Election 2024
Results: parties by seats
326 seats for a majority
0 seats to go
  • Labour: 412 seats, 211 seats gained
  • Conservative: 121 seats, 251 seats lost
  • Liberal Democrat: 72 seats, 64 seats gained
  • Scottish National Party: 9 seats, 39 seats lost
  • Sinn Fein: 7 seats, No change
  • Others: 29 seats, 15 seats gained
Change since 2019

Summary

  1. Conservatives hold Spelthornepublished at 06:15 British Summer Time 5 July

    Lincoln Jopp celebrates his winImage source, BBC/Nisha Patel

    The Conservatives have held on to Spelthorne.

    This was the seat of former chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, but he stepped down at this election.

    Lincoln Jopp, the new Conservative MP, got 14,038 votes.

    In second place was Labour, who got 12,448 votes.

    Tap here to see the full list of results in Spelthorne.

  2. Liberal Democrats win Wokingpublished at 06:11 British Summer Time 5 July
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    The Liberal Democrats have won Woking.

    This is a notional gain from the Conservatives following boundary changes.

    Will Forster, the new Lib Dem MP, got 24,019 votes, just under 50% of the vote.

    Jonathan Lord, the Conservative candidate, came second with 12,773 votes.

    To see a full list of results, tap here.

  3. Liberal Democrats gain Woking from the Conservativespublished at 06:06 British Summer Time 5 July

    Graphic showing Liberal Democrats gain Woking from the Conservatives. The winning candidate was Will Forster.
  4. Liberal Democrats win Guildfordpublished at 06:04 British Summer Time 5 July
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    It's another win for the Lib Dems in Surrey, as they take Guildford from the Conservatives.

    Lib Dem candidate Zoe Franklin received 22,937 votes.

    The now former Conservative MP, Angela Richardson, won 14,508 votes, which was 30.04% of the votes.

    To see the full list of results in Guildford, tap here.

  5. Liberal Democrats win Esher & Waltonpublished at 05:29 British Summer Time 5 July
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    The Liberal Democrats have won the Esher & Walton seat.

    This is a notional gain from the Conservatives.

    The new Lib Dem MP, Monica Harding, won the vote with 28,315 votes.

    The Conservatives came second with 16,312 votes.

    To see all the results in Esher & Walton, tap here.

  6. Election has been crushing defeat - Huntpublished at 05:15 British Summer Time 5 July

    Jeremy Hunt celebrates his winImage source, Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

    Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has wished the "incoming" Labour government "well".

    Speaking on the declaration of his win, he said the election had been a "crushing defeat" for the Conservatives.

    He said: "When you lose trust of the electorate" you need to have the "courage and humility to ask why so you can earn back trust again".

    He said Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves were "decent people who have changed Labour for the better" and "we all now need them to succeed".

  7. Liberal Democrats win Surrey Heathpublished at 05:04 British Summer Time 5 July
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    Lib Dem supporters celebrate outside the countImage source, BBC/Stuart Tinworth

    The Liberal Democrats have won the Surrey Heath seat.

    This is a notional gain from the Conservatives.

    Ali Pinkerton got 21,387 votes, which is 44.75% of the vote.

    The Conservatives came in second place, with 15,747 votes (32.95%).

    BBC reporter Stuart Tinworth, who is at the count, said this is the first time the seat has been won by a non Conservative candidate.

    To see the full results for Surrey Heath, tap here.

  8. Conservatives hold Reigatepublished at 04:47 British Summer Time 5 July

    The Conservatives have held on to Reigate.

    The new candidate, Rebecca Paul, received 18,822 votes, which is 35.41%.

    Labour came in second place, getting 15,635 votes (29.41%).

    To see all the results, tap here.

  9. Jeremy Hunt holds seatpublished at 04:42 British Summer Time 5 July
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    Jeremy Hunt and his wifeImage source, Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

    The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has held his seat in Godalming & Ash.

    He got a majority of just 891 votes (1.6%) over the Liberal Democrats.

    To see all the results from the Godalming & Ash constituency, tap here.

  10. Conservative Jeremy Hunt holds Godalming and Ashpublished at 04:41 British Summer Time 5 July
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    Graphic showing Conservatives hold Godalming and Ash. The winning candidate was Jeremy Hunt.

    Conservative Jeremy Hunt has been almost absent from the national campaign as he fought hard to keep his seat in Goldalming and Ash.

    And he did just enough, clinging on to a tiny majority of 891 votes (1.6%).

  11. Lib Dems gain Dorking and Horleypublished at 04:27 British Summer Time 5 July
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    The Liberal Democrats have taken control of Dorking and Horley.

    This is a notional gain from the Conservatives.

    Chris Coghlan got 20,921 votes, which was 41.87%.

    The Conservatives did come in second place, with 15,530 votes (31.08%).

    To see the full list of results, click here.

