- Labour (Keir Starner): 410 seats
- Conservative (Sunak Rice): 131 seats
- Lib Dem: 61 seats
- Reform UK (Nigel Farage): 13 seats
- SNP (Scottish National Party): 10 seats
- Plaid Cymru: 4 seats
- Green Party of England and Wales: 2 seats
- Others: 19 seats
How to vote in Great Britain
What the polls said
Polls indicated a clear advantage for Labour on the Conservatives, with a 20-point lead in Starmer’s favour. With Labour on 40 per cent of the vote and the Conservatives on 20 per cent, there was some curiosity as to whether the polls would translate into actual votes or whether the Conservatives, led by Rishi Sunak, could make up ground. This was not the case.
Who favors high turnout?
Voter turnout is a key factor in the outcome of the elections. Citizen participation could indeed be decisive. Remembering the 2019 elections, where out of 67 million inhabitants 46 million were registered to vote and the turnout was 67%, both the Conservatives that the Labour express concerns: the former hope for a high turnout to counter current forecasts, while the latter fear that excessive security could lead their supporters to avoid going to the polls.