--- description: TIME has rounded up 16 of this evening's best tweets about the United Kingdom's unpredictable general election title: 16 of the Funniest Tweets About the U.K. Election image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6e126daa27059b2/6988d0f50b72e3bc7a6ee2af/gettyimages-693888918.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 16 of the Funniest Tweets About the U.K. Election by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 9, 2017 1:17 AM CUT  Local candidate Mr Fishfinger waits as ballot papers are counted at the Westmoorland and Lonsdale constituency count at Kendal Leisure Centre on June 8, 2017 in Kendal, United Kingdom. Local candidate Mr Fishfinger waits as ballot papers are counted at the Westmoorland and Lonsdale constituency count at Kendal Leisure Centre on June 8, 2017 in Kendal, United Kingdom.Dave Thompson—Getty Images by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 9, 2017 1:17 AM CUT Brits are waiting with bated breath for the result of what is increasingly looking like one of the most [uncertain elections](http://time.com/4811172/uk-election-2017-theresa-may-jeremy-corbyn-results/ "undefined") in the U.K.’s recent history. And as they wait to find out if Prime Minister Theresa May’s [snap election gamble](http://time.com/4745985/theresa-may-conservative-party-snap-election/ "undefined") has paid off or whether the country is looking at a hung parliament, they’re turning to Twitter to get them through the night. TIME has rounded up 16 of this evening’s best tweets about the general election – from ones expressing shock at the surprising exit poll result, to others ridiculing May for her recent revelation that the naughtiest thing she ever did was [running through a farmer’s field as a child](http://fortune.com/2017/06/06/uk-election-theresa-may-naughty-wheat/ "undefined"). Take a look at them here: > [](https://twitter.com/DavidLammy/status/872930152451366912) > [](https://twitter.com/rhysjamesy/status/872940389807910913) > [](https://twitter.com/DrClaireFox/status/872921790976110594) > [](https://twitter.com/iamcharmar/status/872923734457405442) > [](https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/872922794073481216) > [](https://twitter.com/youngvulgarian/status/872933226213507072) > [](https://twitter.com/dan715%5F/status/872931127887048708) > [](https://twitter.com/Martha%5FGill/status/872929235287113729) > [](https://twitter.com/KieranHarris7/status/872785956595695617) > [](https://twitter.com/thepersiandoll/status/872967879125336066) > [](https://twitter.com/LieutenantSloth/status/872938615214673921) > [](https://twitter.com/niazology/status/872929425771421697) > [](https://twitter.com/mr%5Fkelsey%5F/status/872922544705294336) > [](https://twitter.com/HarrietEJohnson/status/872924659213365248) > [](https://twitter.com/misszing/status/872921948233379841) > [](https://twitter.com/headfallsoff/status/872935156654505984) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4812113/uk-election-funny-tweets/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4812113/uk-election-funny-tweets/"},"headline":"16 of the Funniest Tweets About the U.K. Election","datePublished":"2017-06-09T01:17:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T11:02:22.526Z","description":"Amusing Brits are getting each other through the long night","url":"https://time.com/4812113/uk-election-funny-tweets/","keywords":["United Kingdom"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6e126daa27059b2/6988d0f50b72e3bc7a6ee2af/gettyimages-693888918.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kate Samuelson","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6e126daa27059b2/6988d0f50b72e3bc7a6ee2af/gettyimages-693888918.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"General Election 2017 - Westmorland And Lonsdale Count And Declaration","caption":"General Election 2017 - Westmorland And Lonsdale Count And Declaration","creditText":"Dave Thompson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4812113/uk-election-funny-tweets/","name":"16 of the Funniest Tweets About the U.K. Election"}}]}] ```