Mordaunt – a former magician's assistant – previously made headlines when she said Scotland was plagued with “Victorian diseases”
As the exit poll was published at 10pm, the seat was described as"too close to call" with the leading Tory figure given just a 25% chance of defending her seat.
Exit polls take place at around 144 polling stations across the UK and the information then is used to predict the result of the election. Participating polling stations are usually chosen because they are considered to be demographically representative of the UK as a whole, with a mixture of rural and urban seats selected, and a number of marginal seats also chosen.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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