Former SNP leader receives 35.9% of votes to Colin Clark's 40.7%.
Sterling fell to six-week low after exit poll forecast Tories would fall short of an overall majority.
Embattled Prime Minister under intense fire from her own party.
"People have said that they've had quite enough of austerity politics," the Labour leader said.
The former deputy prime minister leader lost his seat of Sheffield Hallam.
How an uninvited fly wrecked the veteran broadcaster's mojo.
An exit poll predicted the Conservatives will be short of an overall majority.
The pound lost more than 2 cents against the dollar within seconds of the exit poll result.
The 2017 and 2010 general elections produced a hung parliament - here's what that means.
The poll was commissioned by the BBC, ITV and Sky.
One voter said he had "reignited the British spirit with the newsagent's entire stock of Suns and Daily Mails".
The Human Rights Act has made Britain a better country and us better people.
Bookmakers retain Conservatives as firm favourites to win the General Election.
Sterling pulls back from two-week high against the dollar as Britain elects its next Prime Minister
Paxman is used to grilling politicians, but can he handle Infosecurity Europe?
The latest polls give the Conservatives a 7-point lead over Labour.
Theresa May is still prime minister but she has lost her majority and potentially much more.
The tech giant also revealed which political party is garnering the most number of searches across the UK.
Here's what will happen on the night.
There are some crucial differences between the Green Party and Jeremy Corbyn's Labour.
Several US celebrities have also endorsed their favourite candidate ahead of 8 June.
Banking sentiment lifts after the European Central Bank helps rescue Spain's Banco Popular.