General Election exit poll predicts hung parliament, with Tories and SNP set to lose seats

THERESA MAY’S gamble on a snap election looks set to cost her overall control of the House of Commons, according to an exit poll released after the June 8 general election.

The BBC/Sky/ITV poll suggested the UK was heading for a hung parliament, with Conservatives 12 seats short of the 326 they need for an absolute majority in the Commons.

The poll put Tories on 314 seats, with Labour on 266, the Scottish National Party on 34, Liberal Democrats on 14, Plaid Cymru on three and Greens on one.