An at-a-glance guide to the key points of the UK
General Election.
The headlines
The Conservatives have lost their Commons
majority - the Tories are now the largest party
in a hung Parliament
Theresa May says she will form a government
and work with the 10 Democratic Unionist
Party MPs, after going to Buckingham Palace
to see the Queen.
The PM says she is "sorry" for colleagues who
lost their seats.
Jeremy Corbyn says she should quit and
Labour wants to attempt a minority
government
The Conservatives plus 10 DUP MPs have 328
seats - more than the other parties put
together.
A so-called "progressive alliance" between
Labour, SNP, Lib Dems, Plaid Cymru and
Greens would have 314. A majority is 326.
There are 262 seats for Labour - up 30 seats;
35 seats for the SNP, a loss of 21 seats; the
Lib Dems are up four to 12 seats; Plaid Cymru
on four seats; the Greens on one, and none
for UKIP
UKIP leader Paul Nuttall has resigned
In Northern Ireland, the SDLP and the UUP
have lost all their Westminster MPs after a
night of big gains for the DUP and Sinn Féin
The Lib Dems had a mixed night with some
former big figures returning - but ex-leader
Nick Clegg losing his seat
Leader Tim Farron called on Theresa May to
resign
The SNP remains the largest party in Scotland
but the Conservatives have won 12 seats from
them so far; Labour have won seven; the Lib
Dems three
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says
the SNP is ready to work with others to try to
keep the Conservatives out of government and
block their Brexit strategy
There is economic uncertainty reflected in the
City
Voter turnout is up by 2% to 69% - the highest
since 1997. The vote share is Conservative
42%, Labour 40%, Lib Dems 7%, UKIP 2% and
the Greens 2%.
Labour put in a strong showing in Wales ,
taking back Gower, Cardiff North and Vale of
Clwyd from the Conservatives
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