West Yorkshire Labour says Save General Election Night

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982

Labour voices in West Yorkshire have also added their voices to the Save the General Election night campaign, below:

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Fabian Hamilton MP (Leeds North East):
“It would completely destroy the atmosphere of the election if the count is done the following day. I do feel sorry for the staff who have to work long hours but it’s not beyond the wit of local authorities to ensure that those staff who do the counting during the night are not the same people who are the tellers at the polling stations. There is no excuse – if they do not do it then Parliament needs to step in.”

Mary Creagh MP (Wakefield):
“If people think that forming a government is important, then it is important that we have a government from day one, not day two.”

George Mudie MP (Leeds East):
“I am a traditionalist in terms of thinking that the election night is part of the process. It is something that brings people in to view politics when they would not normally do so.”

Rachel Reeves (Labour PPC for Leeds West):
“We want to engage with people in politics and one of the things that does engage people is sitting up on election night and watching the results. If they have to wait until the next day when people are at work they will not be able to participate in that and it will be a shame for democracy and the democratic process. People have a right to have an MP by the Friday morning.”