With more than 100 constituency results declared, Labour has won a 41.3 share of the vote.
Sir Keir Starmer is on course to be the UK’s next prime minister as an exit poll indicated a landslide Labour victory.Lib Dems claim to have beaten Education Secretary Gillian Keegan in ChichesterNigel Farage said his Reform party’s performance in the General Election was “truly extraordinary” after his win in Clacton, adding: “There is a massive gap on the centre-right of British politics and my job is to fill it.
“The many Liberal Democratic MPs who have been elected tonight are going to continue to fight to sort out health and care, so that the people of our great country can get the health and care they deserve.”After securing the Holborn and St Pancras seat, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pledged to “end the politics of performance”.
Workers’ Party leader Mr Galloway, who received 11,508 votes and lost out to Labour’s Paul Waugh, took to X, formerly Twitter, following the defeat, writing: “I thank the people of Rochdale who gave me 54 sitting days in the last parliament as their MP.“We took the government party to within 1,500 votes and serve notice on Labour that we are here to stay in Rochdale.
“To rebuild the public services on which we rely and to ensure every community across our country shares in our national success.”Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg arrived at Bath University at 2.30am, dressed in a dark suit with a blue rosette pinned to his lapel. Continuing his reaction to his victory in Ashfield, Reform UK’s Lee Anderson told reporters: “The two main parties in this country do not listen to the people of Ashfield and other places like this across the country – but they’re going to listen now.
Count staff and party activists have lined three floors of balconies overlooking the stage where the result will be announced.Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive at the headquarters of Camden Council in north London for the count of the Holborn and St Pancras constituency Labour has won the Kilmarnock and Loudoun seat in the first election result announced in Scotland.With 41 constituency results declared, Labour has won 35 seats with a 43.2% share of the vote.
The electoral map is starting to gain a little more colour – here’s the latest after 18 of 650 seats declared. Still a long way to go tonight.“It is an honour and a privilege to be returned as the Member of Parliament for Leeds West and Pudsey,” she posted to X.A Liberal Democrat source said: “This is a massive result for the Liberal Democrats and demonstrates the anger that so many Conservative voters have for this Government.
He said “It is a historically bad night, there is no shying away from that at all and there will be a huge amount of reflection on the campaign and also clearly the last few years. The Conservative-turned-Reform candidate decided not to give interviews to the media as he entered Kirkby Leisure centre.
“Chichester Harbour has been blighted by sewage pollution thanks to the Conservatives letting water companies off the hook. He drew criticism for stepping into the seat in the stead of former MP David Duguid, who was barred from standing due to ill health.Sir Ed Davey’s Conservative opponent in Kingston and Surbiton has described the Liberal Democrat leader’s campaign stunts as “embarrassing”.
She said: “I am not a leader in waiting – I’m a deputy leader in action and I’ve shown that throughout the duration of this campaign.”Sir Robert Buckland said he is “frustrated” with the trajectory of the Tory Party but said the General Election outcome is “a result of our own failure”. Sir Robert Buckland took aim at “ill-discipline” within the Conservative Party after losing his seat.
Asked later if he was speaking about an article written by Conservative former home secretary Suella Braverman, Sir Robert replied: “I am afraid that is not an isolated example.”The Liberal Democrats have claimed victory in Tunbridge Wells, long ahead of the declaration. Speaking to the BBC after losing his Swindon South seat, Sir Robert said such a move “would be a disastrous mistake and it would send us into the abyss, and gift Labour government for many years”.A Liberal Democrat source said they were “confident” the party would defeat Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the new constituency of Godalming and Ash.
“I know what side I’m on, I know what choice I would make, and I believe with sincere and fierce conviction that my party has to make the right choice too, if we are to inspire a new generation with the real promise of a better future.”The Liberal Democrats say they are confident of victories in 12 seats, labelling them “Davey’s dozen”.
Darren Selkus, standing in Hertsmere, Hertfordshire, said: “People are voting for Labour because they’re not the Conservatives and everything’s going to change for the better. On Reform UK’s performance, Mr Selkus said: “What’s really critical is what the national vote share is, you know, I’m hoping that we’ll get six or seven million votes and if we hit that sort of number then it’s massive, so, 13 seats is approximately that so yeah, that’d be exactly what I’d be hoping to do.
Appearing alongside Mr Bull on BBC News, Lord Mandelson said there were “extremely unpleasant people” at the heart of Reform of which the general public was not aware. “But to watch the TV coverage it’s almost comical. There’s not a single representative on there from Reform UK, mainstream media are in denial just as much as our political parties.Former justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland has lost Swindon South to Labour’s Heidi Alexander.Former Conservative chancellor George Osborne has described the exit poll prediction of the Tories’ worst performance on record as the party’s “Waterloo”.
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