gas licences and well sites. The sites include the North Kelsey well, operated by Egdon Resources.
Edward Leigh, Con, 31,790
Catherine Tite, Lab, 14,767
Lesley Rollings, Lib Dem, 3,630
Vicky Pearson, Green, 1,238
03.59
Weaver Vale – Labour gain
Pro-fracking Conservative, Graham Evans, was pushed into second place in this constituency which includes two INEOS PEDL (292 and 294) and the IGas PEDLs 145 and 190.
Mike Amesbury, Lab, 26,066
Graham Evans, Con, 22,136
Paul Roberts, Lib Dem, 1,623
Christopher Copeman, Green, 786
03.58
Lancaster and Fleetwood – Labour hold
Anti-fracking MP, Cat Smith, held this seat which she took in 2015, again defeating the former Conservative, Eric Ollerenshaw. The constituency is at the northern end of Cuadrilla’s PEDL165. Warwick Energy holds PEDL263 in the northern part of the constituency.
Cat Smith, Lab, 25,342
Eric Ollerenshaw, Con, 18,681
Robin Long, Lib Dem, 1,170
Rebecca Novell, Green, 796
03.58
Stretford & Urmston – Labour hold
The constituency includes IGas’s coalbed methane site at Davyhulme, which has planning permission but not developed. Labour’s Kate Green saw a big increase in her share of the vote from 53% to 66.8%
Kate Green, Lab, 33,519
Lisa Cooke, Con, 13,814
Andrew Beaumont, UKIP, 1,094
Anna Fryer, Lib Dem, 1,001
Michael Ingleson, Green, 641
Rose Doman, CPA, 122
03.55
Bassetlaw – Labour hold
Constituency includes the newly approved IGas sites at Springs Road, Misson, and Tinker Lane, between Blyth and Barnby Moor. Labour’s John Mann, who opposed both planning applications, increased his share of the vote.
John Mann, Labour, 27,467
Annette Simpson, Con, 22,615
Leon Duveen, Lib Dem, 1,154
Nigel Turner, Ind, 1,014
03.51
Surrey East – Conservative hold
Constituency includes UKOG’s oil exploration site at Horse Hill and the IGas site at Bletchingley. Sam Gyimah increased his party’s share of the vote by just over 2%
Sam Gyimah, Con, 35,310
Hitesh Tailor, Lab, 11,396
David Lee, Lib Dem, 6,197
Andy Parr, Ind, 2,973
Helen Windsor, UKIP, 2,227
Benedict Southworth, Green, 1,100
03.44
Beverley and Holderness – Conservative hold
Constituency includes the Rathlin Energy oil exploration sites at West Newton A and B. The Conservative, Graham Stuart, increased his share of the vote by 10%. The Green Party candidate is a local anti-fracking campaigner
Graham Stuart, Con, 32,499
Johanna Boal, Lab, 18,457
Denis Healy, Lib Dem, 2,808
Lee Walton, YRKS, 1,158
Richard Howard, Green, 756
03.34
Forest of Dean – Conservative hold
Mark Harper faced criticism during hustings when he told the audience the area could not be fracked because there was no shale. Anti-fracking campaigners disagreed.
Mark Harper, Con, 28,096
Shaun Stammers, Lab, 18,594
Janet Ellard, Lib Dem, 2,029
James Greenwood, Green, 1,241
Ernie Warrender, UKIP, 1,237
Julian Burrett, Ind, 570
03.31
Lancashire West – Labour hold
Constituency split between Cuadrilla’s PEDL165, Aurora’s PEDL164 and 262.
Rosie Cooper, Lab, 32,030
Sam Currie, Con, 20,341
Jo Barton, Lib Dem, 1,069
Nate Higgins, Green, 680
David Braid, WVP, 269
03.29
Bognor Regis – Conservative hold
Constituency includes Angus Energy’s Lidsey oil field
Nick Gibb, Con, 30276
Alan Butcher, Lab, 12,782
Francis Oppler, Lib Dem, 3,352
Paul Sanderson, Ind, 2,088
Patrick Lowe, UKIP, 1,861
Andrew Bishop, Green, 993
03.25
Bolton West – Conservative hold
Constituency divided between PEDL264 (Hutton Energy) and PEDL266 awarded to Osprey
Chris Green, Con, 24,459
Julie Hilling, Lab, 23,523
Martin Tighe, UKIP, 1,587
Rebecca Forrest, Lib Dem, 1,485
03.24
Penistone – Labour hold
South and east of the constituency divided between PEDL298 (Warwick Energy) and PEDL272 (INEOS). Angela Smith voiced support for fracking in the last parliament.
Angela Smith, Lab, 22,807
Nicola Wilson, Con, 21,485
John Booker, UKIP, 3,453
Penny Baker, Lib Dem, 2,042
03.24
Mole Valley – Conservative hold
Constituency includes the IGas gas site at Albury, Angus Energy’s oilfield at Brockham and Europa’s site at Bury Hill Wood, yet to be drilled.
