British election results: PM May falls short of majority

LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May faced calls to quit on Friday after her election gamble to win a stronger mandate backfired as she lost her parliamentary majority, throwing British politics into turmoil and potentially disrupting Brexit negotiations.

Below is a running total for how many seats each party holds. May is unable to get the 326 seats her Conservative party needs for an outright majority. She needs 18 more seats, with only 17 more seats left to declare.

Party Seats so far:

Conservative 308

Labour 258

Lib Dems 12

SNP 34

Greens 0

UKIP 0

Other 21

Unreported 17

 

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