Keir Starmer's General Election Victory Speech [View all]
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The U.K. saw the most dramatic political shift since 1945 on Thursday, with Labour gaining 211 MPs and the ruling Conservatives losing 251 MPs - their worst showing in their 190-year history.
Despite a lackluster share of the popular vote (34%), an over 20% swing against Tories allowed Labour to enjoy strong gains - and Tories, steep losses - in every country except Northern Ireland, where the DUP's Ian Paisley, jr. lost the seat held by his family since 1970.
Among the Conservative seats lost, were those earlier held by the last four former Tory Prime Ministers.
The Liberal Democrats had a good night too: gaining 64 MPs - marking a full recovery from their 2015 calamity, their best showing in the party's 36-year existence, and the best for Liberals in a century.
The right-wing Reform UK garnered 14% of the vote - helping deepen Tory losses; but yielding them only 4 MPs.
At: https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/results
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