BBC Election 2015

The BBC are using a much deeper orange for the Lib Dems this time round, so it stands out from the SNP. For example:

http://www.tv-live.org.uk/media/elections/2015/BBC/Pre/BBC%20PRE%20Graphic-29.JPG

The BBC tends to use orange for the Liberal Democrats, as the use yellow for the Liberal Party. The BBC tend to use a wider range of colours when it comes to elections than other broadcasters.

Liberal vs. Liberal Democrat

Looking at the code, the BBC uses #feae14 for the Liberal Party and #fe8300 for the Lib Dems.

It tends to switch which one is darker, up until last year - the Lib Dems were in #ff9900 but the Liberals have varied over time 2010-2013 , 2009 , 2005

Here is a table denoting the BBC Colour coding on the BBC website.

#ebc31c is being used for the SNP.

EDIT: Just missed that very nice table above.

Imagine what would happen if the Daily Mail were to find out that the BBC were using # ED1 E0E for Labour, they would never need proof of Labour bias again.

With the table above, it does show a seemingly random nature in BBC Colour choices - the PUP (Progressive Unionists), NI21 and PV (Peoples Voice?) aren't standing candidates in this election and are still coded for on the BBC website, yet parties like CISTA are standing a substantial number of candidates (28 ) yet are represented in grey where as Respect and the Liberals are standing 1/7 number of candidates yet get their own colour.

Isn't that just seemingly identical to the graphics they've been using on Election Today just with the Poll of Polls replaced by the results? However, it is interesting to see the design of the graphics.

Both the PUP and NI21 have people elected in local government (and, in the case of the latter, in the Northern Ireland Assembly); CISTA does not. Respect had an MP and have 5 people in local government; the Liberal Party have 16 people in local government.

My guess is, therefore, the colours were chosen before the 2014 Local Government Elections.

Shouldn't the text on the NAME line be maybe a pixel higher? Always nice to have a sneak peek though...

Oops, I forgot about local elections - it makes more sense now. Easy to forget though, given they've had minimal coverage.

There are a few changes from last year, the SNP and Alliance have got less yellow than they were and the SSP now occupies a colour that An Independence from Europe had last year, Labour are also Redder than they were 2014 (#F72B0F) --> 2015 (#ED1E0E) .

Mr vine is doing his Points of view show from the election studio, so you can get a gimps of the studio.

That's no way to refer to the production staff in the background!