Paul Beresford, Con, 35,092
Paul Kennedy, Lib Dem, 10,955
Marc Green, Lab, 7,864
Jacquetta Fewster, Green, 1,463
Judy Moor, UKIP, 1,351
03.20
Chichester – Conservative hold
Constituency includes UKOG’s oil exploration site at Markwells Wood, the IGas Singleton oilfield, a possible site at Baxter’s Copse and the rejected development at Fernhurst. Gillian Keegan increased the Conservative share of the vote from 57.7% to 60.10%
Gillian Keegan, Con, 36,032
Mark Farwell, Lab, 13,411
Jonathan Brown, Lib Dem, 6,749
Heather Barrie, Green, 1,992
UKIP, Andrew Moncreiff, 1,650
Andrew Emerson, PATR, 84
03.11
Isle of Wight – Conservative hold
Licensed in the 14th round for oil and gas exploration. Active anti-fracking campaign. The Conservative, Bob Seely, increased his share of the vote by more than 10% points. Vix Lowthion polled the highest of any Green Party candidate so far.
Bob Seely, Con, 38,119
Julian Critchley, Lab, 17.121
Vix Lowthion, Green, 12,915
Nick Belfitt, Lib Dem, 2,740
Daryll Pitcher, UKIP, 1,921
Julie Jones-Evans, IND, 1,592
03.11
South Ribble – Conservative hold
The constituency includes Cuadrilla’s Becconsall site in PEDL165. Seema Kennedy increased her share of the vote from 46% to more than 52%
Seema Kennedy, Con, 28,980
Julie Gibson, Lab, 21,559
John Wright, Lib Dem, 2,073
Mark Smith, UKIP, 1,387
Andrew Wright, Green, 494
Mark Jarnell, NHA, 341
03.10
Ellesmere Port – Labour hold
Constituency contains the drilling sites of Ellesmere 1 and Ince Marshes and the identified site of Bridge Trafford. The area is divided between IGas’s PEDL184 and 190. Labour increased its share of the vote from 48% to 59%.
Justin Madders, Lab, 30,137
Nigel Jones, Con, 18,747
Ed Gough, Lib Dem, 892
Fred Fricker, UKIP, 821
Steven Baker, Green, 342
03.05
South Dorset – Conservative hold
Includes the California Quarry site, near Swanage, where Infrastrata abandoned plans to drill for oil but a new scheme is under discussion. Richard Drax has increased his share of the vote from 48% to 56%.
Richard Drax, Con, 29,135
Tashi Warr, Lab, 17,440
Howard Legg, Lib Dem, 3,053
Jon Orrell, Green, 2,278
03.00
Ribble Valley – Conservative hold
Southern part of the constituency divided between Cuadrilla’s PEDL165, Aurora#’s PEDL267 and PEDL268 and 271 awarded to Osprey
Nigel Evans, Con, 31,919
David Hinder, Lab, 18,720
Allan Knox, Lib Dem, 3,247
Graham Sowter, Green, 1,314
02.58
Salford and Eccles – Labour hold
Constituency divided between IGas’s PEDL193 and PEDL264 (Hutton Energy). Rebecca Long-Bailey increased her share of the vote from 49% to 65%
Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lab, 31,168
Jason Sugarman, Con, 12,036
Christopher Barnes, UKIP, 2,320
John Reid, Lib Dem, 1,286
Wendy Olsen, 809
02.52
Don Valley – Labour hold
Constituency covers PEDL licences 139 and 305 (IGas), 43, 161, 169 and 277 and 281 (all Alkane). Labour’s Caroline Flint has supported fracking for shale gas
Caroline Flint, Lab, 24,351
Aaron Bell, Con, 19,182
Stevie Manion, YRKS, 1,599
Anthony Smith, Lib Dem, 856
02.49
Sheffield Hallam – Labour Gain
Northern part of the constituency in PEDL298, held by Warwick Energy
Jared O Mara, Lab, 21,881
Nick Clegg, Lib Dem, 19,756
Ian Walker, Con, 13,561
John Thurley, UKIP, 929
Logan Robin, Green, 823
Steven Winstone, SDP, 70
02.48
Worsley – Labour hold
Constituency divided between PEDL193 (IGas) and PEDL264 (Hutton)
Barbara Keeley, Lab, 26,046
Iain Lindley, Con, 17,667
Kate Clarkson, Lib Dem, 1,087
Tom Dylan, Green, 842
02.41
Bolton North East – Labour hold
Most of the constituency is in Hutton Energy’s PEDL269
David Crausby, Lab, 22,870
James Daly, Con, 19,073
Harry Lamb, UKIP, 1,567
Warren Fox, Lib Dem, 1,316
Liz Spencer, Green, 357
02.36
Sheffield South East – Labour hold
Constituency divided between PEDL301 and PEDL304 (both held by INEOS)
Clive Betts, Lab, 25,520
Lindsey Cawrey, Con, 13,722
Dennise Dawson, UKIP, 2,820
Colin Ross, Lib Dem, 1,432
Ishleen Oberoi, SDP, 102
02.35
Barnsley Central – Labour hold
Constituency divided between PEDL273 (IGas) and PEDL272 (Cuadrilla)
Dan Jarvis, Lab, 24,982
Amanda Ford, Con, 9,436
Gavin Felton, UKIP, 3,339
Richard Trotman, Green, 572
David Ridgway, Lib Dem, 549
Stephen Morris, ED, 211
02.35
Bury South – Labour hold
Western half of the constituency in new PEDL264 (Hutton Energy).
