After 14 years of Conservative governments, Labor would return to power in the United Kingdom according to exit polls. If confirmed, this would take Keir Starmer to Downing Street.
The British have already decided. This Thursday, through their votes at the polls, they have just appointed the 650 members of Parliamentor for the next legislature, all after the prime minister, Rishi Sunak will announce the early elections in May.
According to first exit pollswhich were published at 23:00, Labor would return to power after 14 years of successive Conservative governments, leading Keir Starmer to Downing Streetwith 410 seats.
If confirmed, Starmer He will be appointed prime minister tomorrow.Rishi Sunakthe conservative who has led the country since 2022, would have suffered a crushing defeat, leaving him with only 131 deputiesaccording to the survey.
Sunak will have significant control over the House of Commonsthe main legislative chamber of the United Kingdom, for a term of up to five years. The result will be confirmed in the next few hours.
The count will then proceed in the 650 UK constituencies, but in recent years exit polls have proven to be accurate. Although individual figures may change, it does not seem likely that this will affect the overall result.
These elections have been especially momentous, furthermore, since they are the first since the The United Kingdom formally left the European Union. The fact of bringing, according to surveys, a labor victory, They make them really meaningful.
How was the exit poll prepared?
The exit poll was published at the time of the closing of the polling stations. It has been prepared by the giant ‘Ipsos’ for the three main television networks in the United Kingdom (‘BBC’, ‘ITV’ y ‘Sky’) and has been picked up by ‘Euronews‘.
The survey was coordinated by the sociologist John Curticeone of the directors of the National Center for Social Research; along with Warwick University mathematician David Firth.
