UK common election 2024 LIVE RESULTS: Reform win first seat with Labour heading in the right direction for large landslide

Sir Keir Starmer has held his seat in Holborn and St Pancras.

Our Political Editor James Tapsfield studies prime Tories are bracing to be swept away in Keir Starmer’s crimson tide right now as election outcomes roll in.

A bunch of massive beasts, together with Jeremy Hunt, Grant Shapps and Penny Mordaunt may fall sufferer to the purge.

Welsh Secretary David Davies has already conceded defeat and the Lib Dems declare they’ve defeated Training Secretary Gillian Keegan in Chichester – in addition to taking out Justice Secretary Alex Chalk and a bunch of others.

Learn James’s report right here:

It may be a special story in Islington North however Labour have held Islington South with Emily Thornberry declared the MP.

• Labour – 22,946
• Greens – 7,491
• Lib Dems – 4,045
• Conservative – 3,584

Lee Anderson has stated he was ‘delighted however not stunned’ at profitable the social gathering’s first 2024 seat in Parliament.

Talking after his victory in Ashfield, Reform UK’s first MP stated:

That is the capital of widespread sense, by the best way – individuals communicate their thoughts on this space, and so they’ve had sufficient of the 2 mainstream events.

The Reform Occasion, individuals like myself, Richard (Tice) and Nigel (Farage) communicate the identical language, in a special accent clearly, we communicate the identical language as the good individuals of Ashfield.

So when this gig got here up and I used to be requested to face once more for the Reform Occasion, it was a no brainer to be sincere with you

Labour has gained the Kilmarnock and Loudoun seat within the first election consequence introduced in Scotland.

Lillian Jones gained with 19,065 votes, beating the SNP’s Alan Brown.

He had held the seat since 2015.

After being elected for Labour in Kilmarnock and Loudon, Lillian Jones stated:

I do know many individuals may have both voted Scottish Labour for the primary time at this election or may have come again to vote Scottish Labour.

This was a vote for change.

The Labour councillor additionally thanked fellow candidates, significantly SNP candidate Alan Brown, who beforehand held the seat.

She praised his work “championing his constituents” including: ‘Thanks very a lot Alan’.

Crowds have gathered within the places of work of Camden Council to listen to the end in Holborn and St Pancras, the place Sir Keir Starmer is looking for re-election.

Rely workers and social gathering activists have lined three flooring of balconies overlooking the stage the place the consequence will likely be introduced.

Broadcaster Kate Garraway waved to Sir Keir and shouted: ‘Hi there Keir, congratulations Prime Minister.’

Members of the group cheered.

Watch footage of Sir Keir’s arrival beneath:

Lib Dem chief Sir Ed Davey has held his seat in Kingston and Surbiton.

Sir Ed gained with 25,870 votes, forward of his Conservative rival Helen Edward on 8,635, after his stunt-packed marketing campaign.

It has been an amazing privilege to serve Kingston and Surbiton and this nice group over a few years and I’m humbled that you simply’ve given me the possibility to serve you once more, so let me begin by saying an enormous thanks.

Now I don’t know should you may inform, however I’ve moderately loved this marketing campaign.

However what I’ve beloved most hasn’t been the paddleboarding or the bungee leaping, it’s been talking to individuals right here in Kingston and Surbiton and throughout the UK, concerning the challenges they face and their hopes for the long run.

Outcomes are coming in thick and quick now however we are going to endeavour to deliver you all the outcomes as they’re declared

Barnsley South – winner is Stephanie Peacock

• Labour – 16,399
• Reform – 11,651
• Conservative – 3,247
• Greens – 1,521
• Lib Dems – 1,172

Bootle – winner is Peter Dowd

• Labour – 26,729
• Reform – : 4746
• Inexperienced – 3904
• Conservatives – 1674
• Lib Dem – 1301
• Employees Occasion – 525

Putney – winner Fleur Anderson

• Labour – 20,952
• Conservative – 10,011
• Lib Dem – 5,189
• Greens – 3,182
• Reform UK – 2,681
• Employees Occasion – 433
• Rejoin EU – 289

Tynemouth – winner is Alan Campbell

• Labour – 24,491
• Conservative – 9,036
• Reform – 7,392
• Lib Dem – 2,709

Labour candidate Paul Waugh has defeated Employees’ Occasion chief George Galloway in Rochdale.

Mr Galloway didn’t stand on the stage when the outcomes had been declared.

Lee Anderson has change into Reform UK’s first elected MP, profitable in Ashfield

Labour has notched one other victory in Wiltshire with the social gathering profitable in Swindon North after earlier beating Robert Buckland in Swindon South

• Labour – 17,930
• Conservatives – 13,827
• Reform: – 7,557
• Inexperienced – 2,366
• Lib Dem – 2,086

Two Labour victories both facet of the Pennines because the social gathering holds Blackpool South and Barnsley North

Ends in Blackpool South

• Labour – 16,916
• Reform: – 10,068
• Conservatives – 5,504
• Inexperienced – 1,207
• Lib Dem – 1,041

• Labour – 18,610
• Reform: – 10,799
• Conservatives – 3,083
• Inexperienced – 1805
• Lib Dem – 1,336

As of 2am, Labour has gained 15 seats out of 18 declarations.

The Lib Dems have gained two seats and the Conservatives have one

Rachel Reeves, the lady more likely to change into the UK’s first feminine chancellor, has gained her depend in Leeds West and Pudsey.

• Labour – 18,976
• Conservatives – 6,584
• Reform – 6,281
• Inexperienced – 3,794
• Lib Dems – 1,743
• Employees Occasion – 633

The Liberal Democrats have picked up a victory in Hampshire after candidate Liz Jarvis was declared the brand new MP for Eastleigh.

• Lib Dems – 15,970
• Conservatives – 14,424
• Labour – 7,005
• Reform – 6,151
• Inexperienced – 2,403
• Unbiased – 467

Labour candidate Annaliese Midgley has been elected the brand new MP for Knowsley

• Labour – 24,243
• Reform – 5,924
• Inexperienced – 2,772
• Conservative – 1,496
• Lib Dem – 1,232

Labour have gained one other seat from the Conservatives after candidate Lola McEvoy was declared the winner in Darlington.

• Labour: – 16,621
• Conservative – 14,323
• Reform – 6,852
• Inexperienced – 2,847
• Lib Dem – 1,735

A recount is below manner in Basildon and Billericay, the place Tory chairman Richard Holden is standing.

Mr Holden was criticised after he parachuted himself into the seat which was seen as a protected Conservative one.

Labour candidate Jodie Gosling has been elected MP for Nuneaton because the social gathering gained the seat from the Conservatives

• Labour – 15,216
• Conservatives – 11,737
• Reform – 9,059
• Inexperienced – 2,894
• Lib Dems – 1,340

The Conservatives have held their first seat of the election as candidate Mark Francois has held Rayleigh and Wickford

• Conservative – 17,756
• Reform – 12,135
• Labour – 11,823
• Lib Dem – 4,068
• Greens – 2,196

Liberal Democrat candidate Tom Gordon has gained Harrogate and Knaresborough within the social gathering’s first victory of the evening.

The social gathering has gained the seat from the Conservatives.

• Lib Dem – 23,976
• Conservative – 15,738
• Reform – 5,679
• Labour – 4,153
• Inexperienced – 1,762

Labour have gained their ninth seat of the night after candidate Emma Lewell-Buck was declared the winner in South Shields.

• Labour – 15,122
• Reform – 8,469
• Inexperienced – 5,433
• Conservative – 4,128
• Unbiased- 2,270
• Lib Dem – 4,987

First Jeremy Hunt now Gillian Keegan…

The Liberal Democrats claimed to have overwhelmed the Training Secretary in Chichester.

Former dwelling secretary Suella Braverman has arrived at her election depend in Fareham the place her officers are hopeful they’ll fend off the Liberal Democrats.

Ms Braverman has been an arch critic of Mr Sunak’s management of the Conservatives and declared the election was ‘over’ earlier than polling day.

Former Conservative minister Rory Stewart has stated he’s beginning to suppose the exit ballot will not be correct.

Citing the rise of Reform in all of the constituencies declared to this point, he argued that when 4 events are concerned, all votes are stretched additional.

He added the turnout can be down, which may additionally skew the projected outcomes.

The exit ballot has projected Labour will win 410 seats with the Conservatives on 131, Liberal Democrats on 61 and Reform UK with 13.

Counting is below manner throughout the nation with outcomes anticipated to come back thick and quick.

We are going to endeavour to deliver you all the outcomes as soon as they’re declared plus response from the main events.

Labour candidate Emma Foody has been elected MP for Cramlington and Killingworth in one other win for the social gathering within the North East.

• Labour – 22,274
• Reform – 9,454
• Conservative – 8,592
• Inexperienced – 2,134
• LibDem – 1,898

It means Labour have gained 8 out of 8 to this point.

