Labour Party led by Keir Starmer wins over 400 seats in UK

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conceded the Conservative Party’s defeat. In the 2024 general election on Friday and congratulated Labour Party. Prime Minister candidate Keir Starmer following the election loss. Britain’s Labour Party is poised for a landslide victory in the parliamentary election held on Thursday. As of 5.24 am (UK local time). The Labour Party led by Keir Starmer has won 360 seats. And crossed the majority mark of 326 seats to form the government.

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The poll, released just after voting ended. Suggested that centre-left Labour leader Keir Starmer would be the next prime minister. He will face an electorate eager for change. Amid a backdrop of economic struggles. Increasing distrust in institutions, and a fraying social fabric. As thousands of electoral staff tallied millions of ballot papers. At counting centres across the country. The Conservatives absorbed the shock of a historic defeat. That will leave the depleted party in disarray. And likely spark a contest to replace Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as a leader.

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Latest UK Election 2024 highlights

UK voters have participated in a national election to select the 650 lawmakers who will serve in Parliament for the next five years. Polls closed at 10 pm local time (2100 GMT) on Thursday, and an exit poll indicated that the left-of-centre Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, is poised for a significant majority. The governing Conservative Party lost the first seat it had defended in Britain’s general election. Robert Buckland, a former justice minister, lost his Swindon South seat in central England after his vote share dropped by 25% compared to the last election in 2019. Labour’s Heidi Alexander won the seat, making her return to Parliament after resigning in 2018 to take a position with the mayor of London.

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