Tories gain Southport from Lib Dems.
First big result of the night for them in England.
She can still get to 326, George sounding downbeat about this.
Southport resident and stalwart Conservative and Unionist Party supporter Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish will be thrilled as the CUP capture Southport for the first time since 1997.
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âBloody hellâ, says David Dimbleby as the Tories win East Renfrewshire, Jim Murphyâs old seat.
Thatâs starting to look a decent bet.
Seems to be a lot of young politicians being elected
Ton up for Labour.
Some thought they wouldnât even reach it.
Nick Clegg gone.
Lab GAIN Sheffield Hallam.
Good regain for the Whigs in East Dumbartonshire. Picture in Scotland broadly is anywhere a non SNP candidate has a sniff of it theyâre getting the big swing and getting in. Miss Swinson touted as a future Whig leader. Could happen soon enough as rumblings the current incumbent could go the same way as the defeated former incumbent in Sheffield Hallam.
Great fucking work lads. Iâve just landed in Malta and this is a savage source of information.
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Vince Cable back in the house with a 9k majority in Twickenham and heâll be the new Lib Dem leader by default.
Recount in Tim Farronâs constituency.
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Laura Kuenssberg looks devastated.
She actually doesnât, but I really wanted to get that in anyway.
Iâm in two minds about whatâs happened in Scotland.
Scotch Labour are a horrible Blairite rump and Corbyn has a lot more in common with the SNP than with Kezia Dugdaleâs crowd.
Another SNP clean sweep would have swept May out.
As it is, thereâs a possibility those Scotch Blairites tactically voting Tory in some constituencies may see the Tories hang onto a majority by the absolute skin of their teeth.
David Davis says the UK may have lost its mandate for Brexit.
Lab GAIN Ipswich.
Well in Big Mick.
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Islington North declaring.
I think Jezza has this one.
Itâs all good news in Scotland. The Union has been preserved. All we need now is the knockout blow in Gordon.
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Corbyn tops 40,000 votes.
40,086 to be precise.
The highest in the UK, surely.
What a mandate.
Good performance from the Monster Raving Looney Party there
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At least he got into 3 figures. Did I hear correctly that one of the candidates (think it was a Communist) got 7 votes?
Communist League
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Another government minister loses their seat. Ben Gummer, architect of the Tory manifesto, is ousted by Labour in Ipswich. Big hold for Labour in Gedling, that was a huge Tory target.
This really could go any way but itâs the Scottish Tories that are saving the party.
Will be fascinating to see the final tally when I wake up in the morning.