What if David Cameron loses his seat?

[miss_s_b]

OK, it's an unlikely scenario. But his local paper is running an online poll which shows a good deal of support for the Lib Dems. And yes, I know all the caveats about online polls, and don't see this as a likely turn of events. But the possibility is there. What would be the effect if this were to actually happen? If the Tories were to be leaderless in the house?

This election is just throwing up so many surprises. It are can be May 7th now, pls? And then at least we'll all know where we stand. Hopefully in a country whose map looks like someone poured a tin of custard over it...

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[ihavecake]

I was thinking about this yesterday. Also, if the Tories don't win outright, he's got to stand down as leader, right? To have lost that lead that they had would be a spectacular blunder.

[miss_s_b]

Especially given that it was him who insisted that Clegg be allowed an equal footing in the leaders' debates. They'll have his head.

[muffin_nuffin]

He wouldn't be an elected member of parliament, so he'd have to start down surely?

[matgb]

No, no requirement. It's likely, but not necessarily so. I think the Tory backwoods will revolt if he can't get into #10, but Kinnock lost in '87 then ran again in '92, and Wilson lost in '70 as PM, stayed leader, and got back in in '74.

But yes, massive blunder, my mind boggles as to what their strategists were thinking.

Gah, 1987, not 1997, daft typos