What is Ed Balls Day and why is #EdBallsDay trending on Twitter?

You might have noticed a strange hashtag at the trending charts on Twitter today, at least in the UK. “#EdBallsDay” is riding strong with more than 20,000 tweets today alone.

But what is Ed Balls Day and why are so many posting funny comments about it online?

Well, it is five years to the day since British politician and ex-shadow chancellor Ed Balls either accidentally or intentionally just tweeted his own name for everyone to see. It read, simply, “Ed Balls”.

Ed Balls

— Ed Balls (@edballs) April 28, 2011

It became a bit of a viral hit back on 28 April 2011 and since then, the same day each year, thousands commemorate it in amusing fashion.

Memes, gifs, funny tweets galore, Ed Balls Day is celebrated online on 28 April every year. It is perhaps even more popular than Balls himself ever was.

The former Labour MP and chairman of Norwich City FC is yet to post something himself to mark the special occasion. He probably won’t, in fact.

However, there are still plenty of great tweets you can check out posted with the hashtag #EdBallsDay.

Here are some of our favourites for you to enjoy right here.

#EdBallsDay! @wwebalor pic.twitter.com/gfkvNqbBuT

— WWE UK (@WWEUK) April 28, 2016

Happy #EdBallsDay from us at Square Enix pic.twitter.com/rnUHik0kgf

— Jamin Smith (@JaminEatWorld) April 28, 2016

TwistED DoughBALLS. #EdBallsDay pic.twitter.com/FwTWc82XHD

— Domino’s Pizza UK (@Dominos_UK) April 28, 2016

Happy #EdBallsDay everyone pic.twitter.com/TCHQjrLU2Q

— General Boles (@GeneralBoles) April 28, 2016

How many #EdBallsDay cards did you get? pic.twitter.com/PFFIH49aWL

— Ed Balls Day (@_EdBallsDay) April 28, 2016

The excitement is building ahead of #EdBallsDay tomorrow. Here’s @WillB2BContent’s take https://t.co/iZP6nlkiiJ pic.twitter.com/scCKoRXgny

— B2B Marketing (@MarketingB2B) April 27, 2016

Let us know if you have any of your own that you’ve spotted and love in our comments below…