DUBAI: British Prime Minister Theresa May has lost her parliamentary majority, plunging the country into uncertainty as Thursday’s vote resulted in a hung parliament.
In addition to the Conservative Party’s lackluster results, May was forced to take to the stage in her home constituency of Maidenhead with a motley crew of candidates — some dressed as cartoon characters.
Despite winning the constituency with 64.8 percent of the vote, May did not look too pleased, perhaps because her seat was contested 13-ways.
In comparison, the Independent’s sister website Indy100 reports that most English seats are only contested by four to six people.
Some of the most extraordinary candidates in her constituency included an independent candidate called “Lord Buckethead” and Bobby Smith, who came dressed as “Elmo” from the children’s TV show “Sesame Street.”
Photos from the night show the bizarre array of candidates lined up on stage to hear the final vote.
Social media users have taken to Twitter to share the images, which make for hilarious viewing.
Meanwhile, in the UK... #lordbuckethead #GE2017 pic.twitter.com/4rWZpAhyr0
— Tom ¨nn (@Umlaut_doubleN) June 9, 2017
Theresa May's opponents are starting to arrive in Maidenhead. Just waiting for Lord Buckethead. #BritainDecides pic.twitter.com/2RIhf3mXme
— Richard Suchet (@RichSuchet) June 8, 2017
Oh my god Lord Buckethead’s political manifesto I’m screaming pic.twitter.com/e31ytIBk91
— Scott Bixby (@scottbix) June 9, 2017
