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UK election update: Labour out-performance remains

A summary of the latest declarations and key seats in the UK election can be found below, as reported by the Guardian, with 96 of 650 seats declared at 02.10 BST. So far, the main take away if the shocking outperformance of the UK's Labour party.

There has even been some Tories MP that have stated that achieving a majotity is no longer a realistic scenario, based on no just the exit polls, but on the early actual count indications. 

Latest declarations

DUP hold Londonderry East with a 21.6% majority 

Lab hold Ogmore with a 37.3% majority 

Con hold Sevenoaks with a 42.8% majority

Con hold Burton with a 20.1% majority 

Key seats

Lab hold Ealing Central & Acton with a 16.5% swing

Lab win Battersea with a 4.4% majority 

Lab hold Hartlepool with a 16.9% swing 

Lab win Stockton South with a 1.6% majority 

PC hold Arfon with a 0.3% majority 11 minutes ago

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Ivan Delgado

Ivan Delgado

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Established in the Asian continent since 2009, Ivan studied a degree in Business at the University Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona), while also earning a postgraduate degree in Business Administration.

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