Ivan Lewis, Lab, 27,165
Robert Largan, Con, 21,200
Ian Henderson, UKIP, 1,316
Andrew Page, Lib Dem, 1,065
Peter Wright, Ind, 244
02.34
Blackpool North – Conservative hold
Constituency wholly in Cuadrilla’s PEDL165
Paul Maynard, Con, 20,255
Chris Webb, Lab, 18,232
Paul White, UKIP, 1,392
Sue Close, Lib Dem, 747
Duncan Royle, Green, 381
02.30
Southport – Conservative gain
Constituency in Cuadrilla’s PEDL165 and Aurora’s PEDL261
Damien Moore, Con, 18,541
Liz Savage, Lab, 15,627
Sue McGuire, Lib Dem, 12,661
Terry Durrance, UKIP, 1,127
02.27
Chorley – Labour hold
Constituency divided between Cuadrilla’s PEDL165 and PEDL266 awarded to Osprey
Lindsay Hoyle, Lab, 30,745
Caroline Moon, Con, 23,233
Stephen Fenn, Lib Dem, 1,126
Peter Lageard, Green, 530
02.15
Heywood – Labour hold
Northern part of the constituency in PEDL269 (Hutton Energy)
Liz McInnes, Lab, 26,578
Chris Clarkson, Con, 18,961
Lee Seville, UKIP, 3,239
Bill Winlow, Lib Dem, 1,087
02.17
Fylde – Conservative hold
Includes Cuadrilla’s PEDL165 shale gas licence area with sites at Preston New Road and Singleton and the proposed site at Roseacre Wood.
The Conservative Mark Menzies holds Fylde, where Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site is based. He polled 27,334 increasing his share of the vote by nearly 9%. Anti-fracking campaigner, Tina Rothery, polled the highest number of votes for the Greens so far.
Mark Menzies, Con, 27,334
Jed Sullivan, Lab, 15,529
Freddie Van Mierlo, 2,341
Tina Rothery, Green, 1,263
02.14
Bury North – Labour gain from Conservative
Most of the constituency is in the new PEDL269 (Hutton Energy)
James Frith, Lab, 25,683
David Nuttall, Con, 21,308
Richard Baum, Lib Dem, 912
12.5% swing to Labour
02.05
Preston – Labour hold
Entire constituency in Cuadrilla’s PEDL165. The company’s headquarters are also in the city, as is the headquarters of Lancashire County Council, which refused planning permission for fracking at Preston New Road and Roseacre Wood. The Green Party candidate, Anne Power, is a veteran anti-fracking campaigner and a regular protester at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road.
Mark Hendrick, Lab, 24,210
Kevin Beaty, Con, 8,487
Simon Platt, UKIP, 1,348
Neil Darby, Lib Dem, 1,204
Anne Power, Green, 348
2.04
St Helens South – Labour hold
Southern part of the constituency is in EXL273 (IGas). The seat also has areas in PEDL 191 (Egdon Resources)
Marie Rimmer, Lab, 35,879
Ed McRandal, Con, 11,536
Brian Spencer, Lib Dem, 2,101
Mark Hitchin, UKIP, 1,953
Jess Northey, Green, 1,417
01.55
St Helens North – Labour hold
Northern part of the constituency includes new PEDL262 (Aurora). South-west corner is in EXL273 (IGas)
Conor McGinn, Lab, 32,012
Jackson Ng, Con, 13,606
Peter Peers, UKIP, 2,097
Tom Morrison, Lib Dem, 1,287
Rachel Parkinson, Green, 1,220
01.54
Sefton Central – Labour hold
Constituency includes new PEDL261 (Aurora) and PEDL164, also held by Aurora. The company carried out seismic testing in the area in 2016. The sitting MP, Bill Esterson increases his share of the vote by 10%
Bill Esterson, Lab, 32,830
Jade Marsden, Con, 17,212
Daniel Lewis, Lib Dem, 1,381
Mike Carter, Green, 656
Large swing to Labour
01.42
Putney – Conservative hold
No oil and gas exploration licences. Labour almost overturns a 10,000 vote majority at the last election
Justine Greening, Con, 20,679
Neeraj Patil, Lab, 19,125
Ryan Mercer, Lib Dem, 5,448
Ben Fletcher, Green, 1,107
Patricia Ward, UKIP, 477
Lotta Quizeen, Ind, 48
Big swing to Labour
01.41
Burnley – Labour hold
Northern half of the constituency is in PEDL271 awarded to Osprey. In the county council elections, Labour’s Marcus Johnstone lost his Padiham and Burnley West seat to UKIP giving that party its only county council seat.
