WORCESTER has been restored as one of Britain's key marginal political battlegrounds after a dramatic General Election fallout left Theresa May clinging on as Prime Minister.

As the dust settles on yesterday morning's dramatic outcome, which left no party with an overall majority:

- Worcester was restored as one of Britain's key marginal seats, climbing to 10th on a Labour hit-list of areas the party needs to win to form a Government, with a vote swing of just 2.5 per cent required next time round

- Worcester's Labour, Green and Lib Dem candidates all rounded on the PM for causing "utter chaos", saying she should resign

- Voters in Worcestershire were put on alert to expect another snap election, possibly within months

- Worcester's re-elected Conservative MP Robin Walker admitted it had been "a tough night" but unveiled a new wish-list for the city, including trying to seal a deal over £29 million of hospital funding for Worcestershire

- People across the county admitted to being stunned about the results, which leaves parliament precariously hung

All six of Worcestershire's seats stayed Conservative, including in Worcester where Mr Walker's majority fell 55 per cent to stand at 2,508, effectively restoring it as a key English marginal.

He got 24,731 votes compared to Labour Cllr Joy Squires 22,223 in a two-horse race which saw UKIP, the Greens and Lib Dem vote sidelined.

But elsewhere the Conservatives lost 13 seats, leaving it on 318 and without an overall majority.

A surge in Labour backing left Jeremy Corbyn's Party up by 32 seats, on 262, with Mrs May heading to see the Queen yesterday intent on staying in power running a minority government with DUP support. 

Councillor Joy Squires, who came second in Worcester, said: "She has absolutely no authority left.

"She will try and cook up a deal with the DUP, but how long that will last, we don't know.

Worcester News:

"She talks about trying to create stability, but she has created this mayhem.

"I suspect there will be another election in the offing at some point - Worcester is now a key marginal and it's great to have restored that."

Defeated Green candidate Councillor Louis Stephen said: "There's no way she can hold on five years - it's only a matter of time before she goes and we have another election, it could be months.

"She should resign now - she's wasted a lot of time and money on this election."

But Mr Walker yesterday called it "political posturing", saying: "People were sold a false prospectus by Jeremy Corbyn.

Worcester News:

"Even by promising the world, he wasn't able to make a breakthrough and win seats like Redditch and Worcester."

People were left stunned by the outcome yesterday, with people in the city calling it "unbelievable".

Allister Burd, writing on our Facebook page, said: " I think it shows as a nation that you will not get a single party majority because we all want different things."

Sam Charles, also posting on our website, said: "You couldn't make it up really, it's incredible."

The Lib Dems gained four seats to end up with 12, the SNP lost 21 seats leaving it with 35, Plaid Cymru are on four and the Greens on one.

UKIP's vote collapsed, leaving it with no MPs, with Paul Nuttall resigning as leader yesterday.