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Voting has closed across the country for the UK General Election and now the process of vote counting and results announcements begins.

We’re at the ICC for the Birmingham count and will bring you results as we get them, along with opinion, interviews, galleries and video updates.

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03:30

“They’re saying it’s the biggest swing in UK political history,” says Birmingham Ladywood independent candidate Akhmed Yakoob, who is confident he is going to become the next MP for the constituency, replacing Labour’s Shabana Mahmood.

The hotly contested seat could go either way, following strong campaigns from both candidates, which included a key focus on the war on Gaza.

Although confident of a win, Yakoob is determined to take on Labour in the 2026 local council elections regardless of the results tonight, saying he won’t stand himself but will stand candidates.

03:00

Shakeel Afsar: ‘I will definitely be standing to be MP in the future’

Aware of the likelihood of a Labour win in Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley, independent candidate Shakeel Afsar tells us he will be continuing his political trajectory by standing in future local council and national general elections.

02:45

Independent candidate Mohammed Hafeez accepts the pro-Gaza vote was split between three independent candidates in Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley, likely ensuring a Labour win, but still feels standing in the constituency has had a positive impact.

02:05

‘All bets are off! We’re set to beat Labour in Hodge Hill’

Workers Party GB candidate James Giles is hoping to beat Labour's Liam Byrne in Birmingham Hodge Hill Adam Yosef
Workers Party GB candidate James Giles is hoping to beat Labour’s Liam Byrne in Birmingham Hodge Hill

“We’re set to run Labour within a thousand votes of clinching the seat, we could even win”, says Workers Party GB candidate and George Galloway aide James Giles, who’s standing in the Birmingham Hodge Hill constituency against Labour’s Liam Byrne.

01:10

Independent candidate Professor Kamel Hawwash believes the increase in Reform votes is "based on divisiveness"Adam Yosef
Independent candidate Professor Kamel Hawwash believes the increase in Reform votes is “based on divisiveness”

Independent General Election candidate for Birmingham Selly Oak, Professor Kamel Hawwash – former chair of Palestine Solidarity Campaign – says a Labour ‘super majority’ as predicted by the exit poll is “unhealthy” and “undemocratic” as it would give Labour the “license to do whatever they want”.

He also said the predicted victories for Reform and Nigel Farage suggest the country is moving to the right, which he describes as “worrying” and “based on divisiveness”.

12:55

In addition to the General Election 2024, counts are also underway at the ICC for two Council by-elections; held in Kings Norton North and Northfield, both wards in Birmingham.
Two by-elections were also held in Birmingham, in the Kings Norton North and Northfield wardsBCC
Two by-elections were also held in Birmingham, in the Kings Norton North and Northfield wards

23.30

Vote counting is underway with ballot boxes continuing to come in at the ICC in Birmingham. Elections candidates and their teams are observing the count, keeping an eye on vote shares in order to gather an estimation of final results ahead of their official announcements later in the night.

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Adam Yosef

23:10

Ballot boxes have finally arrived at the ICC after an eagerly anticipated wait. The boxes are now being loaded into Hall 3 and the counting of ballot papers begins.

Ballot boxes at ICC Birmingham during General Election 2024 countAdam Yosef
Ballot boxes arrive at the ICC in Birmingham
Ballot boxes are brought into Hall 3 at the ICC in Birmingham ahead of the city's General Election vote countAdam Yosef
Ballot boxes are brought into Hall 3 at the ICC in Birmingham ahead of the city’s General Election vote count

22:05

Exit poll data predicts Labour has won by a landslide in the general election, bringing 14 years of Conservative rule to an end.

The poll suggests Keir Starmer’s party is set to secure victory with an estimated 410 seats – equating to an overall majority of 170 – according to the poll by Ipsos UK, jointly carried out for Sky News, the BBC and ITV News.

The Labour results dwarf the Conservatives, who are projected to win around 131 seats, compared to the 365 they achieved in 2019 under Boris Johnson’s leadership.

The poll also suggests that while Labour have likely secured a landslide victory, they may fall short of beating the 179-seat majority won by Tony Blair in 1997, with a landslide even on a smaller share of the vote than that secured by Jeremy Corbyn in 2017.

22:00

Polls have closed. Sealed postal votes have been brought into the ICC in Birmingham, where individuals here to count votes are taking their seats, awaiting the arrival of ballot boxes.

Press and media are mostly all set up, but no sign of election candidates and their teams as yet.

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