Julie Cooper, Lab, 18,832
Paul White, Con, 12,479
Gordon Birtwistle, Lib Dem, 6,046
Tom Commis, UKIP, 2,472
Laura Fisk, Green, 461
01.37
Knowsley – Labour hold
Northern part of the constituency in PEDL262 (Aurora) and south east part in PEDL191 (Egdon Resources)
George Howarth, Lab, 47,351
James Spencer, Con, 5,137
Neil Miney, UKIP, 1,189
Steve Baines, Green, 521
01.34
Harlow – Conservative hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
Robert Halfon, 24,230
Phil Waite, Lab, 17,199
Mark Gough, UKIP, 1,787
Geoffrey Seef, Lib Dem, 970
Hannah Clare, Green, 660
01.34
Latest declarations
Conservative 11
Labour 22
Lib Dem 0
UKIP 0
SNP 2
Other 3
01.26
Birkenhead – Labour hold
Western part of the constituency includes PEDL184 (IGas). No well sites
Frank Field, Lab, 33,558
Stewart Gardiner, Con, 8,044
Allan Brame, Lib Dem, 1,118
Jayne Clough, Green, 943
01.20
Wigan – Labour hold
Includes PEDL262 (Aurora), PEDL264 (Hutton Energy), PEDL165 (Cuadrilla) and PEDL266 (Osprey). Lisa Nandy was a former Shadow Energy Secretary until June 2016. She called for a moratorium after the approval of Third Energy’s Kirby Misperton fracking plans (DrillOrDrop report)
Lisa Nandy, Lab, 29,575
Alexander Williams, Con, 13,548
Nathan Ryding, UKIP, 2,750
Mark Clayton, Lib Dem, 916
William Patterson, Green, 753
01.14
Stockton North – Labour hold
Eastern section of the constituency in 14th round PEDL 259 (Third Energy) and older licence PEDL68 (Egdon Resources)
Alex Cunningham, Lab, 24,304
Mark Fletcher, Con, 15,589
Ted Strike, UKIP, 1,834
Sarah Brown, Lib Dem, 646
Emma Robson, Green, 358
01.13
Harrogate – Conservative hold
No oil and gas exploration licence but on the edge of PEDL146 (IGas). Active anti-fracking group.
Andrew Jones, Con, 31,477
Helen Flynn, Lib Dem, 13,309
Mark Dewards, Lab, 11,395
Donald Fraser, Ind, 559
01.09
Wrexham – Labour hold
Small section of PEDL 188 (IGas)
Ian Lucas, Lab, 17,153
Andrew Atkinson, Con, 15,321
Carrie Harper, Plaid Cymru, 1,753
Carole O’Toole, Lib Dem, 865
Llanelli – Labour hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
Nia Griffith, Lab, 21,368
Stephen Davies, Con, 9,544
Mari Arthur, Plaid Cymru, 7,351
Ken Rees, UKIP, 1,331
Rory Daniels, Lib Dem, 548
00.59
Basildon South – Conservative hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
Stephen Metcalfe, Con 26,889
Byron Taylor, Lab 15,321
Peter Whittle, UKIP 3,193
Reetendra Banerji, Lib Dem 732
Sim Harman, Green 680
Paul Borg, BNP 383
Swing to Conservative and Labour
00.52
Darlington – Labour hold
Regarded as a key seat for the Conservatives to take if the party was to gain a landslide majority
No oil and gas exploration licences
Jenny Chapman, Lab, 22,681
Peter Cuthbertson, Con, 19,401
Kevin Brack, UKIP, 1,180
Anne-Marie Curry, Lib Dem, 1,031
Matthew Snedker, Green, 524
Swing to Labour and Conservative
00.52
South Shields – Labour hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
Emma Lewell-Buck, Lab, 25,078
Felicity Buchan, Con, 10,570
Richard Elvin, UKIP, 3,006
Shirley Ford, Green, 1,437
Gita Gordon, Lib Dem, 681
00.43
Workington – Labour hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
Sue Hayman, Lab, 21,317
Clark Vasey, Con, 17,392
Geoge Kemp, UKIP, 1,556
Phill Roberts, Lib Dem, 1,133
Roy Ivinson, IND, 278
00.43
Basildon & Billericay – Conservative hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
John Baron, Con, 27,381
Kayte Block, Lab, 13, 981
Tina Huges, UKIP, 2,008
Antonia Harrison, Lib Dem, 1,548
00.42
Broxbourne – Conservative hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
Charles Walker, Con, 29,515
Selina Norgrove, Lab, 13,723
Tony Faulkner, UKIP, 1,918
Andy Graham, Lib Dem, 1,481
Tabitha Evans, Green, 848
00.41
Middlesbrough – Labour hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
Andy McDonald, Lab, 23,404
Jacob Young, Con, 9,531
David Hodgson, UKIP, 1,452
Terry Lawton, IND, 632
Dawud Islam, Lib Dem, 368
Carl Martinez, Green, 250
00.35
Nuneaton – Conservative hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
Marcus Jones, Con, 23,755
Philip Johnson, Lab, 19,016
Craig Carpenter, UKIP, 1,619
R. Brighton-Knight, Lib Dem, 914
Chris Brookes, Green, 763
Small swing to Labour
00.26
Kettering – Conservative hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
Philip Hollobone, Con, 28,616
Mick Scrimshaw, Lab, 18,054
Suzanna Austin, Lib Dem, 1,618
