In June 2016, people heavily expected the EU referendum to have the outcome of “Remain” instead of “Leave”. In November, people predicted Clinton to win the U.S. presidency instead of Trump. Today, we watch the UK election unfold with the predicted results of a reduced Conservative majority, but can this be overturned just like the other major political events in the past?
Many have severely doubted Corbyn’s impact in the snap election in terms of results, starting off the campaign with a 20-point lead between him and Theresa May, and ending it with a range of 3 points to 10 points. Watching the results of the election live, as of now, Jeremy Corbyn has just been declared the favourite for the next prime minister. Exit polls are recording that his leadership has gained the Labour Party the highest gain in seats since Tony Blair’s landslide in 1997.
One can also not ignore the number of young people that were expected to have voted, NME reports that 60% voted Labour – meaning that there is a chance that they may have been the reason Labour is gaining seats instead of just holding them. Corbyn himself has stated that this election has “changed politics forever” with a recent statement, alluding to the amount of support he has gained with the youth vote. Once the turnout has been released, and the youth vote does prove to be the reason that Labour has gained seats, British politics is on a course set for change.
As of far, Labour has gained a few seats from different parties. Taking seats away from controversial MPs such as Philip Davies, and giving seats to MP hopefuls Marsha de Cordova in Battersea. With the amount of momentum rising, Jeremy Corbyn still has hope in becoming the next leader of the UK.
This is a developing topic.
