No party has an overall majority
Why Nuttall’s bid in UK migrant capital is heading for disaster
Much will depend on how the numbers add up. If the Tories are the largest party they will look first to an alliance with Northern Ireland’s DUP. If that is not possible they may try to govern as a minority administration and dare the other parties to vote down the Budget.
There is no certainty Mrs May would survive such a poor result and any horse-trading may have to wait until a new PM emerges.
If the Tories fail to get their Budget through then Jeremy Corbyn could attempt to form a Labour government.
He has ruled out a deal or coalition with the SNP and the Lib Dems but may have to agree to their demands, especially on Brexit, if he wants to pass a Budget.
Another election in October would be a strong possibility. BOSTON, a town once dubbed a “UKIP stronghold”, is distinctly lacking in purple and gold rosettes.
Party leader Paul Nuttall, below, is also a rare sight among the Lincolnshire folk that he hopes to represent as MP.
He has pinned his hopes on the Boston and Skegness constituency where more than 75% voted to leave the EU.
Mr Nuttall saw the “migrant capital of Britain” as his best bet. At the 2015 election, UKIP came in second, cutting Tory Matt Warman’s majority to 4,336. The facts were one in six of the 65,000 population was born elsewhere in Europe and were attracted by work. But the influx drove wages down and housing costs up, leaving Bostonians feeling “swamped” and resentful. Councillor Brian Rush was one of Britain’s first UKIP mayors but now says: “I am no longer a UKIP supporter. The only reason I joined was because I was unhappy we were a member of the European Union. Now the job is done.”