00:33BST – Former Speaker of the House John Bercow has said that the initial results have been disastrous for Labour.
00:29BST – Swindon North are announcing their results. Justin Tomlinson (CON) wins the seat with 32,584 votes.
00:24BST – Labour have held Middlesborough, Labour 5 Conservatives 1.
00:07BST – The Shadow Chancellor has said it will be “really disappointing” if the exit poll is accurate.
00:06BST – Sunderland Central. Julie Elliot (LAB) wins the seat with 18,336 votes.
00:04BST – Newcastle East are declaring their results.
11:54BST – Liberal Democrat candidate Christine Jardine has said that the poll results in Scotland are “very surprizing”.
11:48BST – Swindon North are expected to announce their results shortly.
https://twitter.com/SebastianEPayne/status/1205272295289315333
"If the people of Blythe Valley hadn't voted, I wouldn't be here tonight" well you can't argue with that
— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) December 12, 2019
11:46BST – Twitter have responded to the Blyth Valley results.
11:41BST – The full results for Blyth Valley are listed below:
Blyth Valley: Con GAIN
CON: 42.7% (+5.4)
LAB: 40.9% (-15.0)
BREX: 8.3% (+8.3)
LDEM: 5.3% (+0.7)
GRN: 2.8% (+0.6)Swing: Lab to Con (+10.2)
Full results: https://t.co/wVfQPUtvng #GE2019— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) December 12, 2019
Exit poll looks right. Labour is taking an absolute thumping in the North East. Tories take Blyth Valley with a 10% swing, and Labour majorities in Newcastle Central down 3,000, and Sunderland South down 9,000.
— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) December 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/Conservatives/status/1205248699934347264
11:33BST – Conservatives win Blyth Valley, a swing seat that changed hands. The first of what could be a few seats that the Conservatives take from Labour
Just been chatting to Robert Edwards and Becky Wing from the Greens.
Becky said if the exit polls are accurate it will be a "disaster".
Robert said no matter what the Greens will be back out litter picking and planting trees next week. pic.twitter.com/wKCAcuPvxX
— Katie Boyden (@katieboyden_) December 12, 2019
11:31BST – Labour heading for Number 10 as it stands, Labour 2 Conservative 0
11:30BST – Houghton & Sunderland South are the second seat. Bridget Phillipson wins the seat as a Labour representative.
Updates on the British Pound:
$EURGBP takes out April 2017 lows at 0.8297 on landslide Tory exit polls https://t.co/X3iJuCyibO pic.twitter.com/tFzDFFIQdc
— FXCM (@FXCM) December 12, 2019
11:26BST – The first seat has been announced for the 2019 Election. Newcastle upon Tyne Central. LD 2,709, Brexit Party 2,542, Labour 21,568, Conservative 9,290, Green 1,365. Chi Onwurah wins the first seat of 2019.
11:21BST – An exit poll carried out by Ipsos Mori has predicted that the Conservative Party will win the election with 368 seats, with a majority of 86 seats in the Commons.
11:19BST – Don Valley could fall in Conservative Hands of Nick Fletcher, another swing seat which has taken by the Tories.
11:16BST – It appears that the Liberal Democrats will need to think about the prospect of a new party leader. Did Jo Swinson ever really attach to voters? Apparently not.
BBC exit poll says 95% chance of Jo Swinson losing her seat
52% chance of Laura Pidcock losing
61% chance of Luciana Berger taking Finchley from Mike Freer
99% plus chance of Dominic Raab hold
99% plus chance of Iain Duncan Smith hold
91% chance of Theresa Villiers hold
— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) December 12, 2019
11:13BST – Football fans giving their piece – it seems that some fans are more worried about their team’s Premier League fixtures on Saturday rather than the daunting nature of the exit polls.
https://twitter.com/arlowhite/status/1205263972171231232
11:04BST – If Corbyn were to depart, John Mcdonnell has flirted with the prospect of taking over as an interim leader, however he has just said he has no intentions of running as permanent leader. The decision by Mcdonnell may come at a cost for Labour, a very credible candidate with a wealth of experience.
