The British election: what now.

When Theresa May became Prime Minister, the Conservatives had a 17 seat majority in Parliament. This eroded so that in the 650 seat Parliament, the Conservatives had 331 seats, or a majority of 5. That is why PM May called a snap election, believing the polls that showed her gaining in the election. Instead, the Conservatives took 318 seats, so they lost 13 seats. That is less than a majority.

The pundits rejoice over Labor (the Socialists) having gone from 229 to 262, not even close to a majority of 326. So, the Conservatives can form a coalition government with the Protestant DUP (that has 15 seats). Talks are under way, in spite of the misgivings of MP Ruth Davidson who is gay. The DUP is areal Conservative party and its main interest is to keep Northern Ireland out of a united Ireland. Since, Ireland is about to get a gay PM, becoming part of a Catholic country is no longer a worry.

The big loser was the Scottish Nationalist Party that went from 55 to 35 seats. UKIP (the Euroskeptic party) is again shut out. So, do not expect much to change in Great Britain.