Labour candidate Mark Ferguson has been elected MP for Gateshead Central and Wickham in one other victory for the social gathering within the North East.

• Labour – 18,245
• Reform – 8,601
• Conservative – 4,628
• Lib Dem – 4,987
• Inexperienced – 3,217
• Different – 3,756

One line we will deliver you from earlier on…

Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries accused Alastair Campbell of sexism after he made a remark about her loyalty to Boris Johnson and revealed the previous Prime Minister had been texting her.

Showing on Channel 4 as a part of the broadcaster’s election programme, hosted by Emily Maitlis and Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Ms Dorries clashed with the previous Labour spokesperson simply minutes after polls closed at 10pm.

Learn Elizabeth Haigh’s report right here:

Former Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn is wanting heading in the right direction to win in Islington North, in accordance with Labour sources.

Sky Information Political Editor Beth Rigby stated social gathering sources had admitted it was ‘wanting tough’ for Labour within the seat.

Mr Corbyn, who’s standing as an Unbiased, has arrived on the depend and we’re awaiting a consequence round 3am.

See video of Mr Corbyn’s arrival beneath:

That is the second Carol Vorderman gleefully exclaimed ‘let’s get the social gathering began’ as she reacted to the exit ballot predicting the Tories would lose a landslide defeat to Labour.

Talking on Channel 4, the previous Countdown maths whizz stated individuals had not forgotten Partygate, including it’s the purpose why the Conservatives are projected to lose the election.

‘I’m so right here for it,’ she added, prompting laughs from the opposite Channel 4 studio company.

She stated she had seen individuals posting on social media that they had been voting as a result of errors made and heartbreak brought on by the pandemic.

The Liberal Democrats have claimed victory in Tunbridge Wells, lengthy forward of the declaration.

On the marketing campaign path in June, social gathering chief Sir Ed Davey took half in an assault course in Kent with the social gathering’s candidate Mike Martin.

A Liberal Democrat supply stated:

They’re set to elect a Lib Dem native champion in former British Military officer Mike Martin, who will get up for the group.

Dame Margaret Hodge on Sky has stated there seems to be a decrease turnout as she gave her response to a ballot displaying Labour has gained a landslide.

We’re seeing a decrease turnout and a bit of bit to Reform. That displays how there actually isn’t any belief in politics, we have identified about that for a while. I did some work after 2001 GE, my very own consistency, barking, as a result of we had a low turnout

What got here out of focus teams was that folks weren’t voting not as a result of theyw had been apathetic as a result of they had been indignant.

What we’re seeing anger with Tory authorities for all the best way they behaved, impunity, mendacity, giving contracts to their mates, giving peerages, honours, all these issues to their mates.

That has led to large large anger and mistrust.

Labour’s Sharon Hodgson has been elected MP for Washington and Gateshead South

• Labour – 17, 682
• Reform UK – 10,769
• Conservative – 4,654
• Greens – 1,687
• Lib Dems – 1,062
• Unbiased – 627

A Liberal Democrat supply stated they had been assured the social gathering would defeat Chancellor Jeremy Hunt within the new constituency of Godalming and Ash.

The constituency Mr Hunt is contesting is 81% more likely to go to the Liberal Democrats in accordance with the exit ballot for Sky Information, BBC and ITV Information.

The Liberal Democrat supply stated:

The exit ballot is clearly encouraging. It’s early within the evening. However we’re assured.

Labour’s Chi Onwurah has been elected MP for Newcastle Upon Tyne Central & West in a fifth victory out of 5 seats.

• Labour – 18,875
• Conservative – 4,228
• Unbiased – 3,627
• Reform – 7,815
• Different – 5,174

Sir Robert Buckland stated politics is at a ‘crossroads’ and the Conservative Occasion should make the ‘proper alternative’ whether it is to encourage a brand new era as he warned in opposition to ‘politics as mere circus’ in his farewell speech.

The previous justice secretary stated:

Our very political system is at a crossroads. Will we worth those that work to deliver individuals collectively and to come back into politics to do one thing moderately than be somebody?

Or will we shrug our shoulders and settle for politics as a mere circus the place individuals compete for consideration by saying issues that they both know to be unfaithful, or which increase hopes and expectations in a manner that additional erodes belief?

I do know what facet I’m on, I do know what alternative I’d make, and I consider with honest and fierce conviction that my social gathering has to make the suitable alternative too, if we’re to encourage a brand new era with the true promise of a greater future.

Watch beneath as Swindon South is asserted:

You may see outcomes of the 2024 common election roll in all through the evening with MailOnline’s catalogue of live-updating maps and charts.

Readers can view the constituency-by-constituency outcomes by two maps, each of which reveal which social gathering gained and the way a lot by.

One illustrates the UK’s actual, geographical boundaries whereas the opposite showcases the outcomes of Keir Starmer’s contest with Rishi Sunak proportionally, with all 650 seats damaged down as particular person hexagons.

See our live-updating maps and charts right here:

Rishi Sunak will announce his resignation as Conservative chief on Friday morning, in accordance with The Sunday Occasions Chief Political Commentator Tim Shipman.

Reform UK chief Nigel Farage has described the early outcomes as ‘large’ after his social gathering pushed the Tories into third place in two early constituency outcomes.

On a video posted to X, previously Twitter, he stated:

It’s midnight, there are two leads to from the north-east of England that put Reform on 30% of the vote, that’s far more than any potential prediction or projection. It’s virtually unbelievable.

And what does it imply? It means we’re going to win seats, many many seats I feel proper now throughout the nation.

However to observe the TV protection it’s virtually comical. There’s not a single consultant on there from Reform UK, mainstream media are in denial simply as a lot as our political events.

That is going to be six million votes-plus. This, of us, is large.

See video of MailOnline reporter Romy Grigg reporting dwell from Clacton:

Labour have gained Swindon South from the Conservatives with former justice secretary Robert Buckland dropping his seat to Heidi Alexander.

• Labour – 21,676
• Conservative – 12,070
• Unbiased – 472
• Inexperienced – 2,539
• Reform – 6,194
• Lib Dem – 1,843

Scottish independence ‘wasn’t actually put entrance and centre’ of the SNP’s marketing campaign, former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has stated.

Talking on ITV, the ex-SNP chief stated:

I feel one of many questions out of the SNP consequence tonight is whether or not they’ve left themselves between two stools on the independence query as a result of I feel – in my opinion – it wasn’t actually put entrance and centre.

The SNP resolution to place their push for independence on ‘web page one, line one’ of the manifesto appeared it was the ‘large difficulty’ of the social gathering’s marketing campaign and voters have ‘solid their verdict on that’.

However it was by no means adopted by on in a each day foundation within the marketing campaign – we didn’t hear day after day after day SNP spokespeople make the case for why independence was a solution to the large points on the coronary heart of the election marketing campaign

Labour have held Sunderland Central with Lewis Atkinson elected as MP.

• Labour: 16,852
• Reform: 10,779
• Conservative: 5,731
• Lib Dem: 3,602
• Different: 2,993

Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has instructed how he had doubts over the Rwanda coverage as he was pressed on the scheme by Emily Maitlis.

Presenting on Channel 4, Ms Maitlis described the deportation plan to ship asylum seekers to the African nation as a ‘lifeless duck’.

Mr Kwarteng stated he all the time ‘had doubts’ over the coverage however declined to say whether or not he would agree it’s ‘batsh*t loopy’.

Nigel Farage has arrived in Clacton the place he’s anticipated to win a parliamentary seat on the eighth time of asking.

His Reform UK social gathering are projected to win 13 seats, in accordance with the exit ballot.

Senior Labour figures reacted with comfortable tears and cheers as information broke that the social gathering is about for an enormous landslide common election victory – with Wes Streeting breaking down and Andy Burnham celebrating like a soccer fan.

Mr Streeting, lined as much as be the nation’s new Well being Secretary, ‘welled up’ because the exit ballot was revealed at 1pm – tipping Sir Keir Starmer’s social gathering for a majority of 170.

Learn Aidan Radnedge’s report right here:

Former Tory minister Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has stated it’s ‘clearly a horrible evening’ for the Conservatives, including that the social gathering has taken votes with no consideration.

There’s no manner of describing this as something apart from a nasty evening for the Conservative social gathering.

Requested the place it went fallacious for the Tories, Sir Jacob stated there have been ‘points with altering the chief’, including:

Voters count on the prime minister they’ve chosen to stay the prime minister and for it to be the voters who determine when that particular person is modified.

I’m afraid I feel the Conservative Occasion took it’s core vote with no consideration, which is why you see so many individuals who might have voted Conservative beforehand, going off to Reform.

Former Conservative chancellor George Osborne has congratulated ‘Prime Minister Starmer’ as he praised the Labour chief and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves on an ‘unimaginable win’.

Ian Lavery has been re-elected MP for Blyth and Ashington in a second victory for Labour.