  12. Liberal Democrats gain Dorking and Horley from the Conservativespublished at 04:24 British Summer Time 5 July

    Graphic showing Liberal Democrats gain Dorking and Horley from the Conservatives. The winning candidate was Chris Coghlan.
  13. Conservatives hold East Surreypublished at 04:08 British Summer Time 5 July

    Claire CoutinhoImage source, Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire

    The Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has been re-elected as the MP for East Surrey.

    She got 17,502 votes, which was 35.58% of the vote.

    Labour came in second place with 10,052 seats (20.43%).

    Despite the win, it was a notional 16.01% swing from Conservative to Labour.

    You can read the full result here.

  14. Conservatives hold East Surreypublished at 04:03 British Summer Time 5 July

    Graphic showing Conservatives hold East Surrey. The winning candidate was Claire Coutinho.
  15. Turnout at 67% in Surrey Heathpublished at 03:20 British Summer Time 5 July

    Stuart Tinworth
    BBC News, Surrey Heath

    Counting taking place at the Surrey Heath countImage source, BBC/Stuart Tinworth

    The stage is set and could we be heading for a Liberal Democrat victory here? Well – that’s certainly the feeling from some tonight.

    The exit poll suggests this seat could be turning from blue to yellow for the first time in its history - a feeling echoed by people I’ve been speaking to on the ground.

    Michael Gove has held this seat for nearly 20 years. But he stood down in May, which means whatever the result here overnight, Surrey Heath will have a brand new MP.

    Gove was first elected here in 2005, and last election won with a majority of 18,349, but he was one of a wave of high profile candidates who announced he was not to stand this time around.

    This time it’s been targeted by the Liberal Democrats and Al Pinkerton. Has he done enough to win people over?

    The voter turnout is 67% and we will find out the result at around 04:30 BST.

  16. What were the turnouts across the region?published at 03:01 British Summer Time 5 July

    A sign outside a polling stationImage source, Getty Images

    Turnout has varied widely across the South East, with most constituencies reporting lower figures than 2019.

    Here are the figures we have so far:

    Bognor & Littlehampton - 61.93%

    Ashford - 62%

    Weald of Kent - 67%

    Bexhill & Battle - 66%

    Guildford - 68.6%

    Gravesham - 59.3%

    Canterbury - 66.7%

    Tunbridge Wells - 69.2%

    Hastings & Rye - 60.81%

    East Surrey - 67.5%

    East Thanet - 57.26%

    Dorking & Horley - 70%

    Sittingbourne & Sheppey 51.97%

    Dover & Deal - 63%

    Maidstone & Malling - 60.86%

    Rochester & Strood - 57.5%

    Chatham & Aylesford - 54.5%

    Tonbridge - 69%

    Esher & Walton - 74.2%

    Eastbourne - 63%

  17. Labour figure says Godalming & Ash is 'tight'published at 02:55 British Summer Time 5 July

    Jack Fiehn
    BBC Surrey Political reporter

    Journalists gather around a table at the Godalming & Ash countImage source, Jack Fiehn/BBC

    A Labour figure has told me it is “tight” between Jeremy Hunt and his Liberal Democrat opponent, Paul Follows.

    There are around 70 journalists here to cover the election, showing just how much interest there is in whether Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will keep his seat.

    Counting has begun with a turnout of 72.3%.

  18. High spirits in Reigatepublished at 02:49 British Summer Time 5 July

    Callum French
    BBC News, Reigate

    Counting and examining ballot papers in ReigateImage source, BBC/Callum French

    The night is well under way here at the Donyings Leisure Centre in Redhill for the Reigate constituency count. Most of the counting staff have returned from their breaks and sorting has begun. The returning officer has let us know that there was a turnout of 69%. This means 53,360 votes have been cast today. The mood in the auditorium is generally high spirited. However, you can start to see the nerves beginning to show for the various party teams, who are wandering around peeking over shoulders.

    Spoilt and unmarked papers are being verified by representatives of each candidate.

  19. Anxious wait in Surrey Heathpublished at 02:40 British Summer Time 5 July

    Stuart Tinworth
    BBC News, Surrey Heath

    Counting continues at Surrey HeathImage source, BBC/Stuart Tinworth

    It's an anxious wait now here at Surrey Heath and the Camberley Theatre - the bar was due to close any moment and the counting is underway in earnest.

    Whatever happens here tonight, Surrey Heath will have a new MP.

    Michael Gove, who was MP here for nearly 20 years, stood down in May.

    Al Pinkerton, the Liberal Democrat candidate, has yet to be spotted here tonight - but the feeling is he might take the seat.

    It has been a Conservative stronghold since its inception in 1997. The stage could be set for a historic victory in Camberley.

  20. Conservatives handing out cakes in Dorking and Horleypublished at 02:25 British Summer Time 5 July

    Simon Jenkins
    BBC News, Dorking

    Homemade cakes in a tubImage source, BBC/Simon Jenkins

    In Dorking and Horley, the Conservatives have a nice selection of homemade cakes, but local party chairman, Paul Austin told me: "I'm not enjoying this night at all!"