UK General Election, 2017 - Election Day and Results Thread

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The exit poll could be off. But wow, Conservatives at around 314 would make every seat really matter.

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so..... Cons+UUP+DUP government or a 'progressive alliance' of everybody with Sinn Fein taking seats to block the conservatives.

Exit polls means CON/DUP/UUP is short of a majority.

But perhaps not if Sinn Fein doesn't count. As I said, every seat would matter with this result.

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Would May be the shortest PM in office ever?

Since Andrew Bonar Law in the 20s, yes.

Lol Bonar Law (one of the funniest names in political history)

Dick. Armey.

Dick Swett. Butch Otter.

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Newcastle Upon Tyne East= Labour Hold

Yeah, Labour did pretty well there.

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Predictit probably should have had some more categories for Conservatives losing seats. <330 is at 94% odds.

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In what has to be one of the stranger turns of fortunes...it appears the Conservatives might squeak by thanks to their support in Scotland in order to compensate for their losses in England.

They're so lucky that first past the post is used.

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BBC Forecast seats: CON 316, LAB 265, SNP 34, LD 13, OTH 22

In this forecast, CON+DUP is the bare minimum of 326 for a majority (of course assuming SF broke traditional and were seated).

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I am extremely happy for Corbyn.  He really gave all those clowns in the labour party a huge lesson.

He still lost though. With a different leader, Labour might be largest party at least - or May wouldn't have called the election in the first place.

No, he polled much better, and that was before he had his surge.

http://www.businessinsider.com/poll-jeremy-corbyn-is-a-bigger-vote-winner-than-tony-blair-general-election-labour-2017-5

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DUP supporting the government but the assembly election ending badly with no power sharing will force direct rule which in turn with the makeup of the coming government could be disastrous

It is kind of ironic that DUP might be preventing a hung UK parliament while the Northern Ireland parliament is totally hung.

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Is there any chance that Sinn Fein might take their seats at a later date just for a no confidence vote?

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Is there any chance that Sinn Fein might take their seats at a later date just for a no confidence vote?

Highly, highly doubtful, I'd think. But screwing the DUP could be the one thing that they might want to do. However, the Tories' 318 plus the DUP's 10 gives 328, which is an outright majority.

Obviously this would be after the opposition parties gain in some by elections so that it's in that 322-325 range where Sinn Fein matters.

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Some Irish might be happy that DUP will be in coalition.

Fintan O’Toole: DUP has done the most for a united Ireland
Unionist party’s idiocy and sleazy behaviour threatens Northern Ireland’s foundations

http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan-o-toole-dup-has-done-the-most-for-a-united-ireland-1.2956656