• Labour: 20,030
• Reform: 10,857
• Conservative: 6,121
• Inexperienced: 1,960
• Lib Dem: 1,422

Any Conservatives tuned into GB Information when the exit ballot was introduced might have rubbed their eyes in disbelief…

The broadcaster had the Tories profitable 410 seats as an alternative of Labour in a blunder that has been mocked on social media.

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and veterans minister Johnny Mercer will lose their seats, the exit ballot predicts.

There’s a 94% probability the Labour Occasion take Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, from Mr Shapps and greater than a 99% probability Labour take Plymouth Moor View beforehand held by Mr Mercer.

The predictions had been made following Ipsos UK’s exit ballot for Sky Information, BBC and ITV Information.

Bridget Phillipson has stated voters have chosen ‘hope and unity not decline and division’ following her election victory.

She stated in her victory speech:

Tonight the British individuals have spoken, and if the exit ballot this night is once more a information to outcomes throughout our nation because it so usually is, then after 14 years the British individuals have chosen change.

They’ve chosen Labour and so they have chosen the management of Keir Starmer. Right this moment our nation with its proud historical past has chosen a brighter future. The British individuals have determined that they consider as Labour believes that our greatest days lie forward of us – hope and unity, not decline and division, stability over chaos.

A authorities powered by hope, by the assumption that tomorrow can not simply be completely different from right now, however higher. A authorities of service, a authorities with function above all to alter our society for good.

Labour’s Bridget Phillipson, who will probably be the brand new Training Secretary, ahs been elected MP for Houghton and Sunderland South.

• Labour: 18,847
• Conservative: 5,514
• Reform: 11,668
• Lib Dems: 2,290
• Inexperienced: 1,723

Labour’s shadow schooling secretary Bridget Phillipson has gained Houghton and Sunderland South, the primary constituency to report a consequence within the Basic Election.

We will now deliver you footage of votes being counted with the primary set of outcomes anticipated quickly.

The primary seats to declare are more likely to be Blyth and Ashington at round 11.30pm and Houghton and Sunderland South at round 11.45pm.

Each are in north-east England and each are defended by Labour.

Houghton and Sunderland South has been gained by Bridget Phillipson for Labour at each election for the reason that seat was created in 2010, the place she is defending a slender majority of three,271, whereas Blyth and Ashington is a brand new constituency at this election, the place Labour is defending a notional majority of 6,118.

Conservative cupboard ministers Jeremy Hunt and Penny Mordaunt have lower than a 50% probability of holding onto their seats, in accordance with the exit ballot.

The previous management contenders are amongst a slew of senior Tories that face a nervy wait within the early hours together with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, House Secretary James Cleverly and even Rishi Sunak himself.

Elsewhere Labour face a battle to win Islington North from their former chief Jeremy Corbyn with the consequence apparently too near name.

And Nigel Farage is about to enter Parliament on the eighth try with the ballot predicting he’ll win the seat in Clacton.

Sir Keir Starmer may have a bulging in-tray of points to swiftly cope with if – as is predicted – he right now wins the keys to No 10.

A number of of them threaten to take the shine off any ‘honeymoon’ interval loved by the Labour chief and have appeared on a possible ‘catastrophe listing’ drawn up by Sue Grey, his chief of workers.

Right here, the Mail’s Chief Political Correspondent David Churchill takes a have a look at a number of the most urgent points:

Steve Baker stated it was a matter for Rishi Sunak whether or not he stays on as Tory chief throughout a possible interval of ‘recriminations’.

Requested whether or not Mr Sunak ought to step apart now, Mr Baker instructed BBC Information: ‘There will likely be undoubtedly recrimination, there will likely be shock, there will likely be anger, denial.’

I’m certain he will likely be reflecting on whether or not his function may be to be there for some time to get us by the recriminations part.

However as I say, it’s a matter for him and realizing him moderately effectively, I consider his thoughts will likely be set on what is correct for the nation and half of what’s proper for the nation, and your viewers might not prefer it, however is having a functioning Conservative Occasion, and I’m certain he will likely be conscious of that.

Former Tory chief Lord Hague stated though his social gathering is heading in the right direction for a ‘fairly catastrophic consequence’, a projection of 131 seats meant it was ‘nearly’ in a position to mount an efficient opposition.

Chatting with Occasions Radio, he stated:

If you examine it to any earlier election, even the one which I fought in 2001 once we received 166 seats, it’s a fairly catastrophic consequence. If that’s the consequence… that might in fact be a catastrophic end in historic phrases for the Conservative Occasion.

It’s additionally set in opposition to, although, the expectations of all these predictions over the previous couple of weeks, a lot of which have been that the Conservatives will get even fewer seats than that, even all the way down to 64 seats in a single prediction a few days in the past.

And one of many issues on my thoughts has been, for the reason that Conservatives have been more likely to lose the election for a while… can they kind a viable opposition? And whether it is 131 seats, if that turned out to be appropriate, you possibly can nearly mount an efficient opposition with 131 seats.

Labour deputy Angela Rayner was grinning from ear to ear as she reacted to the exit ballot giving Labour a landslide majority of 170 seats.

Ms Rayner stated the ballot was ‘encouraging’ as she spoke to Sky Information from Manchester throughout heavy rain.

Chatting with Channel 4, Ms Rayner stated: ”The exit ballot is extremely encouraging and I feel it exhibits Keir’s completed an incredible job reworking the social gathering’ since Jeremy Corbyn.’

Watch her interview on Sky Information:

Jason Groves studies allies of Mr Sunak are tight-lipped about whether or not he’ll resign as Tory chief right now or keep on to supervise a management contest.

However he’ll face intense strain to stop instantly.

Former minister Dame Andrea Jenkyns stated:

If the chief doesn’t win a common election they step apart – that’s the conventional protocol.

One senior Tory stated: ‘That is the top for Sunak, Sunakism and everybody concerned in it. It has been comprehensively rejected by the general public and his resolution to pressure out Boris Johnson could be seen for what it was – a disastrous mistake.’

The Day by day Mail’s Political Editor Jason Groves studies Sir Keir Starmer is heading in the right direction for No 10 because the Tories crash to their worst defeat in historical past.

The official exit ballot at 10pm predicts Labour will safe an enormous majority of 170 – doubtlessly organising Sir Keir for a decade in energy.

It forecast a crushing defeat for Rishi Sunak, whose controversial resolution to name a snap election appears set to finish in catastrophe.

It urged Labour would win 410 seats, with the Conservatives on 131 and the Liberal Democrats on 61.

Reform is predicted to win 13 seats, whereas the SNP are set to endure from the Labour surge and crash again to 10 seats.

The projected Labour majority of 170 is 9 in need of Tony Blair’s 1997 win.

And though the Conservative Occasion is about to keep away from whole wipeout, it faces a protracted street to electoral restoration.

The prediction of 131 could be the bottom variety of seats the Tories have had for the reason that Conservative Occasion was based in 1834. Former minister Steve Baker stated it was a ‘fairly devastating evening’ for the social gathering.

The BBC’s election evening presenters Laura Kuenssberg and Clive Myrie apologised to studio visitor Steve Baker (pictured on Peston) for displaying on display a graphic suggesting he has a lower than one per cent probability of holding on to his Wycombe seat.

He replied by saying he got here into the marketing campaign realizing he was ‘broadly anticipated to lose’.

I’d suppose the dynamic in Wycombe is barely completely different, I feel my chances are high a bit higher.

It is simply potential there is a path to profitable narrowly, however I completely settle for the polls point out it is a very slight probability.

It will be an especially painful evening not just for colleagues but additionally their workers. It is a fairly devastating evening for the Conservative social gathering.

We will now deliver you video of Conservative candidate and former justice secretary Robert Buckland to tonight’s exit ballot.

The SNP’s former deputy chief Mhairi Black instructed Channel 4 Information that ‘rain’ is partly in charge for her social gathering’s decimation.

The Scottish nationalists are projected to get simply 10 seats, down from 48 in 2019.

The query was all the time how tough an evening the SNP would have and if that exit ballot’s appropriate it is a actually tough evening.

Ms Black added there have been three elements within the projection: the need to eliminate the Conservatives, scandal inside the SNP and turnout – which she stated could be decrease as a result of poor climate in Scotland.

Labour’s nationwide marketing campaign chief Pat McFadden stated: Keir Starmer’s transformation of the Labour Occasion has been ‘exceptional’.

He has put nation earlier than social gathering and has remodeled Labour from a celebration centered on itself to 1 again within the service of the British public. We’ve got campaigned as a modified Labour Occasion, prepared to alter Britain.

However regardless of the exit ballot indicating a landslide win, he added:

It’s going to be a protracted evening, and will probably be a number of hours till we all know the complete image of outcomes.

Labour will want a swing greater than Tony Blair achieved in 1997 to realize a majority of only one seat.

Sir Robert Buckland, the previous Conservative cupboard minister, has given his response after the devastating exit ballot for Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives.

