UK Election Results LIVE Updates: Keir Starmer will be Britain's next prime minister.
UK Election 2024 LIVE Updates: The UK's Labour Party swept to power after winning the country's general election, crossing the 326-seat threshold for a working majority in the House of Commons.
Keir Starmer will be Britain's next prime minister with his centre left Labour Party expected to win a huge majority in a parliamentary election, ending 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government by trouncing Rishi Sunak's party.
Rishi Sunak conceded defeat after multiple cabinet members lost their seats and the scale of the Tory defeat became clear.
In his farewell speech, he apologised to the public before leaving Downing Street to tender his resignation as prime minister to King Charles III: "I am sorry".
Britain's tax burden is set to hit its highest since just after World War Two, net debt is almost equivalent to annual economic output, living standards have fallen, and public services are creaking, especially the much cherished National Health Service which has been dogged by strikes.
Here are the highlights of the UK Election Results:
UK's Conservatives Face Leadership "Bloodbath" As Party Seeks New DirectionThe recriminations and jostling for top positions among Britain's Conservative lawmakers began long before Thursday's crushing election defeat to Labour that some party figures said left the party facing the prospect of a decade out of power.
After 14 years in government - the last eight marked by chaos and divisions following the Brexit vote - the Conservatives are now confronted by an internal struggle among lawmakers, grassroots members and donors over whether to move further to the right or turn back to the centre.
In Brexit stronghold, UK voters ready for Farage's 'revolt'Residents of the English seaside town that elected Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage on Friday hailed his anti-immigration party's success in the UK general election.
"Well done, Farage!" one passer-by told AFP. "He's a star!" added another.
Farage, the 60-year-old leader of the anti-establishment Reform UK party, finally secured a seat at the UK's Westminster parliament -- on his eighth attempt -- in the early hours of the morning
Keir Starmer gives first speech as the UK Prime Minister.
Just In: Labour Party's Keir Starmer officially appointed UK PM by King Charles
UK Stocks, Pound Climb After Labour Election WinThe London stock market advanced Friday after Britain's centre-left Labour Party clinched an expected landslide election victory to end 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule.
London's benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed following news that Keir Starmer will become Britain's new prime minister after Labour trounced Rishi Sunak's Conservatives.
The widely-forecast triumph has sparked investor hope of economic stability amid easing inflation, although Starmer faces tough challenges in the form of strained public finances, a stretched state health service and flagging economic growth.
Keir Starmer Will Be "Very Good, Very Successful" British PM: German ChancellorGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz congratulated Britain's Labour for its landslide victory in general elections, saying that the party's leader Keir Starmer will be a "very good" prime minister for the country.
"I know Keir Starmer personally, we have often spoken and met. He will be a very good, very successful prime minister. I am convinced about that," said Scholz.
"I Take Responsibility For This Loss:" "I have heard your anger, your disappointment, and I take responsibility for this loss," said Rishi Sunak.
The scale of the defeat made it inevitable that Sunak -- the conservative party's fifth leader since 2010 -- would have to step down as Tory head as well.
Rishi Sunak's Final Speech As UK PM |
"I have given this job my all. But you have sent a clear message," said Rishi Sunak in farewell speech as UK PM.
UK Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: UK's Rish Sunak to step down as Conservative leader after election defeat.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers his resignation speechHere are the highlights of his speech:
- I'm sorry. I have given the job his all but voters have sent a clear signal that the government of the United Kingdom must change.
- Judgement of the public is the only judgement that matters
- Heard the anger and disappointment of voters and adds that he takes responsibility for the Tories' crushing loss.
- I'm sorry that we could not deliver on what your efforts deserved.
UK Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Rishi Sunak to address nation for final time as PMRishi Sunak will address the UK for the final time as prime minister outside Number 10 Downing Street.
Five key takeways from UK general election
The UK general election marks a turning point for the country with Labour returning to power after 14 years of Conservatives in Downing Street.
Here are the five biggest takeaways from a dramatic night:
Labour landslide, but not historic
Labour won 412 seats in the 650-seat parliament with only three seats left to declare, guaranteeing the centre-left party a whopping majority after 14 years in opposition.
