Ed Balls was finally voted off Strictly Come Dancing and Twitter is devastated

Oh Balls! Ed's been voted off Strictly Come Dancing in week 10 and a rather large proportion of the viewing public are absolutely devastated.

The former Shadow Chancellor's Zoolander style tango landed him in the bottom two with Judge Rinder, and when the Radio Times Strictly columnists faced each other the judges voted unanimously to save the man of the law.

Twitter was gutted, protesting the result of the public vote before the pair could even take to the floor for their showdown.

https://twitter.com/KatyFBrand/status/802961809925881856

For many, Ed's departure was just too much.

https://twitter.com/jtlovell1979/status/802963646376775680
https://twitter.com/WelshGasDoc/status/802964002192166912

There were last minute challenges...

https://twitter.com/A_B_Evans/status/802964301388640256

VERY angry feelings towards the judges...

https://twitter.com/alicevjones/status/802961991254024192

And there was one question everyone wanted an answer to.

https://twitter.com/ayeshahazarika/status/802964991544541188

But above all else, there was an outpouring of love for the former Labour MP turned Strictly sensation.

https://twitter.com/kay_emery656/status/802966564949688320
https://twitter.com/KevinBrennanMP/status/802963428063281153
https://twitter.com/kevwodonnell/status/802964258359164928
https://twitter.com/bbcnickrobinson/status/802969831800799236
https://twitter.com/VictoriaPeckham/status/802964044437143553

Oh Ed, we hardly knew ye.

https://twitter.com/Scriblit/status/802963928573706241

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