{"id":87838,"date":"2024-07-04T23:26:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T23:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/what-happens-on-election-night-in-the-u-k-and-what-comes-next\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T23:26:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T23:26:09","slug":"what-happens-on-election-night-in-the-u-k-and-what-comes-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/what-happens-on-election-night-in-the-u-k-and-what-comes-next\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens on Election Night in the U.K., and What Comes Next"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/07\/04\/multimedia\/04uk-blog-what-to-expect-fckg\/04uk-blog-what-to-expect-fckg-facebookJumbo.jpg?resize=1050,550&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What Happens on Election Night in the U.K., and What Comes Next\" title=\"What Happens on Election Night in the U.K., and What Comes Next\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It\u2019s been 14 years since an opposition party won a general election in Britain. A nationwide exit poll suggests that the streak is about to be broken by the Labour Party. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">With voting completed, here\u2019s a guide to what\u2019s likely to happen tonight and over the next few days.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-47a621c9\"><span>When will results come out?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The first indication of the outcome came just after polls closed at 10 p.m. local time (5 p.m. Eastern), when the major British broadcasters revealed the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/04\/world\/europe\/uk-election-exit-poll.html\" title=\"\">nationwide exit poll<\/a>. It projected that Labour would win 410 seats, the Conservatives would capture 131 and the centrist Liberal Democrats would pick up 61. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The exit poll is a survey of thousands of voters just after they have cast their ballots, and it has come close to the final result in recent elections, though there\u2019s always a chance of that streak being broken, too. The exit poll also projected that Reform U.K., an insurgent, anti-immigration party led by Nigel Farage, would win 13 seats, and that the Scottish National Party would emerge with 10. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The actual ballots are counted overnight. A first couple of parliamentary districts usually finish their work within two hours of polls closing, and almost every district is expected to declare a winner by 7 a.m. local time (2 a.m. Eastern). Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Labour leader who hopes to replace him, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/02\/world\/europe\/keir-starmer-uk-election.html\" title=\"\">Keir Starmer<\/a>, would customarily speak when the results are declared in their own districts, probably after 2:30 a.m. local time for Mr. Starmer and after 4 a.m. local time for Mr. Sunak.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-637e7577\"><span>What happens next?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When there is a clear opposition victory, the transition of power takes place with ruthless speed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIf the election results in an overall majority for a different party,\u201d says the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/5a79d5d7e5274a18ba50f2b6\/cabinet-manual.pdf\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cabinet Manual<\/a>, which sets out the official guidance on the process, \u201cthe incumbent prime minister and government will immediately resign and the sovereign will invite the leader of the party that has won the election to form a government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cImmediately,\u201d in practice, would mean Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">By \u201crecent custom,\u201d <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/commonslibrary.parliament.uk\/how-is-a-prime-minister-appointed\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">according to the House of Commons library<\/a>, departing prime ministers pose with their families for a final set of photographs in Downing Street, their home and workplace while in office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">There might be a last speech. \u201cWhen the curtain falls, it\u2019s time to get off the stage,\u201d John Major, the last prime minister to give way to an opposition majority, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1997\/05\/03\/world\/out-of-office-one-day-out-of-a-home-the-next.html\" title=\"\">said in 1997<\/a>. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what I propose to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Then comes a short drive to Buckingham Palace, usually trailed by news helicopters, to resign in a private meeting with the monarch, now King Charles III.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The next prime minister would be close behind: In 2016, according to the Commons library, the car of the incoming leader, Theresa May, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/07\/14\/world\/europe\/david-cameron-theresa-may-prime-minister.html\" title=\"\">arrived at the palace<\/a> 32 seconds after her predecessor, David Cameron, had left.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A new leader\u2019s appointment would also take the form of a private meeting with the king, usually right after the resignation. It\u2019s known as \u201ckissing hands,\u201d though it involves little ceremony and no kissing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Expect a photographed handshake, followed by another speech in Downing Street, where the new prime minister would move in straight away, applauded by the permanent civil service staff on arrival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The prime minister would then appoint other ministers. It\u2019s not usually a matter with much suspense: British oppositions maintain a \u201cshadow cabinet\u201d of candidates for government positions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The new Parliament would meet for the first time in the next couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">All this, of course, assumes a change of prime minister. If Mr. Sunak\u2019s government unexpectedly maintains its majority, there\u2019s no ceremony \u2014 he would simply continue in office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-55f7b06e\"><span>What if no one wins a majority?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">If no party were to win a majority of parliamentary seats, Mr. Sunak would stay on as a caretaker while parties negotiated with one another to decide who could govern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It might not be a long delay, however: It took five days to reach an agreement in 2010, when Mr. Cameron fell short of a majority, and a couple of weeks in 2017, when Mrs. May did. And then, if the deal put someone else in charge, the cars would set off for the palace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/04\/world\/europe\/uk-election-polls-guide.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been 14 years since an opposition party won a general election in Britain. A nationwide exit poll suggests that the streak is about to be broken by the Labour Party. With voting completed, here\u2019s a guide to what\u2019s likely to happen tonight and over the next few days. When will results come out? 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