With polls closed for the General Election, the exit poll results were announced causing a huge upset and historical result for the UK.
The joint poll from BBC, ITV and Sky predicts a hung parliament result with the Conservatives remaining as the largest party but without the overall majority they currently have. 314 seats are projected for the Conservatives, 266 for Labour, 34 for SNP, 14 for Lib Dem, 3 for Plain, 1 for Green, 0 for UKIP and 18 for the other parties.
Read more: General Election 2017 live – the results as they happen
The world of entertainment, music and culture all took to Twitter to express their nerves, their excitement and jubilation for a hung parliament.
Check out reactions from the likes of Lily Allen, Rou Reynolds, Goldie, Peace, Bombay Bicycle Club and more below.
its been 10 mins and I'm half a pack of shortbread down #EXITPOLL
— LILYALLEN2.0 (@lilyallen) June 8, 2017
What ever happens Theresa May was supposed to smash it. She didn't. And a huge Labour surge gives their policies & views more traction https://t.co/kkNd8a5GEZ
— ʀ⎊ᴜ ʀᴇʏɴ⎊ (@RouReynolds) June 8, 2017
HUNG PARLIAMENT ??now that could be a shocker ⚡⚡⚡
— GOLDIE (@MRGOLDIE) June 8, 2017
???
— Yannis Philippakis (@YnnsPhilippakis) June 8, 2017
Meanwhile, the clock keeps ticking on Article 50…
— Jamie MacColl (@jamiemaccoll) June 8, 2017
crikey …if that exit poll is anywhere near true … BINGO
— Rob da Bank (@RobdaBank) June 8, 2017
Others seemed to see the hung parliament as a massive opportunity. As Charlie Brooker notes, this warrants a lot of further discussion beyond tonight’s result and, if anything, is a clear indicator that the people are desperate for change.
*requests 700 minute 2017 Wipe running time*
— factcheckUK (@charltonbrooker) June 8, 2017
Despite exit poll and Tories disasterous government, people existentially scared of big changes ahead, so still going for clear Con majority
— Irvine Welsh (@IrvineWelsh) June 8, 2017
HAIL TO THE COALITION OF CHAOS I SUMMON THEE
— olly ✨ (@alexander_olly) June 8, 2017
Exit polls looking like Theresa mays Britain is neither strong or stable. #labour
— Theo Ellis (@SteadyTheo) June 8, 2017
tomorrow we'll be taking time out of ~running through fields of wheat~ to go and vote. we implore you to do the same x
— The Magic Gang (@_TheMagicGang) June 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/formationmusic/status/872925370986659840
Meanwhile, an NME-led exit poll of young voters shows a remarkable increase in voter turnout among young people aged 18-24. NME obtained figures from The Stream that surveyed 1,354 young people aged between 18-34.
The poll shows that 56% of 18-34s voted in today’s election, with 53% of those aged between 18 and 24 turning out, +12% points on the audience’s turnout of 41% in 2015. 60% of 18–34s said they voted Labour, with two-thirds of those aged 18–24 voting for Jeremy Corbyn’s party.
Be sure to follow the events of the general election as they unfold through the night here.