We’ve got to respect the dimensions of this probably defeat and study from it.

It will take a while to come back again from this. I used to be a candidate in 1997, I do know what it is prefer to style bitter defeat… The time for recrimination will not be now. So much must checked out when it comes to the cumulative construct up occasions that led to this entire scale rejection of Tories.

It will be a mistake for individuals in my social gathering to leap to a conclusion that someway allying with Reform could be the best way ahead.

That is going to a take a very long time to get better.

Reform UK member Anne Widdicombe agreed she is ‘leaping for pleasure’ over the social gathering’s projected seat whole.

She stated she hopes the ‘Conservatives may see sense’ and ‘come and be a part of us’ after the exit ballot confirmed her new social gathering will win 13 seats.

The previous Tory MP – who was suffering from a cough throughout her solutions – joined Reform, now led by Nigel Farage, after Brexit.

Talking on Channel 4, she stated the Conservatives ‘must have a jolly good have a look at what they’re doing and suppose once more’.

Liberal Democrat chief Sir Ed Davey has welcomed the exit ballot which estimates his social gathering will win 61 seats within the common election.

The Liberal Democrats are heading in the right direction for our greatest leads to a century, because of our optimistic marketing campaign with well being and care at its coronary heart.

I’m humbled by the tens of millions of people that backed the Liberal Democrats to each kick the Conservatives out of energy and ship the change our nation wants.

Each Liberal Democrat MP will likely be a robust native champion for his or her group standing up for the NHS and care. Whether or not you voted for us or not, we are going to work day in and day trip and we is not going to allow you to down.

The person poised to be Britain’s subsequent Prime Minister has voted campaigners and voters after an exit ballot confirmed he’ll lead a majority in Quantity 10.

Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer has simply posted his first tweet for the reason that exit ballot was revealed.

Labour is heading in the right direction for a landslide, in accordance with the exit ballot projection, with 410 seats.

Let’s check out the early projection in numbers

• Labour – 410 seats
• Conservatives – 131
• Liberal Democrats – 61
• Reform UK – 13
• Inexperienced Occasion – 2
• SNP – 10
• Plaid Cymru – 4

If correct, it will be the bottom quantity Tory MPs on document.

Learn our breaking information story on the exit ballot

The exit ballot exhibits Labour is heading in the right direction for a landslide majority with 410 seats.

If a lot about polling you will have heard of Sir John Curtice.

Sir John, one in all Britain’s most outstanding political scientists, will know the exit ballot consequence earlier than 10pm.

Nonetheless, he dangers imprisonment if he discloses the consequence, as publishing any details about voting outcomes

Watch the video beneath on how he copes on election evening

Deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden has been knighted, whereas former deputy prime minister Therese Coffey has been made a dame.

The 2 Conservatives have been given prime honours alongside three different social gathering colleagues, with ex-defence secretary Ben Wallace and former chief whip Julian Smith each made knight commanders of the Order of the Bathtub, whereas former Scottish secretary Alister Jack has been made a knight of the Order of the British Empire.

Rishi Sunak has rewarded his right-hand man Liam Sales space-Smith with a peerage, introduced lower than an hour earlier than polls closed within the Basic Election.

Lord Sales space-Smith, who had been Mr Sunak’s chief of workers in Downing Avenue, was included within the Prime Minister’s dissolution honours listing.

Former prime minister Theresa Could, ex-Cupboard minister Chris Grayling and former chairman of the 1922 Committee Sir Graham Brady can even take seats within the Home of Lords.

Former deputy speaker Dame Eleanor Laing and ex-MP Craig Mackinlay, who has battled sepsis which value him his palms and ft, have additionally been given peerages.

Former Cop26 president and Cupboard minister Sir Alok Sharma has additionally been made a peer.

At 10pm, we are going to study the result of an exit ballot which is able to give us the primary indication of who has gained the final election.

The ballot itself is carried out by polling firm Ipsos, collectively for BBC Information, ITV Information and Sky Information.

It’s calculated after voters at greater than 130 polling stations are requested to fill in a mock poll paper to point how they voted.

The precise outcomes might differ however exit polls have proved to be correct in recording earlier elections.

Nigel Farage urged voters to go to their nearest polling station to again Reform in a video message earlier this night.

The Reform UK chief shared a clip on his X web page at round 7pm to influence individuals coming back from work who hadn’t voted.

Mr Farage stated: ‘Please exit and do it, please exit and vote Reform UK. Do not do it me do it for yourselves, we’re the one ones standing up for a brighter future’

Voters now have only one hour to solid their ballots within the 2024 common election.

Occasion leaders, tens of millions of members of the general public and loads of canine have visited polling stations throughout Britain because the nation elects its new Parliament.

We are going to study the exit ballot when the polls shut at 10pm earlier than votes are counted and outcomes declared throughout the nation.

Follow us for dwell protection all through the evening.

The query a lot of you’ll ask yourselves tonight is what time to go to mattress.

After the drama of the exit ballot at 10pm there will likely be a await the outcomes as counting takes place up and down the nation.

In what guarantees to be a seismic election, MailOnline has put collectively a useful graphic detailing a number of the key moments to look out for.

Rishi Sunak has issued a ultimate enchantment to voters to again the Conservatives on the poll field warning them in opposition to handing a ‘clean cheque’ to Sir Keir Starmer.

See the Prime Minister’s phrases beneath with lower than two hours to go earlier than the polls shut.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was the primary social gathering chief to be pictured casting his vote on election day earlier than others visited polling stations throughout the nation.

Let’s check out the women and men who face a make or break second within the early hours after votes have been counted.

Sir Keir Starmer, Labour chief

Carla Denyer, Inexperienced Occasion co-leader

Sir Ed Davey, Liberal Democrats chief

Nigel Farage, Reform UK chief

Former Labour deputy chief Tom Watson has joined Labour campaigners in Islington North to try to defeat his former boss Jeremy Corbyn.

Mr Corbyn, who led the social gathering in its disastrous 2019 election, is standing as an Unbiased in North London.

Mr Watson stood down as an MP in 2019.

As tens of millions of individuals head to polling stations right now, MailOnline has requested the all vital query…which election candidates would you Snog, Marry or Keep away from?

Our reporters took to the streets and put Brits on the spot as they reluctantly picked between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer and Reform UK’s Nigel Farage.

A final main ballot replace this afternoon confirmed Labour’s predicted majority dropping barely to 270 seats as the final election entered its ultimate hours.

An up to date ‘MRP’ projection by Survation confirmed Sir Keir Starmer’s social gathering profitable 470 seats, with the Tories decreased to 68 MPs within the Home of Commons, simply barely forward of the Liberal Democrats on 59.

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK had been heading in the right direction to win 15 seats, nudging them one MP forward of the SNP to probably change into the UK’s fourth-largest social gathering.

Learn Greg Heffer’s report right here:

The polls will shut in simply three hours earlier than all of the votes are counted and we study who would be the subsequent Prime Minister and our MPs.

We are going to deliver you reside protection from all through the night and into Friday.

Labour will win a landslide majority – however many aren’t comfortable – and several other Gen-Zers admit they recall the leaders of the primary political events together with Rishi Sunak as a result of they’re ‘c**p’ at remembering names, a MailOnline ballot of readers reveals right now.

Learn the complete story from chief reporter Martin Robinson:

Former prime minister Liz Truss has voted at Downham Market City Council in Norfolk right now and tweeted a photograph of her outdoors.

By 5am tomorrow morning, she is going to study if she is again in her seat of Norfolk South West, the place she is defending a majority of 24,180.

Reform UK chief Nigel Farage is rallying up the ultimate assist for his marketing campaign in Clacton-on-Sea right now, travelling across the city on a military automobile.

It comes after he entered his social gathering’s rally on the Essex city’s pier yesterday on the identical automobile to the tune of With out Me by Eminem.

Large queues are forming at a polling station within the Hampstead and Highgate constituency in North London the place Labour’s Tulip Siddiq is standing.

A publish on X right now confirmed SNP chief John Swinney in central Glasgow with an anti-SNP slogan written in chalk on the wall behind him.

However the slogan has been digitally added to the image.

It comes after an SNP workers member uploaded a collection of images of Mr Swinney in central Glasgow on June 29. The third of those exhibits the identical image, however with out the offending graffiti.

The edited picture appeared on X shortly afterwards.

On nearer inspection, the textual content seems to be written in a default font out there on Microsoft functions – ‘Chiller’ – as evidenced by matching characters. This additional suggests the textual content was added after the image was taken.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is one in all six candidates within the new constituency of Godalming & Ash in Surrey, and has posted a video on X of him going into the polling station right now.

He stated: ‘I feel who I will vote for!’

Mr Hunt might be in danger within the space, the place he’s defending a notional Tory majority of 10,720.

The seat has been closely focused by the Lib Dems, who want a swing of 9.7 factors to win. A result’s due at about 3.30am.

