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Results: parties by seats

Labour win

Labour win

326 seats for a majority

5 seats to go

Labour: 411 seats, 210 seats gained
Conservative: 119 seats, 249 seats lost
Liberal Democrat: 71 seats, 63 seats gained
Scottish National Party: 9 seats, 38 seats lost
Sinn Fein: 7 seats, No change
Others: 28 seats, 14 seats gained

Change since 2019

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