And That Was The Election That Was
The Results:
| Seats | Vote Share | Share of Votes Cast | |
| Conservative | 306 | 36.10% |  |
| Labour | 258 | 29.00% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 57 | 23.00% | |
| Democratic Unionist | 8 | 0.60% | |
| Scottish Nationalist | 6 | 1.70% | |
| Sinn Féin | 5 | 0.60% | Share of Seats |
| Plaid Cymru | 3 | 0.60% |  |
| Social Democratic Labour | 3 | 0.40% | |
| Green | 1 | 1.00% | |
| Alliance | 1 | 0.10% | |
| Independent (Sylvia Hermon) | 1 | 0.10% | |
| Other | 0 | 6.90% |
Overall result: Hung Parliament. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have formed a coalition with a combined majority of 77.
Turnout: 65.1%
The BBC News Website have the full results
We would like to give a big thank you to all those who get involved in the Virtual Election Week, and helped make it a success. Over the course of the election week we have had:
- Interviews with parliamentary candidates who have worked as mentors on the Undergraduate Parliamentors programme
- Form for predicting the outcome of the election
- A Live Chat from c. 16:00 on Thursday 6th May until c. 06:00 on Friday 7th May
- Online videos and information on hung parliaments, the tv debates and party election broadcasts
Once again thank you to everyone who participated and helped make it a great event.
