Boris Johnson has said the Conservatives have pulled off an “earthquake” as the Tories win a majority.
Jeremy Corbynconfirmed he will resign before the next electionyet insisted his policies were vote-winners – despite an outpouring of fury asseat-losing Ruth Smeeth said he’d made a labor “the racist party”.
It is the worst result for the Labor party since
The Tories were predicted to win an – seat majority – their best result since Margaret Thatcher i n 2015 –in an exit pollthat predicted they’d get 510 seats. Labor was set to win 201.
Former mining community Blyth Valley, Labor since (*************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, fell to the Tories before midnightas Labor heartlands for generations fell away to blue rule including Leigh, Workington and Wrexham.
AsStormzy led celeb reaction to the “dark day for minorities”,even long-term ally Jon Lansmansuggested Mr Corbyn would not “overstay his welcome “.
Meanwhile Lib Dem Leader Jo Swinsonlost her seat to the SNP while B oris Johnsonkept his with an increased majority despite an ‘unseat’ campaign.
Labor
gained Putney in London from the Toriesin a rare piece of good news and held once-Tory Canterbury as the election split into a tale of London and the home counties versus the rest of the UK.
Tory ministerZac Goldsmith lost his seatto the Lib Dems but despite a massive unseat campaign,Tory welfare slasher Iain Duncan Smithand Brexiteer Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab kept their seats.
See ourhour-by-hour guide to results times and seats to watch.We will also have a complete set of results so far as they appearhere.
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- Sinn Fein – (6) **********************
- Plaid Cymru – (4) **********************
Green –
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In the last election, the Labor party won (********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************% of the popular vote.
As the party heads towards its worst result since they have won less than one-third of the popular vote.
It is now mathematically impossible for the party to perform better than inWith (seats declared Labor has won************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (seats – short of Foot’s) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************.
(National vote share so far************************
Conservative – 43. 5%
Labor – 35. 4%
Liberal Democrat – 5%
Scottish National Party – 3.9%
Green – 2.7%
The Brexit Party – 2.0%************************ (
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Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said it was “never in doubt” that she would avoid skinny dipping in Loch Ness.
The MSP had previously pledged to take the plunge if the Scottish National Party won 55 seats at the General Election.
However, the SNP have finished with of the (parliamentary seats available in Scotland – up from the seats they previously held.
Ms Davidson previously said she was making the pledge safe in the knowledge “that my modesty (and others’ eyeballs) will remain unmolested”.
She said: “I will happily wager to strip naked on the banks of Loch Ness and subject myself to a Hogmanay wild swimming session should such a result occur. ”
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