The exit ballot is performed every year by a consortium of broadcasters as an early prediction of how the vote might have swung.

In contrast to an everyday ballot which asks voters what they may do within the election, the exit ballot asks individuals who they’ve voted for as they depart their polling station.

Fortunately for these with an early bedtime, scientists usually agree that the exit ballot is a reasonably correct illustration of the true vote. Learn extra on MailOnline:

‘Britain’s most tattooed girl’ Becky Holt made headlines yesterday for a clumsy run-in with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on ITV’s This Morning.

She began her tattoo journey when she was 15 years previous. Now, 21 years on and £40,000 later, she has tattooed virtually each inch of her physique.

Examine her unimaginable transformation on this new story on MailOnline right now:

Now, we have put collectively a brand new graphic with all the foundations in a single place:

The hashtag #dogsatpollingstations has change into a spotlight of election days for animal lovers on-line as individuals share images of themselves exercising their pets and democratic rights on the identical time – and this 12 months has not upset.

Now, some pet house owners have prolonged the development additional to incorporate their cats, with an try and get the hashtag #catsatpollingstations going too:

Kemi Badenoch has attacked the native council in her North West Essex seat for having ‘doubtlessly disenfranchised’ 1000’s of postal voters who haven’t obtained their ballots.

The Cupboard minister stated as much as 2,600 voters had been affected by Uttlesford District Council ‘forgetting’ to ship them their postal votes.

Writing on X on polling day, Ms Badenoch stated: ‘5 years in the past, all however 4 Conservatives on Uttlesford council had been voted out. Folks needed ‘Change’. As an alternative, they received ‘Change for the WORSE’, electing an unbiased residents group who ran a blame-the-Tories marketing campaign.

‘The group is now saddled with a council management unable to hold out primary features competently… Now they’ve doubtlessly disenfranchised as much as 2,600 postal voters by FORGETTING to ship them their poll papers.’

The council’s chief government, Peter Holt, final week stated he was ‘mortified’ and apologised for the error.

He stated the council was delivering postal ballots by hand in a bid to resolve the matter, however warned an in depth consequence on election evening might be challenged if a big proportion aren’t returned.

Actor Tony Robinson is among the many celebrities who’ve been casting their ballots and inspiring others to vote within the Basic Election.

The Blackadder star shared a video of himself singing and dancing as he walked into his native polling station, holding his passport for photograph ID.

He wrote: ‘Vote TODAY. Vote Change. Vote Labour.’

Labour’s Rachel Reeves has urged she is going to demolish Jeremy Hunt’s personal urinal within the Treasury if she succeeds him as Chancellor.

Talking forward of right now’s common election, Ms Reeves hinted she would flush away all traces of her Tory predecessor if she’s put in as Britain’s first feminine Chancellor.

MailOnline’s political correspondent Greg Heffer has the complete story:

Plaid Cymru chief Rhun ap Iorwerth has additionally voted right now, and has now posted a video of him outdoors a polling station on Anglesey in North Wales:

There are canine outdoors polling stations after which there are canine outdoors polling stations!

Right here, dozens of hounds from The Hursley Hambledon Hunt have been seen ready outdoors the Meonstoke Village Corridor polling station within the Hampshire countryside whereas members of the hunt solid their vote throughout their every day stroll:

Scotland’s political leaders had been among the many first to solid their votes because the nation’s polling stations opened their doorways at 7am.

Scottish Conservatives urged everybody to have their say in a bid to ship a knockout blow to the failing SNP.

Learn the complete story from Scottish Day by day Mail reporter Krissy Storrar:

The co-leaders of the Scottish Greens, Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater, have now solid their votes in Glasgow and Edinburgh respectively.

Mr Harvie was pictured giving a thumbs up as he cycled to a polling station at Notre Dame Major College in Glasgow.

And Ms Slater took a selfie outdoors a polling station at Holyrood Evangelical Church in Edinburgh.

The Electoral Fee states that there are safeguards in place to forestall tampering with poll papers.

Seals are hooked up to poll bins on the shut of voting, and are eliminated solely when the depend begins.

Candidates are allowed to observe the method and fix their very own seals if they need, and to test them earlier than poll bins are opened.

The police investigated simply 13 allegations of tampering with poll papers throughout the 2019 common election, with just one resulting in a conviction.

This was after an individual entered a polling station and took maintain of a poll field, stopping different individuals from voting.

Regardless of six weeks of debates, manifestos and campaigning, extra individuals are nonetheless undecided about the best way to vote right now than at any earlier Basic Election in residing reminiscence, writes MICHAEL HOWARD.

I’ve knocked on numerous doorways over a few years, however by no means earlier than have I come throughout so many but to make up their minds. They don’t seem to be being coy, or well mannered. I’m lengthy sufficient within the tooth to know when individuals are concealing their true beliefs.

Learn his full column on MailOnline this afternoon:

It is a beautiful sunny day in London right now, with photographers taking these pictures of the Palace of Westminster and Huge Ben throughout the River Thames this afternoon:

Remainers had been gloating right now concerning the finish of Brexit amid widespread expectations the final election will see the Tories booted out of workplace.

As tens of millions of Brits headed to polling stations, these against the UK’s exit from the EU urged an incoming Labour authorities to suppose once more on hyperlinks with Brussels.

Man Verhofstadt, the previous Belgian prime minister who represented the European Parliament in Brexit talks, reckoned ‘peak Brexit’ had already been reached.

And Mike Galsworthy, chairman of pro-Stay marketing campaign group European Motion UK, stated polling day was the day ‘the Brexit dream shuts up store’.

Learn the complete story from MailOnline’s political correspondent Greg Heffer:

Broadcast journalists are working in Downing Avenue this afternoon whereas others are organising cameras prepared for the votes to begin coming in tonight.

It is a gorgeous sunny day in Clacton-on-Sea right now, with Reform UK chief Nigel Farage going for a walkabout and others having fun with a drink outdoors:

The final constituencies anticipated to be declared within the UK are the next six at 6.30am tomorrow morning:

• Argyll, Bute & South Lochaber
• Farnham & Bordon
• Ilford North
• Ilford South
• Selby
• Wetherby & Easingwold

The Metropolitan Police has simply tweeted that its officers are ‘out and about right now as Londoners go to vote’, including: ‘If you happen to see us, do say hiya.’

Broadcasters are planning intensive protection of the election tonight. Most protection will start as voting ends throughout the nation and run by the evening.

Here’s what is occurring on every TV channel:

• BBC One: Starting at 9.55pm, the BBC’s election evening protection will likely be led by Clive Myrie and Laura Kuenessberg, whereas the pair will likely be assisted by the company’s political editor, Chris Mason.
• ITV: ITV’s election protection will likely be anchored by Tom Bradby and he will likely be joined by former Conservative chancellor George Osborne, former SNP chief Nicola Sturgeon, and former Labour minister Ed Balls. Protection will start at 9.50pm.
• Sky Information: The protection on Sky Information will start at 9pm, and be led by Kay Burley, within the studio usually used for the broadcaster’s Monday Evening Soccer programme. She will likely be joined by Beth Rigby, Sir Trevor Phillips and Ed Conway.
• Channel 4: At 9.45pm, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Emily Maitlis will head up Channel 4’s protection, the place they are going to be joined by The Relaxation Is Politics podcast hosts Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart. Cathy Newman will likely be presenting from the Conservative and Labour marketing campaign headquarters.
• GB Information: Camilla Tominey and Stephen Dixon will host GB Information’s dwell studio outcomes protection, which is able to start at 9.55pm. Studio company will embrace Kwasi Kwarteng, Sir Brandon Lewis, Luciana Berger, James Heappey and Sir Graham Brady.

Photographers across the UK have been taking footage outdoors polling stations right now – together with this one on the Church of St Barnabas in Pimlico, the place two males had been seen arriving on a motorbike, and a girl took a selfie with a baby:

A ultimate common election ballot has proven Labour dropping 5 share factors in every week – though the Tories continued to languish at their lowest-ever stage.

The final Ipsos survey earlier than polling stations opened at 7am right now put Sir Keir Starmer’s social gathering on a 37 per cent vote share – giving Labour an 18-point lead over the Conservatives, who had been unchanged on 19 per cent.

Regardless of Labour’s assist falling to its lowest stage since 2021, the pollster stated Sir Keir would enter Downing Avenue tomorrow with a ‘wholesome majority’ amid wider expectations of a landslide win for the social gathering.

Right here is the complete story from MailOnline’s political correspondent Greg Heffer:

Northern Eire First Minister Michelle O’Neill voted on the polling station at St Patrick’s Major College in Clonoe, Co Tyrone.

She briefly spoke with a Sinn Fein member outdoors the polling station. Ms O’Neill spent a number of minutes inside to solid her vote.

Requested by photographers for a thumbs-up, she laughed and stated: ‘Will a smile do?’

As she left the polling station, she shouted goodbye to native kids and waved to voters.

