Election results 2019: Latest as Conservatives win large majority

Authored by bbc.com and submitted by disgruntledanimal

The Conservatives have gained Leigh in Greater Manchester - a seat held by Labour for almost 100 years.

BBC Radio 5 Live reporter Nick Garnett has been speaking to people at the town's bus station as they head to work.

Bev says she is “shocked and flabbergasted” that the seat has gone Conservative – “especially with the way Leigh is at the moment... it's not good. Predominantly, it was an old mining town so that's never changed, but everything is run down... everything is a second hand shop, there are people lying in doorways.”

Robert says he was told to vote Labour, “to save our NHS”.

Paul didn’t vote but isn’t surprised at the result: “It is all about Brexit isn’t it?

"Over the years they’ve been stalling because Parliament didn't want Brexit and you got the feeling that Labour in the same way have been stalling... because most of the party is Remainers...

"Even though Boris Johnson is not the best choice, he was the only one who's promising to go ahead with Brexit."

Debbie voted Conservative: “To be honest I didn’t think Jeremy Corbyn could do what he said he do. So, fingers crossed, we do Brexit now.

Is it about Brexit or Jeremy Corbyn? "Just a bit both really," Debbie says, "they all say they’re going to do something and nothing ever happens... So fingers crossed they get it done this time."

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unlinkeds on December 12nd, 2019 at 22:18 UTC »

Exit poll prediction is for the worst labour result (by seats) since 1935.

jakub70 on December 12nd, 2019 at 22:06 UTC »

That's not a majority, that's a wipe out

Heraclitus94 on December 12nd, 2019 at 22:03 UTC »

Imagine losing 3 elections in a row in like a 6 year period