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. Chancellor's constituents outline Budget wish listpublished at 06:19 British Summer Time 25 October 2024

    Ahead of Rachel Reeves' Budget speech, people in Pudsey have their say on what she should focus on.

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  2. Campaigners meet MP over Skipton-Colne railwaypublished at 06:24 British Summer Time 18 October 2024

    The 12-mile route, connecting Lancashire with North Yorkshire, has not operated since 1970.

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  3. Cannabis worth £800k seized in drugs factory raidpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 17 October 2024

    Nearly 1,500 plants were discovered at an address in Huddersfield town centre, police say.

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  4. Driver ran over victim in 'revenge attack'published at 10:02 British Summer Time 12 October 2024

    Shamrez Razaq is jailed for more than seven years after breaking the man's ankle with his car.

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  5. MPs to get first vote on assisted dying for nine yearspublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 4 October 2024

    MPs will consider proposals to change the law so some terminally ill people can choose to end their life.

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  6. Yorkshire worst region for bank access - reportpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 25 September 2024

    Yorkshire and the Humber has just 4.4 bank branches left per 100,000 people, a Which? report says.

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  7. Constituents back rebel MP over winter fuel stancepublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 11 September 2024

    People in Hemsworth say they support their Labour MP Jon Trickett, who voted against the government.

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  8. 'Parents in tears' during SEND provision battlepublished at 22:14 British Summer Time 5 September 2024

    Some parents are experiencing "deep trauma" while navigating the system, a West Yorkshire MP says.

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  9. 'I stole to order', £300-a-day former shoplifter tells BBCpublished at 05:35 British Summer Time 29 August 2024

    A prolific shoplifter who stole "tens of thousands" of pounds' worth of goods has said he regularly sold stolen items to other shops.

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  10. CCTV appeal after man's jaw broken in bar attackpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 5 August 2024

    The assault is thought to have happened at the Backroom Bar in Leeds on 28 July, police say.

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  11. Force refers itself to watchdog over bike crashpublished at 09:01 British Summer Time 3 August 2024

    A motorbike rider is in hospital with a serious leg injury following a collision in Pontefract.

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  12. Eight men charged with child sex offencespublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 1 August 2024

    They are charged with offences said to have been committed between 2006 and 2009.

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  13. Road reopens after crash which killed six peoplepublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 26 July 2024

    The A61 between Barnsley and Wakefield has been closed since Sunday.

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  14. Jo Cox cycle ride 'inspirational' - sisterpublished at 13:13 British Summer Time 24 July 2024

    Riders are cycling from Cleckheaton to London to raise funds for the murdered MP's charity.

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  15. Election candidates faced 'abuse and intimidation'published at 07:59 British Summer Time 21 July 2024

    Intimidation and harassment reported by candidates who were insulted and followed while campaigning.

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  16. Chamber's secrets revealed to new and returning MPspublished at 11:04 British Summer Time 11 July 2024

    New and returning Yorkshire MPs on their feelings as they enter Parliament.

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  17. First female chancellor hailed a 'game-changer'published at 18:10 British Summer Time 8 July 2024

    Rachel Reeves' history-making appointment is welcomed by her fellow female MPs in Yorkshire.

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  18. West Yorkshire's general election 2024published at 09:49 British Summer Time 5 July 2024

    That's all from our live coverage of the general election 2024 in West Yorkshire.

    Thanks very much for joining us.

    Here are some of the highlights from a memorable night:

    For all the latest election updates from across the country, go here.

  19. Analysis: Crunching the general election numberspublished at 09:25 British Summer Time 5 July 2024

    David Rhodes
    BBC News

    Turnout in Yorkshire in 2024's general election fell 10% compared to turnout in 2019. It was 55% compared to 65% in 2019. This was the lowest turnout for a general election recorded in the last 80 years.

    Ballot boxImage source, Phil Coomes/BBC

    Labour’s vote share in this election in our region was 42%, while the party polled 40% in 2019.

    In terms of vote share, Labour did better in 2017 when led by Jeremy Corbyn when they polled 50% of vote share. These were the seats that Labour took from the Conservatives. York Outer in these Labour gains saw the biggest increase in vote share for the party at 15%.

    Conservative vote share in the region was 23% - the lowest vote share recorded for the party since Winston Churchill was leader in 1950. However, the party did retain more seats than expected when compared to the MRP polling.

    The main bright spot for the Conservatives was Robbie Moore in Keighley and Ilkley, who secured 40% of the vote in his constituency. These are Conservative holds.

    Despite the exit poll predicting major gains for Reform UK, the party won no seats in Yorkshire. Vote share for the party was 16% across the region. It came second in 10 seats, polling best in Barnsley South at 33%.

    The Greens had a fantastic night, coming second in six constituencies across the region and achieving 8% vote share in Yorkshire - their best ever result. They out-polled the Lib Dems who achieved 7% vote share.

    The Lib Dems achieved their aim of winning Harrogate and Knaresborough, but fell well short of winning Sheffield Hallam, which was a target for the party.

    The Independent candidate who won in Dewsbury was the surprise of the night. Iqbal Mohamed won 41% of the vote compared to Labour who achieved 22.9% of the vote. This is the first time an Independent candidate has won a seat in a general election in Yorkshire since 1907.

    It was a good night for Independent candidates across Yorkshire. In 2019 Independent candidates polled 9,360 votes, but in 2024 they polled a combined total of 59,131 of votes.

  20. Victory 'still sinking in' for new MPpublished at 09:08 British Summer Time 5 July 2024

    Independent candidate Iqbal Mohamed has been elected as the new MP for Dewsbury and Batley, securing 15,641 votes, leaving Labour's Heather Iqbal in second place with just 8,707 votes.

    Iqbal Mohamed

    Mr Mohamed tells the BBC after his victory was announced: "As a local boy who has grown up in the town, it's absolutely humbling, it's still sinking in."

    Quizzed on why he thinks he won, Mr Mohamed says people he spoke to were "very concerned" about the conflict in Gaza and considered it a "grave injustice".

    Beyond that, constituents seem to be disillusioned with the two main parties, he says.

    "We've had Labour locally for many years, running the council, and the Tories nationally. In that time, the towns have just gone backwards and people felt neglected."

    Mr Mohamed says as a new MP, he will seek to "work with the community" and collaborate with all of his constituents.