UK General Election 2017 Megathread

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I'm not sure if it's announced yet again, cause they're doing a recount, but some Fife region in Scotland keeps being recounted because the last recount had the difference down to a single vote.

It's between Lib Dems and SNP iirc.

Tonight has been very interesting overall.

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Lmfaoo I mean David Dimbleby isn't even being subtle now; "she has TOTALLY FAILED.... TOTAL DISASTER... FELL FLAT".

2 votes in it, SNP over LD, crazy. such a split within Fife though, although SNP won the vote in my part of Fife again, labour was only slightly behind, conservatives even more so and LD only 5% of the votes, they must have a decent LD candidate in the other part of Fife.

my hometown is now conservative too along with (most) of the north east. not really sure how to explain that but was expected since it happened in local elections too for the first time in a long time. yikes.

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The PM is currently at Buckingham Palace requesting The Queen grant permission to form a government.

Theresa May leaves Downing Street to meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace https://t.co/8xOR0z6PJc #bbcelection #GE2017 #hungparliament pic.twitter.com/536Nidw9kq

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 9, 2017

Ukip Leader Paul Nuttall announces resignation...

UKIP leader Paul Nuttall quits following #GE2017 https://t.co/8rmtvdo4QS #bbcelection #hungparliament pic.twitter.com/QpwcxZcyq6

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 9, 2017

Corbyn makes me laugh demanding to form an alternative government. Does he not understand the constitution let alone the results of the election which leave his party miles off forming a government? I have to say, I am quite pleased with the DUP coming into government or supplying the government... kind of like a Con-Ukip coalition. Will strengthen Unionism and for once Ulster has the option of a party of government.

Uncompromising message from DUP. They'll keep May in power. No deal with Lab as long as Corbyn in charge. Just got this from a DUP source: pic.twitter.com/slz5S9sHPB

— Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) June 9, 2017

[lemons]

What the **** possessed Theresa May for her to call an election loool???

I was feeling optimistic about Brexit before all this and now I'm not at all

Don't want a DUP coalition - Theresa May doesn't deserve to stay after this result, not strong nor stable

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Hardly anyone has benefited from this election tonight.

May has managed to **** up and lose seats gg
Farron managed to increase seats but he almost lost his own seat so I don't see how he can remain leader
Sturgeon lost 1/3 of all her seats
UKIP have 0 seats
Greens only have 1 seat still, but majority has increased.

Corbyn is pretty much the only one who's come out of this looking 'good' by not being a total failure.

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Watching the students begin to realise they've just single-handedly pulled the government more to the right by having the Tories rely on the Democratic Unionists is quality. The biggest own goal of the century, my atheist/Corbyn-voting mate is having a breakdown.

Getting impression a lot of hipsters in my timeline don't understand that Corbyn lost, May is still PM and they ain't getting any freebies.

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) June 9, 2017

[lemons]

Can't wait for Labour to win the next election!

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Can't wait for Labour to win the next election!

Not while the Tories have the Ukip firewall keeping them above 40%.

[lemons]

Not while the Tories have the Ukip firewall keeping them above 40%.

They only got 42% and Labour got 40% - a lot of the UKIP vote went back to Labour and that will continue as ppl see how weak and wobbly the Conservatives are who have thrown Brexit into the deep end!

Labour are going to smash it!

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Fun fact: Diane Abbott's majority is as almost as big as Theresa May's entire vote.#BBCelection pic.twitter.com/AHEK6EVWfg

— Hicham Yezza (@HichamYezza) June 9, 2017

[MKR&*42]

I'm honestly going to say I am absolutely astounded at Diane's result. I genuinely thought if anyone in Labour was to be suffering a loss, it'd be her.

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Well all the counting's done now. Kensington has done its 3rd and final recount and Labour have won Kensington (one of the wealthiest constituencies in the country... and also home to the Daily Mail... and has never been labour before... lmao) by 20 votes.

Labour are +30 compared to 2 years ago.