Conservative collapse ensures Labour is victorious – but the party’s overall vote share has stayed relatively static. These charts explain how the election was won and lost

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Labour has secured 412 seats and the largest majority government in 25 years after historic general election results.

While the overall vote share for Keir Starmer’s party is only around two points higher than in 2019, their seat tally has doubled because of huge drops in Conservative support.

With more than half of the 650 seats declared, Keir Starmer will be the new prime minister as the Labour party secures a majority. Follow the final results and find out how your constituency voted.

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The House of Commons is the main lawmaking body for the United Kingdom, the other being the unelected House of Lords. It consists of 650 members, each of whom is elected by a geographical constituency of roughly equal population.

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After months of speculation on when the election might be held, six weeks of actual campaigning, D-day blunders, gambling scandals, smashing the gangs, stopping the boats, surrendering finances, triple-lock-pluses, national service, VAT on private schools, taxes up and taxes down, the election night will soon be upon us. Here’s how it may unfold:

Boundary changes mean the 2024 British general election will be fought in altered seats. Enter your postcode to see a map of your constituency and how these seats would have voted in 2019

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The general election on 4 July will be fought across 650 new constituencies after boundary changes were approved by parliament.

With only 77 constituencies remaining unchanged, the boundary review changes which seat many people will be voting in. Not only does it mean that seats may have a new name, but geographical changes to seat boundaries many also mean that historical knowledge of voting patterns may be irrelevant, having implications for those hoping to vote tactically.

Find out who’s up and who’s down in the latest general election opinion polls – and how many seats each party is likely to win in the 2024 general election

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As the general election campaign comes to a close and 4 July 2024 approaches, polling shows little sign of shifting, with a small drop in Labour support over the campaign.

But after 14 years of Conservative rule, Keir Starmer’s Labour has been consistently ahead of the Conservatives in the polls since the start of 2022.

While Labour’s lead has remained at over 20 points throughout campaign, both Conservatives and Labour have lost support to smaller parties over past six weeks

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It’s been six weeks since Rishi Sunak, in his rain-sodden jacket, announced the next UK general election would be held on 4 July.

At that point, Labour was leading by 21.8 points in the polls. Now, as we come to the end of a largely stale six-week campaign, their lead stands at 20 points – down nearly two points.

Boundary changes mean the 2024 British general election will be fought in altered seats. Enter your postcode to see a map of your constituency and how these seats would have voted in 2019

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The general election on 4 July will be fought across 650 new constituencies after boundary changes were approved by parliament.

With only 77 constituencies remaining unchanged, the boundary review changes which seat many people will be voting in. Not only does it mean that seats may have a new name, but geographical changes to seat boundaries many also mean that historical knowledge of voting patterns may be irrelevant, having implications for those hoping to vote tactically.