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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's hopes of a landslide victory have been dashed with more than 400 seats declared. | |
| The Tories are projected to get 318 seats, Labour 267 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 looks set to make 29 gains with the Tories losing nine seats - and the SNP could lose 24 seats in a bad night for Nicola Sturgeon. | Labour looks set to make 29 gains with the Tories losing nine seats - and the SNP could lose 24 seats in a bad night for Nicola Sturgeon. |
| 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. |
| Speaking at her count in Maidenhead, she 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." | |
| Former Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg has lost his Sheffield Hallam seat to the Labour candidate Jared O'Mara. | Former Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg has lost his Sheffield Hallam seat to the Labour candidate Jared O'Mara. |
| In his defeat speech, he 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, he 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, while party leader Tim Farron is facing a recount in his Westmorland and Lonsdale seat. | Former business secretary Sir Vince Cable retook his Twickenham seat for the Lib Dems moments later, while party leader Tim Farron is facing a recount in his Westmorland and Lonsdale seat. |
| 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. |
| Labour gained Rutherglen and Hamilton West from the SNP, with an 8.9% swing, suggesting, said polling expert John Curtice, that the SNP "are going to suffer quite substantial losses". | Labour gained Rutherglen and Hamilton West from the SNP, with an 8.9% swing, suggesting, said polling expert John Curtice, that the SNP "are going to suffer quite substantial losses". |
| Labour also held Wrexham, a top Conservative target in Wales and took the Vale of Clwyd from the Conservatives, its first gain of the night from Mrs May's party. | Labour also held Wrexham, a top Conservative target in Wales and took the Vale of Clwyd from the Conservatives, its first gain of the night from Mrs May's party. |
| Jeremy Corbyn's party also took Battersea, in South London, from the Conservatives, with Treasury Minister Jane Ellison losing her seat. | Jeremy Corbyn's party also took Battersea, in South London, from the Conservatives, with Treasury Minister Jane Ellison losing her seat. |
| 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. |
| 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 322 MPs, if they had the backing of Democratic Unionist Party MPs. | 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 322 MPs, if they had the backing of Democratic Unionist Party MPs. |
| 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 three. | |
| Analysis | Analysis |
| By BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg | By BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg |
| If the numbers in the exit poll are correct, Theresa May played a high risk political game and has lost it - she didn't have to call this election, and only did so in order to give herself a mandate and breathing space during the bumpy ride of Brexit. | If the numbers in the exit poll are correct, Theresa May played a high risk political game and has lost it - she didn't have to call this election, and only did so in order to give herself a mandate and breathing space during the bumpy ride of Brexit. |
| Just a few weeks ago at the start of all of this she seemed unassailable, but a shaky campaign and an insurgent Labour Party may have dashed the Tories' hopes. | Just a few weeks ago at the start of all of this she seemed unassailable, but a shaky campaign and an insurgent Labour Party may have dashed the Tories' hopes. |
| This exit poll result is not what either parties were predicting privately - this would be another political surprise - the public again defying the expectations of both the main sides. | This exit poll result is not what either parties were predicting privately - this would be another political surprise - the public again defying the expectations of both the main sides. |
| The Conservatives do look set to be the largest party, it's not clear on these numbers if they will be able to govern alone - Theresa May's promise throughout was to offer her catchphrase "strong and stable leadership" - instead she may end diminished - but only of course, your votes, and the real results, will determine through the course of the night what really happens next. | The Conservatives do look set to be the largest party, it's not clear on these numbers if they will be able to govern alone - Theresa May's promise throughout was to offer her catchphrase "strong and stable leadership" - instead she may end diminished - but only of course, your votes, and the real results, will determine through the course of the night what really happens next. |
| 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. |
| SNP Deputy Leader Stewart Hosie said it would be an "extraordinary thing" for Theresa May "to call this election for narrow party advantage and then, if these numbers are correct, to blow it incredibly". | SNP Deputy Leader Stewart Hosie said it would be an "extraordinary thing" for Theresa May "to call this election for narrow party advantage and then, if these numbers are correct, to blow it incredibly". |
| He said the SNP would still win the election in Scotland, despite the exit poll forecasting substantial losses. | He said the SNP would still win the election in Scotland, despite the exit poll forecasting substantial losses. |
| A Lib Dem source said it was "too early" to comment on the exit poll, but added: "In this election holding our own is a good night." | A Lib Dem source said it was "too early" to comment on the exit poll, but added: "In this election holding our own is a good night." |
| The party ruled out going into coalition with either the Conservatives or Labour. | The party ruled out going into coalition with either the Conservatives or Labour. |
| 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." | |
| 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%. |