Biggest General Election 2024 winners and losers so far as Labour secures majority

Labour has passed the threshold to form a majority government as the party storms towards a landslide victory at the General Election. Keir Starmer's party has so far won 405 seats (correct as of 6.45am), passing the 326 seats required for a majority, with almost 200 Conservative constituencies toppled.

The next Prime Minister told a crowd in central London: "Change begins now". He added: "Across our country, people will be waking up to the news - relieved that a weight has been lifted".

"A burden finally removed from the shoulders of this great nation." Mr Starmer continued: "I don't promise you it will be easy.

"But even when the going gets tough - and it will - remember tonight and always what this is all about." Jacob Rees-Mogg was one of the most prominent Conservatives to lose his seat, finishing behind Labour's Dan Norris in North East Somerset.

Other key departures include Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and Commons leader Penny Mordaunt, who are among more than a dozen ministers to lose their seats. Conceding defeat, Rishi Sunak said: "Today, power will change hands in a peaceful and orderly manner with goodwill on all sides.

"The British people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight.. and I take responsibility for the loss. To the many good, hardworking Conservative candidates who lost tonight... I am sorry."

Reform UK has four MPs so far, with Lee Anderson retaking his seat in Ashfield. Party chairman Richard Tice also won in Boston and Skegness, while Nigel Farage won a seat in Parliament for the first time. Rupert Lowe won the party's fourth seat in Great Yarmouth.

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who was standing as an independent, regained his Islington North seat, while Dianne Abbott won in Hackney North and Stoke Newington. Meanwhile, George Galloway failed to retain the Rochdale seat he won at a by-election in February, losing to Labour's Paul Waugh.

The Liberal Democrats are benefitting from a collapse in Tory support and are predicted to get 56 MPs, slightly fewer than the 61 predicted by the exit poll but still their best result since 2010.