A big surprise for Labour voters: not as big a surprise as for Diane Abbott!

Twitter’s been buzzing today with voters talking about frantically about the forthcoming Labour leadership election. Everyone’s been doing http://votematch.org.uk it seems, and interestingly if you search for the leaders’ names using using search.twitter.com/ you’ll find the vast majority are closest to Diane Abbott! Surely some mistake?

Andy Burnham

emma_louise__: Politics aside I think that Andy Burnham was quite handsome :/ hmmm...

33 minutes ago via web

jason_manc: North West Tonight: "Andy Burnham is hoping to become the first Labour leader from the region in 90 years" - has about as much chance as me.

33 minutes ago via Twitter for Android

labourlist: Andy Burnham attacked coalition plans for the health service, saying that the 'N' in NHS is under attack

http://bit.ly/aRmnX0 (expand)

about 1 hour ago via bitly

charlisteele: Though, I think we can all agree that Andy Burnham is the prettiest candidate.

about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck

Ed Balls

Paul0Evans1: Mary Riddell on Ed Balls: http://tinyurl.com/2vedzpf (expand) I think she's right that he'd eat Osborne alive if he were Shadow Chancellor.

about 1 hour ago via web

david_waddell: Ed Balls is on my tube train...

about 1 hour ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

justmart: Ed Balls wants to talk policy, not personality. It's a good job really Ed.

about 1 hour ago via web ·

ferrisprobablee: I came out closest to Ed Balls on http://votematch.org.uk <--- Bloody hell!

about 2 hours ago via web

new_leader: www.edballs.tk RT @hastie41 If ed balls isn't to win, then edballs4chancellor?

about 3 hours ago via twitterfeed ·

Diane Abbott

harry_matthews: My Dad got Ed Miliband & my Mum got Diane Abbott...

44 minutes ago via Echofon

d0od: David rehearsed' Miliband, Andy who?, Diane 'electoral suicide' Abbott and two 'eds who make sense. Who goes? You Decid.. wait.. wrong show

about 2 hours ago via Turpial ·

MindInFlux: I came out closest to Diane Abbott on http://votematch.org.uk << So did everyone else? Who's running votematch? #conspiracy!

about 5 hours ago via web

SoniaRothwell: Bugger. "I came out closest to Diane Abbott on http://votematch.org.uk"

about 7 hours ago via web

TNLibertarian: Insanely, I should vote for Diane Abbott (of course, not being a member of the stupid party, I can't) - http://votematch.org.uk

about 7 hours ago via web

Ed Miliband

mtcomp: RT @GetLabourOut: New at the bookshop. Ed Miliband's new book - Cul de Sacs of Great Britain? http://wp.me/POoYT-6H http://ow.ly/2xfe8

about 1 hour ago via HootSuite

annadoble: RT @j_freedland: Labour needs the credibility of David and the freshness of Ed | Jonathan Freedland http://bit.ly/8X69Qo (expand)

about 1 hour ago via twitterfeed

jenfortnam: Ed Miliband looks like Wallace off of Wallace & Gromit.

about 1 hour ago via Echofon

jfraseruk: @danzi94 For a moment I thought that was Ed Miliband

about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck

GreatSociety64: Had a gd conversation tonight with an MP ringing up on behalf of Ed Miliband. I'm excited about the future of Labour leadership.

about 2 hours ago via TweetDec

David Miliband

ArmyofDave: I shall be voting for David & Ed Miliband's brother Steve. For he speaks of the pompitous of love. Please don't judge me for that tweet.

about 4 hours ago via Osfoora for iPhone

lisa_m_miller: Why David Miliband Should Be The Next Labour Leader! http://nblo.gs/7ojw8

28 minutes ago via NetworkedBlogs

iaincorby: As a true blue Tory, http://votematch.org.uk suggests I vote for David Miliband 1st, Balls 2nd and Ed M. 3rd. Sorry Diane.

about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck

thecredo: David Miliband has said that he would serve under Ed. Good. He may have to. http://bit.ly/aEdWNO (expand) (Indy) #ukpolitics

about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck

jagsingh: VoteMatch.org.uk says I'm aligned with Diane Abbott and David Miliband. Wow, just wow.

about 8 hours ago via Power Twitter