Hats and selfies unexpectedly stole the show at the election

Ed Miliband and Boris Johnson were upstaged by hats:

David Cameron was upstaged by a selfie:

(And Elmo)

The muppet wasn't the only novelty candidate:

Finally, this happened at Sharon Hodgson's count:

What.a.time.to.be.alive.

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