Tories Win U.K. Election

In the United Kingdom, the Conservative Party won 330 seats, enough to form a slim majority in the House of Commons in yesterday's national election, exceeding pre-election expectations.  They had previously formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democratic Party, but will now be able to govern on their own.  Party leader David Cameron will thus remain in office as Prime Minister.  The Scottish National Party won 56 of the 59 seats within Scotland, which had been a stronghold of the Labour Party.

The Conservatives are popularly known as the Tories, and in the past have included prime ministers such as Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher and John Major.  The Labour Party, which has included prime ministers such as Tony Blair, retains the second largest number of seats with 232.

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