Current Results as UK Decides 2017
Written by Heartsong Live on 9th June 2017
Thank you for exercising your power in yesterday’s polls. Here are some summary results.
- Theresa May’s snap election backfires as hung parliament declared
- Conservatives to go into a minority government with the backing of the DUP
- 649 seats out of 650 have been counted
- Conservatives have 318 seats, Labour 261, Lib Dems 12, SNP 35, DUP 10, other 13
- The Sterling plunged seconds after the exit poll predicting a hung parliement but recovered slightly
- Jeremy Corbyn has called for Theresa May’s resignation
- The SNP suffered a huge blow, losing more than a third of its seats
- Indications say highest turn out since 1997
- The Tories now have more seats in Scotland than since 1983
- Ukip leader Paul Nuttall resigns
- Nicola Sturgeon to consider position as leader of SNP after disaster election
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