Conservatives Fall 20 Seats Short in Final U.K. Election Result
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The U.K.’s Conservative Party fell 20 seats short of winning a majority in Parliament in yesterday’s general election, final results showed.
David Cameron’s Conservatives won 306 districts, a net gain of 97 lawmakers from the previous election in 2005. Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Labour Party had a net loss of 91 seats to end up with 258. The Liberal Democrats lost five seats and now have 57 members of the 650-seat House of Commons.