Leeds General Election Live as polls close, results are tallied and MPS declared

VaselineJuly 5, 2024

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Leeds General Election Live as polls close, results are tallied and MPS declared

Thousands of people in Leeds have voted in the 2024 UK general election to decide who will lead the country.

As the election is underway, we’ll be providing all the latest updates with news on the results and reaction, straight from the count. The results of each of the 650 seats will be announced after the polls close at 10 p.m.

The ballot box from each polling station will be transported to centralized locations along with postal votes. Once the boxes are checked for each constituency, staff can then begin counting each ballot.

Read more: When do we find out who won the general election? Key moments to know for tonight

Reporter from Leeds Live Sebastian McCormick will attend the count in Leeds, providing updates and reaction from candidates and campaigners as the night’s events unfold. He will be there until the end result.

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02:21Sebastian McCormick

Rachel Reeves’ victory speech

Rachel Reeves gives a victory speech after winning a seat

02:09Sebastian McCormick

Rachel Reeves won a place at Leeds

Rachel Reeves won Leeds West and Pudsey in the 2024 general election

02:07Key event

Labor owns Leeds West and Pudsey

Labor held Leeds West and Pudsey.

01:46Sebastian McCormick

The first results are expected in the next ten minutes

The first results are expected by the staff in about ten minutes.

01:17Sebastian McCormick

The first results are expected in the next half hour

Results for Leeds West and Pudsey are expected in the next half hour.

00:54Sebastian McCormick

Rachel Reeves arrives at the election count in Leeds to cheers from supporters

Rachel Reeves arrives at the Leeds General Election count

00:38Key event

Leeds West and Pudsey expected to claim firsts

Leeds West and Pudsey, the seat of shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, is expected to be the first seat to declare in Leeds.

00:34Sebastian McCormick

Forecasted Labor Gains in Leeds

Labor is expected to make a clean sweep of seats in Leeds, the first time a party has held every seat in the city since 2001.

This includes two wins, in Leeds North West and Leeds South West and Morley.

00:23Sebastian McCormick

The stage is set for the results to come

Announcement Stage at the John Charles Center

The stage is set for the first results to be announced here in Leeds. The first set of results is expected in the next few hours.

11:56 p.mSebastian McCormick

The votes have arrived in Leeds

Counting is underway in Leeds for the 2024 general election

23:40Key event

The votes go to Leeds

The votes have now arrived in Leeds.

11:30 p.mSebastian McCormick

Where to get the results as they come

You can find the Leeds results here:

23:17Sebastian McCormick

Sunderland South claim first place, while Labor are second and Reform UK

Sunderland South is the first seat to fall as Labor holds on to its position.

The Conservative Party was pushed into third place by Reform UK.

11:03 p.mSebastian McCormick

Ballot boxes are still arriving

Ballot boxes are still arriving at the John Charles Center in Leeds as workers prepare to count them overnight.

22:47Sebastian McCormick

Leeds West and Pudsey results

10:25 p.mSebastian McCormick

We are waiting for the ballot boxes to arrive

Counting underway at the John Charles Center for the 2024 general election(Image: Sebastian McCormick)

Staff await the arrival of ballot boxes in Leeds.

22:20Sebastian McCormick

Exit polls show Conservatives facing huge defeat with Rishi as prime minister set to end in disaster

Sir Keir Starmer is heading to Downing Street as an exit poll suggested his Labor Party would sweep into power.

The Labor leader will become prime minister on Friday with a commanding majority in Parliament, the exit poll for broadcasters suggested. Rishi Sunak’s tenure as Prime Minister looks set to end in electoral disaster, with the Conservatives forecasting heavy losses.

It marks a dramatic turnaround from the 2019 general election, when Boris Johnson won the Tories a healthy 80-seat majority and Jeremy Corbyn led Labor to its worst result since 1935. reduced to 131.

Read the full story here.