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Exit poll:
The pattern of voting suggests that the Conservative party has increased its vote share in constituencies that voted in large numbers to leave the 2016 EU referendum. This is especially true in working class constituencies being defended by Labour.
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Labour’s vote has fallen everywhere but the decline is less in London and parts of southern England. The party’s heartlands have moved away from the former industrial and manufacturing towns of the country to the major cities.
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Labour’s overall loss of 71 seats will make Corbyn one of the least successful of all Labour leaders.
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The SNP has dominated in Scotland, forecast to win 55 of the 59 constituencies there taking it close to the 56 seats it won in 2015.
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Lib Dems hv increased their vote share in constituencies that voted to remain in the EU, especially in areas with large numbers of graduates and professional workers. But overall the Liberal Democrats are heading for a disappointing night in terms of an increase in seats