The opposition Labor Party won sharply, taking about a quarter more seats than in the previous election. For the first time since 2002, Labor has had more advisers than the Conservatives.
According to a BBC analysis, Labor will turn out 35 per cent in the national election, the Conservatives 26 per cent and the Liberal Democrats 20 per cent.
“We are well on our way to achieving a majority in the next national election,” Labor leader Keir Starmer said Friday evening when most votes had been counted. But in financial times Elections expert John Curtis said the Labor result “may have been sufficient” for a majority in the House of Commons. Perhaps Labor should form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. According to Curtis, Labor’s gains were not exceptionally large and the election mainly showed how badly the Conservatives had fared.
Labor won Stoke-on-Trent and Blackpool, places in Stoke-on-Trent red wall One of the former Labor strongholds that fell into the hands of the Conservatives in 2019 due to the popularity of Boris Johnson and Brexit. In this region, Prime Minister Sunak is much less popular than Johnson. In the wealthier south of England, the Conservatives lost out to the Liberal Democrats.
Prime Minister Sunak is under pressure because of the poor result. However, political expert Tim Bell said the damage would be limited Watchman. Most Conservatives are in no mood for a new leadership election after the party quickly sacked three prime ministers, May, Johnson and Truss. Johnson’s supporters have suggested that “Boris” return on Friday night, but according to Bell, there will be little enthusiasm for it in the Conservative Party.
