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[kpete]

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Conservative 314
Labour 266
SNP 34
Lib Dem 14
Plaid 3
Green 1
UKIP 0
Other 18

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/election-2017-40171454



And this is how these results would compare with 2015.
Conservatives: Down 16 on the 2015 seat result
Labour: Up 34
SNP: Down 22
Lib Dems: Up 6
Plaid Cymru: No change
Greens: No change

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[Not Ruth]

1. Is that good or bad?

[kpete]

3. A blow, apparently

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[Not Ruth]

6. Major blow for May is a good thing then

[Warpy]

8. It means that May's gamble paid off

but that the government might not last very wlong with that slim a margin, if it holds up.

It's interesting that UKIP is making a poor showing, but I imagine their voters won't own up to it in exit polls I expect them to get a few seats here and there.

[Warren DeMontague]

9. I thought polling had prev. shown the Conservatives taking a clear win

Sounds to me like a draw is good news?

[kpete]

11. 326 needed for an actual majority.

It is not good news for MAY

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[OnDoutside]

12. It is, and could be the end of May, in June !!!

Interesting if the abstentionists, Sinn Fein, end up putting the Tories back in, by continuing to refuse to take their seats in the UK Parliament.

In any case, this could turn the Brexit story in a different direction.

[Not Ruth]

14. I thought that both parties support Brexit

[OnDoutside]

15. The Tories, yes, and Corbyn probably. Most Labour MPs

would be pro EU, but Corbyn railroaded them into their current bullshit "we must respect the will of the British people", when there was clear wiggle room of demanding a a 2nd Referendum once the terms of the Brexit negotiations were complete. Corbyn and those further left Labour MPs have been ambivalent towards the EU, blaming them for the erosion of union worker rights, which is debatable.

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. No, if the exit poll is accurate, it means she screwed everything up

She had a true majority before - the Tories had 330 seats before the election. This would mean that she weakened her position, and might lose it.

[NightWatcher]

2. and our Prez is a tiny wanker...

At least trump and russia aren't fooling the rest of the planet. Too bad we didn't learn from and instead became the lesson that others learned from.

[The Blue Flower]

4. Not good for May

My understanding was that she called this election out of an abundance of confidence that it would strengthen her party's numbers in Parliament. They didn't have to have this election, it was a ploy on her part. So this is bad news for the Conservatives.

[speaktruthtopower]

5. Close races everywhere...

scientific politics in the computer age + malleable politicians.

[Not Ruth]

7. I just realized that this is just an exit poll

I assume that there will be a recount if it is close.

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. Counts are purely in each seat, so it's only how close each is that matters

They normally do recounts on the night. By now, nearly every seat has declared a result. The closest is Fife North East, where the SNP has held on with a majority of 2 votes over a Liberal Democrat.

"The Lib Dems made a request for a fourth recount in North East Fife, which was refused. They say they will take legal advice after losing the seat by two votes."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000049

In Southampton Itchen, just a few miles from me, the Tory held on with a majority of 31. That doesn't look close enough for further recounts - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000955

[OnDoutside]

10. And that nasty POS Amber Rudd is in danger of losing her seat.