Exit poll predicts landslide victory for Labour, historic Tory loss By Investing.com
Investing.com – Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labor Party, is on the verge of becoming the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, based on the latest poll predictions.
The survey shows that the Labor Party is on course for a historic victory in the parliamentary elections, while Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party is predicted to suffer a record defeat.
Exit polls indicate that Labor could get 410 seats in the 650-seat parliament, which would establish a majority of 170 and mean the end of 14 years of Conservative rule. In contrast, the Conservative Party is expected to win just 131 seats, a significant drop from the 346 seats it held when parliament was dissolved.
This will be the worst election result in the party’s history, a result of public discontent over the cost of living crisis and years of political instability and internal discord.
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Pat McFadden, Labour’s campaign co-ordinator, stressed Labour’s readiness to make changes, saying, “If we win tonight, Labor will get to work quickly on our first steps for change.”
The Liberal Democrats, a mixed party, are expected to get 61 seats, while the populist right-wing Reform UK, led by Brexit advocate Nigel Farage, is expected to win 13 seats. Despite Reform UK’s better-than-predicted performance, the overall election results appear to reflect a shift in public preferences to the centre-left.
The Scottish National Party (SNP), known for pro-independence, is predicted to win just 10 seats – its worst performance since 2010. The SNP has faced major upheaval, including leadership changes, a police investigation into the party’s finances, and policy. disagreement.
The accuracy of exit polls is generally reliable, with only one miscalculation in six UK elections. The official results will be released in the next few hours.
Sunak’s decision to call an election earlier than required in May, despite trailing Labor by around 20 points in opinion polls, surprised many. His hopes that the deficit would shrink, as it did in the British election, did not materialize during the campaign. A series of scandals, including questionable bets placed on election day and early departures from D-Day commemorations in France, further marred the Conservative campaign.
If the exit poll proves accurate, it would represent a significant comeback for Starmer and the Labor Party. Despite the apparent lack of enthusiasm for Starmer, his straightforward message of change seems to be resonating with the voting public.