Rob Reeves, Green, 1,116
Swing to Labour
00.15
Newcastle North – Labour hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
Catherine McKinnell, Lab, 26,729
Duncan Crute, Con, 16,380
Anita Lower, Lib Dem, 2,533
Timothy Marron, UKIP, 1,780
Alison Whalley, Green, 513
Brian Moore, NEPD, 353
Small swing to Conservative
00.08
Sunderland West – Labour hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
Sharon Hodgson, Lab, 24,639
Jonathan Gullis, Con, 11,699
Bryan Foster, UKIP, 2,761
Tom Appleby, Lib Dem, 961
Michal Chantkowski, Green, 514
Swing to Conservative
23.59
Swindon North – Conservative hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
Justin Tomlinson, Con, 29,431
Mark Dempsey, Lab, 21,096
Liz Webster, Lib Dem, 1,962
Steve Halden, UKIP, 1,564
Andy Bentley, Green, 858
Swing to Labour
23.58
Newcastle East – Labour hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
Nick Brown, Lab, 28,127
Simon Kitchen, Con, 8866
Wendy Taylor, Lib Dem, 2574
Tony Sanderson, UKIP, 1,315
Alistair Ford, Green, 755
23.45
Sunderland Central – Labour hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
Julie Elliot, Lab, 25,056
Robert Oliver, Cons, 15,059
Gary Leighton, UKIP, 2,209
Niall Hodson, Lib Dem, 1,777
Rachel Featherstone, Green, 705
Sean Cockburn, Independent, 305
Swing to Conservative of 2.3%
23.07
Houghton and Sunderland South – Labour hold
No oil and gas exploration licences
Bridget Phillip, Labour, 24,665
Paul Howell, Cons, 12,324
Michael Joyce, UKIP, 2,879
Paul Edgeworth, Lib Dem, 908
Richard Bradley, Green, 725
3.5% swing to Conservative
23.02
First result: Labour hold Newcastle
No oil or gas exploration licences
Chi Onwurah, Lab, 24,071
Steve Kyte, Cons, 9,134
Nick Cott, Lib Dem, 1,812
David Muat, UKIP, 1,482
Peter Thomson, Green, 595
2.1% swing to Labour
22.29
Exit poll
The Conservatives will remain the largest party but with a reduced majority, according to the BBC/Sky/ITV exit poll. The national seat predictions are:
Conservative: 314 seats, down 17
Labour: 266 seats, up 34
Lib Dems: 14 seats, up 6
SNP: 34 seats, down 22
UKIP: 0 seats, down 1
Plaid Cymru: 3 seats, unchanged
Green: 1 seat, unchanged
Other parties: 18 seats, unchanged
Categories: Politics
DRILL OR DROP? 
The election clearly showed noone care about fracking or no fracking as an political agenda.
No fracking mandate! What a disaster for tory polices including fracking! It may even be a “hung” parliament (no puns please) i said she didn’t want it, but even I did not expect such a massive vote of no confidence in this government.
Bye bye Teresa? Hello Amber? Or perhaps a tory labour coalition?
Well done us!
Disastrous backfire on Theresa May and big drawback on Brexit. But on fracking it remains the same I think because some Labour MPs do support fracking as some Tory MP oppose fracking. It looks ac though DUP woth team up with the Con to form Government and they do support fracking. But Theresa May do look foolish after this election.
I think i said before that it was almost as if Teresa May did not actually want to win this election, it was all about “me”, “my policies” “my government”, was she preparing to take the blame and bow out like David Cameron, George Osborne and Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage even, who suddenly found himself owning brexit rather than the planned lose that was expected?
I suspect that there is something big around the corner she did not want to be responsible for? Tory sleaze? No, that can be brushed under the carpet like all the others.
Collapse of the worlds economies? Perhaps? That is certainly on the cards at some point in the not too distant future.
War? Maybe that is it? A police state, curfews and troops on the streets, power outages and the 4% running for their luxury bunkers? Financial collapse and war usually go together and have the same cause.
Some bigger event perhaps?
Fukushima? That has been the biggest radioactive elephant (element?) in the room to date, and no one is talking about that (that we know of), just the smoke and mirrors of the climate change fiasco. More meltdowns perhaps? and all ready the Pacific and the west coast of USA is experiencing massive sea life and bird die off’s that are unprecedented in scale and the highest radiation counts ever measured outside of a nuclear reactor? You wont find that in the censored fake media.
