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| Election Results 2017 summary: Key points at-a-glance | Election Results 2017 summary: Key points at-a-glance |
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| An at-a-glance guide to the key points of the UK General Election night. | An at-a-glance guide to the key points of the UK General Election night. |
| The headlines | |
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| Big scalps | Big scalps |
| Former Lib Dem Leader and one-time deputy PM Nick Clegg lost his Sheffield Hallam seat to Labour's Jared O'Mara | Former Lib Dem Leader and one-time deputy PM Nick Clegg lost his Sheffield Hallam seat to Labour's Jared O'Mara |
| Former SNP leader and former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond was unseated in Gordon by the Conservatives' Colin Clark on swing of 20% | Former SNP leader and former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond was unseated in Gordon by the Conservatives' Colin Clark on swing of 20% |
| Seven Conservative ministers were among those who lost out - Jane Ellison, Gavin Barwell, Rob Wilson, Ben Gummer, James Wharton, Nicola Blackwood and Simon Kirby. | Seven Conservative ministers were among those who lost out - Jane Ellison, Gavin Barwell, Rob Wilson, Ben Gummer, James Wharton, Nicola Blackwood and Simon Kirby. |
| SNP leader in Westminster, Angus Robertson lost his seat to the Conservatives' Douglas Ross, who won 48% of the vote. | SNP leader in Westminster, Angus Robertson lost his seat to the Conservatives' Douglas Ross, who won 48% of the vote. |
| Other notable results | Other notable results |
| For more results, click here | For more results, click here |
| What the parties are saying | What the parties are saying |
| Social media reaction | Social media reaction |
| The hashtag #HungParliament shot to the top of Twitter's list of top UK trends after the general election exit poll predicted that the Conservatives would lose their overall majority. More than 70,000 messages were posted in under an hour. Read more here | The hashtag #HungParliament shot to the top of Twitter's list of top UK trends after the general election exit poll predicted that the Conservatives would lose their overall majority. More than 70,000 messages were posted in under an hour. Read more here |
| The Cult of Curtice: Mild-mannered number-cruncher Professor John Curtice is a social media celebrity on a tense election night. | The Cult of Curtice: Mild-mannered number-cruncher Professor John Curtice is a social media celebrity on a tense election night. |
| While UKIP's vote share is down, it is still all the rage on social media where the party has been trending all night. | While UKIP's vote share is down, it is still all the rage on social media where the party has been trending all night. |
| Key video clips | Key video clips |
| Analysis | Analysis |
| BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg: | BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg: |
| The conversations have started not just about whether the Tories will be able to form a government, but whether or not Theresa May can stay in her job. | The conversations have started not just about whether the Tories will be able to form a government, but whether or not Theresa May can stay in her job. |
| There is no one prevailing mood inside the Tory party. As I write, Mrs May is holed up with her advisers inside Tory HQ. But a former minister Anna Soubry has called for her to "consider her position" - political code for calling for her to resign. Read more from Laura | There is no one prevailing mood inside the Tory party. As I write, Mrs May is holed up with her advisers inside Tory HQ. But a former minister Anna Soubry has called for her to "consider her position" - political code for calling for her to resign. Read more from Laura |
| John Curtice, Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde | John Curtice, Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde |
| This is the third post-war snap election called unexpectedly before a party's term of office had come to an end. On the two previous occasions in 1970 and February 1974 the PM and the party lost office. While there is no other conceivable administration in the new parliament other than a Conservative-led one, it remains to be seen whether the PM will retain her position. However, so long as the Conservatives can reach an accommodation with the DUP they will have a working majority in the House of Commons. | This is the third post-war snap election called unexpectedly before a party's term of office had come to an end. On the two previous occasions in 1970 and February 1974 the PM and the party lost office. While there is no other conceivable administration in the new parliament other than a Conservative-led one, it remains to be seen whether the PM will retain her position. However, so long as the Conservatives can reach an accommodation with the DUP they will have a working majority in the House of Commons. |
| The DUP have won 10 seats while Sinn Fein have won 7. Given that the Sinn Fein MPs will not take their seats, this means that the Conservatives and the DUP together should have 326 out of 643 MPs, giving the two parties combined an overall majority of 9. | The DUP have won 10 seats while Sinn Fein have won 7. Given that the Sinn Fein MPs will not take their seats, this means that the Conservatives and the DUP together should have 326 out of 643 MPs, giving the two parties combined an overall majority of 9. |
| Although Labour will be delighted at having apparently denied the Conservatives an overall majority, their own success should not be exaggerated. The estimated tally of 265 seats is only seven up on the total that the party won in 2010 when Gordon Brown's office was ejected from office. Labour are still a long way away from winning a majority for themselves. | Although Labour will be delighted at having apparently denied the Conservatives an overall majority, their own success should not be exaggerated. The estimated tally of 265 seats is only seven up on the total that the party won in 2010 when Gordon Brown's office was ejected from office. Labour are still a long way away from winning a majority for themselves. |
| BBC economics editor Kamal Ahmed: | BBC economics editor Kamal Ahmed: |
| When the general election exit poll was revealed at 10pm, the pound immediately dropped by 2% as investors took a position that a hung parliament was a possible outcome of the general election. | When the general election exit poll was revealed at 10pm, the pound immediately dropped by 2% as investors took a position that a hung parliament was a possible outcome of the general election. |
| Why would that cause the currency to decline? Because a hung parliament means that the government's direction of travel would be less certain. Read more from Kamal | Why would that cause the currency to decline? Because a hung parliament means that the government's direction of travel would be less certain. Read more from Kamal |
| Philip Sim, BBC Scotland political reporter: If Prime Minister Theresa May does not appear to have had a particularly good night, Ruth Davidson, the Tory leader in Scotland, certainly has. The Scottish Tories have seen double-digit increases in their vote in almost every seat. They've more than doubled their returns in some places where the party was previously unelectable. Read more from Philip | Philip Sim, BBC Scotland political reporter: If Prime Minister Theresa May does not appear to have had a particularly good night, Ruth Davidson, the Tory leader in Scotland, certainly has. The Scottish Tories have seen double-digit increases in their vote in almost every seat. They've more than doubled their returns in some places where the party was previously unelectable. Read more from Philip |
| In pictures | In pictures |
| See more images from the night here | See more images from the night here |
| Last time round | Last time round |
| At the last election in 2015, the parties won the following number of seats: | At the last election in 2015, the parties won the following number of seats: |