Former Spurs player Jamie O’Hara had his say on Twitter. Jamie now plays for Billericay Town in Essex for keen fans.
https://twitter.com/Mrjamieohara1/status/1205260402235465728
10:55BST – Navigating an election in the system of Parliamentary democracy is a tricky task, and certainly this election has not filled either voter base with much confidence.
10:53BST – It seems that the hype of the election has crumbled on the exit poll, looking at Twitter and other social media platforms, Labour Party voters have lost all confidence and certainly did not expect such landslide figures in the exit polls.
https://twitter.com/SebastianEPayne/status/1205254133860782085
1st reaction from CCHQ. Conservative spokesman: "Voters have rejected Labour’s fudge on Brexit. A functioning majority would mean we can now finally end the uncertainty and get Brexit done" #GE2019
— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) December 12, 2019
10:44BST – As rosy as the exit polls do look for the Conservative Party, it is important to remember that this is only based on 144 seats. I feel there are still a few more twists and authorturns which may be seen across the night.
https://twitter.com/UdoBullmann/status/1205256381852508172
10:40BST – Where does the future of Jeremy Corbyn lie? Who are the options for the next Labour leader? Many questions must be circling Labour party supporters …
10:36BST – If the SNP were to get their allocated 55 seats, could this lead a push for another Scottish Independence Referendum?
We couldn't overcome the Brexit culture war. I'm so sorry, to everyone who fought like lions til the close of polls. The movement continues, and we keep on keeping on tomorrow.
— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) December 12, 2019
No doubt that he has a mandate for his withdrawal agreement now. The hard stuff then starts. But meanwhile @UKLabour has to face some hard truths – this was not just about Corbyn but the broader worldview and an economic plan that so many people did not believe. 2/2
— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) December 12, 2019
10:32BST – Labour results in the exit poll show one of Labour’s worst performances in British Political History.
Blimey. If the exit poll proves even half right, that's the end of the Corbyn project #GE2019
— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) December 12, 2019
An 86 majority would give Boris Johnson the space to either agree an alignment deal with the EU or go to WTO terms in December 2020, if he cannot get a Canada-style FTA
— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) December 12, 2019
10:29BST – Boris Johnson has just updated his twitter following.
Thank you to everyone across our great country who voted, who volunteered, who stood as candidates. We live in the greatest democracy in the world. pic.twitter.com/1MuEMXqWHq
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) December 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/SebastianEPayne/status/1205252534736171010
If the #exitpoll is correct, it’s the worst possible #Brexit at the end of next month, it will lead to the likely breakup of the UK, it’s a trajectory of decline for public services includingthe #NHS and it’s a reward for telling blatant lies in politics
— Richard Corbett (@RichardGCorbett) December 12, 2019
Constituencies remain busy as votes are tallied.
The first boxes have arrived in Redcar and counting is underway for both Redcar and Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituencies. #GeneralElection #GE2019 pic.twitter.com/965vBdBPbv
— Hits Radio News | Teesside (@HitsTeesNews) December 12, 2019
10:22BST – The British Pound has spiked on the announcement.
https://twitter.com/GBNReports/status/1205250647270055944
10:20BST – Bolsover expected to be a Tory Seat
10:16BST – Barry Gardiner talking on sky did not really seem surprised as one would expect as a high profile member of the Labour Party – makes voters wonder whether Labour had expected this as polls opened this morning.
Biggest Tory majority since 1987
— John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul) December 12, 2019
Interesting exit poll, in an election where no party really built enough trust with a entire group of voters – it seems that Labour have not done enough and have massively disappointed their voter base.
#GE2019 The Conservatives are set to win an overall majority of 86 in the general election, according to an exit poll for the BBC, ITV and Sky News pic.twitter.com/lQaz6LKSe6
— Dr. Mehmet Çelik (@celik) December 12, 2019
10:10 BST – Sky have just said that the exit polls make boring television, it seems that many did not expect the exit polls to show such a strong Conservative majority
Chants of "five more years" at CCHQ — Tory aides jubilant
— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) December 12, 2019
Corbyn from the result of the exit poll could go down as one of the worst performing Labour Party Leaders.
