UK election 2017

The latest updates on the UK general election.

3rd & 7 37yd

Labour Party holds closely-fought seat of Ealing Central - ITV

by nigel.manuel 6/9/2017 12:40:25 AM
Conservatives gain seat in Angus from the Scottish National Party

by nigel.manuel 6/9/2017 12:49:22 AM
Labour Party gains seat of Stockton South

by nigel.manuel 6/9/2017 12:58:18 AM
With 97 of 650 seats declared in British election, Conservatives on 31, Labour on 53

by nigel.manuel 6/9/2017 1:03:02 AM
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Labour GAIN Battersea from Conservative. https://t.co/b4HhYr8AaS
2:01 AM - 09 Jun 2017
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by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 1:04:57 AM
Here is a list of the 100 most marginal seats from 2015, ranked from smallest vote margin to largest, with the percentage swing needed for the second place party to take the seat off of the incumbent. It also includes estimates of how each seat voted in last year's EU referendum.

by elizabeth.culliford 6/9/2017 1:08:20 AM
Betting exchange Betfair odds now show Theresa May most likely Prime Minister after election

by nigel.manuel 6/9/2017 1:08:51 AM
Sterling shaken by UK election shock, damage limited elsewhere
Reuters UKSterling spiralled lower in Asia on Friday after British elections seemed to have left no single party with a clear claim to power, sideswiping investors who had already weathered major risk events in the United States and Europe.

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 1:11:30 AM
Labour Party gains Bury North from Conservatives

by nigel.manuel 6/9/2017 1:11:33 AM
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by Canice Leung 6/9/2017 1:15:20 AM
Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home on his way to a counting centre in London. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

by Canice Leung 6/9/2017 1:19:04 AM
Scottish National Party's leader in UK parliament loses seat to PM May's Conservatives

by nigel.manuel 6/9/2017 1:21:15 AM
Labour Party gains Glasgow North East from the Scottish National Party

by nigel.manuel 6/9/2017 1:23:45 AM
British PM May's Conservatives not expecting overall majority - BBC

by nigel.manuel 6/9/2017 1:23:58 AM
Conservatives gain Ochil and South Perthshire from SNP; Clacton seat from Independent candidate

by nigel.manuel 6/9/2017 1:26:44 AM
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage says that whatever happens, UK PM Theresa May is 'toast'

by nigel.manuel 6/9/2017 1:29:45 AM
Labour Party gains Southport seat

by nigel.manuel 6/9/2017 1:29:48 AM
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and Labour Party candidate Emily Thornberry gesture at a counting centre in London. REUTERS/Darren Staples

by Canice Leung 6/9/2017 1:31:39 AM
by elizabeth.culliford 6/9/2017 1:31:44 AM
Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg loses his seat to Labour

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 1:47:10 AM
Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip arrive at the count centre for her seat in Maidenhead. REUTERS/Toby Melville

by Canice Leung 6/9/2017 1:49:22 AM
Liberal Democrat and former business secretary Vince Cable gains seat from Conservatives

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 1:56:08 AM
May's grip on power in doubt as UK election heads for stalemate
Reuters UKBritish voters punished Theresa May for her electoral gamble by denying her the resounding mandate she wanted to strengthen her hand in Brexit talks, casting doubt over her premiership and raising the prospect of a deadlocked parliament.

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 1:56:30 AM
Kylie MacLellan
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Nick Clegg is gone #GE2017
2:49 AM - 09 Jun 2017
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by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 2:00:19 AM
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Looking likely Alex Salmond (SNP) will lose his Gordon constituency.
3:00 AM - 09 Jun 2017
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by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 2:03:00 AM
Stephen Kinnock of the Labour Party poses with his father Neil Kinnock, and his wife Denmark's former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt at the count for his seat in Britain's general election in Aberavon, Wales, June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 2:04:56 AM
Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn stand outside a counting centre in London. REUTERS/Neil Hall

by Canice Leung 6/9/2017 2:05:55 AM
FROM UK LABOUR LEADER CORBYN:
- Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says politics has changed and it isn't going back in the box where it was before.
- Corbyn says PM May has lost her mandate; 'I think that's enough for her to go.'
- Says the participation in this election by many who haven't voted before shows determination for something different.
by elizabeth.culliford 6/9/2017 2:17:19 AM
Conservatives gain Middlesbrough South from Labour

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 2:22:03 AM
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Prime Minister Theresa May called for an early election to be held on June 8

by nigel.manuel edited by elizabeth.culliford 6/9/2017 2:24:17 AM
Prime Minister Theresa May waits for the result of the vote in her constituency at the count centre in Maidenhead. REUTERS/Toby Melville

by Canice Leung 6/9/2017 2:27:30 AM
Tim Farron, leader of Britain's Liberal Democrat Party, arrives at a counting centre in Kendal. REUTERS/Andrew Yates

by Canice Leung 6/9/2017 2:28:15 AM
JUST IN: Prime Minister May says if projection is right that Conservatives have won most seats, will provide stability

by elizabeth.culliford 6/9/2017 2:32:07 AM
May says we set out in this campaign we set out the priorities of getting the right Brexit deal.

May says my resolve is the same this morning as it has always been.

May says at this time the country needs stability.

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) edited by elizabeth.culliford 6/9/2017 2:34:34 AM
Corbyn calls for May to stand down
Reuters UKBritish Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was time for Prime Minister Theresa May to stand down after election results indicated she had lost votes, support and the confidence of voters.

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 2:38:32 AM
Prime Minister Theresa May waits for the result of the vote in her constituency in Maidenhead. REUTERS/Toby Melville

by Canice Leung 6/9/2017 2:41:08 AM
SNP leader Sturgeon says clearly a disappointing result, losses due to late surge to Labour leader Corbyn

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 2:42:10 AM
Sturgeon says has won election in Scotland; says she clearly has to reflect on election result, calls it disaster for UK PM May

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 2:42:47 AM
May says to provide stability if she wins most seats
Reuters UKPrime Minister Theresa May said Britain needed a period of stability and that she would take responsibility for delivering it if she won the most seats.

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 2:43:41 AM
Just in from DUP leader:

Northern Ireland's DUP leader Foster says will need to reflect on what to do when results are clear; says no one wants to see hard Brexit.

DUP leader says has always found it very difficult to work with Labour leader Corbyn.

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) edited by elizabeth.culliford 6/9/2017 2:54:33 AM
Eloise Todd
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'the whole Brexit approach will have to be rethought' says @vincecable
Couldn't agree more! https://t.co/ODJhmybaB2 #GE2017
3:49 AM - 09 Jun 2017
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by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 2:58:40 AM
Sky News forecasts Conservatives to win 315-325 seats
Sky News forecasts hung parliament

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 3:00:40 AM
Scottish Conservative leader Davidson says SNP should take prospect of second independence referendum off the table

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) 6/9/2017 3:06:48 AM
The sun rises over the Houses of Parliament in London. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

by Canice Leung 6/9/2017 3:08:03 AM
UK election hangs in balance in disastrous night for PM May
ReutersPrime Minister Theresa May faced calls to quit on Friday after her election gamble to win a stronger mandate backfired, throwing British politics into turmoil and potentially delaying the start of Brexit negotiations.

by elizabeth.culliford 6/9/2017 3:09:31 AM

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