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Results: parties by seats

326 seats for a majority

1 seat to go

Labour: 412 seats, 211 seats gained
Conservative: 121 seats, 251 seats lost
Liberal Democrat: 71 seats, 63 seats gained
Scottish National Party: 9 seats, 38 seats lost
Sinn Fein: 7 seats, No change
Others: 29 seats, 15 seats gained

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