Certainly this almost deliberately suicidal tory called and incompetently handled snap election means something greater than just incompetence and sleaze, these are supposed to be the brightest and the best we have (yeah right!), and yet this election was literally thrown away, we seem to be living in interesting times, as the Chinese say?
Actually. It does look like a suicide mission. Who would compaign on personality alone in an election especially being a politician your personality count for nothing and May is so obvious dry and cold as the first impression and interaction. And ‘dementia tax’ attack on your base support. With Brexit uncertainty they need inspiration and detail plan not personality contest.
Ha! It was getting so quiet i was beginning to think I would have to resort to kennel rattling before someone came out of the to play? Fun this isn’t it? Isn’t it funny that the pros are adept at dishing out the sarcasm and insults, innuendo and epithets and yet dont like it when its done to them? What goes around comes around.
And such a good day isn’t it!
I am interested. Are you saying that Fukushima is a conspiracy theory? Are you saying that there will not be a financial collapse? Are you saying that military take over of UK forces by EU is not happening? I will be happy to give you chapter and verse on any of those. [edited by moderator]
Try to argue the Fergus Gibb Sheffield University nuclear dumping down borehole proposals? Maybe argue the GreenPEACE investigations, into nuclear dumping in the worlds oceans and on land? Look up the USA trial for dumping nuclear waste down boreholes? Not true? Look it up? Or is it easier to attack personalities? Safer too.
Have a good day, I will.
Of course there is the brexit fiasco too, Teresa May has always been rather too desperate to forge (Farage?) ahead on that issue in spite of the majority of her party old guard objecting and sabotaging it.
She has been to Brussels and experienced the hard line against hard or soft brexit by UK and almost certainly is doubtful of bringing about anything that is acceptable to the brexiteers or indeed anyone else, the opposition in her own party is intense and crippling.
Plans to integrate the UK defence military forces into an EU conglomerate force under the control of Brussels are still going ahead, in spite of brexit, how hypocritical is that? It just shows that brexit handled by this government is a meaningless farce and will never go ahead.
Then there are the plans to use UK as an EU nuclear waste dump in fracking wells, oh, yes there are, I have mentioned that before, but get little or nothing as a refutation of that as a danger from the pros, who don’t want to mention it. That is because they know that it is one of the reasons for the fracking insanity. If you doubt that then why did this government propose to prevent any objection, publicly or legally to put anything they damn well please underneath our feet? If you think fracking chemicals are a danger to our water, air and land, well think what high levels of radioactive waste will do? It doesn’t bear thinking about.
More elephants in the room, its getting pretty crowded.
Interesting links on nuclear waste dumping being proposed in wells, fracking wells being the ideal candidates.
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv6RrLyTifI ) this is Ian R Crane’s Fracking Nightmare episode number 72, so the pros can quickly skip over that one, as it is far too dangerous.
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/nuclear-borehole-sheffield-university-1.456716 Professor Fergus Gibb proposals to dump nuclear waste in boreholes.
A lot of the worldwide nuclear waste dumping evidence is from Greenpeace, GottaLoveThemHaventYou? Without Greenpeace (that is GreenPEACE) that dedication to exposing this dirty activity we would still be subject to the nuclear and government cover ups and censorship of data.
Your head is full of conspiracy views. [Edited by moderator]
Phil
I see in your link R.E.M. Sheffield university that the wells will be 5km deep and for nuclear waste. Locations to be determined, but they prefer the lower section to be in crystalline rock. Granite maybe.
I see no mention of using fracking wells, existing oil or gas wells nor the use of existing offshore oil and gas wells. It seems they plan to drill new ones.
There are plans for a pilot well in the US in Rugby Dakota. This would seem to be a waste of money if they already have millions of wells to work with.
So, more a flight of fancy, or Shurely some mistake, as they say in private eye.
Always interesting to see how all the old derogatory nonsense gets trotted out when something interesting gets mentioned, never mind, lets continue on our little journey, consider this:
The Fergus Gibb paper is a genuine proposal isnt it? Congratulations that is the first pro to acknowledge that. And who would be happy to have such a high level radioactive nuclear waste dump beneath their feet? Would anyone? No matter how deep, it doesnt entirely give anyone any comfort does it? As if fracking was not bad enough.
How well will it be sealed? how long will the seal last? Are there any unknown fissures and faults? Are there any percolated water courses? Highly caustic concentrated salt water can exist 8 km down, 5 km is no where near enough to be safe.
But what if we are never told about it?
Much better to hide it amongst the proliferation of fracking wells and never tell anyone its there isn’t it? Think of the security potential? Have you ever wondered why there are up to 60 policemen guarding half a dozen old ladies and councillors? National interest for gas? Nice try.
