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. Labour holds Selbypublished at 06:38 British Summer Time 5 July
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    Labour's 26-year-old Keir Mather holds on to his Selby seat, after winning a by-election in July last year.

    Selby count

    It was called after Nigel Adams quit the party, following the resignation of Boris Johnson, and Mr Mather overturned a 20,137-vote majority from the 2019 General Election.

    This time, he increases his majority by securing 22,788 votes.

    Second place goes to Charles Richardson for the Conservative Party with 12,593 votes and Reform UK's David Burns picks up 9,565 votes.

  2. Conservatives hold Thirsk and Maltonpublished at 05:41 British Summer Time 5 July
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    Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake holds on to his seat in Thirsk and Malton, securing 19,544 votes.

    Labour's Lisa Banes comes second with 11,994 votes, while Reform UK's Mark Robinson takes third place with 8,963 votes.

  3. Labour gains Scarborough & Whitby from Toriespublished at 05:20 British Summer Time 5 July
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    Labour takes back Scarborough and Whitby from the Conservatives, with Alison Hume securing 17,758 votes.

    Conservative candidate Roberto Weeden-Sanz comes second with 12,350 votes, while Reform UK's David Bowes comes third with 9,657 votes.

  4. Sunak's apology to ex-Conservative MPspublished at 05:02 British Summer Time 5 July

    Richard Edwards
    BBC Political Reporter, North Yorkshire

    A grim-faced Rishi Sunak apologises to Conservative MPs who have lost their seats, as he holds his own Richmond and Northallerton seat.

    Rishi with eyes closed at countImage source, Reuters

    Mr Sunak concedes defeat, saying he has called Sir Keir Starmer to congratulate him.

    He leaves his count without answering any questions.

    Instead, he says he is heading to London to say more about the result, where he will leave his job as prime minister.

    "I will then return here to my family's home and I look forward to spending more time with you in the weeks and months ahead," Mr Sunak says.

  5. Julian Sturdy loses York Outer to Labourpublished at 04:52 British Summer Time 5 July
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    Labour candidate Luke Charters ousts Conservative Julian Sturdy from York Outer, securing 23,161 votes.

    Mr Sturdy picks up 13,770 votes, while Reform UK's John Crispin-Bailey comes third with 5,912 votes.

  6. Rishi Sunak holds Richmond and Northallertonpublished at 04:52 British Summer Time 5 July
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  7. Sunak leaves countpublished at 04:49 British Summer Time 5 July

    Rishi Sunak, his wife and their security and entourage leave the election count as soon as his speech finishes.

    Other candidates continue to mill around the count hall, with some seen shaking hands with one another.

  8. Sunak concedes general election defeatpublished at 04:48 British Summer Time 5 July

    Conceding defeat in the general election, Rishi Sunak says the British people have delivered a "sobering verdict" on his party.

    Mr Sunak has held onto his Richmond and Northallerton seat, picking up 23,059 votes.

    He says he has called Keir Starmer to concede the election and he is heading down to London.

    Mr Sunak says it has been a "difficult night" and admits Labour has won the election.

  9. Rishi Sunak holds Richmond and Northallertonpublished at 04:42 British Summer Time 5 July
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    Graphic showing Conservatives hold Richmond and Northallerton. The winning candidate was Rishi Sunak.

    Rishi Sunak - who is, for now, still the prime minister - holds on to his seat in Richmond and Northallerton.

    He wins with 23,059 votes.

    Labour’s Tom Wilson got 10,874, and Reform got more than 7,000 votes.

    Also worth a mention - Count Binface got 308 votes.

  10. Labour gains York Outer from the Conservativespublished at 04:35 British Summer Time 5 July

    Graphic showing Labour gains York Outer from the Conservatives. The winning candidate was Luke Charters.
  11. Labour hold York Centralpublished at 03:59 British Summer Time 5 July
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    Labour's Rachael Maskell retains her seat in York Central, picking up 24,537 votes.