The Met Workplace has simply launched an up to date forecast video, displaying how will probably be a windy afternoon within the North and Scotland however breezy and heat elsewhere:

Sinn Fein vp Michelle O’Neill has arrived to solid her vote within the Basic Election at St Patrick’s Major College in Coalisland:

Constituents are pictured this afternoon outdoors what’s considered the UK’s most southerly polling station in The Lizard, close to Helston, Cornwall:

Rishi Sunak met Becky Holt, the lady dubbed Britain’s most tattooed mom, yesterday after they each appeared on ITV’s This Morning.

The 35-year-old from Cheshire stripped all the way down to a bikini to indicate off her physique artwork and was later seen in a bathrobe chatting to the Prime Minister.

Requested what his alternative of tattoo could be, Mr Sunak stated the badge of his favorite soccer group, Southampton. ‘I’d in all probability get the Saints crest,’ he stated, including that it’s ‘an amazing brand’.

Right this moment, Ms Holt posted an image of their assembly on Instagram, saying: ‘Better of luck right now @rishisunakmp within the common election. Please do let me know whenever you’re able to let me allow you to select your tattoo…’

These are the newest scenes outdoors 10 Downing Avenue right now as Larry the cat, generally known as the ‘Chief Mouser to the Cupboard Workplace’, sits within the sunshine:

MailOnline has devised an election evening ingesting sport that will help you get by watching the depend are available in. Click on beneath for all the main points:

Chelsea pensioners have additionally been amongst these voting right now.

Right here, some are pictured strolling to and coming back from a polling station arrange on the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London right now:

Whereas southern England is having fun with heat sunshine right now, the climate may be very completely different north of the border with components of Scotland struggling heavy rain.

Right here, individuals are pictured leaving Pollokshields Burgh Halls in Glasgow throughout heavy rain after casting their vote within the Basic Election:

Reform UK social gathering chief Nigel Farage eats an ice cream on the day of the final election in Clacton-on-Sea this morning

From 7am till 10pm, tens of millions of Britons will head to polling stations to solid their vote within the first Westminster contest since 2019.

And the celebrities are amongst them because the likes of Lizzie Cundy , Myleene Klass , Ashley James , Piers Morgan and Charles Dance took half within the voting.

Learn the complete story and see all of the images on MailOnline right now:

Alliance Occasion chief Naomi Lengthy and her husband Michael voted on the polling station at St Colmcille’s parochial corridor in east Belfast right now.

They introduced their canine Daisy with them.

Requested if she felt assured, Ms Lengthy instructed reporters: ‘I am feeling relaxed, we’ll see. Confidence isn’t a great factor, I am simply relaxed.’

The couple needed to shelter for a number of minutes contained in the polling station earlier than leaving as a result of depth of a sudden downpour outdoors.

Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Inexperienced Occasion, walked to vote at Redland Park United Reformed Church on Whiteladies Street in Bristol, this morning.

Ms Denyer, sporting a striped costume, darkish inexperienced cardigan and inexperienced rosette, was accompanied by supporters for the stroll to the polling station.

She greeted photographers and reporters outdoors the church, located in a busy purchasing space of Bristol, earlier than going inside to solid her vote.

The Bristol Central candidate, a former councillor for the Clifton Down ward, then got here outdoors and posed for pictures earlier than strolling away with supporters.

Reform UK social gathering chief Nigel Farage has been pictured strolling by Clacton-on-Sea this morning as he stands for election within the Essex seaside city.

When Rishi Sunak introduced on Could 22 that he was calling the election, Mr Farage stated he wouldn’t be participating, as an alternative spending the summer time within the US, campaigning for his buddy Donald Trump.

Per week later all that modified as he declared he wouldn’t solely be taking again the social gathering management, however he could be standing in Clacton, with the intention of constructing Reform the primary social gathering of opposition by the point of the following election.

Emma Raducanu has revealed that she was unware voting for the UK common election was going down right now, after her sensational second spherical Wimbledon win.

The previous US Open champion was not one pf these planning her day round a visit to the poll field as she revealed that she didn’t know right now was voting day.

Having made mild work of Belgium’s Elise Mertens 6-1, 6-2 yesterday afternoon, the 21-year-old was requested if she meant to vote earlier than her observe session the next day.

‘No,’ she replied. ‘I feel I’ll have a lie-in, then I’ll come to observe. I didn’t even comprehend it was tomorrow, to be sincere! Thanks for letting me know.’

Social Democratic and Labour Occasion (SDLP) chief Colum Eastwood solid his vote on the Mannequin Major College in Londonderry in his Foyle constituency.

Mr Eastwood was met by social gathering activists as he arrived on the polling station and exchanged a hug with social gathering MLA for the realm Mark Durkan.

He didn’t communicate to media however posed for pictures and selfies with supporters.

Liberal Democrat chief Sir Ed Davey and his spouse, Emily, have visited a polling station in Surbiton to vote.

Sir Ed stated ‘good morning all people’ to the assembled media and waved to the cameras.

Because the pair ready to enter Surbiton Hill Methodist Church, a voter left the polling station and wished Sir Ed ‘good luck’.

As he exited the polling station, Sir Ed stated: ‘It is a gorgeous day. I hope plenty of individuals come out to vote.’

A brand new prime minister will journey to Downing Avenue, the place they are often anticipated to present a speech in entrance of the well-known Quantity 10 door.

They’ll then enter the constructing – historically applauded in by workers – and can meet the Cupboard Secretary, essentially the most senior Civil Service adviser to the prime minister and cupboard.

A lot of briefings will observe, protecting a various vary of matters: residing preparations for the brand new premier and household, the method for appointing ministers, pressing selections on key insurance policies, in addition to safety and intelligence info.

The prime minister writes letters to the commanders of the 4 nuclear submarines which offer the UK’s at-sea deterrent, with directions for what to do within the occasion of a nuclear strike that wipes out contact with the UK.

The prime minister can even begin appointing their cupboard, usually inviting them into Quantity 10 to supply ministerial roles – anybody supplied a place must meet with the propriety and ethics group to debate potential conflicts of curiosity.

This course of will proceed over a number of days as extra junior ministers, social gathering whips and parliamentary personal secretaries, are appointed, and can come interspersed with calls from world leaders, congratulating them on their new place.

Pictured: Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his then-girlfriend Carrie Symonds wave outdoors at 10 Downing Avenue in December 2019 after the Conservatives’ victory.

Helen Montague, 44, took her canine Heston, who she stated is her ‘finest buddy’, along with her to vote at Marden polling station in Kent at 7am on the dot.

‘Heston needed to be the primary canine on the polling station and he was,’ Mrs Montague, a senior world supervisor at a finance firm, stated.

The Boston terrier wore a crimson bow as he’s a fan of the accent and was ‘very excited’ to accompany his proprietor to vote, she added.

‘He knew that once we received to the polling station he would get a snack (hen bites),’ she added.

She stated if Heston may share a message about election day, it will be: ‘Please remember your ID and please remember to deliver snacks in your canine on the polling station.’

Right this moment sees the primary Basic Election the place voters might want to present photographic ID earlier than they’ll obtain their poll paper following a regulation change in 2022.

From bringing kids to furry mates, right here is every part it’s good to know right now about what you need to do, and shouldn’t:

Mike Birtwistle, 46, took Reggie, a cavalier King Charles spaniel, to the polling station at Alexandra Park Library in North London at round 7.05am right now.

Reggie wore a crimson rosette with a ‘vote Labour’ sticker on it as he posed for a photograph.

‘My daughter (Lila, 12) is working for Labour in her faculty mock election, so she received a rosette and he or she determined it will be good to pin the rosette on Reggie’s harness,’ Mr Birtwistle, who’s a marketing consultant, stated.

He added Reggie was ‘very excited’ to go to the polling station and has accompanied him to vote prior to now.

‘I do not suppose he is been on a profitable election facet, so hopefully this would be the first one the place his alternative of social gathering really wins,’ he added.

He stated if Reggie may share a message with individuals to encourage them to vote, he would say: ‘In addition to having the ability to train your democratic proper, there’s each probability you may meet a really good canine on the polling station too, so it is a double win to get your self all the way down to the polling station to vote.’

Outgoing Scottish Conservative chief Douglas Ross solid his vote in Moray together with his household.

Mr Ross, his spouse Krystle and sons James and Alistair held palms heading in direction of the polling station at Fogwatt Corridor in Longmorn, Elgin.

Mr Ross is standing as a candidate for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East.

Right here is the newest listing of occasions for when the primary of the 650 constituency outcomes are estimated to be declared tonight.

All timings are approximate and could be affected by points corresponding to delays in verifying and counting ballots, or by recounts.

• Houghton & Sunderland South

• Basildon & Billericay
• Swindon South

• Broxbourne
• Sunderland Central

• Cramlington & Killingworth
• Washington & Gateshead South

Scottish Labour chief Anas Sarwar solid his vote at Pollokshields Burgh Corridor in Glasgow, accompanied by his spouse Furheen and son Aliyan.

