His Party Is Predicted To Win In The British Election, Keir Starmer: Changes Begin Here

Sir Keir Starmer. (Twitter/@Keir_Starmer)

JAKARTA - Labor Party leader Sir Keirxis Starmer said Britain had chosen to change and it was time for his party to make it happen, speak after winning its seat in parliament.

"Tonight people here and across the country have spoken, and they are ready for change," Starmer said.

"The changes are starting here, because this is your democracy, your community and your future. You have voted and now is the time for us to make it happen," he said, quoted by CNN.

The previously published exit poll showed the Labor Party won the national election with a clear majority, placing Starmer on track to take over the post of prime minister from Rishi Sunak, ending 14 years of government led by the Conservative Party.

"To everyone who has campaigned for the Labor Party in this election, to everyone who has chosen us and put their trust in the changing Labor Party - thank you," he tweeted on social media X.

Starmer seemed to be beaming on arrival at the vote count site, posing for selfies and taking the time to greet supporters and activists.

On stage, he joined a number of new candidates, including one person dressed like Elmo, a unique feature of British democracy.

"I promise this: Whether you vote for me or not, I will serve everyone in this electoral district," said Starmer.

As previously reported, the Labor Party is predicted to seize 410 out of 650 seats in parliament, reversing the surprise achievements of the party five years ago which recorded the worst performance since 1935. It will give the Labor Party the majority, ending 14 years of Conservative Party leadership.

The Sunak Party is expected to only win 131 seats, the worst electoral performance in its history, as voters punish them for the cost of living crisis, and instabilities and internal clashes over the years, resulting in five different prime ministers since 2016.

The rest of the seats are predicted to be won by the Liberal Democratic Party (61 votes), the British Reform Party (13).

However, the results achieved are predicted not to match the records the previous party had achieved under Tony Blair, when it garnered 418 seats in 1997 and 412 seats in 2001.

In the last six British general elections, only one poll came out of the wrong results. Official results will follow in the next few hours.