Election Night 2017: what to look out for

Hello, and welcome to Prospect’s coverage of this general election. The polls opened at 7am today, but it’s far from clear what result they will bring, with pollsters predicting everything from a hung parliament to a 120 seat Tory majority. (At least—short of a shock majority for Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour—someone will be able to say they got it right.)

Uncertain as we are, there’s a lot to watch out for as the results come in overnight: from the likely death rattle…