Douglas Alexander - who was a Labour minister during Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's governments - is back.

He was looking to defeat the SNP and the seat was one of Labour's top targets in Scotland.

Professor Sir John Curtice
Polling expert

So far, the Conservatives have been losing every seat where their lead over Labour was less than 30%.

Similarly, the party has also lost every seat it has been defending against the Liberal Democrats where the majority was less than 30%.

The opposition is eating deeply into traditional Tory territory at this election.

Finishing up, Starmer says whether people voted for him or not, "I'll serve every person in this constituency."

"I will speak out for you, have your back, fight your corner every single day," he goes on, saying people are "ready for change" and to "end the politics of performance".

"The change begins right here because this is your democracy, your community, your future," he says. "You have voted. It's now time for us to deliver."

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has lost his Welwyn Hatfield seat, beaten by Labour.

It makes him the most senior member of Rishi Sunak's cabinet to lose their seat tonight.

In his concession speech, he says it's been a "privilege" to serve the constituency - and that "what is crystal clear to me tonight is not so much that Labour won this election, but rather the Conservatives have lost it".

The party has forgotten the "fundamental rule of politics: people don't vote for divided parties," he adds.

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Starmer thanks all those involved in the count and his fellow candidates.

He says the heart of our democracy beats not in Westminster or Whitehall, but in town halls, community centres and in the hands of people who hold the vote.

"Change begins in this community with the people who came together to make life better," he says.

Let's bring you some lines now from Keir Starmer's victory speech.

The Labour leader, on track to be the UK’s new prime minister, says it's a "huge privilege" to be re-elected to serve Holborn and St Pancras.

It is "my home, where my kids have grown up, where my wife was born," he says of the area.

"I have to thank Vic and my family more than anyone for their love and support and for keeping me totally grounded."

Professor Sir John Curtice
BBC polling expert

In the five seats that have been declared so far where more than 10% of the population identify as Muslim, the Labour vote is down seven points on average.

This might be an indication of Labour's perceived weakness on Gaza among these voters.

Conservative Justice Secretary Alex Chalk loses his seat to the Lib Dems' Max Wilkinson. He's the first Cabinet minister to lose his seat.