Britain’s Conservatives Beat Expectations, Win Election
Aerial view of the Palace of Westminster in London, England (iStock/Robert Ingelhart)
- Britain’s ruling Conservative Party has won 330 seats in the House of Commons, a gain of 28 and four more than are needed for a majority.
- David Cameron is due to stay on as prime minister.
- Labour went down from 256 to 232 seats. The Liberal Democrats, who have governed in a coalition with Cameron since 2010, lost 48 of their 56 seats.
- The Scottish National Party took 56 out of 59 seats in Scotland.
- Nigel Farage’s United Kingdom Independence Party failed to win any seats.
