2251 First result: Houghton & Sunderland South: Labour hold seat with 19,137 for Bridget Phillipson. Tories second with 8,147. Turnout of 55pc
FIRST RESULTS
55% turnout
The swing to the Conservatives was 8.4%. Translated to the whole country would give an absolute Cons majority, but of course too early to predict yet.
British elections aren’t as exciting as American elections, are they? I mean, watching the results come in bit by bit makes for great fun... as opoosed to some nerd on a podium reading final results. Talk about anti-climatic.