Summary

  • Ian Paisley has lost North Antrim to the TUV's Jim Allister

  • The DUP has also lost Lagan Valley to Alliance but held Upper Bann, Strangford, East Antrim, Belfast East and East Londonderry

  • Alliance loses North Down to independent unionist candidate Alex Easton

  • The UUP's Robin Swann wins South Antrim from the DUP

  • Sinn Féin has held all seven of its seats and becomes Northern Ireland's biggest party at Westminster

  • The SDLP has retained its two seats in Foyle and Belfast South and Mid Down

  • Labour has won a landslide

  • You can follow results from across the UK here

  • You can see full results from your constituency here

Live Reporting

Edited by Luke Sproule, Peter Coulter and Fiona Murray

  1. Exit poll predicts Labour landslide
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    Polls across the UK have now closed and the exit poll is in. It predicts that Labour are set to win 410 seats in the general election.

    The Conservatives are predicted to win 131 with the Lib Dems on 61.

    Reform is predicted to win 13, the SNP is predicted to win 10, Plaid Cymru four and the Greens two.

    The exit poll is carried out by polling company Ipsos, jointly for BBC News, ITV News and Sky News. The exit poll does not apply to Northern Ireland.

    Exit polls have never been carried out in Northern Ireland, unlike the rest of the UK where they are a regular fixture of election night.

  2. Watch live

    Live coverage of the BBC News Northern Ireland results programme has begun - you can watch by clicking play at the top of this page.

  3. How does counting work?

    Unlike elections for the Northern Ireland Assembly or councils, this election is very straightforward.

    Voters put an X in a box beside one candidate who they wanted to become their MP.

    The candidate with the most votes in a constituency will be the winner of that seat in the House of Commons.

    It is known as the first past the post voting system.

  4. How is BBC News NI covering the election?

    This live page will keep you updated until well into Friday with all the information you need about how the general election results are going in Northern Ireland.

    From 21:55 you will be able to watch the Northern Ireland results programme at the top of this page.

    From 06:00 you can live stream visualised coverage of an extended edition of Good Morning Ulster.

    Individual constituency pages will give the full breakdown of results in your area.

  5. What time will we know the results?

    The first results are expected quite quickly in Great Britain, with a small number of constituencies due to declare who has been elected from about 23:00.

    The first Northern Ireland results are forecast to come in from about 02:00 although this is just an estimate.

    A full picture will be emerging quite clearly across the UK from about 03:00 and most results will be in by 05:30.

    However, it depends on how tight the voting is, if there are recounts in close constituencies then things could take longer.

    Suzanna Gray and her dog Leia, leave after she cast her vote in the 2024 General Election at Dundonald Elim Church in Belfast.PA Media

  6. How can I vote?

    Still haven’t voted? You have until 22:00 to do so at your local polling station.

    You can find details of your polling station and all the candidates standing in your constituency here.

    You need photo ID to vote – a full list of the acceptably typesis available on the Electoral Office website.

  7. Two hours of voting left

    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Northern Ireland results in the general election.

    There are just under two hours left until polls close at 22:00 BST.

    The exit poll does not apply to Northern Ireland, but when it is published at 22:00 we will let you know what it forecasts about the results in Great Britain.

    Exit polls have never been carried out in Northern Ireland, unlike the rest of the UK where they are a regular fixture of election night.

    And we will be with you throughout the night and well into Friday with all the results, reaction and analysis.

    woman and dog at polling stationPacemaker