After voting, he hugged and shook palms with Labour candidate for Glasgow South West Zubir Ahmed, and shook palms with Labour activists in addition to an SNP activist.

A girl with an indication that learn ‘Starmer is a snake’ approached and adopted Mr Sarwar onto the road, earlier than posing for footage.

By the early hours of tomorrow, the overwhelming majority of constituencies may have declared, and the nation is more likely to know which social gathering has gained essentially the most seats.

What occurs subsequent is determined by whether or not one social gathering has earned a majority – 326 of the 650 seats. In actuality, a working majority requires fewer seats as a result of the Speaker and the three deputy audio system don’t vote, and Sinn Fein MPs choose to not take their seats in Westminster.

If no social gathering has a majority, then it turns into a hung parliament. In that case, the incumbent prime minister stays in energy and is given the primary probability to kind a authorities – if they can’t kind a authorities which instructions the assist of the vast majority of the Home of Commons, they have to resign to permit the King to ask another person to attempt.

Governments with out majorities can kind coalitions with different events, as was the case when the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats joined forces in 2010 (pictured beneath).

Or they may lead as a minority authorities, as occurred to the Conservatives in 2017 once they ruled with the assist of Northern Eire’s Democratic Unionist Occasion, an association generally known as confidence and provide.

If one social gathering wins a majority of seats, they are going to kind the brand new authorities, and its chief will change into the following prime minister.

If a brand new prime minister is to be appointed, the incumbent will go to the King and tender their resignation. The incoming prime minister arrives subsequent and is formally requested by Charles to kind a authorities.

Ulster Unionist Occasion chief Doug Beattie voted at Seagoe Major College in Portadown this morning.

Mr Beattie greeted ready media and posed for pictures as he arrived on the polling station.

He stated: ‘It is a vital day, it’s a day for the individuals to solid their votes. We’ve got run a great marketing campaign.’

Sir Keir Starmer made the brief journey from his Kentish City dwelling to the polling station in Willingham Shut TRA Corridor to vote within the Holborn and St Pancras constituency.

Sir Keir and his spouse, Victoria, arrived on foot and walked hand-in-hand into the corridor tucked contained in the housing property whereas being flanked by police safety officers.

A crowd of native residents gathered to observe the Labour chief enter the polling station alongside dozens of nationwide and worldwide media.

Sir Keir wore a white shirt below a darkish go well with with a crimson tie as he greeted supporters lining the strategy into the polling station.

A girl might be heard shouting ‘free Palestine’ as he entered the corridor. He left by a again door out of sight of reporters.

As soon as each particular person nonetheless within the polling station queue at 10pm tonight has voted, the presiding officer seals the poll field and delivers it to the native depend centre.

Votes are first verified, with the variety of votes within the poll field checked in opposition to the paperwork from polling stations. Clean and spoiled papers, and people on which the voter’s intention is unclear, are eliminated. Votes from the poll field are blended with postal votes earlier than they’re counted.

The primary constituency outcomes are anticipated to be introduced inside a few hours. Lately, a Tyne-Put on derby has developed within the north-east of England, with constituencies racing to be the primary to declare.

Newcastle upon Tyne Central (now changed by Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West below new boundaries), declared at 11.27pm in 2019, forward of Houghton and Sunderland South.

In the meantime, politicians will likely be digesting the predictions of the exit ballot. The outcomes, broadcast at 10pm because the polling cubicles shut, give the nation the primary thought of what to anticipate because the evening progresses.

Exit polls are performed all through election day by asking 1000’s of people that they voted for at strategically chosen polling stations. Lately, exit polls have given a fairly correct view of the alternatives the citizens has made.

Law enforcement officials have now escorted an activist away from a polling station in London after they stood there earlier than Sir Keir Starmer arrived to vote.

The protester from animal rights group Peta was dressed as a bear and held a placard addressed to the Labour chief, saying: ‘Sir Keir: Save My Pores and skin! Vote for Fake-Fur Caps’.

Click on on the hyperlink beneath for That is Cash’s evaluation of the political events’ manifestos and provides our manifesto particular podcast a pay attention again:

Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer and his spouse Victoria have arrived to solid their votes within the 2024 Basic Election at Willingham Shut TRA Corridor in London this morning:

Sir Keir Starmer wants an even bigger swing than Sir Tony Blair’s 1997 landslide to win a majority on the Basic Election, together with his process made tougher by modifications to constituency boundaries.

The Labour chief should obtain a swing of 12.7 factors from the Conservatives to change into prime minister – bigger than the ten.2 level swing that introduced New Labour to energy in 1997 and greater than double the swing at every other election since 1945.

His process is made tougher by the affect of the boundary modifications, the primary since 2010, that are meant to make sure that constituencies have comparable numbers of voters.

This left Rishi Sunak defending a notional majority of 94, in contrast with the 80-seat margin really secured by Boris Johnson’s Conservatives in 2019 – though that was later diminished by by-election defeats, and MPs being suspended from the whip or defecting.

The brand new parliamentary constituencies had been drawn up by the everlasting and unbiased Boundary Commissions for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Eire, and simply 77 of the 650 Commons seats had been left untouched.

Jeremy Corbyn has posted a photograph of himself outdoors a polling station in his North London constituency.

The previous Labour chief is working as an Unbiased in Islington North.

Mr Corbyn has gained the seat for Labour at each common election since 1983, however is now not a member of the social gathering. The image of him with thumbs up is captioned: ‘Simply voted for the unbiased candidate in Islington North. I heard he is alright.’

Earlier, he made an enchantment for voters to assist his marketing campaign, saying: ‘We’ve got constructed this marketing campaign from nothing. We do not have social gathering equipment. We do not have large donors. We’ve got one thing extra highly effective: individuals.’

A neighborhood resident presents tea to voters and members of the media outdoors a polling station in London this morning as ballots are solid:

DUP chief Gavin Robinson and his spouse Lindsay have solid their ballots at Elim church in Dundonald in his east Belfast constituency.

Mr Robinson greeted ready media as he arrived. ‘Recent and effectively you are wanting,’ he stated. Leaving the polling station, he stated he was glad to have voted earlier than giving a thumbs as much as photographers.

Ballots are actually being solid within the Basic Election right now as voters select a brand new authorities, with opinion polls predicting a Labour landslide and a Tory washout.

Events will likely be rallying to their respective causes as they try and get individuals out to the polls.

Hundreds of thousands of individuals throughout the UK will solid their vote between 7am and 10pm, with opinion polls suggesting Labour is heading in the right direction to safe a big majority within the Home of Commons and kind a brand new authorities with Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister.

An exit ballot, revealed shortly after 10pm tonight, will present the primary indication of how the election has gone on a nationwide stage.

The primary of the 650 seats are more likely to declare their outcomes from 11.30pm, and counting will proceed into the early hours of the morning. 1000’s of electoral workers, candidates, social gathering workers and journalists will likely be up all evening because the outcomes roll in.

Whereas Labour are tipped to win the keys to 10 Downing Avenue, the outlook is far much less clear in Scotland – with Labour trying to finish greater than a decade of SNP domination at Westminster.

John Swinney’s social gathering gained 48 seats in 2019, whereas the Tories took six and the Liberal Democrats 4. Labour was decreased to a single MP.

Sir Keir Starmer’s social gathering – led in Scotland by Anas Sarwar – has loved a resurgence lately in opposition to a backdrop of turmoil for the Conservatives, placing Labour in pole place this time round.

However Scotland additionally boasts various the extra intriguing native battles on this election. Learn the complete report from Michael Blackley within the Scottish Day by day Mail:

Over in Northern Eire, voting is below manner within the Basic Election which entails a number of constituency battles that stay too near name.

A complete of 136 candidates are standing within the area’s 18 constituencies.

All eyes will likely be on the race for the best variety of seats, with the potential of Sinn Fein cementing its place as the most important social gathering in Northern Eire, having come out on prime within the final Meeting and native council polls.

Sinn Fein, which ran a comparatively low-key marketing campaign, may safe first place by retaining the seven seats it already holds, if the DUP drops down from the eight seats it gained in 2019.

Pictured: Early voters arrive on the Agape Centre in south Belfast.

An activist from animal rights group Peta dressed as a bear is holding a placard addressed to Sir Keir Starmer this morning outdoors a polling station in North London the place the Labour chief is predicted to vote later:

From a caravan in Cambridgeshire, to a transport container in Battersea and even a Hindu temple in Wimbledon, there are a variety of peculiar locations which have been made into makeshift polling stations this week.

Right here, MailOnline exhibits you a glimpse of a number of the most uncommon:

SNP chief John Swinney has solid his vote at Burrelton Village Corridor, Perthshire.

Accompanied by his 13-year-old son Matthew, the First Minister walked from his dwelling to the polling station, greeting members of the media on the best way in.

