Election outcomes map exhibits nation altering color as Labour wins mild up evening
The general election results will be coming in thick and fast over the next few hours – with the first set to declare at around 11.30pm.
You can keep up to speed with the number of seats won by each political party throughout the night using our interactive results map.
As each of the 650 constituencies across the UK declares their winning candidate, watch as the country changes colour – going red for Labour, orange for the Liberal Democrats, blue for the Conservatives, turquoise for Reform and green for the Green Party.
You can also scroll in and highlight each of the constituencies on the map to see individual results, and toggle to see how each party is faring.
If you’re not sure which constituency you live in, type in your postcode and the map will show you who your new MP will be.
Under the UK’s first-past-the-post political system, the first party to win 326 seats automatically wins and is allowed to approach King Charles to form a new government on his behalf. The number of seats past that magic 326 is referred to as the government’s majority in the House of Commons, and makes it easier for the ruling party to get their legislation through the house.
If no party reaches the 326 mark, it is what’s known as a hung parliament. In this scenario – which happened in 2010 – the party with the most seats may seek a deal with another smaller party to boost their numbers and form a coalition government. The last time this happened, the Lib Dems went into power with the Conservatives after Gordon Brown’s Labour party lost the election.
