Election results – live: Boris Johnson says NHS will be priority as he reaches out to Remainers following historic win

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General election 2019: Boris Johnson arrives at Downing Street

Boris Johnson has said he will make the NHS an "overwhelming priority" during his renewed tenure in No. 10 following a political “earthquake” which which saw Labour support give way top a comfortable Tory majority.

However he has not extended the same olive branch to voters north of the border - telling Nicola Sturgeon he would not lend any support to a second independence referendum.

Meanwhile Jeremy Corbyn has refused to take responsibility for the worst Labour showing since 1935 - blaming Brexit for the party’s devastating defeat.

Key Points

• Johnson vows to get Brexit done 'no ifs, no buts'
• Labour figures call on Corbyn to quit immediately
• ...but Corbyn says he won't leave until 'early part of next year'
• Swinson loses seat, leading Sturgeon to celebrate wildly
• 'End of Corbynism,' claims David Cameron
• PM promises 'permanent break from talking about Brexit' in Downing Street speech
• ...while adding the 'overwhelming priority of the British people' is a 'focus... on the NHS'.

[12 December 2019 20:56 · Chris Baynes]

Obligatory dog photos

To pass the time as we wait for that exit poll at 10pm, here are a few more polling station pooches.

[12 December 2019 21:08 · Chris Baynes]

Follow results through the night with our live tracker

We'll be running an interactive guide to all 650 constituencies as their election results are announced tonight.

The link below takes you to our one-stop-shop results page, including a map of 2017 and 2019 results for every seat in the country, a live tracker of the race to secure a majority, and a chart you can use to check how any constituency has voted.

These will be updated throughout the night as results come in.

[12 December 2019 21:29 · Andrew Griffin]

How reliable is the exit poll?

It's exactly half an hour until voting closes and the exit poll is released. Here is a primer on exactly how reliable that result has proven in the past. (In brief: it's usually very accurate, but perhaps not as accurate as you might think.)

[12 December 2019 21:41 · Andrew Griffin]

Wet, cold election day comes to a close

It has been a very wet, very cold, largely very dark election day, and there are just 20 minutes left of polling. Here's a photo from SNP candidate Mhairi Black which is very redolent of the conditions outside. (This is also the most trending post by a politician on social media, according to Crowdtangle data.)

[12 December 2019 21:45 · Andrew Griffin]

​Voting closes at 10pm – but as long as you are there, you can vote

There's just 15 minutes left to go until voting closes. But it's important to note that is just the deadline for getting to the polling station: if you're there, even if there's a big queue, you have to be able to vote.

[12 December 2019 21:52 · Andrew Griffin]

BBC prepares for exit poll map

New Broadcasting House, the BBC's home in Central London, is getting set up to show its map of the UK in its plaza.

[12 December 2019 21:57 · Andrew Griffin]

BBC live coverage begins

It's 9.55, there's five minutes left until voting closes and the exit poll is released, and the BBC's live coverage has begun. The first order of business will be announcing – and dissecting – the exit poll.

[12 December 2019 22:01 · Andrew Griffin]

Exit poll forecasts huge Tory majority

A huge conservative majority is forecast, the exit poll has shown.

The Conservatives are expected to win 368 seats, and Labour 191. That gives the Tories a majority of 86.

That will be the biggest Conservative majority since 1987. And it would be the worst Labour result in modern times.

[12 December 2019 22:02 · Andrew Griffin]

Full exit poll results

Here is the full forecasted parliament:

Conservatives: 368

Labour: 191

SNP 55

Liberal Democrats: 13

Plaid Cymru: 3

Green: 1

Brexit Party: 0

Other: 19

[12 December 2019 22:05 · Andrew Griffin]

Full seat changes from exit poll

Here's how those seats would change the look of parliament:

Conservatives: +50

Lab: -71

SNP: +20

LD: +1

PC: -1