BREAKING NEWS Explosive exit poll result shows Labour on track for huge majority with 410 seats as Tories tumble to just 131 - with Lib Dems on 61 and Reform 13 Follow all the twists and turns on general election night on MailOnline's live blog By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 22:01, 4 July 2024 | Updated: 22:04, 4 July 2024 e-mail View comments Britain is facing the reality of a massive Labour majority today with Keir Starmer projected for an election rout. Moments after ballot stations closed at 10pm, the dramatic exit poll was released - showing Sir Keir winning 410 of the 650 seats. The Tories are expected to be slashed from the 365 secured less than five years ago to just 131 - their worst performance in modern political history.
Meanwhile, the Lib Dems could get 61 - and Nigel Farage 's Reform insurgents are predicted to have 13 after effectively leeching millions of votes from the Conservatives . The SNP would be slashed to 10, meaning they would no longer be the biggest party in Scotland. Although the exit survey, run for broadcasters by polling guru Sir John Curtice, is not guaranteed to be exact, it has accurately reflected the outcome in the past few elections.
Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty arrived to cast their vote at Kirby Sigston Village Hall in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, this morning Sir Keir arrived with his wife Victoria to cast their votes this morning at a polling station in their Holborn and St Pancras constitue.
