Keir Starmer is set to become the new prime minister following the Labour Party’s landslide victory in the UK general election.
Final figures show Labour is expected to win 410 seats, while the Conservatives are projected to secure 144 seats. Outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has conceded defeat and called Starmer to offer his congratulations.
Reflecting on the election results, Sunak described them as a “sobering verdict” and expressed his regret, saying, “I am sorry.”
Upon winning his seat in Holborn and St Pancras, Starmer declared, “The change begins right here… it is time for us to deliver.”
The election saw several high-profile Conservative losses, including Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, Jacob Rees-Mogg, and Penny Mordaunt, who were defeated by Labour candidates. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage won a seat in Clacton, marking his first term as an MP, while his party colleagues Richard Tice and Lee Anderson also secured victories. Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn retained his seat in Islington North as an independent, while Labour’s Jon Ashworth lost to an independent candidate.
Additionally, Carla Denyer won for the Green Party in Bristol Central, and the SNP’s representation is forecast to drop significantly from 43 seats to just six.
George Galloway of the Workers Party lost the seat he had won earlier this year.