Look at what the Finnish are doing to bury their nuclear waste, there is a very good documentary on it, look it up. At least they are being totally honest and above board with it. anything from 20 years to 30,000 years half life depending upon what the original material was, that is around 5 times the span of recorded history, that’s nearly 1,200 generations, and it will still be deadly even then, but around half its mass will have radiated away into gamma particles and isotopes, and the chambers will be very poisonously radio active for a similar length of time and beyond,
In the fukushima melt downs, the remotely controlled electronic mobile cameras and testing equipment burned out after just a few hours, not from heat, but from the intense radiation burning out the electronics and motors. What they did show before failing was that the cores had completely melted and burned down through the steel and concrete base of the reactors and down into the ground below and Is still doing so, and will be for many many years. Individual particles of radioactive material will not do that, but put enough of it together, like for example, down, let us say a 5km deep borehole, a fission reaction takes place and massive amounts of heat are produced. Could we ever retrieve that? from 5km down and burning like a blowtorch? one mistake, one miscalculation, is all it takes and its down there for at least 30,000 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_waste#High-level_waste
And what about the government plans to prevent anyone objecting to them putting anything they care to beneath our feet? If you can prove that wrong, please do so, its on one of the drill or drop articles. Show me a verified document, as i did, such as the Sheffield University report. There are also historical documents proposing similar things going back to the sixties.
Do you really think such an opportunity to dump all that waste accumulating above ground and the security aspects of that entails has not been very carefully considered? Up to now we have been dumping it in the oceans and around the coast, much of it in secret, look at the Greenpeace research.
Complacent now are we?
Phil C
Putting nuclear waste underground is a well known issue ( no pun intended ) with which I have been au fait with since 1993. So …. where does it mention they will pop it into ex fracking holes?
Not only is the Conservative Manifesto moving forward full-steam, but the two areas in the UK with approved fracking operations both elected conservative mp’s. Good bye anti-frackers!
Well some area has to be the guinea-pig, may as well a conservative region. What could go wrong? 🙂
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That’s it, keep telling yourselves its all hunky dory, in fantasy land someone might believe it, no one else does.
Current state of play on fracking in Northern Ireland
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/oireachtas/bill-banning-onshore-fracking-passed-by-d%C3%A1il-1.3103027
The anti fracking bill is set to go to the Seanad for legislation (see above)
In the unlikely event the Seanad try to block the bill the Dail has the power to over-ride the decision.
Sinn Fein are backing the ban.
The main function of Seanad Éireann is in relation to legislation. A Bill may start life in either the Dáil or the Seanad. In practice, the vast majority of Bills originate from the Government and are passed by the Dáil first. They are then sent to the Seanad for debate and consideration. Within 90 days, the Seanad may propose amendments, reject or pass a Bill. The Dáil has the power to over-ride the Seanad’s rejection of a Bill.
Not a comfortable situation if the weakened Conservatives ask the DUP on board.
Not a comfortable situation to attract new investment.
The beginning of the end? Maybe or maybe not however this is a major blow to an industry with waning support.
The article above is about the Republic of Ireland, which is a completely separate legal jurisdiction from Northern Ireland.
That’s what I thought. Northern Ireland is legally autonomous from Rep of Ireland. And I remember in the past Northern Ireland supports fracking and Brexit.
Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister, Mark Durkan, included a presumption against unconventional hydrocarbon extraction in the Strategic Planning Policy Statement, a new guide for the planning system, back in September 2015. This makes it difficult for any company to operate. Following events at Woodburn last yearRegulations were strengthened further. (See: https://drillordrop.com/2016/06/06/breaking-northern-ireland-to-require-full-planning-applications-for-oil-and-gas-developments/.) And there is now talk of banning fracking outright. Seán Kyne TD, Minister for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources for the Republic of Ireland, stated in the Dail that it is his intention, as and when the Northern Ireland Executive is restored, to raise the matter of a Northern Ireland ban with his counterparts in the North/South Ministerial Council. It seems as if you have some catching up to do, but at least you know the difference between the Republic and Northern Ireland.
Apologies for my incorrect postings. I will try and make sure I get my facts correct in future.
Oh well. Their policy on fracking sound similar to the Tory anyway and they are not banning fracking like the Repulic down south.
Yes, not only is fracking controversial in N.Ireland but if a Tory-DUP coalition were relied on Sinn Fein, spotting the opportunity to have some influence, would probably start using their parliamentary seats again (now 7, up from 4).
Now that we can forget fracking and return to some sort of energy sanity, here is a link to a free energy, zero point device that can run entirely free after the initial construction of personal and local generators and as it requires no down time can be used for electric transport, heating and anything else which requires a constant load.
This is where to put our investment in developing.
Simples!
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The end of May … it must be summer time.
Yes, “cast ne’er a clout ’till May is out”, a good old Yorkshire saying!
quiet isn’t it?
The attack poodles will be hiding in their kennels.
No walkies today, back on the short chain.
a little link for the pros to enjoy
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTPJu4NU6rQ&feature=em-uploademail )
Looks like you anti-frackers got just about everything wrong!
That’s funny, was it not the pros who thought they had it all sown up and then fumbled the ball at the last moment?
Oooops! Dropped it!
