Recent electoral results have shown significant shifts in voter preferences across the United Kingdom. In the latest General Election Nowcast, the Labour Party is projected to win 441 seats, a substantial increase of 241 seats from the previous election, commanding 44.1% of the vote with a majority of 232. The Conservative Party is expected to secure only 120 seats, a decrease of 252 seats, with 25.2% of the vote. Other parties such as the SNP, PLC, GRN, RFM, and others have also seen changes in their projected seat counts. In council by-elections, Labour and the Liberal Democrats have successfully defended their seats in Great Yarmouth and the East Riding of Yorkshire, respectively, with the Liberal Democrats securing over 55% of the vote share in Tranby and over 50% in Minster and Woodmansey, and Labour holding Central and Northgate in Great Yarmouth with 52.6% of the vote and valid votes cast in these elections ranging from 917 to 2,837. These results, reflecting a broader trend of shifting political allegiances, come as Reform UK reaches its highest vote share to date at 14% in the latest Westminster voting intention poll, representing 66% of the General Election turnout.
Lib Dems hold second seat on East Riding Council in by election with just over 50 pc of the vote. https://t.co/A5Wg2llfaM
Lib Dems HOLD seat on East Riding council with over 55 pc of the vote share. https://t.co/lwbi73vlsF
Labour HOLD seat in council by election in Great Yarmouth with over 50 per cent of vote share. https://t.co/mIf8wTzpNF
Reform UK reach their highest vote share to date in our new Westminster voting intention (28-29 Feb) Con: 20% (no change from 20-21 Feb) Lab: 46% (=) Reform UK: 14% (+1) Lib Dem: 7% (-2) Green: 7% (=) SNP: 3% (-1) https://t.co/zFANevjXMY https://t.co/SUAxEGkiMR
Labour lead at 26 points in latest YouGov poll for The Times CON 20 (=) LAB 46 (=) LIB DEM 7 (-2) REF UK 14 (+1) GRN 7 (=) Fieldwork 28 - 29 February https://t.co/5AEGlAZCBa
Ok so in by-election terms, this is pretty big. This represents 66% of the GE turnout. Compares to... 52% (BE turnout as a % of GE) in Kingswood (Lab gain) 59% in Wellingborough (gain) 57% in Chester (hold) 44% in West Lancs (hold) ! 73% in Tiverton (LDem gain) https://t.co/WXw7aaP7VB
Minster and Woodmansey (East Riding of Yorkshire) council by-election result: LDEM: 50.7% (+8.6) CON: 24.9% (-1.9) LAB: 17.4% (-9.4) GRN: 7.0% (+7.0) Valid votes cast: 2,837 Liberal Democrat HOLD. https://t.co/A6mCtQbUiM
Tranby (East Riding of Yorkshire) council by-election result: LDEM: 55.3% (+4.4) LAB: 23.6% (+2.7) CON: 15.5% (-4.2) GRN: 5.6% (-2.9) Valid votes cast: 1,731 Liberal Democrat HOLD. https://t.co/A6mCtQbUiM
Central and Northgate (Great Yarmouth) council by-election result: LAB: 52.6% (+6.5) CON: 32.3% (+7.7) LDEM: 15.2% (+3.3) No Ind (-17.6) as prev. Valid votes cast: 917 Labour HOLD. https://t.co/A6mCtQbUiM
🚨 || General Election Nowcast (29/02): LAB: 441 (+241) - 44.1% CON: 120 (-252) - 25.2% LDM: 45 (+37) - 10.1% SNP: 19 (-29) - 3.1% PLC: 4 (+2) - 0.6% GRN: 2 (+1) - 6.2% RFM: 0 (=) - 10.3% Oth: 1 (=) - 0.4% LAB Maj of 232. Changes w/ GE2019 notionals. https://t.co/Y304WEsKwv https://t.co/pSi8gQbEvm