UK General Election, 2017 - Election Day and Results Thread

[Silent Hunter]

There is no viable alternative to a Tory minority government, I would say. Corbyn has done a lot, lot better than I or most people thought.

Although he has still lost, it was not the thumping I feared/predicted. The old adage still works "Oppositions don't win elections, governments lose them".

[ApatheticAustrian]

tories are gaining fastly....will overtake soon, i guess.

[Bojack Horseman]

Any chance that Brexit doesn't happen after this election outcome?

[Technocracy Timmy]

I remember seeing something about how the LDs were bragging that their membership had doubled since the last election...guess that didn't exactly come through.

They now are in the positive compared to 2015

Muh. Lib. Dem. Surge.

[ApatheticAustrian]

Any chance that Brexit doesn't happen after this election outcome?

not at all, but it could become less radical.

[Nyvin]

It's so tragic (ironic) that Northern Ireland and Scotland just might end up saving the Conservative majority (or coalition)!

W.T.F

[Leftbehind]

Any reason why BBC has such a LibDem boner?

Isn't the BBC pro remain?

BBC has a liberal bias. Liberalism is the centrist opinion in the UK, and that's the position it's occupied for decades.  

[Paleobrazilian]

Odds of David Davis as the next Tory leader were slashed to 5/1. He will probably be plan B if Boris proves to be too loony to be the next leader.

[MAINEiac4434]

Any chance that Brexit doesn't happen after this election outcome?

The Lib Dems and Labour can probably force a referendum on Brexit terms now.

[MAINEiac4434]

This is the opposite of how I felt on November 8.

[MAINEiac4434]

Labour over 200 seats now according to Sky.

[The Free North]

Why is Cornwall always so slow to report?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Any chance that Brexit doesn't happen after this election outcome?

No.  At this point it would require all 27 EU nations to agree to that and that's extremely unlikely to happen.  It does make a soft Brexit more likely.

[OSR stands with Israel]

This is the opposite of how I felt on November 8.

I felt the same way on both nights

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Odds of David Davis as the next Tory leader were slashed to 5/1. He will probably be plan B if Boris proves to be too loony to be the next leader.

What are the odds on Priti Patel?

[Kamala]

Lib Dems take Edinburgh West.

[KingSweden]

Odds of David Davis as the next Tory leader were slashed to 5/1. He will probably be plan B if Boris proves to be too loony to be the next leader.

Him or Patel would be vastly superior to the failed May experiment

[MAINEiac4434]

Already hate the SNP spin about winning more seats than the "unionist parties."

[Paleobrazilian]

Any chance that Brexit doesn't happen after this election outcome?

No.  At this point it would require all 27 EU nations to agree to that and that's extremely unlikely to happen.  It does make a soft Brexit more likely.

David Davis has already conceded remaining on the single market/customs union is likely now. That's relevant because he's not only the leading Brexit negotiator right now, but also a highly likely candidate for the leadership of the Conservatives.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Now at:

Labour 200
Conservative 192
SNP 27
LD 10
DUP 10
SF 5
Plaid Cymru 3
IND 1

BOW TO CORBYN

[ApatheticAustrian]

hard brexit was madness.....for the uk.

[Kamala]

Looks like first-past-the-post finally got Northern Ireland - it's now a two-party system.

[MAINEiac4434]

Another recount in Rudd's seat.

[Paleobrazilian]

Odds of David Davis as the next Tory leader were slashed to 5/1. He will probably be plan B if Boris proves to be too loony to be the next leader.

What are the odds on Priti Patel?

Quite low at Paddy Power, 33/1. David Davis is already at 10/3, just Boris ahead of him at 3/1.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Honestly, I hope the Tory MPs are smart enough to reject Johnson and Davis in favor of Patel.