Conservative UK supporters have inundated social media with exuberant rejoicing as exit polls indicated a sweeping Parliamentary majority for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives in the general election on 12 December.
Labour supporters, on the other hand, were on Twitter, expressing profound disappointment with the crushing defeat of the party, led by Jeremy Corbyn, who appears to have presided over the worst performance for his party since 1935.
Left-wingers are expressing their anger at the “rich, privileged white men who've ruined our country”.
me to all the rich, privileged white men who’ve ruined our country. #GeneralElection pic.twitter.com/ViAhY25qSP
— 𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒂 (@greedyseok) December 12, 2019
Waking up and seeing the election results this morning pic.twitter.com/cQkXp5IHGK
— ♡lillith♡ (@lil_lilith_bby) December 13, 2019
Waking up in Boris Johnson’s Britain tomorrow, feel like shit xx #GE2019 #GeneralElection pic.twitter.com/uHfZx8tpcb
— JOE (@NotSoAverageJoe) December 12, 2019
Just goes to show social media is overemphasised. We all saw the prospect of Corbyn winning the election by a country mile due to the perception social media gave off. This country has been a shambles since 2016, not even suprised at this point & it’s going to get worse.
— Imam Chishty (@imamchishty_) December 13, 2019
Others deplored the fact that Tories had won in many traditionally Labour battlegrounds.
Seeing so many seats in the North East go to the tories is heartbreaking. I'm usually proud to be from the North East. It's baffling to see so many working class communities vote for a party that doesn’t have their best interests or values at heart.
— Kelly McNally Ⓥ🌱 (@kellylmcnally) December 13, 2019
Many bemoaned the future of the National Health Service – a contentious issue during the election campaign.
#GeneralElection well done guys! Apparently we are just as dumb as the majority of Americans 👍🏻🙄 goodbye NHS pic.twitter.com/5ykCt7sC5G
— alex diamond (@alexdiamond2) December 12, 2019
“It’s our fault. This is the world we built. Congratulations, cheers all.” 💔#GeneralElection2019 pic.twitter.com/JuzrufoGGr
— Jesse Thomas (@Jetsam_Shoes) December 13, 2019
The UK after laughing at America for voting for Donald Trump and then making the same mistake #GeneralElection2019 pic.twitter.com/C0u6kVDDw9
— idk (@arandomtweeterr) December 13, 2019
The hashtag #NotMyPrimeMinister and #Notmygovernment also started trending, as well as the Canada hashtag, with people expressing their desire to move away and be 'saved' by Justin Trudeau.
rights lads, i’m packing my bags and fucking off to canada #GeneralElection #exitpoll pic.twitter.com/3jEg5O3F5s
— cherry (@ch3rryp1e_) December 12, 2019
Me this morning on seeing the result someone grab me a flight to S.Korea quick 🏃🏽♀️✈️✌🏼 #NotMyPrimeMinister #notmygovernment #ImOut pic.twitter.com/STLL3uUEF0
— Katie Morgan (@Katie_S_Morgan) December 13, 2019
Conservative fans delighted in the 'lefty tears', posting memes mocking their left-wing rivals' distraught Twitter posts.
Are you getting ready to drink all those lefty tears?
— 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 (@Non__Job__) December 12, 2019
I think we're going to need a bigger cup.
😂😆😂#exitpoll #UKElection #GeneralElection2019 #GeneralElection pic.twitter.com/01pc8BZH6p
The conservative voting Brits listening to the shite coming out of the labour celebs today....😂😂#GeneralElection2019 pic.twitter.com/hoNIjtlB4n
— Jo ❤️🇬🇧 (@pimpmytweeting) December 13, 2019
They said Jeremy Corbyn was gunna shake things up, was gunna change the face of politics in this country. A political earthquake was coming apparently...#Labour now has their lowest number of seats since 1935. #GE2019 pic.twitter.com/MPXliCauQp
— Jon 👍🏻 (@jonhotspur88) December 13, 2019
With all but one district declared on Friday morning, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives had won 364 seats — 47 more than they won in the last election in 2017.
The party’s triumph is the biggest since Margaret Thatcher scooped a third term in 1987.
The sweeping victory now gives Prime Minister Boris Johnson a comfortable majority in the 650-seat House of Commons, after he called a snap poll in the hopes of gaining an advantage for his Conservative Party to finally "get Brexit done."
