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| Ex-Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg loses - but Vince Cable's back | Ex-Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg loses - but Vince Cable's back |
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| Nick Clegg has lost his seat to the Labour Party in Sheffield Hallam, becoming the first major figure to fall in the 2017 general election. | Nick Clegg has lost his seat to the Labour Party in Sheffield Hallam, becoming the first major figure to fall in the 2017 general election. |
| The former leader of the Liberal Democrats - and former deputy prime minister - had held the seat since 2005 and had a majority of 2,353 in 2015. | The former leader of the Liberal Democrats - and former deputy prime minister - had held the seat since 2005 and had a majority of 2,353 in 2015. |
| The seat has now been taken by Jared O'Mara with a majority of 2,125. | The seat has now been taken by Jared O'Mara with a majority of 2,125. |
| Former ministers Vince Cable and Jo Swinson have both won back their seats after losing them in 2015. | Former ministers Vince Cable and Jo Swinson have both won back their seats after losing them in 2015. |
| Lib Dems' leader Tim Farron has kept his seat of Westmorland and Lonsdale. However, his majority fell from 8,949 to just 777. | Lib Dems' leader Tim Farron has kept his seat of Westmorland and Lonsdale. However, his majority fell from 8,949 to just 777. |
| The exit poll suggests that the Lib Dems will win 14 seats - up from the eight it won at the last election. | The exit poll suggests that the Lib Dems will win 14 seats - up from the eight it won at the last election. |
| In his concession speech, Mr Clegg congratulated Mr O'Mara on a "spectacular victory" and said representing the constituency had been the greatest privilege of his political life. | In his concession speech, Mr Clegg congratulated Mr O'Mara on a "spectacular victory" and said representing the constituency had been the greatest privilege of his political life. |
| He added: "In my time in parliament, I have never shirked from political battles. I have never retreated from the political battlefield. I have always sought to stand by the liberal values I believe in. | He added: "In my time in parliament, I have never shirked from political battles. I have never retreated from the political battlefield. I have always sought to stand by the liberal values I believe in. |
| "But I have, of course, encountered this evening something that many people have encountered before me tonight... you live by the sword, you die by the sword." | "But I have, of course, encountered this evening something that many people have encountered before me tonight... you live by the sword, you die by the sword." |
| Sir Vince Cable, who was business minister in the coalition government, won back his Twickenham seat from the Conservatives with a majority of 9,762. | Sir Vince Cable, who was business minister in the coalition government, won back his Twickenham seat from the Conservatives with a majority of 9,762. |
| He had been the local MP from 1997, but lost the seat to Conservative Dr Tania Mathias in 2015, who took it with a majority of 2,017. | He had been the local MP from 1997, but lost the seat to Conservative Dr Tania Mathias in 2015, who took it with a majority of 2,017. |
| He paid tribute to his former boss, saying Mr Clegg losing his seat was a "big loss" for the party and parliament. | He paid tribute to his former boss, saying Mr Clegg losing his seat was a "big loss" for the party and parliament. |
| "I am very sad for him," he told the BBC. "I went through a defeat two years ago. It is painful. But he will be looked upon by historians as a really major figure. | "I am very sad for him," he told the BBC. "I went through a defeat two years ago. It is painful. But he will be looked upon by historians as a really major figure. |
| "I think, with hindsight, the period of the coalition government was a period of stability and competent successful government. He was one of the main architects of that and deserves a lot of credit for that." | "I think, with hindsight, the period of the coalition government was a period of stability and competent successful government. He was one of the main architects of that and deserves a lot of credit for that." |
| Ministers' return | Ministers' return |
| Ms Swinson, the former equality minister, won the seat in Dunbartonshire East from the SNP with a majority of 5,339. | Ms Swinson, the former equality minister, won the seat in Dunbartonshire East from the SNP with a majority of 5,339. |
| She first won the seat to represent her local area from Labour in 2005 when she was just 25, becoming the first MP to have been born in the 1980s. | She first won the seat to represent her local area from Labour in 2005 when she was just 25, becoming the first MP to have been born in the 1980s. |
| However, she lost it in the 2015 election when the SNP won 56 of the 59 constituencies in Scotland. | However, she lost it in the 2015 election when the SNP won 56 of the 59 constituencies in Scotland. |
| Ed Davey, the former secretary for energy and climate change, will also make his return to Westminster after retaking Kingston and Surbiton from the Tories. | Ed Davey, the former secretary for energy and climate change, will also make his return to Westminster after retaking Kingston and Surbiton from the Tories. |
| Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross has been won back from the SNP by Jamie Stone with a majority of 2,044, and in Edinburgh West, Christine Jardine got a majority of 2,988. | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross has been won back from the SNP by Jamie Stone with a majority of 2,044, and in Edinburgh West, Christine Jardine got a majority of 2,988. |
