UK election hit deadlock, ends in hung parliament as Theresa May fails to gain majority

UK election hit deadlock as British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party has failed to gain an absolute majority in parliament after national elections, reports the BBC.

With votes from nearly all 650 constituencies counted, with the bulk of seats declared in the General Election, the Tories cannot get the required 326 seats, according to BBC projections.

No party has gained a clear majority and the U.K. now faces a hung parliament.

Prime Minister Theresa May's ruling Conservative party has won 314 seats as at Friday morning while the opposition Labour Party, led by Jeremy Corbyn, has 261 seats. Meanwhile, the Scottish National Party (SNP) has won 35 seats, the Liberal Democrats are at 12 and the Democratic Unionist Party has secured 10. 

Voters turnout was at 68.7 percent, according to the BBC.

There are 650 seats in total and 326 are required for a party to secure a parliamentary majority, meaning the country now faces further political negotiations. A hung parliament — a situation in which multiple parties hammer out a coalition government — arises when neither party secures the 326 seats needed for a majority. 

The political deadlock is also expected to hurt upcoming Brexit negotiations as well as May's political future, according to strategists.