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| Election results 2017: Tories 'to fall short of majority' | Election results 2017: Tories 'to fall short of majority' |
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| The Conservatives are on course to be the largest party but may not have an overall majority, according to the latest BBC general election forecast. | The Conservatives are on course to be the largest party but may not have an overall majority, according to the latest BBC general election forecast. |
| Theresa May faces the humiliation of ending with fewer seats than when she called the election. | Theresa May faces the humiliation of ending with fewer seats than when she called the election. |
| The Tories are projected to get 316 seats, Labour 265 and the SNP 32. | |
| Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called on Theresa May to go - but she said the country needed stability and her party would "ensure" it. | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called on Theresa May to go - but she said the country needed stability and her party would "ensure" it. |
| Labour looks set to make 33 gains with the Tories losing 15 seats - and the SNP could lose 22 seats in a bad night for Nicola Sturgeon, with her party losing seats to the Tories, Labour and Lib Dems. | |
| The Conservatives are forecast to win 43% of the vote, Labour 40%, the Lib Dems 8%, UKIP 2%, the Greens 2%, the SNP 3%, Plaid Cymru 1% and others 1%. | The Conservatives are forecast to win 43% of the vote, Labour 40%, the Lib Dems 8%, UKIP 2%, the Greens 2%, the SNP 3%, Plaid Cymru 1% and others 1%. |
| Mr Corbyn, speaking after being re-elected in Islington North, said it was time for Mrs May to "make way" for a government that would be "truly representative of the people of this country". | Mr Corbyn, speaking after being re-elected in Islington North, said it was time for Mrs May to "make way" for a government that would be "truly representative of the people of this country". |
| He said he was "very proud" of the results so far, which he said were a "vote for hope for the future" and said people were "turning their backs on austerity". | He said he was "very proud" of the results so far, which he said were a "vote for hope for the future" and said people were "turning their backs on austerity". |
| The Conservatives have said that in the event of a hung Parliament, Mrs May would get the opportunity to form a government first. | The Conservatives have said that in the event of a hung Parliament, Mrs May would get the opportunity to form a government first. |
| But there is a chance that the UK could be facing a fresh election later this summer under the rules in the Fixed Term Parliament Act. | But there is a chance that the UK could be facing a fresh election later this summer under the rules in the Fixed Term Parliament Act. |
| Questions are also being asked about the potential impact on the upcoming Brexit negotiations and Mrs May's own future, with one minister telling the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg it was "hard to see how she could stay after these results". | Questions are also being asked about the potential impact on the upcoming Brexit negotiations and Mrs May's own future, with one minister telling the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg it was "hard to see how she could stay after these results". |
| To get an overall majority, one party needs to get 326 seats, although in practice the Conservatives would be expected to be able to get a Queen's Speech through with 316 MPs, if they had the backing of the 10 Democratic Unionist Party MPs. | |
| Conservative MP Anna Soubry said it had been a "dreadful campaign" and Mrs May should "now consider her position". | |
| Speaking at her count in Maidenhead, Theresa May said the full picture had yet to emerge, but added: "At this time more than anything else, this country needs a period of stability. | Speaking at her count in Maidenhead, Theresa May said the full picture had yet to emerge, but added: "At this time more than anything else, this country needs a period of stability. |
| "And if, as the indications have shown and if this is correct that the Conservative Party has won the most seats and probably the most votes, then it will be incumbent on us to ensure we have that period of stability - and that is exactly what we will do." | "And if, as the indications have shown and if this is correct that the Conservative Party has won the most seats and probably the most votes, then it will be incumbent on us to ensure we have that period of stability - and that is exactly what we will do." |
| Labour's shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry told BBC News: "It is possible that we will form the next government." | Labour's shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry told BBC News: "It is possible that we will form the next government." |
| She ruled out a coalition, saying Labour would form a minority government in the event of a hung parliament, asking the smaller parties such as the Lib Dems and the SNP to support its programme in a Queen's Speech. | She ruled out a coalition, saying Labour would form a minority government in the event of a hung parliament, asking the smaller parties such as the Lib Dems and the SNP to support its programme in a Queen's Speech. |
