All change!

[ganimede]

The exit poll last night predicted a Labour landslide and it certainly was. There are 650 seats available in Parliament (each constituency = 1 seat) so a party needs to win 326 to get a majority and be the new Government. Labour currently have 412 seats (there is 1 constituency left to declare yet) giving them the majority and therefore, the new

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[ragnarok_08]

Wow, I've heard so much about the UK election, and so many changes!

[ganimede]

There's no hanging about here! Once the results are in, it's an immediate change and the new Prime Minister starts the very next day, rather than waiting for 3 months.

[meathiel]

It isn't too surprising, is it?

[ganimede]

I don't think anything can be guaranteed with an election. I think that historically, the Tories have never won a fifth term, but it did seem as though the country was heading towards favouring Labour. It seems as though that tends to happen after the Tories have been in power for a long long time. The big surprise was definitely what happened in Scotland and Wales.

[chaquir]

I saw it on the news. Many changes happened over in the UK

[ganimede]

Let's hope they're good ones.