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Results: parties by seats
326 seats for a majority
342 seats to go
  • Labour: 227 seats, 101 seats gained
  • Conservative: 39 seats, 113 seats lost
  • Liberal Democrat: 26 seats, 22 seats gained
  • Reform UK: 4 seats, 4 seats gained
  • Scottish National Party: 4 seats, 19 seats lost
  • Others: 8 seats, 5 seats gained
Change since 2019
BBC forecast
  • Labour: 405 seats
  • Conservative: 154 seats
  • Liberal Democrat: 56 seats
  • Scottish National Party: 6 seats
  • Reform UK: 4 seats
  • Others: 25 seats
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Starmer says 'time for us to deliver' as Farage becomes MP and Shapps loses seat

Keir Starmer is set to be new prime minister with a predicted Labour majority of 160, according to a BBC forecast.
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