Hard-right breakthrough
The anti-immigration Reform UK, led by Brexit talisman Nigel Farage, fired a shot across the bows of the establishment by winning more than four million votes, the third highest vote share of any party.
Conservative catastrophe
"Massacre, catastrophe, Waterloo..." there was no shortage of words to describe the depths of the defeat for the Tories, who won a landslide only five years ago but looked set to be reduced to around 120 seats.
Scottish nationalists in crisis
The Scottish nationalists suffered a terrible evening, with former first minister and independence figurehead Nicola Sturgeon admitting that "it's not a good night" for the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Lib Dem comeback
The return of the pro-EU Lib Dems as the third largest party and a major force in Westminster is one of the election's more unlikely stories following its dismal showing in 2019.
UK Election Updates: "Look forward to positive, constructive collaboration": PM Modi congratulates Keir Starmer for big UK elections win
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hails Starmer win, says UK, Ukraine are "reliable allies"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday congratulated Labour leader Keir Starmer on his party's "convincing" election win in Britain, and said the two countries would remain allies.
"Ukraine and the United Kingdom have been and will continue to be reliable allies through thick and thin. We will continue to defend and advance our common values of life, freedom, and a rules-based international order," Zelensky wrote on social media
New UK government faces tough economic challengeBritain's new Labour government has pledged immediate action to grow the economy after clinching a landslide election victory to oust the Conservatives, but its task could be hampered by strained state finances following huge Covid expenditures.
The centre-left Labour administration led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised investment in key areas such as health and education but also stresses the need to balance the books.
This after government coffers were further hit by subsidies for energy bills after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent oil and gas prices rocketing.
Count Binface, The "Intergalactic Space Warrior" Who Took On Rishi SunakCount Binface, the self-proclaimed "intergalactic space warrior," who contested against Rishi Sunak from the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary seat in the UK general elections, celebrated his personal best in his fledgling political career: a 6th place finish.
Declaring this moment as "#BindependenceDay", Count Binface wrote, "My highest ever finish. 6th. My highest ever parliamentary vote. 308. My highest height advantage. 2ft 6in #BindependenceDay has come."
Indian-Origin Suella Braverman, Under Fire For Immigration Remarks, Wins In UK PollsFormer Home Secretary Suella Braverman won the newly-created Fareham and Waterlooville constituency in the 2024 UK general election. The Conservative Party leader defeated Labour's Gemma Furnivall by a margin of over 6,000 votes.
Following her victory, the right-wing leader issued an apology to the public for the Conservative Party's performance over the past 14 years. "I'm sorry that my party didn't listen to you," she said in a press conference. "The Conservative party has let you down."
The Indian-origin MP acknowledged that the party had failed to keep its promises and acted entitled to the voters' support without delivering on their commitments. "You, the great British people, voted for us for over 14 years, and we did not keep our promises, despite promising time after time that we would do those things," she said.
UK Election Updates: Ex-prime minister Liz Truss loses seat Former prime minister Liz Truss has lost her seat in Norfolk South West - which was considered a safe Conservative seat.
There were slow claps in the audience as the candidates awaited the arrival of Ms Truss - who was nowhere to be seen moments before the result.
Terry Jermy, for Labour, won the seat with a majority of 630.
UK Election Updates: Scottish independence hit as SNP suffers 'black night' in UK poll
Scotland's pro-separatist Scottish National Party was virtually wiped out at the UK general election on Friday, suffering a devastating blow to its withering independence movement.
Keir Starmer's Labour party overturned more than a decade of SNP domination by winning a majority of Scottish seats as it rode to power in Westminster.
The SNP lost dozens of lawmakers as it headed for its worst result in a British general election since 2010, with senior MP Stephen Flynn, who held his seat, lamenting a "black night" for his party.
Labour sealed its comeback in its former heartland when it passed the 29-seat threshold to become the largest party in the country shortly after 5:30 am (0430 GMT).
UK Election Updates: EU chief Charles Michel hails 'historic' UK election win for StarmerEuropean Council President Charles Michel on Friday congratulated Keir Starmer on a "historic election victory" in Britain and said he looked forward to working with London under a Labour government.
