An exit poll conducted during the UK general election suggests that the Labour Party has won 410 seats, a significant victory over the Conservative Party which has only secured 131 seats. The Liberal Democrats are projected to win 61 seats, the SNP 10, Reform UK 13, Plaid Cymru 4, and the Greens 2. This landslide victory for Labour has left Tory politicians like David TC Davies in disbelief, with fears of a complete wipe-out in Wales.
Labour peer Peter Mandelson has praised Keir Starmer and his team for the extraordinary achievement, while former Tory leader William Hague has warned that it will take a long time for the Conservative Party to recover from this defeat. Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner is encouraged by the exit poll numbers but cautions that it is still just a poll until the results are official.
Amidst the election results, the Electoral Commission has expressed concern over the abuse and intimidation that some candidates faced during the campaign. Former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has described the projected outcome as a “massacre” for her party, with Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, set for a potential breakthrough with 13 seats.
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey is celebrating the party’s projected success, with the exit poll indicating their best results in a century. If the Conservatives end up with just 131 seats, it will mark their worst result under that party name since the 1830s. Nicola Sturgeon of the SNP has expressed disappointment with the party’s projected outcome of only 10 seats.
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