General Election 2019: Stories of the night in ten pictures

By Lauren Walker

Published 13th Dec 2019, 03:08 GMT

Updated 13th Dec 2019, 07:48 GMT

Ballot papers ready to be counted at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh.

placeholder image — Ballot papers ready to be counted at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh.

Following an eventful night, all the votes have been counted and the results are in. Here are the best pictures telling the biggest stories of the night so far.

The best pictures showing the counting in your local constituency, Police Scotland taking ballot papers out of Glasgow and more.

Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the SNP, celebrating the victory of her party, which secured 48 seats.

placeholder image — Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the SNP, celebrating the victory of her party, which secured 48 seats.

Police were seen taking away removing ballot papers from a counting centre in Glasgow after some suspicions where raised about potential fraud.

placeholder image — Police were seen taking away removing ballot papers from a counting centre in Glasgow after some suspicions where raised about potential fraud.

Lined up alongside the the victorious Johnson and his more traditional political foes on the stage of his west London constituency was a man dressed as a furry red Sesame Street character who called himself Bobby Elmo Smith.

placeholder image — Lined up alongside the the victorious Johnson and his more traditional political foes on the stage of his west London constituency was a man dressed as a furry red Sesame Street character who called himself Bobby Elmo Smith.

SNP's Humza Yousaf at the count in Glasgow.

placeholder image — SNP's Humza Yousaf at the count in Glasgow.

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