"The EU and Britain are crucial partners, cooperating in all areas of mutual interest for our citizens," Michel said on X, formerly Twitter. He added that he would see Starmer at a European Political Community summit to be held in Britain on July 18 "where we will discuss common challenges, including stability, security, energy and migration".
UK Election Updates: The 11 cabinet ministers that have lost their seatsA record number of cabinet ministers have lost their seats in this election.
- Grant Shapps - defence secretary
- Simon Hart - chief whip
- Gillian Keegan - education secretary
- Alex Chalk - justice secretary
- Penny Mordaunt - Commons leader
- Lucy Frazer - culture secretary
- Johnny Mercer - veterans minister
- Michelle Donelan - science, innovation and technology secretary
- David Davies - Wales secretary
- Victoria Prentis - attorney general
- Mark Harper - transport secretary
UK Election Updates: Mark Harper loses seat to Labour
Mark Harper, the former transport secretary, has lost his seat in the Forest of Dean to Labour - by a very small margin.
Matt Bishop, the Labour candidate, holds a majority of just 278 in the constituency.
UK Election Updates: Mark Harper loses seat to Labour
Mark Harper, the former transport secretary, has lost his seat in the Forest of Dean to Labour - by a very small margin.
Matt Bishop, the Labour candidate, holds a majority of just 278 in the constituency.
UK Election Result Updates: Australian PM congratulates 'friend' Keir Starmer on UK election win
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday congratulated UK Prime Minister-elect Keir Starmer on his "resounding election victory".
Describing fellow Labour leader Starmer as "my friend", Albanese said he was looking forward to "working constructively" with the incoming government.
UK Election Results Updates: Keir Starmer addresses crowds after Labour winKeir Starmer addresses crowds minutes after a Labour majority was confirmed.
Here are the highlights of his address:
- Thank you. We did it. You campaigned for it, you fought for it - and now it has arrived.
- Change begins now.
- Across our country, people will be waking up to the news.
- A burden finally removed from the shoulders of this great nation.
- UK can "move forward again.
- The sunlight of hope, pale at first but getting stronger through the day. Shining once again on a country with an opportunity after 14 years to get its future back.
- This mandate comes with a "great responsibility".
- There's nothing preordained in politics.
- Election wins don't fall from the sky - they are hard won, and hard fought for.
- This one could only be won by a changed Labour Party.
- I don't promise you it will be easy. But even when the going gets tough - and it will - remember tonight and always what this is all about.
UK Election Results LIVE Updates: Labour win general election
The Labour Party has won a majority in the House of Commons and will form the next government.
Keir Starmer has won the magic number of 326 seats and will become the country's next prime minister.
UK Election Results Updates: Rishi Sunak holds seat
The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has held his seat in Richmond and Northallerton.
"The Labour Party has won this general election, and I have called Sir Keir Starmer to congratulate him on his victory," he said.
"I will now head down to London, where I will say more about tonight's result, before I leave the job as prime minister, to which I have given my all."
"This Is A Massacre": Conservative Leader As Labour Heads For Massive UK WinScottish Conservative Party leader Ruth Davison described the UK exit poll prediction of a historic defeat for her party as a "massacre". As the votes are being counted, UK PM Rishi Sunak's Conservative party is staring at a massive loss against Keir Starmer's Labour Party which has won over 183 seats so far. The Conservatives or Tories have won 31.
"So actually 131 - while, there is no dressing it up, this is a massacre - they've actually, if this is right, pulled a few back from where they thought they were. But it was not as bad as it might have been," she told Sky News.
UK Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: UK's Labour Party crosses 200-seat mark, Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party at 32
UK Election Updates: Education secretary Gillian Keegan lose her seatEducation Secretary Gillian Keegan has lost her Chichester seat, becoming the latest cabinet minister to fall.
UK Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Nigel Farage elected to UK parliament at eighth attemptReform UK leader Nigel Farage has won Clacton.
It's his eighth time running to be an MP - and the first time he's been successful.
