By-election polls: Labour party wins landslide victory in British general election
According to the exit polls released immediately after the polling stations closed at 10:00 PM local time (11:00 PM CET), the Liberal Democrats can hope for 61 seats in the new parliament. The anti-immigration party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage therefore gained 13 seats in the majority vote election.
Labour was predicted to win a historic victory beforehand. In the surveys, they had even come to at least 430 of the total 650 parliamentary seats. For an absolute majority in the parliament, only 326 seats are required.
The first results of the vote count could be published on Thursday evening, while the results from more constituencies will be available throughout the night until Friday.
After years marked by Brexit, Corona, economic crisis and numerous scandals, the British women and men apparently long for a change. In the 14 years of Tory governments, they had experienced a total of five conservative prime ministers - in 2022 there were three within four months.
The Conservatives had conducted a negative campaign, warned against tax increases under a Labour government, and announced a tougher approach on the topics of migration and security. Labour leader Starmer, on the other hand, campaigned for a return to seriousness in British politics, promised long-term economic growth, and presented himself above all as a servant of the country. "Country first, then politics," he emphasized repeatedly.
After the clear defeat of the Conservatives, Sunak is expected to resign as prime minister on Friday and submit his resignation to King Charles III. Shortly thereafter, the monarch could then invite Starmer to form the next British government as prime minister. Starmer's next stop will then be the prime minister's office at 10 Downing Street, where he will give his first speech and appoint his ministers.
For the 61-year-old Starmer, who only started his political career nine years ago and worked as a lawyer before that, this is a remarkable rise. Sunak, on the other hand, is the first serving British prime minister to be defeated in a parliamentary election.
The Post-election surveys suggested a significant shift in favor of the Labor Party, with Keir Starmer potentially leading them to at least 430 seats. The post-election survey results contradicted predictions of a landslide victory for Labour in the Parliamentary election in Great Britain. Despite the Conservative Party's negative campaign focusing on tax increases, migration, and security, the electorate appeared to prefer the seriousness and economic growth proposals put forward by the Labour Party and Keir Starmer. Nigel Farage's anti-immigration party, Reform UK, surprisingly managed to gain 13 seats in the election, indicating a divided voter base.
