British
Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party looks set to continue
in power, with projections and seats already announced giving his party
a majority.
The
results seem to confirm a shock exit poll projection published by
British broadcasters late on Thursday night that put the party way ahead
of the opposition Labour Party with 316 seats. Updated projections put
the Conservatives on 329, an absolute majority.
The
poll also predicted Labour winning 239 seats, the Scottish National
Party (SNP) winning 58 and the Liberal Democrats winning 10.
Speaking
after successfully defending his seat in Witney, Cameron said his
Conservative party’s policies in the last government had been vindicated
by the result.
“This has been a very strong night for the Conservative Party,” the prime minister said.
“Some
people say there’s only one opinion poll that counts and that’s the one
on election day, and I don’t think that’s ever been truer than
tonight,” he added, referring to polls published before election day
that had put his party neck and neck with Labour.
A
party needs 326 seats to achieve a majority in parliament, but this
number is slightly lower in practice, as the Sinn Fein MPs in Northern
Ireland do not take up their seats.
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