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The result was a landslide win for Labour and a historic loss for the Conservatives, their worst result since formalising as a party in the early 19th century. Keir Starmer became the fourth prime minister in a two-year period.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxr2yzy22kyo|title=Chris Mason: A spectacular night for Labour|date=5 July 2024|website=BBC News}}</ref> Turnout, at 60%, was the second lowest since [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885]] with only [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001]] being lower at 59%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4nglegege1o|title=General election 2024 in maps and charts|date=4 July 2024|website=BBC News}}</ref>
The combined vote share for Labour and the Conservatives reached a record low, with smaller parties doing well. The election was highly [[Proportional representation#Measuring disproportionality|disproportionate]], as Labour won 63% of seats (411) with only 34% of the vote, while Reform won under 0.8% of seats (5) with 14.3% of the vote under the UK's [[First-past-the-post voting|first-past-the-post voting system]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/05/labour-wins-big-uk-electoral-system-creaking|first=Paula|last=Surridge|author-link=Paula Surridge|title=Labour wins big but the UK's electoral system is creaking|date=5 July 2024|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref> The [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] recorded their best ever seat result (72), despite receiving only around half the votes they did in [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/05/the-guardian-view-on-labours-landslide-becoming-the-change-the-country-needs|title=The Guardian view on Labour's landslide: becoming the change the country needs|date=5 July 2024|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref> As Starmer's government was elected with the lowest share of the vote of any government since the [[1832 United Kingdom general election|1832 election]], journalist [[Fraser Nelson]] described Labour's electoral success as a "[[Potemkin village|Potemkin]] landslide".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/labours-potemkin-landslide/|title=Labour's Potemkin landslide|first=Fraser|last=Nelson|author-link=Fraser Nelson|date=5 July 2024|website=The Spectator|access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref> An [[editorial]] from ''[[The Guardian]]'' described the result as a "crisis of electoral legitimacy" for the incoming Labour government.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/05/the-guardian-view-on-labours-landslide-becoming-the-change-the-country-needs|title=The Guardian view on Labour's landslide: becoming the change the country needs|date=5 July 2024|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref>
Four [[independent candidates]] ([[Ayoub Khan]], [[Adnan Hussain]], [[Iqbal Mohamed]], [[Shockat Adam]]) defeated Labour candidates in areas with large [[Muslim]] populations; the results were suggested to be a push-back against Labour's position on the [[Israel–Hamas war]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schofield |first=Kevin |title=Huge Shock As Labour Attack Dog Jonathan Ashworth Loses His Seat |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/huge-shock-as-labour-attack-dog-jonathan-ashworth-loses-his-seat_uk_66875cede4b0971108c2945f |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=Huffington Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=July 5, 2024 |title=Pro-Gaza candidates dent Labour's UK election victory |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/pro-gaza-candidates-dent-labours-uk-election-victory-2024-07-05/ |publisher=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=July 5, 2024 |title=Pro-Palestine candidates, including Corbyn, secure wins in UK election |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/5/pro-palestine-candidates-including-corbyn-secure-wins-in-uk-election |publisher=Al Jazeera}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mulla |first=Imran |date=July 5, 2024 |title=UK election 2024: Pro-Palestine independent beats Labour's Jon Ashworth in Leicester South |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-pro-gaza-independent-shockat-adam-unseats-labours-jon-ashworth-leicester-south |publisher=Middle East Eye}}</ref> Additionally, [[Wes Streeting]] retained his seat by a margin of only 528 votes following a challenge by independent British-Palestinian candidate [[Leanne Mohamad]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mulla |first1=Imran |title=UK election 2024: British-Palestinian Leanne Mohamad narrowly loses to Labour's Wes Streeting |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-election-british-palestinian-leanne-mohamad-loses-labour-wes-streeting |access-date=6 July 2024 |publisher=Middle East Eye}}</ref> while prominent Labour MP [[Jess Phillips]] retained her [[Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Yardley]] constituency by a margin of 693 votes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Kieran |title=Labour's Jess Phillips wins seat by less than 700 votes against candidate who said trans people are 'danger to society' |url=https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/labour-jess-phillips-wins-seat-just-700-votes/ |access-date=6 July 2024 |publisher=LBC}}</ref> Despite this, Labour candidate [[Paul Waugh]] won the seat of Rochdale from George Galloway.<ref name="rochdaleonline">{{cite news |last1=Ahmed |first1=Jabed |date=5 July 2024 |title=George Galloway loses Rochdale seat to Labour four months after by-election win |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/george-galloway-rochdale-election-result-b2574311.html |access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref> In Islington North, Jeremy Corbyn defeated the Labour candidate with a majority of 7,247.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dyer |first=Henry |date=2024-07-05 |title=Jeremy Corbyn re-elected in Islington North after expulsion from Labour |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/05/jeremy-corbyn-re-elected-in-islington-north-for-first-time-as-independent-mp |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
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