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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBREAKING: UK Polls close; Exit polls indicate a Hung Parliament
Conservatives: 314 (-16)
Labour: 266 (+37)
SNP: 34 (-20)
Lib Dems: 14 (+5)
Plaid Cymru: 3
Greens: 1
Ukip: 0 (-1)
Others: 138
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BREAKING: UK Polls close; Exit polls indicate a Hung Parliament (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jun 2017
OP
So any speculations who will form coalitions and how this will shake out?
sweetloukillbot
Jun 2017
#2
Trump's election seems to be a sort of political "Scared Straight" video....
sweetloukillbot
Jun 2017
#6
Could be. But until the final results are in. I can't get too happy. nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
Jun 2017
#13
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)1. What's a hung parliament mean for British legislation?
brooklynite
(94,599 posts)4. It means a coalition Govt needs to be formed.
arthritisR_US
(7,288 posts)16. It means Labour, SNP and Libs could join together and form a
gov't.
sweetloukillbot
(11,029 posts)2. So any speculations who will form coalitions and how this will shake out?
Turbineguy
(37,343 posts)3. Ukip zero.
Ya think?
sweetloukillbot
(11,029 posts)6. Trump's election seems to be a sort of political "Scared Straight" video....
Afromania
(2,769 posts)15. My thoughts exactly
RandySF
(58,911 posts)5. Where can I watch results come in?
nycbos
(6,034 posts)7. I am streaming the BBC
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)10. BBC live reporting link:
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)8. LOL, great call on that election Theresa! nt
Response to brooklynite (Original post)
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hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)11. long night ahead.
Voltaire2
(13,063 posts)12. Yay!
This is huge on two fronts: first it is a disaster for May, and second the British establishment has been trying to kill of Corbyn ever since he became leader of Labor, 'cause he's too left for them.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)13. Could be. But until the final results are in. I can't get too happy. nt
Voltaire2
(13,063 posts)17. I'll go with the exit polls.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)14. I think you have a typo in there.
Your wrote "Others: 138"
I think you meant to say 18.
There are only 650 members of parliament.