<P> In Northern Ireland the SDLP lost its three seats (Foyle and South Down to Sinn Féin and Belfast South to the DUP) while the UUP lost its two seats (Fermanagh and South Tyrone to Sinn Féin and South Antrim to the DUP). With the Alliance Party failing to win any seats or regain Belfast East, this left the DUP with ten seats (up from eight), Sinn Féin with seven (up from four), and independent unionist Sylvia Hermon held North Down . Recording their best result since partition, Sinn Féin confirmed it would continue its abstentionist policy, leaving no nationalist representation in the House of Commons . </P> <P> UKIP failed to win any seats, with its vote share falling from 12.9% at the previous general election to just 1.8%; party leader Paul Nuttall came third in Boston and Skegness . The Greens' vote share dropped from 3.8% to 1.6% . </P> <P> The result was noted for increased vote shares for Labour (up 9.6 percentage points) and the Conservatives (up 5.5 percentage points), with a combined 82.3% share of the vote, up from 67.2% in 2015 . This was the highest combined share of the vote for the two main parties since 1970 . It was suggested this indicated a return to two - party politics . The election was characterised by higher turnout, possibly among younger voters, which may have contributed to Labour's increased vote share . Research company Ipsos Mori considered age to be one of the most significant factors behind the result; compared to the 2015 general election under - 45s tended to opt more for Labour and over-54s for the Conservatives . It found 60% of those aged 18 - 24 voted Labour while 61% of over-64s voted Conservative . The swing to Labour was high in those seats with large numbers of young people . </P> <P> In terms of social grade, Labour increased its share of middle - class voters (defined as ABC1) by 12 percentage points compared to the previous election while the Conservatives increased their share of working - class voters (C2DE) by 12 percentage points . Political scientist John Curtice found that the Conservatives tended to experience a greater increase in vote share in seats with a higher proportion of working - class voters, particularly those that voted for Leave in the EU referendum . Many of Labour's most successful results occurred in seats that voted Remain by a large margin in 2016 . </P>

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