| Tom Brake has held Carshalton and Wallington, despite him believing it would be the hardest election he would ever fight. | Tom Brake has held Carshalton and Wallington, despite him believing it would be the hardest election he would ever fight. |
| Norman Lamb held his constituency of Norfolk North, albeit with a smaller majority than 2015 of 3,512. | Norman Lamb held his constituency of Norfolk North, albeit with a smaller majority than 2015 of 3,512. |
| And Alistair Carmichael has held Orkney and Shetland with a majority of 4,563. | |
| The party gained a seat in Bath from the Conservatives, with candidate Wera Hobhouse winning a majority of 5,694. | The party gained a seat in Bath from the Conservatives, with candidate Wera Hobhouse winning a majority of 5,694. |
| It has also gained the seat of Eastbourne from the Conservatives, with a majority of 1,609, and the seat of Oxford West and Abingdon, with a majority of just 816. | |
| Sue McGuire lost the Southport seat, with the Lib Dems pushed into third place behind the winning Conservatives and Labour in second place. | Sue McGuire lost the Southport seat, with the Lib Dems pushed into third place behind the winning Conservatives and Labour in second place. |
| Greg Mulholland lost in Leeds North West, being pushed into second place by Alex Sobel for Labour. | Greg Mulholland lost in Leeds North West, being pushed into second place by Alex Sobel for Labour. |
| 'No coalition, no deals' | 'No coalition, no deals' |
| Mr Clegg took the party into a coalition with the Conservatives in 2010 and became deputy prime minister to David Cameron. | Mr Clegg took the party into a coalition with the Conservatives in 2010 and became deputy prime minister to David Cameron. |
| At the time, the Lib Dems held 57 seats, but after the next election five years later, the number was cut to eight. | At the time, the Lib Dems held 57 seats, but after the next election five years later, the number was cut to eight. |
| Senior figures within the Lib Dems have ruled out a similar deal after Thursday's election, as the Conservatives have again come out as the largest party - but failed to secure a majority. | Senior figures within the Lib Dems have ruled out a similar deal after Thursday's election, as the Conservatives have again come out as the largest party - but failed to secure a majority. |
| Sir Menzies Campbell said he would be "astonished" if Tim Farron joined with the Tories for a second coalition, or formed a "progressive alliance" with Labour. | Sir Menzies Campbell said he would be "astonished" if Tim Farron joined with the Tories for a second coalition, or formed a "progressive alliance" with Labour. |
| The party's press office has tweeted that there will be "no coalition" and "no deals". | The party's press office has tweeted that there will be "no coalition" and "no deals". |
| Sir Menzies told the BBC: "We know about coalitions and we know [how] getting influence is very, very difficult indeed. | Sir Menzies told the BBC: "We know about coalitions and we know [how] getting influence is very, very difficult indeed. |
| "Our experience after the last coalition [is] the major party gets the credit for everything that is done and the junior party takes the blame for the things the people don't like." | "Our experience after the last coalition [is] the major party gets the credit for everything that is done and the junior party takes the blame for the things the people don't like." |
| He said that Theresa May had made her position on pursuing a hard Brexit clear, adding: "How could Tim Farron possibly ally himself with that? He [could not] take the party with him, nor any of the over 100,000 membership." | He said that Theresa May had made her position on pursuing a hard Brexit clear, adding: "How could Tim Farron possibly ally himself with that? He [could not] take the party with him, nor any of the over 100,000 membership." |
| But Sir Menzies also criticised Jeremy Corbyn's approach to Brexit - saying it "frankly almost defies definition" - so he could not see any way Mr Farron could join with that party either. | But Sir Menzies also criticised Jeremy Corbyn's approach to Brexit - saying it "frankly almost defies definition" - so he could not see any way Mr Farron could join with that party either. |
| Former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown tweeted that Britain "is more polarised than ever in my life time", if the exit polls are right. | Former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown tweeted that Britain "is more polarised than ever in my life time", if the exit polls are right. |
| He added: "REALLY time now for the centre to get its act together." | He added: "REALLY time now for the centre to get its act together." |
| Lord Ashdown also told ITV News that Theresa May had "lost all credibility" during this election. | Lord Ashdown also told ITV News that Theresa May had "lost all credibility" during this election. |
| Speaking on Sky News, Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Lynne Featherstone said: "If the exit poll is right we'll have a government of chaos." | Speaking on Sky News, Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Lynne Featherstone said: "If the exit poll is right we'll have a government of chaos." |
| The Lib Dems focused their campaign on winning the votes of Remainers, pledging a second referendum on the Brexit deal negotiations and calling for the UK to remain in the single market. | The Lib Dems focused their campaign on winning the votes of Remainers, pledging a second referendum on the Brexit deal negotiations and calling for the UK to remain in the single market. |
| The party also pledged to put a penny on income tax to fund the NHS and to legalise cannabis. | The party also pledged to put a penny on income tax to fund the NHS and to legalise cannabis. |