He additionally met his candidate Dave Doogan who’s working within the Angus and Perthshire Glens constituency.

Rishi Sunak has appealed right now to disaffected Tory voters to return to the fold to forestall a ‘socialist supermajority’ wrecking Britain.

Writing within the Day by day Mail, the Prime Minister urged former Tory supporters contemplating staying at dwelling right now or voting Reform to lend their votes to the Conservatives once more to cease Sir Keir Starmer profitable unchecked energy.

Learn his full column on MailOnline right here:

It is not simply canine at polling stations right now – Heatherbelle Bates took her horse along with her as she solid her vote within the Devon village of Holne this morning:

Kate Garraway has revealed that the one polling card posted by her door was for her late husband Derek Draper.

The Good Morning Britain host, 57, shared the heartbreaking information whereas talking about how individuals can vote because the nation heads to the polls right now.

Mr Draper, a former Labour social gathering advisor, died aged 56 on January 3, following a protracted battle with Covid-19. Learn the complete story on MailOnline:

Amongst these voting this morning had been monks from Sancta Maria Abbey in East Lothian, who had been pictured visiting a polling station at Garvald Village Corridor:

Polling stations opened for voters to have their say on the Basic Election right now, which additionally means the return of the development #dogsatpollingstations.

One pup named Mavis was pictured high-fiving the digital camera, along with her proprietor writing on X: ‘Paws up for change! Mavis feels getting in early is impawtent in Bury North on a day like this.’

Learn the complete story and see the perfect footage on MailOnline right now:

Recreation of Thrones actor Charles Dance has been noticed ready in line to solid his vote within the 2024 Basic Election at Willingham Shut TRA Corridor in North London:

Voter turnout will not be usually affected by climate situations, data recommend.

Based on the Parliament web site, regardless of the final common election in 2019 being the wettest since data started in 1931, turnout was really greater (67.3 per cent) than in 2001 (59.4 per cent) and 2005 (61.4 per cent) when polling day fell in June and Could respectively.

The UK will see a nationwide climate divide on Basic Election day, with 22C (72F) sunshine in southern England however 50mph winds and rain within the North and Scotland.

South-eastern components of the nation particularly areas round London will expertise the brightest and warmest climate right now as voters head to polling stations.

However robust winds and chillier temperatures will hit additional north in addition to showers in West and North West Scotland, North West England and Northern Eire.

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As tens of millions of voters descend on polling stations right now, Britons have answered the all-important query: Which election candidates would you Snog, Marry or Keep away from?

MailOnline took to the streets and put Brits on the spot as they reluctantly picked between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer and Reform UK’s Nigel Farage. Learn the story and watch the movies right here:

Rishi Sunak made the brief journey from his grade II-listed manor home to vote at Kirby Sigston Village Corridor in his Richmond constituency.

Mr Sunak and his spouse Akshata Murty arrived in a Vary Rover and walked hand-in-hand into the village corridor, which is surrounded by rolling fields.

Swallows nesting within the eaves of the corridor dipped over the heads of the ready media whereas a dairy farmer subsequent door turned out his cattle.

Mr Sunak, sporting a white shirt beneath a blue jumper, greeted the photographers outdoors the polling station.

He left with out commenting and was pushed away, adopted by police safety officers.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his spouse Akshata Murty have arrived to solid their vote within the 2024 Basic Election at Kirby Sigston Village Corridor in North Yorkshire:

Rishi Sunak stated yesterday that 132,000 voters in essentially the most tightly fought seats may determine whether or not the UK has a hung Parliament or Labour majority.

And DANIEL HANNAN argues right now that this is the reason anybody who doesn’t need to hand Sir Keir Starmer untrammelled energy ought to rigorously learn this information:

Pictures present the polling station group on the Agape Centre in south Belfast making ready the room forward of voting opening within the 2024 Basic Election:

Polls have opened throughout the UK in right now’s common election after Rishi Sunak made an Eleventh-hour plea for voters to forestall a ‘socialist supermajority’ wrecking Britain.

From 7am till 10pm, tens of millions of Britons will head to polling stations to solid their vote within the first Westminster contest since 2019. A collection of opinion polls within the run-up to right now have proven Labour heading in the right direction for an enormous landslide win.

Right here is the complete story from MailOnline’s political correspondent Greg Heffer:

Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer, writing on social media web site X as polls opened, stated: ‘Change. Right this moment, you possibly can vote for it.’

Forward of 7am, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak posted a collection of messages on the identical web site, which urged voters to ‘cease the Labour supermajority’.

Inexperienced Occasion co-leader Adrian Ramsay, additionally writing on X, stated: ‘Right this moment’s the chance to vote for actual hope and actual change, in Waveney Valley, and throughout the nation.’

Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, posted a picture asking individuals to ‘vote together with your coronary heart’, including: ‘Vote for actual change right now. Vote Reform UK.’

The SNP tweeted: ‘Vote SNP to ship independence, rejoin the EU, scrap the two-child profit cap, put money into the simply transition, defend free tuition.’

North of the border, Scotland’s First Minister has urged ‘each single SNP voter’ to end up right now in what he stated will likely be an ‘extremely shut’ contest all through the nation.

Addressing supporters at a pre-election rally in Leith yesterday night, John Swinney stated the Conservatives had been going to be ‘closely defeated’ by the Labour Occasion in England.

However he added that there have been ‘slender margins’ between Labour and the SNP north of the border.

After polling stations shut at 10pm tonight, the counting course of begins in 650 constituencies throughout the UK.

The crunch time will likely be between 3am and 4am when the majority of the outcomes will flood in. Learn the complete information from MailOnline’s deputy political editor David Wilcock:

Ending a marketing campaign that was dominated by headline-catching stunts, Liberal Democrat chief Sir Ed Davey drove off in a pink Cadillac convertible together with his deputy Daisy Cooper after his final election marketing campaign cease.

The Lib Dem chief gave a stump speech at Hammond’s Finish Farm in Harpenden to the tune of ABBA’s Take A Likelihood On Me.

Sir Ed stated he had loved the marketing campaign, which noticed him journey all the size of the UK, cowl 6,000 miles on the Lib Dem’s Yellow Hammer One bus and bungee 160 ft.

He added: ‘Communities are indignant. The water corporations have been allowed to pour their filthy sewage into our rivers, lakes and onto our seashores. This has to alter. The Conservatives have gotten to go.’

Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer stated the UK ‘can not afford’ 5 extra years below the Conservatives, including Britain can ‘start a brand new chapter’ below his social gathering.

He stated yesterday: ‘Britain’s future is on the poll.’

Sir Keir was additionally cheered by activists as he spoke at a group centre in Redditch, Worcestershire, as his campaigning got here to an in depth.

He stated: ‘That is what we’re combating for, let’s proceed that struggle. In order for you change, it’s important to vote for it.’

Because the bookies’ favorite to be the following prime minister, Sir Keir stated he was happy with Labour’s marketing campaign and his social gathering was ‘prepared for what comes subsequent’.

Britons ought to guarantee they’ve the right photograph identification to vote earlier than heading to the polling station right now, the Electoral Fee has warned.

This 12 months is the primary time within the UK that everyone eager to vote in particular person at a common election must present ID earlier than receiving a poll paper.

Not all varieties of photograph ID will likely be accepted at polling stations, however a passport, driving licence or blue badge are legitimate. Learn the complete information on MailOnline:

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated right now represents a ‘pivotal second’ for the nation’s future as he claimed Labour would ‘wield their unchecked energy’ to extend taxes ought to they safe a ‘supermajority’.

Mr Sunak was joined by his mother and father Usha and Yashvir Sunak and his spouse, Akshata Murty, for the ultimate stump speech of the election marketing campaign yesterday night.

He stood for a photograph together with his household after giving a speech at Romsey Rugby Membership, north of Southampton the place he grew up.

‘This underdog will struggle to the ultimate whistle,’ Mr Sunak stated.

The Prime Minister known as on Tory activists to proceed campaigning, claiming they’d ‘pressing work to do’ to ‘save the UK’ from a Labour authorities.

An exit ballot, revealed shortly after 10pm tonight, will present the primary indication of how the election has gone on a nationwide stage.

These happen at polling stations throughout the UK, with tens of 1000’s of individuals requested to privately fill in a duplicate poll as they depart, to get a sign of how they voted.

The primary of the 650 seats are more likely to declare their outcomes from 11.30pm.

Polling stations all opened at 7am right now – amongst them this one at Kirby Sigston in North Yorkshire, the place Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is predicted to vote later.

Good morning and welcome to MailOnline’s dwell protection as polling stations open for UK voters to have their say on the Basic Election after weeks of campaigning.

Hundreds of thousands of individuals will solid their vote between 7am and 10pm, with opinion polls suggesting Labour is heading in the right direction to safe an enormous majority within the Home of Commons.

Observe MailOnline’s dwell protection for updates all through right now.