| Some big names have lost their seat in a night of upsets - Alex Salmond lost to the Conservative candidate in Gordon and former Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg has lost his Sheffield Hallam seat to the Labour candidate. | Some big names have lost their seat in a night of upsets - Alex Salmond lost to the Conservative candidate in Gordon and former Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg has lost his Sheffield Hallam seat to the Labour candidate. |
| In his defeat speech, Mr Clegg said Britain was now a "deeply divided and polarised" nation and he predicted the next Parliament faced the "excruciating task of trying to assemble a sensible government for this country". | In his defeat speech, Mr Clegg said Britain was now a "deeply divided and polarised" nation and he predicted the next Parliament faced the "excruciating task of trying to assemble a sensible government for this country". |
| Former business secretary Sir Vince Cable retook his Twickenham seat for the Lib Dems moments later. | Former business secretary Sir Vince Cable retook his Twickenham seat for the Lib Dems moments later. |
| The party has ruled out going into coalition with either the Conservatives or Labour. | The party has ruled out going into coalition with either the Conservatives or Labour. |
| The SNP's leader at Westminster, Angus Robertson, has lost his seat to Conservative Douglas Ross and the Tories also took Angus, in North East Scotland, from the SNP. | The SNP's leader at Westminster, Angus Robertson, has lost his seat to Conservative Douglas Ross and the Tories also took Angus, in North East Scotland, from the SNP. |
| SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said she was "disappointed" to have lost a number of seats but claimed her party had still "won the election in Scotland". | SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said she was "disappointed" to have lost a number of seats but claimed her party had still "won the election in Scotland". |
| She said she would like the SNP to "play a part in a progressive alternative to a Tory government" but would wait to see the final results. | She said she would like the SNP to "play a part in a progressive alternative to a Tory government" but would wait to see the final results. |
| The BBC forecast suggests the Green Party would be unchanged with one seat and Plaid Cymru would still have three MPs, while the Lib Dems would gain five. | |
| Analysis | Analysis |
| By BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg | By BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg |
| Theresa May called this election only because she thought she would achieve a much bigger majority than the Tories already had. | Theresa May called this election only because she thought she would achieve a much bigger majority than the Tories already had. |
| Even if the Conservatives still end up ahead in terms of the number of seats, her authority looks set to be seriously damaged. | Even if the Conservatives still end up ahead in terms of the number of seats, her authority looks set to be seriously damaged. |
| It is hard to see how her reputation will recover, and she will have achieved the opposite effect of what she had hoped. This election could produce a more uncertain political picture, a wounded prime minister trying to take on the most complicated task any Prime Minister has faced - that's if, of course, the Tories remain the largest party, and she hangs on. | It is hard to see how her reputation will recover, and she will have achieved the opposite effect of what she had hoped. This election could produce a more uncertain political picture, a wounded prime minister trying to take on the most complicated task any Prime Minister has faced - that's if, of course, the Tories remain the largest party, and she hangs on. |
| Read Laura's full blog | Read Laura's full blog |
| Evening Standard editor George Osborne, who was sacked as chancellor last year by Theresa May, said, if borne out by actual results, the "catastrophic" exit poll figures would put Mrs May's future as Conservative leader in doubt. | Evening Standard editor George Osborne, who was sacked as chancellor last year by Theresa May, said, if borne out by actual results, the "catastrophic" exit poll figures would put Mrs May's future as Conservative leader in doubt. |
| Green co-leader Caroline Lucas said she could "hardly dare hope" that the exit poll was right, adding: "To be clear, Greens will never support a Tory government." | Green co-leader Caroline Lucas said she could "hardly dare hope" that the exit poll was right, adding: "To be clear, Greens will never support a Tory government." |
| UKIP leader Paul Nuttall, who lost his bid to become the MP for Boston and Skegness, said: "If the exit poll is true then Theresa May has put Brexit in jeopardy. I said at the start this election was wrong. Hubris." | UKIP leader Paul Nuttall, who lost his bid to become the MP for Boston and Skegness, said: "If the exit poll is true then Theresa May has put Brexit in jeopardy. I said at the start this election was wrong. Hubris." |
| A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected, with more than 45 million people entitled to vote. | A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected, with more than 45 million people entitled to vote. |
| Some votes had been cast before Thursday through postal voting, which accounted for 16% of the total electorate at the 2015 general election, when the overall turnout was 66%. | Some votes had been cast before Thursday through postal voting, which accounted for 16% of the total electorate at the 2015 general election, when the overall turnout was 66%. |