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PM-elect Keir Starmer is all smiles as he arrives to a round of applause at his constituency count - Holborn and St Pancras - in North London. The former Head of the Crown Prosecution Service is clearly delighted with the way things are going.

Yeah. Most people don't give a shit about the Greenies. In this country the only two seats they are set two win will likely be Brighton Pavilion and maybe a Bristol constituency.

Breaking News: Reform win their first ever seat Reform's Lee Anderson, who defected from the Tories, has won Ashfield, with 17,062 votes. The Tories finish fourth. Farage's party have their first seat.

Rachel Reeves set to become first female Chancellor of the Exchequer as 14 years of Tory rule end Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells the BBC that "people are crying out for change" and "have voted for that in huge numbers". She's cautious about the exit poll, but says if the night unfolds...

Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay are the two Green leaders. Denyer is the first openly bisexual person to lead a British political party. During the election campaign, a YouGov poll found that 53% of Green Party supporters did not recognise a photo of Denyer.

The exit poll tracker predicts Starmer will win the election around 4:30am.

The first constituency to declare its result that voted Remain in 2016 is also the first that hasn't gone to Labour - the Liberal Democrats have taken it from the Conservatives. Labour only finished fourth. It's interesting that Leave constituencies are voting for Labour and Remain...

Britain turns red How each constituency is predicted to vote

Nine seats out of 650 have declared so far at 1:25am with all of them going to Labour. Later, results will come in much quicker. Liz Truss - Britain's shortest serving PM - is expected to lose her South West Norfolk seat.

Reform UK deputy leader Dr David Bull speaks to Sky News as results pour in... "We're only four years old"

Swindon South result an ominous sign for Tories Professor Sir John Curtice BBC polling expert In the first Conservative-held seat to be declared tonight, we expected the Conservatives to lose 25 points, Labour to gain four and Reform gain 17. In fact, the Conservatives lost 25 points, Labour...

That doesn't surprise me. Boston, on the east coast of England, is full of immigrants and the locals there are fed up of it.

My mum has just texted me to tell me that she voted Reform (in Bolton South and Walkden) and that "the Tories are finished."

Reform beat the Tories yet again to finish second behind Labour in Washington and Gateshead South. Meanwhile, Jeremy Hunt is predicted to become the first Chancellor or the Exchequer in history to lose his seat. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps is also expected to lose his, reminiscent of...

A third declaration - and again it's interesting. Labour's Lewis Atkinson - a former NHS manager - has won with 16,852 votes. However, it was another strong second place finish for Reform, with a swing of 7.7% from Labour to Reform. Interesting in Scotland, too - the ruling party there, the...

Labour have held Blyth and Ashington - also in England's North East. However, it was another strong performance from Reform, who finished second, with a 7.9% swing from Labour to Reform. There are also reports that Farage may have won in Clacton.

First result in: Labour have held Houghton and Sunderland South with Bridget Phillipson getting 18,837 votes. She's the first MP elected to the new Parliament. Reform UK's Sam Woods-Brass finishes a strong second with 11,668 votes. That was a swing of over 3% from Labour to Reform. Just...

Reform UK deputy leader Dr David Bull has told Sky News: "This would be an incredible result for us. This is the beginning of a revolt. Imagine what we can do in five years' time."

Tories set for lowest vote share in party’s history Professor Sir John Curtice BBC polling expert The Conservative share of the vote and seat tally, according to the exit poll, could be the lowest in the party’s history. Its seat tally might be affected by the party’s vote falling more heavily...

All quiet outside Sunak's house in Richmond The BBC'S Victoria Derbyshire is outside Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's house in his constituency of Richmond, Yorkshire She says it's been very quiet there and Sunak is inside, no doubt absorbing the news of the exit poll. "If it's accurate, he'll be...