The general election in the UK saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson sweep to a majority, not seen since the 1987 election where Thatcher won the largest majority to date, appears to have been tarred with dirty tricks played by the media, and none more so than the supposedly neutral, yet highly hypocritical BBC.

The emphatic victory by Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland was highlighted further by the embarrassing defeat of Nigel Dodds, the Deputy Party Leader of the DUP, by Sinn Fein candidate John Finucane in North Belfast.

The UK electoral system has delivered an unbalanced vote share in proportion to the seat won per vote cast, is this truly a democratic way of electing a government and members of parliament?

The UK general election was fought on an unprecedented political battleground as yet unseen in British politics. With many national interests stake, it became a heated debate for many around the water coolers of Britain as they decided upon their next Prime Minister.

With all seats now counting and seats at Westminster allocated, figures show that the voting public of the UK appeared dissuaded from taking part compared to the 2017 general election.

A brief review of the big names facing disaster in 2019 snap elections

The Scottish National Party has enjoyed a landslide victory north of the border, and sent a clear message to Westminster that Scotland will now set the wheels in motion for a second independence referendum from the UK.