There Were Only A Few Thousand Votes Between Conservatives And Labour

New figures have revealed just how close the UK's general election was in its result.

According to the Independent, there were only 2,227 votes between Labour's Jeremy Corbyn becoming the new Prime Minister, while Theresa May's Conservatives needed just 287 more votes in some marginal seats to form a majority.

The Prime Minister has announced she will form a government with the Democratic Unionist Party after meeting the Queen following the result of a hung parliament.

DUP leader Arlene Foster has also said: "In the days and weeks ahead, it is the union that will go to the forefront of our minds. The union is our guiding star. We may represent Northern Ireland constituencies in the House of Commons, but we are as seized of the interests of the United Kingdom as a whole as we are for Northern Ireland."

Labour leader Corbyn has released a video to social media, thanking people for getting behind his movement.

He said: "I would like to thank every single person who voted for the Labour Party yesterday. The first-time voter, the life-long Labour voter, the life-long Conservative voter, the young person, everyone. Every person who voted Labour.

"Your vote for us, was a vote for change, a vote for our country and a vote for hope."

One of the big surprises from the election was not who was voted for, but who voted. It's believed that a whopping 72 percent of young people voted, according to The Metro.

In the previous four General Elections, held in 2001, 2005, 2010 and 2015, only around 40 percent of young people exercised their democratic right. In the EU referendum, the turnout was 64 percent.

Credit: PA

Meanwhile, Prime Minister May has apologised to the Conservative MPs who lost their seats in the election.

She said: "I am sorry for those candidates and hard-working party workers who weren't successful but also particularly sorry for those colleagues who were MPs or ministers who had contributed so much to our country and who lost their seats and didn't deserve to lose their seats."

Sources: The Independent & The Metro

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: general election

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