All you need to know about the U.K. election, in 25 seconds
David Cameron's Conservative Party steamrolled to victory in the U.K. General Election on Thursday. The race was predicted to be neck-and-neck, but the results were nowhere near as close as anticipated. By BBC News' projections, the Conservative Party will hold 329 of Parliament's 650 seats, while the Labour Party will hold 233, and the Liberal Democrats will hold just eight seats.
If you're looking for an easy way to digest the election, Bloomberg Business has you covered. Bloomberg shows how the U.K.'s constituencies voted in a 25-second — and incredibly pretty — graphic:
Check out the full graphic over at Bloomberg.
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