UK General Election, 2017 - Election Day and Results Thread

[Ronnie]

Labour holds Dudley North by 22 votes.  Why are so many elections extremely close?

[OSR stands with Israel]

UKIP voters screwed the Tories tonight and for they are big fools as they voted for a far right candidate in 2015 and then far left in 2017.


If UKIP voted torie we would have had the tories up to 350 seats maybe instead of 319 .

[Leftbehind]

turnout for 18-25 year olds was 72%

[Antonio the Sixth]

What a beautiful, beautiful night. Thank you Jeremy!

UKIP voters screwed the Tories tonight and for they are big fools as they voted for a far right candidate in 2015 and then far left in 2017.

Yes, how dare disaffected working-class voters not support the party of NHS cuts, dementia tax, and fox hunting...

[Hnv1]

Some of the Pabour % were last seen in the 50's...some inner Liverpool seats have gone with 85% of the vote!

[IceAgeComing]

Kensington is having a third recount later today; count suspended for now

[OSR stands with Israel]

What a beautiful, beautiful night. Thank you Jeremy!

UKIP voters screwed the Tories tonight and for they are big fools as they voted for a far right candidate in 2015 and then far left in 2017.

Yes, how dare disaffected working-class voters not support the party of NHS cuts, dementia tax, and fox hunting...

Then why did they vote for a far right candidate in 2015 .

[jeron]

UKIP voters screwed the Tories tonight and for they are big fools as they voted for a far right candidate in 2015 and then far left in 2017.


If UKIP voted torie we would have had the tories up to 350 seats maybe instead of 319 .

Well, they came from Labour to begin with so why would they vote Tory now?

[Antonio the Sixth]

What a beautiful, beautiful night. Thank you Jeremy!

UKIP voters screwed the Tories tonight and for they are big fools as they voted for a far right candidate in 2015 and then far left in 2017.

Yes, how dare disaffected working-class voters not support the party of NHS cuts, dementia tax, and fox hunting...

Then why did they vote for a far right candidate in 2015 .

BECAUSE POLITICS ARE NOT ONE-DIMENSIONAL

[OSR stands with Israel]

UKIP voters screwed the Tories tonight and for they are big fools as they voted for a far right candidate in 2015 and then far left in 2017.


If UKIP voted torie we would have had the tories up to 350 seats maybe instead of 319 .

Well, they came from Labour to begin with so why would they vote Tory now?

One of their founding members was Nigel Farage who came from the tories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Farage#Early_years

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

UKIP voters screwed the Tories tonight and for they are big fools as they voted for a far right candidate in 2015 and then far left in 2017.


If UKIP voted torie we would have had the tories up to 350 seats maybe instead of 319 .

Well, they came from Labour to begin with so why would they vote Tory now?

One of their founding members was Nigel Farage who came from the tories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Farage#Early_years

But much of the voter base came from Labour.

[Sumner 1868]

UKIP voters screwed the Tories tonight and for they are big fools as they voted for a far right candidate in 2015 and then far left in 2017.


If UKIP voted torie we would have had the tories up to 350 seats maybe instead of 319 .

Well, they came from Labour to begin with so why would they vote Tory now?

One of their founding members was Nigel Farage who came from the tories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Farage#Early_years

They didn't vote for UKIP on social/economic reasons.

[Hnv1]

Kensington is having a third recount later today; count suspended for now

Why? surely this posh safe tory seat isn't that narrow

[Filuwaúrdjan]

As a wise man once said: aaaaaaayyyy lmao

But basically: in most of the country a standard sh!t election (but even that is way better than what was expected! The number of Labour candidates who hadn't bothered to write victory speeches and who won...) with a deffo Brexit backlash in London... and... unprecedented involvement of the young in the political process. The results in studenty areas are *extraordinary*. It is a good thing that attention will have to be paid to young people.

[jeron]

Seriously, I'm no expert on British elections, but when's the last time the Torie's had this many seats in Scotland?

1983

since the Thatcher slide? Damn! I repeat my earlier question. What happened? 

In a word: Indy Ref detoxified the Tory brand in Scotland.

In part, it were leave areas now swinging to the Tories. Banff and Buchan was majority leave. Gordon was about 45% leave. There are probably people as well who don't want another indy referendum and now voted Conservative.

[MaxQue]

Kensington is having a third recount later today; count suspended for now

They think about doing the recount tomorrow.

[MaxQue]

As a wise man once said: aaaaaaayyyy lmao

But basically: in most of the country a standard sh!t election (but even that is way better than what was expected! The number of Labour candidates who hadn't bothered to write victory speeches and who won...) with a deffo Brexit backlash in London... and... unprecedented involvement of the young in the political process. The results in studenty areas are *extraordinary*. It is a good thing that attention will have to be paid to young people.

Sir Julian Brasier probaly discovered there was an university in Canterbury.

[jeron]

UKIP voters screwed the Tories tonight and for they are big fools as they voted for a far right candidate in 2015 and then far left in 2017.


If UKIP voted torie we would have had the tories up to 350 seats maybe instead of 319 .

Well, they came from Labour to begin with so why would they vote Tory now?

One of their founding members was Nigel Farage who came from the tories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Farage#Early_years

But much of the voter base came from Labour.

That's what I meant. Brexit is not the only issue. On economic and social issues these voters are much closer to Labour than the Conservatives, they voted in their best interest. The real fool today is Theresa May.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

UKIP voters screwed the Tories tonight and for they are big fools as they voted for a far right candidate in 2015 and then far left in 2017.


If UKIP voted torie we would have had the tories up to 350 seats maybe instead of 319 .

Well, they came from Labour to begin with so why would they vote Tory now?

One of their founding members was Nigel Farage who came from the tories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Farage#Early_years

But much of the voter base came from Labour.

That's what I meant. Brexit is not the only issue. On economic and social issues these voters are much closer to Labour than the Conservatives, they voted in their best interest. The real fool today is Theresa May.

I know that; I'm trying to impress it on our cybernetic friend.

[Bakersfield Uber Alles]

well done to survation poll

[Zinneke]

Kensington is having a third recount later today; count suspended for now

Why? surely this posh safe tory seat isn't that narrow

Apparently the local tory there was heckled and did not attend hustlings.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I hadn't realized so many constituencies had flipped from Labour to the Tories. Anything particular about these places?

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

May is not resigning.

For once, this lady appears to not be for turning.

[IceAgeComing]

Kensington is having a third recount later today; count suspended for now

Why? surely this posh safe tory seat isn't that narrow

within 30 votes apparently

[AndyHogan14]

Oh what irony, it seems as if Scotland saved the Tories...without their +12 up north, it would have been impossible for the Conservatives+DUP to form a majority which would have led to a Labour minority government.