It was Malta and no doubt swayed by our historical ties. Basically, it's them and the Irish that we rely on as this table shows:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/eurovision-2016-how-country-bias-affects-the-result/
The long and the short of it is that being an island is a big hindrance...
Russia Today and Wikileaks have been in meltdown about the result since last night. I didn't watch any of it but it was fun to follow the fallout on Twitter. Wikileaks suspects foul play whereas Russia Today describes it as the "Day the music died"...