The UK general election will take place on Thursday 4 July 2024. The BBC will update you with all the results as soon as they come in, however you get your news.
After the polls close, the exit poll – and ultimately the election result – is projected onto the facade of the BBC’s headquarters in London, the Old Broadcasting House, in what has become an iconic moment.
Here’s how the UK voted on TV, BBC iPlayer, radio, BBC Sounds and BBC News online.
Live results of the 2024 General Election on TV and BBC iPlayer
The live TV broadcast begins at 9.55pm on Thursday 4 July. Laura Kuenssberg and Clive Myrie, along with BBC Political Editor Chris Mason, will lead a host of BBC expert talent to present the General Election Night TV coverage on BBC Network News.
They will be joined in the BBC studio in London by Reeta Chakrabarti, who will be analysing the results as they come in. Jeremy Vine – and the famous swingometer – will be broadcasting from Cardiff, Kirsty Wark from Glasgow and Andrea Catherwood from Belfast. Professor Sir John Curtice, the ‘expert’s expert’ will be joining Laura, Clive, Chris and Reeta in sharing his extensive psephological knowledge and insights.
Fiona Bruce, Victoria Derbyshire, Naga Munchetty, Nick Watt and Alex Forsyth are among the well-known BBC faces reporting from key locations around the country.
Sophie Raworth and Jon Kay take the helm on Friday morning, with deputy political editor Vicki Young alongside them, as the shape of the country’s new political map becomes clearer. Christian Fraser will use images to paint a full picture of the new House of Commons. Nicky Campbell will present extensive reporting from Glasgow.
The network programme will be broadcast on BBC iPlayer, BBC One in England, BBC Two in Wales and Northern Ireland and the BBC News channel in Scotland. The programme will be available with BSL on the BBC News channel in the UK.
Martin Geissler, Mark Carruthers and Nick Servini present special programmes on the election results on BBC One in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Anne McAlpine presents a Gaelic summary of the election results on BBC ALBA.
Live 2024 General Election Results on Radio and BBC Sounds
Rachel Burden and Nick Robinson will present live election night coverage on BBC Radio 4 from 9.45pm on 4 July, through to the Today programme the following morning, with BBC Radio 5 Live simulcast from midnight. They will be joined by the BBC’s Chief Political Correspondent Henry Zeffman, who will provide additional political analysis. BBC World Service will offer its global audience a mix of dedicated UK election coverage and international news throughout the results period.
Newscast – operating under the name Electioncast for the duration of the campaign – will host an election night viewing party, inviting listeners to join the audience for the overnight viewing party.
Live 2024 General Election Results on BBC News Online
The BBC’s digital audience will be offered a full results service that evening, with live pages and live video streams, and cameras and reporters across the UK.
Live Scottish General Election Results
Martin Geissler will present the results programme on BBC One Scotland from the BBC’s Pacific Quay headquarters in Glasgow. The programme will also be broadcast simultaneously on BBC Radio Scotland and on the BBC News website. It will start at 21:55, just in time for the first big moment of the evening, when the exit poll results are announced.
He is joined by Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark, who will interview a range of politicians and commentators, in addition to her other big task of the evening: telling the story of the Scottish elections on the UK results programme.
Reporting Scotland presenter Laura Miller will be joining the election news editorial team and summarising the evening’s story.
And political correspondent David Wallace Lockhart analyzes the results using the latest graphics technology.
And for those who consume the news digitally, there is a Live Page that keeps you up to date with the latest developments.
Live results of the Northern Ireland General Election
The election coverage will conclude with a live television programme from 9.55pm on 4 July on BBC One Northern Ireland. Mark Carruthers will present the proceedings, with analysis from Political Editor Enda McClafferty and election graphics from Mark Simpson to help make sense of the whole thing. There will be outside coverage from the three counting centres in Northern Ireland – Catherine Morrison at Titanic, Elaine McGee at Meadowbank and Richard Morgan from The Lakes in Craigavon – and additional reporting on constituency results and reactions.
Jennifer O’Leary will report from London as votes are counted across the UK. The programme will run throughout the night and will also be streamed on the BBC News NI website and simulcast on BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle and BBC Sounds, keeping the public up to date with developing election news wherever they are.
There will also be a special Live Page covering local election results in Westminster, including analysis from political reporter Brendan Hughes and information on the reactions of the candidates, their parties and supporters from social media reporter Claire Graham.
A special edition of Good Morning Ulster presented by Chris Buckler and Sarah Brett will assess the local Westminster results from 6am on Friday 5 July, speaking to newly elected MPs, analysing the voting figures and looking ahead to what’s to come. BBC Newsline will wrap things up later in the evening with a comprehensive look at the election night results. Westminster election coverage will conclude on Sunday Politics.
Live results Wales General Election
Join Nick Servini on BBC One Wales from 9.55pm for the special Welsh election results programme, simulcast on BBC Radio Wales.
You can follow the latest news and results on July 4 and 5 with Newyddion S4C presenters Bethan Rhys Roberts and Rhodri Llywelyn from 9.55pm. The programme will keep BBC Radio Cymru viewers and listeners up to date with the latest results, expert opinions and interviews, as well as analysis. Newyddion S4C will also bring you the latest news on Friday, July 5 with two special programmes, one at 12pm and an extended programme at 7.30pm.
On election night and Friday morning, BBC Radio Cymru will simulcast the Newyddion S4C programme. The Dros Frecwast team will start at 5am on Friday 5th July with Kate Crockett, Gwenllian Grigg and Dylan Ebenezer bringing the latest results and reactions to listeners in an extended programme until 10am. At 12 noon Dewi Llwyd will present an extended Dros Ginio until 2pm and will join Dylan Jones for Post Prynhawn at 5pm, bringing all the latest developments from Westminster. Dros Frecwast on Saturday 6th June has also been extended to an hour.
BBC Wales News online will have a Live Page all night from 4th July to 5th July.