UK Election Results Updates: Jeremy Corbyn wins Islington NorthJeremy Corbyn has won in Islington North as an independent candidate.
UK Election Results Updates: UK's Keir Starmer says people of Britain have voted for changeLabour Party leader Keir Starmer said the country had voted for change and it was time for his party to deliver, speaking after winning his seat in parliament.
"Tonight people here and around the country have spoken, and they're ready for change," Starmer said.
"The change begins right here."
UK Election Results Updates: UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps loses seat in electionUK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps loses seat of Welwyn Hatfield to the Labour Party.
UK Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: First cabinet minister loses seatJustice secretary Alex Chalk has lost in Cheltenham.
UK Election Results LIVE Updates: Keir Starmer wins re-election as Labour on track for landslideThe Labour leader, Keir Starmer, has been re-elected in his seat of Holborn and St Pancras in north London.
UK Election Results Updates: Ed Davey re-elected in Kingston and Surbiton
Liberal Democrat Ed Davey has held on to his seat in Kingston & Surbiton, winning with a huge 17,235 majority.
UK Election Updates: Labour's deputy leader, Angela Rayner re-electedLabour's deputy leader, Angela Rayner, has been successfully re-elected in her seat of Ashton-under-Lyne.
It was a key target seat for the Workers Party of Britain, with the party launching their campaign in the constituency - but they came a distant fourth.
UK Election Updates: UK's Labour Party crosses 50-seat mark as counting continues. Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party at 3
UK Election Results Updates: Larry The Cat Awaits Sixth Prime Minister There has been one figure of stability in the last 14 years of political turmoil in the UK -- Larry, the Downing Street cat and Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. The ageing tabby could be in line for his sixth prime minister after the UK election, with polls suggesting that he will oversee his first from the Labour Party.
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Rachel Reeves, who has served as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer since 2021 has won from Leeds West and Pudsey.
UK Election Updates: Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party secures first win, three hours since counting began in UK elections.
UK Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: UK's Nigel Farage claims establishment "revolt"
Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage has claimed to have kickstarted a "revolt against the establishment", after exit polls indicated his hard-right party had secured an unprecedented electoral breakthrough.
Reform UK, a re-brand of the Brexit Party that Farage founded in 2018, were predicted to secure 13 seats -- the first time a party on Britain's far-right fringes has won more than a single seat.
"This, folks, is huge," Farage said in a social media video posted early Friday.
"The revolt against the establishment is underway," he added on X.
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First Result Of UK poll
Keir Starmer's Labour party registered win as the first result of the UK poll trickled in.
Full Seat Breakdown From The Ipsos Exit Poll:Labour: 410
Conservatives: 131
Liberal Democrats: 61
Reform UK: 13
Scottish National Party: 10
Green: 2
Others: 23
UK Elections: Huge Win For Labour, Historic Loss For Rishi Sunak's Party, Shows Exit PollKeir Starmer will be Britain's next prime minister with his Labour Party set to win a massive majority in a parliamentary election, an exit poll on Thursday indicated, while Rishi Sunak's Conservatives are forecast to suffer historic losses.
Labour Party Heads For Massive Win, One Exit Poll Shows
UK's Labour Party is set to win a massive majority in the general election, an exit poll indicated. The poll showed Labour would win 410 seats in the 650-seat parliament, ending 14 years of Conservative-led government while Rishi Sunak's party were forecast to only take 131 seats, down from 346 when parliament was dissolved.
UK Election: 5 Tories Getting Knighthoods, Damehoods In Dissolution HonoursThe Rishi Sunak government has announced knighthoods for four Tories in the dissolution honours - Oliver Dowden, the deputy PM, Julian Smith, the former chief whip and Northern Ireland secretary, Ben Wallace, the former defence secretary, and Alister Jack, the outgoing Scottish secretary - and one damehood, for former deputy PM Therese Coffey.
UK Elections: Theresa May, Rishi Sunak's Chief Of Staff Given Peerage In Dissolution Honours ListFormer UK Prime Minister Theresa May is among those who have been given peerages in the dissolution honours list. Former cabinet ministers and several Labour veterans have also been named in the list, granting them seats in the House of Lords.
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