The Reform UK leader says his party could be on course for more than six million votes across the country.
He pointed to the first two results in north-east England, where Reform easily beat the Conservatives to come second, winning almost 30% of the vote.
The third result of the night, in Sunderland Central, followed a similar pattern, with the Reform candidate more than 5,000 votes ahead of his Tory opponent. However, a Labour Party source told the BBC: "Our data is suggesting Reform will not win many of the seats the exit poll suggests. They will get less than 13 seats."
He suggested so-called "shy Reformers" could be behind the party gaining more seats than expected, with some people unwilling to tell pollsters they were planning to vote for the party.
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