Western Democratic FragilityDemocratic Stress Test

Labour wins 412 seats in historic landslide

_Global Politics

Summary

Labour won 412 seats — its biggest majority since 1997 — while Conservatives collapsed to 121 seats, their worst result in modern history. Reform UK took 14.3% of the vote and 5 seats, establishing Farage as the effective leader of the British right.

Full results, exit polls, key seat losses including senior Tory ministers, and Starmer's victory speech.

Long-form analysis of the Conservative collapse, its causes, and the scale of the task facing the party.

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