Sir Keir Starmer will be the next Prime Minister according to the exit poll, which predicts Labour will win a Westminster majority
Sir Keir Starmer will be the next Prime Minister according to the exit poll, which predicts Labour will win 410 seats at the election.The second largest party is expected to be the Conservative with 131 seats, while the Lib Dems will be the third largest party at Westminster with 61 seats.
Exit polls take place at around 144 polling stations across the UK and the information then is used to predict the result of the election. Participating polling stations are usually chosen because they are considered to be demographically representative of the UK as a whole, with a mixture of rural and urban seats selected, and a number of marginal seats also chosen.Prof Sir John Curtice, who leads the team that crunches the numbers broadcast to the nation as the polls close, told the: “The record isn’t perfect, but since 2005 the exit poll has given a pretty good indication of where the result will end up on the night.
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