A summary of the latest declarations and key seats in the UK election can be found below, as reported by the Guardian, with 96 of 650 seats declared at 02.10 BST. So far, the main take away if the shocking outperformance of the UK's Labour party.
There has even been some Tories MP that have stated that achieving a majotity is no longer a realistic scenario, based on no just the exit polls, but on the early actual count indications.
Latest declarations
DUP hold Londonderry East with a 21.6% majority
Lab hold Ogmore with a 37.3% majority
Con hold Sevenoaks with a 42.8% majority
Con hold Burton with a 20.1% majority
Key seats
Lab hold Ealing Central & Acton with a 16.5% swing
Lab win Battersea with a 4.4% majority
Lab hold Hartlepool with a 16.9% swing
Lab win Stockton South with a 1.6% majority
PC hold Arfon with a 0.3% majority 11 minutes ago
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