Election results

At elections in England and Wales and at UK Parliamentary elections, the result is worked out by the 'first past the post' system.  This means that the candidate with the most votes is elected.

When are the results announced?
Votes are usually counted after the close of poll on Thursday evening.  But if there is more than one election held on the same day, then the votes for one election will be counted on the Thursday evening and the votes for the other election will be counted on the Friday immediately after polling day.

View general and local results as they happen by clicking on the orange links on the right of this page.