So Ed Miliband has quit as Labour leader just hours after learning David Cameron’s Conservatives had got a slim majority – but he made sure to thank a massive Twitter trend for its support.
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During his resignation speech, Ed paid tribute to the ‘Milifandom’ – and they got the biggest cheer of all.
“It has been an enormous privilege,” he said.
“Thank you for the selfies, thank you for the support, and thank you for the most unlikely cult of the 21st century, Milifandom.”
Twitter user Abby, who started up the #milifandom as a kind-of joke a few weeks back, said she was “gutted” to lose Ed as leader.
N’aww.
General Election Manwatch special - hottest male politicians!
General Election Manwatch special - hottest male politicians
1 of 13Chuka Umunna, Labour
Constituency: StreathamChuka, 36, 'keeps it real' by taking selfies with the general public and has been tipped as a future Labour leader.
2 of 13Tristram Hunt, Labour
Constituency: Stoke-On-TrentTrunt (geddit?) did drama at Cambridge Uni with them two funny ones off the telly, Daid Mitchell and Robert Webb.
3 of 13Christopher Bertenshaw, Green
Constituency: Worsley and Eccles SouthChris is passionate about the environment but loves "dirty engines". Crikey.
4 of 13Ben Manton, Conservative
Constituency: Belfast South Irish Ben is a waiter by day, political mastermind by night.
5 of 13Frederick Van Mierlo, Liberal Democrats
Constituency: FlydeFreddie (as his mates call him), is a big fan of pub lunches, plays rugby and is fluent in French. Je m'appelle fancy.
6 of 13James Bird, Conservative
Constituency: Birmingham Hall GreenJames was the driving force behind a new local skate park, so we'd quite like him to try a 360 in front of us, please.
7 of 13Joe Beltcher, Green
Constituency: ErdingtonHot hippy Joe has worked as a lifeguard, sports coach and a charity worker – so no-one can accuse him of not knowing about the REAL world before standing for election.
8 of 13Joel Mason, Liberal Democrat
Constituency: ExeterBaby-faced Joel is just 22, so he's currently juggling uni with canvassing. He's packed a lot into his life already though, having lived in France AND South Africa. Nice.
9 of 13Sam Gyimah, Conservative
Constituency: East SurreySam is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and the Department of Education, studied at Oxford AND is a keen Arsenal supporter.
10 of 13Chris Kelly, Conservative
Constituency: Dudley SouthChris became an MP at the last election, having put a bet on with his politician mate Justin Tomlinson that one of them would become Prime Minister before 2038 while they were still at uni. Sadly, Chris is stepping down after a single term – otherwise he could have scooped £500,000 if he'd won that bet.
11 of 13Anas Sarwar, Labour
Constituency: Glasgow CentralAnas's dad was the first ever Muslim MP in the UK, so politics obvs runs in the family. Anas was elected deputy leader of the Scottish Labour Party but resigned last year to be named Shadow Minister of State for International Development.
12 of 13Tom McNeil, Labour
Constituency: MeridenBeardy Tom is an ardent supporter of Amnesty International AND a practising lawyer. A busy bee, then.
13 of 13Oliver Coppard, Labour
Constituency: Sheffield Hallam Going up against Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg is Oliver, who describes himself as an "Arsenal fan, northerner, aspiring social innovator/chef/photographer". Sounds talented.