Summary
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would lead a “government of service” on a mission of national renewal. Labour Party swept to power in a landslide victory after more than a decade in opposition. With results for all but two seats, Labour had won 412 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons.
Conservative vote collapses as smaller parties surge. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage roiled the race with his anti-immigrant “take our country back” sentiment. The Liberal Democrats won about 70 seats, on a slightly lower share of the vote than Reform. The Green Party won four seats, up from just one before the election.
“The younger generation are far more interested in change,’’ Mulcahy said ahead of the results. “But whoever gets in, they’ve got a heck of a job ahead of them. It’s not going to be easy.”