He said the following:
I promised @UKLabour would run the biggest people powered campaign our country has ever seen.
And you, our members and supporters, have done just that.
You're the heart of our party, and you have campaigned tirelessly to win so we can a build a fairer country.
I thank you all. pic.twitter.com/Pic0pw9FCU
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 12, 2019
Exit Poll reactions:
https://twitter.com/locsei/status/1205246743308328960
https://twitter.com/DemVolunteers/status/1205246320010780674
WOW! #UKElection #ExitPoll #GeneralElection #GE2019 pic.twitter.com/GvLKcf8p93
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) December 12, 2019
General election 2019: Tories on course to win majority – exit poll https://t.co/rUmthkjoDh
— Jesse Johnson (@jljzen) December 12, 2019
GE2019 EXIT POLL:
CON: 368
LAB: 191
SNP: 55
LDEM: 13
PC: 3
GRN: 1
BRX: 0
OTH: 19#GE19 #GE2019 #GeneralElection2019 #GeneralElection19— PolliticoUK (@PolliticoUK) December 12, 2019
10:00 BST – The Exit Poll results show a 368 Conservative Majority, Labour 191, LD 13, Brexit Party 0, SNP 55, Other 22, Green 1.
https://twitter.com/SebastianEPayne/status/1205232728746143752
Tories still think Brexit Party will stop them from winning several Labour Leave seats
Main Tory concern in last 24hrs has been that if majority is <20, this time next year Johnson will have a battle getting parli support for Brexit deal/no-deal (and ERG/Remainers could block)
— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) December 12, 2019
The British media are preparing for a busy night ahead,
https://twitter.com/elashton/status/1205233221316816909
For what it's worth, I hear canvassing returns today have given Labour an internal projected vote share of 36.2%. Their number crunchers are saying its now 50/50 between a a hung parliament and a small Tory majority.
— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) December 12, 2019
Alastair Campbell had his say earlier in the day
If you’re getting soaked, and worried you’ll have a stinking cold for Xmas, maybe think about voting against the Numpty who thought mid-December was a great time for his election wheeze. #GetJohnsonGone
— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) December 12, 2019
As polls are set to close, the nation prepares for one of the most uncertain elections in years.
We're here at the Stirling general election count keeping you updated on all the nights events #Stirling #GenralElection2019 #ElectionDay2019 #air3radio pic.twitter.com/RkU7jzOqtl
— Air3 Radio (@Air3Radio) December 12, 2019
> Nip and tuck between the Tories and Lib Dems in Cities of London & Westminster.
> Lib Dems feeling depressed RE Finchley and Kensington, hopeful RE Esher & Walton.
> Tory vote holding up well in Scotland (in line with polling).#GE2019https://t.co/9G6GjDxmqr
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) December 12, 2019
Interesting stat for football fans.
2001 – This is the first UK General Election to be held while Chelsea are not top of the Premier League since June 2001, when Manchester United led the table. Chelsea were top of the league for the 2005, 2010, 2015 & 2017 UK General Elections. Red. pic.twitter.com/maIGBDmaNK
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 12, 2019
MEP’s have taken to Twitter to encourage voting in the final few minutes.
#GeneralElection #GetTheToriesOut
Not voted yet?
There’s STILL TIME!!
Polling closes at 10:00pm
Find your local polling station here:https://t.co/chVjge3rUU— Richard Corbett (@RichardGCorbett) December 12, 2019
Former English Rugby player Brian Moore has had his say on the election, seemingly bored of Westminster antics.
First general election where I'm not going to stay up into the early morning to watch the results come in.
I've been interested in politics since I was 13 and I've never been more pessimistic about the quality of MPs and political system.— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) December 12, 2019
All 650 seats have been contested in today’s election.
The winning line in the 2017 election saw a spread of: 318 Conservative, 202 Labour, SNP 35, Liberal Democrat 12, DUP 10, Other 13.
The UK Investor Magazine will give updates on the UK General Election as we hear the results and news.