Not sure how you figure out that this result will end fracking? I see the anti fracking candidate in the Fylde did really well? I was expecting to see a lot of “gains” for the Green Party?
According to the BBC the nany had less votes this time round? Or is this a reduction in % of votes cast? Either way hardly a stunning victory for the antis?
Tina Rothery Votes 1,263 vote share 2.7 Net percentage change -0.5
In the end the election has demonstrated that most people do not care about fracking, there are more important things like offers of free university, increasing corporation tax to 28% and killing off 40% of our small companies etc etc. Hence there has been very little change in constituencies with potential shale gas and / or conventional hyrdocarbons.
I agree with all about Mrs May – too much about me etc. etc. But unfortunately she is the best of a pretty poor bunch of party leaders with the exception of Caroline Lucas – who comes over as being smart and honest even though I don’t agree with most of what she believes in.
I agree Paul. I see no significant changes in politics regarding uk shale and Tory may still be able to get their shale gas manifestos through their coalition government with DUP who probably are not much influenced by uk shale politics. Fackers will feel relief that Labour wont be in government this time and anti frackers will feel the same because Tory is not with a majority.
The Tories will have to be far more responsive to interests and concerns outside of their tight inner circle. Closed door meetings with powerful lobby groups and the bulldozing of (pro-fracking) legislation should be a thing of the past. They might even start listening more to local democratic interests and debates. Now there’s a thought.
I doubt it. All pro fracking candidates did fairly well so fracking doesn’t look like a political issue for any party in the big picture.
And it isn’t a coalition government. It is a minority government. The Tories still control the agenda. Not that it matters as DUP won’t have any objections to fracking.
I agree, this election debacle will not stop fracking or o&g exploration, but what it will do is force this government to openly debate the declared manifesto and its avowed intent to railroad through fracking by parliamentary decree preventing planning and circumnavigate planning objectionsand public consultation and local debate and protest.
That will not stop fracking but its now a much harder job to railroad through, and that is much more than we could have expected.
Some preservation of democracy is the best we could have expected, this own goal sabotaging of the election provided much more than that.
A breather at least until something emerges from this mess.
I don’t think it forces a debate at all. The Tories are still in control of the government.
The mood on the streets reminds me of Yellow Submarine (the movie). Colour, life and music returning. Blue meanies on the retreat. Now where are those apple bonkers?
Blue Meanies! Very good! I suspect that the Hidden-Persuader Men are not so cheerful at present either? I shall have to dig out the old VHS tape and the player, i feel a Yellow/Red/Blue/Green Submarine evening is called for?
LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED.
Still very quiet isnt it?
Ah well that was exciting. I have to say brilliant work to professor Curtis on the 10pm poll. I’m glad we have kept Corbyn out of No.10 as young people didn’t know they were voting for debt that would need to be repaid at some point down the line. Don’t get me wrong I’m up for investment but the right sort that creates a larger private sector focused on innovation. This would allow for more money to subsequently go into the public sector. Jeremy wanted to borrow to put it straight into public sector.
Business from small to large simply don’t trust the guy.
Anyway at least our fracking battle can carry on.
‘as young people didn’t know they were voting for debt that would need to be repaid at some point down the line’.
What do you think a student loan is?…and effectively a 30 year ‘hidden’ tax. GBK, do not underestimate the intelligence of the young.
I would rather have a government who borrows to invest in ALL members of a community, that one which borrows to prop up and give tax incentives to just a few. It seems an additional 9%+ of the electorate agree.
As far as a vote against fracking, I agree with TW. ‘Fracking’ was not put at the front of the agendas.
This election has shown some positive outcomes; that the presumption that UKIP voters would wholly migrate to the Cons, to create a bigger majority, was a myth with 30-50% instead choosing Labour. That more people came out to vote, showing people are becoming more actively engaged; many have seen through the myths created around the ‘leader’s’ personas and are voting for the policies. And that the next generation of voters have put their ‘mark’ on the future.
The bottom line is that whatever this agreement between May and the DUP is, it will be unlikely to last. The Cons policies including ‘all out for fracking’ are still on jittery ground and the markets will remain cautious.
The Conservative manifesto entry on shale oil and gas exploration was conveniently worded to exclude ‘fracking’ in the permitted development proposal. It however failed to mention that the Conservative government redefined fracking to only be when a specific volume of water was used, totally ignoring the need for associated high pressure. The manifesto also failed to mention acidisation. And given that the majority of the electorate probably never even read the manifesto, it’s not surprising it wasn’t taken up as an election issue. This does not mean that people aren’t worried about it. History has shown that the more people understand the issues around fossil fuel exploration and extraction, the more likely they are to oppose it. It has always proved difficult to provide this knowledge of the real facts (and not stories as many pro frackers would have you believe) within the main stream media, controlled mainly by the right wing media. As with Brexit, those opposed will not stay quiet and will continue to support their cause, just as I expect those for the industry to continue to make derogatory personal remarks about individuals who are against the industry.