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Prime minister David Cameron's Conservatives swept to victory in the 7 May general elections, Scottish National Party. The Scottish nationalists have wiped out the once dominant Labour party in Scotland, winning 57 out of 59 constituencies. Anti-EU UKIP obtained one seat.
the scale of the Conservative victory increases the likelihood that the UK will hold an ‘in/out’ referendum on EU membership in 2017. Cameron had promised to re-negotiate the UK’s membership terms followed by a vote, and will now have a free hand to begin talks with Brussels.
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