I’m pretty sure my position is still:
But, of course, we’ll see what happens, and deal with the bloody consequences. As always.
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Labour gains their first seat of the night
the SNP lost Rutherglen and Hamilton West, but not by a lot.
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Sheffield Hallam, and Hastings and Rye are looking vulnerable to the Labour Party.
No tears will be shed here if Nick Clegg and Amber Rudd lose their seats.
Kensington also looks vulnerable (but unlikely).
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I’m from the US and therefore woefully uninformed, but I’m following the UK election tonight, trying to be a better global citizen. I’m hoping someone here can help me with a question.
I’m watching this for live returns:
What is the “Others” party which already has a seat? At first I thought it might be compilation of other parties, but it doesn’t appear to be so – I mean, they do list the “Monster Raving Loony Party” and the “Pirate Party” separately. So, who are the “Others”? Nicole Kidman from that movie? Those folks from “Lost”? In all seriousness, who are they?
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Labour have taken Vale of Clwyd from the Tories!
They increased their share of the vote by %50.
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Pretty much.
The one seat is North down held by an independent who was a former Ulster Unionist (the more moderate of the two Northern Irish unionist parties).
Northern Ireland has different parties to the rest of the UK.
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I know this isn’t truly important to the rest of what’s going on (Tories probably losing majority), but thank you, thank you. It was driving me crazy.
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Labour have gained Battersea.
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Labour gain Bury North from the Tories. When I went through there it was another place where there were no Tory signs to be seen.
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The deputy leader of the SNP has just lost his seat, Moray, to the Conservatives 
Nick Clegg looks unhappy
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Goodbye, Nick Clegg 
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Theresa May does not look happy
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The Conservatives have just lost Canterbury to Labour.
The last time they didn’t have a Conservative MP was 1835.
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Just watched that happen! I’m trying very hard not to live vicariously now, as I obviously don’t understand all the vagaries of UK politics, but I’m trying to learn. 
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Amber Rudd keeps asking for recounts.
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Bristol North West has been won by Labour.
They have voted for every party which has taken power since 1974.
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What do you make of the loss of SNP seats? Seriously interested.
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The SDLP have been wiped out in Northern Ireland.
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Brighton Kemptown has gone Labour.
Another government minister down.
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