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. Lots of eyes on Godalming & Ash countpublished at 23:56 British Summer Time 4 July 2024

    Jack Fiehn
    BBC Surrey political reporter

    The stage at the Godalming & Ash countImage source, BBC/Jack Fiehn

    There are lots of eyes on the count at Godalming and Ash.

    That is because this is where the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is standing.

    The Liberal Democrats have been targeting the seat and the result has been described as on "a knife edge".

    This is "the room where it happens", by which I mean this is where Mr Hunt will learn his fate, at a declaration in the early hours.

  2. Postpublished at 23:53 British Summer Time 4 July 2024

    A graph demonstrating the Labour majority
  3. The new Farnham and Bordon constituencypublished at 23:34 British Summer Time 4 July 2024

    Jack Fiehn
    BBC Surrey political reporter

    A road called Downing Street in FarnhamImage source, BBC/Jack Fiehn

    It has probably never been so apt that Farnham has its very own “Downing Street”.

    The town is at the heart of the new Farnham and Bordon constituency, which has been created because of boundary changes.

    It is thought that this could be a close contest between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives.

    The result is not expected for a while though, with one prediction that it will not be announced until 5am in the morning.

  4. Ballot boxes arriving at Epsom & Ewell countpublished at 23:33 British Summer Time 4 July 2024

    Fiona McCarthy
    BBC Radio Surrey

    Candidates in Epsom & Ewell stand for a photoImage source, BBC/Fiona McCarthy

    Counting for this constituency is taking place at Epsom Racecourse.

    Candidates are aiming to replace Chris Grayling, who has been the MP for Epsom & Ewell since 2001.

    The former Transport Minister chose to stand down following a prostate cancer diagnosis.

  5. Watch: A guide to the general election in Surreypublished at 23:10 British Summer Time 4 July 2024

    Charlotte Wright
    Political Editor, BBC South East

    Media caption,

    A guide to the general election in Surrey

    At the last general election in 2019, the Conservative party returned 51 out of the 55 MPs in Sussex, Surrey and Kent.

    Since then, party leaders have changed, there are new priorities and big changes have been made to the political map.

    Boundaries have been redrawn and many constituencies will be new or different for millions of people.

  6. Could Hunt be first chancellor in modern history to lose seat?published at 22:50 British Summer Time 4 July 2024

    Jeremy HuntImage source, PA Video/PA Wire

    BBC chief economics correspondent Dharshini David is at a leisure centre in Godalming and Ash, the seat of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

    She tells Radio 4 the exit poll suggests there is only a 19% chance of him keeping his seat. He would be the first chancellor in modern history to lose his seat, if that is right.

    There are some "pretty shocked faces" from Hunt's camp in the leisure centre this evening, she adds.

  7. Analysis: The early south east viewpublished at 22:37 British Summer Time 4 July 2024

    Charlotte Wright
    Political Editor, BBC South East

    Counts take place in ChichesterImage source, BBC/Sophia Cobby

    It’s hard to overstate just how Tory the South East of England has been in recent years.

    At the 2019 election, 51 out of the 55 MPs elected in Kent, Sussex and Surrey were Conservative.

    All but one seat in Surrey has only elected Conservative MPs for decades (Guildford elected a Lib Dem for one term in 2001).

    But in recent years we’ve seen voters turning away from the Tories in the local council elections.

    Not a single district or borough council in Sussex or Surrey has a Conservative majority.

    While people often vote differently in local elections to general ones, it’s clear the Conservatives don’t have such a tight grip on the region as they once did.

    Opposition parties have been targeting a number of South East seats during the course of the campaign.

    And if tonight’s exit poll is accurate, it looks like we'll see a more colourful map of the region’s constituencies by the morning.

  8. When will the results be declared in my part of Surrey?published at 22:29 British Summer Time 4 July 2024

    A polling station signImage source, EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

    Here’s a list of estimated declaration times in Surrey (in alphabetical order)…

    • Dorking & Horley: 4.15am
    • Surrey East: 3.30am
    • Epsom & Ewell: 3am
    • Esher & Walton: 3.30am
    • Farnham & Bordon: 6.30am
    • Godalming & Ash: 3.30am
    • Guildford: 4am
    • Woking: 3.15am
    • Reigate: 3.30am
    • Surrey Heath: 4.30am
    • Runnymede & Weybridge: 4.30am
    • Spelthorne: 5am
  9. Labour set for general election landslide - exit pollpublished at 22:18 British Summer Time 4 July 2024

    The 2024 General Lection poll with the following results: Labour: 410 seats, Conservatives: 131 seats, Lib Dem: 61 seats, Reform: 13 seats, SNP: 10 seats, Plaid Cymru: 4 seats, Green: 2 seats and Other: 19 seats

    Labour is set to win a general election landslide with a majority of 170, according to an exit poll for the BBC, ITV and Sky.

    If the forecast is accurate, it means Sir Keir Starmer will become prime minister with 410 Labour MPs – just short of Tony Blair's 1997 total.

    The Conservatives are predicted to slump to 131 MPs, their lowest number in post-war history.

    The Liberal Democrats are projected to come third with 61 MPs.

    The Scottish National Party will see its number of MPs fall to 10 and Reform UK is forecast to get 13 MPs, according to the exit poll.

    The Green Party of England and Wales is predicted to double its number of MPs to two and Plaid Cymru are set to get four MPs. Others are forecast to get 19 seats.

    The exit poll, overseen by Sir John Curtice and a team of statisticians, is based on data from voters at about 130 polling stations in England, Scotland and Wales. The poll does not cover Northern Ireland.

    At the past five general elections, the exit poll has been accurate to within a range of 1.5 and 7.5 seats.

  10. Welcome to our general election coveragepublished at 20:23 British Summer Time 4 July 2024

    Man outside polling stationImage source, PA Media

    Voting has been taking place throughout the day across the UK in the 2024 General Election.

    Join us after 10pm for coverage of all the results and reaction across Surrey.BBC Surrey will have reporters at the counts and you can follow all the election developments as they happen here on the BBC News website and app.You can find out more about how to follow the election on the BBC here.

  11. Campaigners warn of record storm sewage overflowspublished at 06:02 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2024

    The River Mole River Watch is calling for clean water following record high storm outflows.

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  12. Plans unveiled to build homes on dog-walking spotpublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2024

    A Guildford councillor said cash from the sale of the Send Hill land could reduce cuts elsewhere.

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  13. River levels inches away from floods of 2014published at 18:05 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2024

    Almost the whole of the Thames in Surrey is subject to flood warnings as levels continue to rise.

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  14. Homes and businesses flooded as river levels risepublished at 07:07 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2024

    Flood warnings cover almost the whole Surrey stretch of the Thames as river levels continue to rise.

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  15. One in four will struggle to afford Christmas - surveypublished at 05:59 Greenwich Mean Time 28 November 2023

    A debt counselling charity says the public "feel pressured" to spend money at Christmas time.

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  16. Council gives away free EV charging in IT errorpublished at 06:27 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2023

    Woking Borough Council is imposing emergency spending restrictions on itself due to its £2.6bn debt.

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  17. Bin row leaves woman living in a 'sea of maggots'published at 06:11 British Summer Time 14 September 2023

    Yasmin Khanam says maggots from communal bins prevent her from wanting to start a family.

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