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Results: parties by seats

Labour win

Labour win

326 seats for a majority

72 seats to go

Labour: 389 seats, 190 seats gained
Conservative: 94 seats, 215 seats lost
Liberal Democrat: 58 seats, 51 seats gained
Scottish National Party: 7 seats, 38 seats lost
Sinn Fein: 7 seats, No change
Others: 23 seats, 12 seats gained

Change since 2019

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