UK General Election 2024: All You Need to Know in 60 Seconds
As of this morning the UK general election results show a massive change. Labour led by Keir Starmer has won by a large margin similar to Tony Blair’s win in 1997. This ends the Conservative Party’s 14-year rule with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak admitting defeat.
Labour is set to get over 400 seats, a big jump from previous. The Conservatives have suffered major losses dropping to around 81 seats from 376. The Liberal Democrats and Reform UK also did well with the Liberal Democrats expected to get between 46 and 80 seats and Reform UK winning seats for the first time (Wikipedia) (ElectionMapsUK) (CityAM).
Conservative members like Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt, and Grant Shapps lost their seats. New MPs include Nigel Farage from Reform UK (Wikipedia) (CityAM).
This election introduced new voting boundaries and required photo ID to vote in person for the first time in Great Britain (Wikipedia) (Parliament UK).
The new Parliament will meet on July 9, 2024, with the Speaker’s election and the State Opening of Parliament on July 17, 2024 (Parliament UK). For more updates, check major news outlets.