Rachel Reeves among Labour winners in West Yorkshire

Summary

Election results and reaction from across Leeds and West Yorkshire
Rachel Reeves set to become first female chancellor after winning in Leeds West and Pudsey
Dame Andrea Jenkyns loses Leeds South West and Morley to Labour
Independent candidate Iqbal Mohamed wins Dewsbury and Batley
Labour win in Leeds Central and Headingley, Leeds East, Leeds North East and Leeds South
Labour's Katie White becomes only the third woman to represent Leeds at Westminster after taking Leeds North West
Labour gains Calder Valley, Colne Valley and Ossett and Denby Dale from Conservatives
Labour holds Halifax, Huddersfield, Normanton and Hemsworth, Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, Spen Valley and Wakefield and Rothwell
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Edited by Oliver Wright and Martin Coldrick

Which seats changed hands in 2019?published at 23:27 British Summer Time 4 July
Of the 45 seats contested in 2019 across North, South and West Yorkshire, seven switched hands, and all seven turned from red to blue.
The Conservatives took Don Valley, Penistone and Stocksbridge, Rother Valley, Keighley, Colne Valley, Dewsbury and Wakefield five years ago as Labour's so-called "red wall" crumbled.
On a night of big wins for the Conservatives, Alex Stafford (pictured above) became the first Tory MP for Rother Valley since it was created in 1918 while Nick Fletcher ended almost 100-years of Labour dominance in Don Valley.
Since then Wakefield has turned red again, with Simon Lightwood winning the seat following a by-election in June 2022 after previous incumbent Imran Ahmad-Khan was convicted and jailed for sexual assault.
Exit polls suggest Reform UK could win in Barnsleypublished at 23:20 British Summer Time 4 July
David Rhodes
BBC political reporter
The UK exit poll predicts that Reform UK may win seats in our region. Namely:
Barnsley South 49% of the vote – Labour 39%
Barnsley North 48% of the vote – Labour 37%
If these results were to come true the votes in Barnsley would be the biggest vote share for Reform in the country – out polling Nigel Farage in Clacton.
The party is running Labour close in the following seats
Pontefract, Castleford and Normanton – Labour 41% Reform 36%
Rother Valley – Labour 38% Reform 35%
Doncaster East and Isle of Axholme – Labour 34% Reform 33%
Where are the seats with the smallest majorities?published at 22:57 British Summer Time 4 July
Image source, PA Media
After a 2023 Boundary Commission review many of the constituencies in Yorkshire have undergone changes, with some disappearing all together.
As a result the majorities candidates held after the 2019 general election have been altered to reflect the majorities that would have been achieved in 2019 based on the 2024 boundaries.
Under the new calculations the following seats have the smallest majorities:
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley - 1,082
- Sheffield Hallam - 1,108
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough - 1,257
- Doncaster Central - 1,271
- Halifax - 1,902
Labour supporters dare to dream as exit poll comes inpublished at 22:46 British Summer Time 4 July
Gemma Dillon
Political Reporter
Labour party members gathered around screens in the foyer here at the Leeds count were counting down to the exit poll as it was aired on the BBC.
When it came, predicting a whopping Labour landslide of 410 seats, a huge deafening cheer went up.
Labour supporters here are finally daring to dream after 14 years out of power that Sir Keir Starmer will be the next Prime Minister, and one of their own, Rachel Reeves, could be the next Chancellor
Cllr Fiona Venner and Emma Flint had tears in their eyes as they took in what a monumental moment this is for their party.
Labour set for general election landslide - exit pollpublished at 22:12 British Summer Time 4 July
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.
Polls have closed - live results and reaction to followpublished at 22:04 British Summer Time 4 July
The polls have now closed and counting is set to begin.
We're not expecting any results for a few hours, but in the meantime we'll be bringing you updates from across Yorkshire as well as local reaction to the bigger, national picture.
Welcome to our election coveragepublished at 20:20 British Summer Time 4 July
Voting has been taking place throughout the day across the UK in the 2024 General Election.
Join us after 22:00 BST for coverage of all the results and reaction across West Yorkshire.
BBC Yorkshire 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.