  12. Newly elected Lib Dem MP sets out his planspublished at 03:32 British Summer Time 5 July

    Tom Gordon has been outlining his priorities after ousting the Conservatives in Harrogate and Knaresborough.

  13. York Central declaration expectedpublished at 03:01 British Summer Time 5 July

    We are hearing that York Central is close to a declaration.

    All agents are being called for now.

  14. Which seats command the biggest majorities?published at 02:38 British Summer Time 5 July

    A black ballot box on a tableImage source, PA Media

    We've looked at the smallest majorities, now for the biggest.

    As explained earlier the redrawing of constituency boundaries in 2023 has resulted in a recalculation of the majorities - with the figures below reflecting the majorities that would have been achieved in 2019 based on the 2024 boundaries.

    The largest majorities in Yorkshire are:

    • Wetherby and Easingwold - 27,164
    • Bradford West - 27,019
    • Richmond and Northallerton - 24,331
    • Thirsk and Malton - 23,337
    • Skipton and Ripon - 22,517
  15. Turnout down from 2019 in Richmondpublished at 02:28 British Summer Time 5 July

    Turnout in the Richmond and Northallerton constituency - where Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is standing - has been confirmed at 65.8%.

    This is slightly down from 69.9% in 2019.

  16. MPs not standing for re-election in 2024published at 02:18 British Summer Time 5 July

    Barry SheermanImage source, UK Parliament

    In total, 132 MPs chose not to stand again at the general election, including six from Yorkshire.

    Conservatives Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) and Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley) chose not to seek re-election this time, as did former Labour MPs Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central), Holly Lynch (Halifax), Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) and Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central).

    Mr Sheerman, who announced his plan to step down in 2021, was first elected as an MP for Huddersfield East in 1979 before representing the Huddersfield constituency from 1983.

    The 84-year-old described his time in parliament as "the honour of my life" but said he was looking forward to spending more time with his family.

  17. Harrogate and Knaresborough loss 'very disappointing'published at 02:16 British Summer Time 5 July

    Olivia Richwald
    BBC Look North

    Andrew JonesImage source, BBC/Olivia Richwald

    Andrew Jones, the former Conservative MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, says losing his seat to the Liberal Democrats is "very disappointing" but reflective of "a national swing".

    "It's been remarkably friendly on the doorsteps, the opinion polls haven't shifted for months now," he says.

    "The general conversations have been 'oh I like you, I like what you've been doing in our area but I don't like what's been happening down in Westminster'."

  18. 'We are back'published at 01:44 British Summer Time 5 July

    Tom Gordon stands at a lectern alongside other candidates

    Newly elected MP Tom Gordon has declared his win in as an "historic moment for Harrogate and Knaresborough, the country and the Liberal Democrats".

    "We are back. Back in Harrogate and Knaresborough, back in Yorkshire and back right across our country.".

    He went on to thank Ed Davey for "injecting some much needed fun" into the election and for putting "front and centre the issues of care and caring that are so important".

  19. Lib Dems gain Harrogate and Knaresborough from Conservativespublished at 01:36 British Summer Time 5 July
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    Graphic showing Liberal Democrats gain Harrogate and Knaresborough from the Conservatives. The winning candidate was Tom Gordon.

    It’s the Lib Dem’s first seat of the night as they take Harrogate & Knaresborough from the Conservatives. Tom Gordon beats Andrew Jones with a majority of more than 8,000.

    Bar chart showing the results for Harrogate and Knaresborough  with vote share for parties getting more than 1% of the vote: Lib Dem 46.1% up 10 points, Conservative 30.2% down 22 points, Reform UK 10.9% up 11 points, Labour 8% down 2 points, Green 3.4% up 3 points, Independent 1.2% up 1 points
  20. Tom Gordon takes Harrogate and Knaresborough for Lib Demspublished at 01:36 British Summer Time 5 July

    Tom Gordon has been elected as MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, ousting the former Conservative MP Andrew Jones.

    Mr Gordon secured 23,976 votes to Mr Jones' 15,738.

    Reform UK came third with 5,679 votes, pushing Labour into fourth with 4,153.