- Labour lost a raft of traditional safe seats in Wales, the Midlands and the North
- Dennis Skinner lost his seat while Tony Blair's former Sedgefield seat went Tory
- Labour lost decades-old bastions such as Ashfield and Bishop Auckland
- Former Labour minister Caroline Flint, who had been MP for Don Valley since 1997, said the party had 'taken for granted' its heartlands
- The result is Labour's worst since the 1930s, forcing Jeremy Corbyn to quit
Boris Johnson stormed through Labour's 'red wall' last night to consign Jeremy Corbyn's party to a historic election defeat.
The raft of seats in Wales, the Midlands and the North of England had been safe Labour strongholds for decades.
But they came crumbling down last night as pro-Brexit voters backed the Tories. Sajid Javid proclaimed that the Conservatives are now the 'party of the working class'.
Among a series of symbolic blows, Labour lost decades-old bastions such as Ashfield and Bishop Auckland and surrendered Tony Blair's old seat of Sedgefield while Dennis Skinner lost his job after 49 years in Parliament.
Labour were also beaten in Workington, identified by a think tank as the home of Brexiteer voters who would turn their backs on Mr Corbyn's party. The red wall began to crack 30 minutes before midnight, when Blyth Valley went to the Tories on a 10 per cent swing.
2017: At the previous general election two years ago, Labour maintained a strong presence in its traditional working-class heartlands in the north of England
2019: Boris Johnson's campaign took a wrecking ball to Labour's so-called 'red wall', winning numerous seats in the north of England which had supported Labour for decades
Before and after: Labour's red wall crumbled as the party haemorrhaged support in places seen as safe seats for decades. The map on the left, from 2017, shows a solid red block spreading from North Wales across the north of England. The map on the right, shows a bluer picture, with new Tory seats including Vale of Clwyd and Blyth Valley at either end
Across the country, the Conservatives racked up 365 seats in the first December election for nearly a century.
Jeremy Corbyn announced this morning that he will quit as leader after Labour humiliatingly collapsed to 203 seats - down 59 on 2017.
The numbers give Mr Johnson a huge Commons majority of 80, the biggest for the Tories since Margaret Thatcher's third victory in 1987, and more than enough to fulfil his vow to 'get Brexit done'.
Winner: Prime Minister Boris Johnson is greeted by staff as he arrives back at 10 Downing Street today after winning the general election
Loser: Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home in North London today after Labour suffered its worst electoral defeat since the 1930s
The red wall began to crack 30 minutes before midnight, when Blyth Valley went to the Tories on a 10 per cent swing.
Labour had held the seat since it was formed in 1950, and the result heralded a series of dramatic gains for the Conservatives.
In the north of England, the constituencies of Rother Valley, Don Valley, Wakefield and Bishop Auckland all abandoned Labour for the first time since World War II. Don Valley had backed Labour at every election since 1922.
Labour former minister Caroline Flint, who had been MP for Don Valley since 1997, said the party had 'taken for granted' its heartlands.
She tweeted: 'We're going to hear the Corbynistas blaming it on Brexit and the Labour Uber Remainers blaming Corbyn.
'Both are to blame for what looks like a terrible night for Labour. Both have taking for granted Labour's heartlands. Sorry we couldn't give you a Labour Party you could trust.' The tweet was later deleted.
Sedgefield in County Durham, which Tony Blair once held with a majority of more than 25,000, went to the Conservatives for the first time since 1931.
The Tories also took Redcar, prompting Boris Johnson to joke that the Conservatives had 'turned Redcar bluecar'.
Mr Johnson's party had come fourth in the Teesside town as recently as the 2015 election, but won the seat on a swing of more than 15 per cent.
Upset: Conservative Ian Levey wins Blyth Valley, the first time since 1935, sparking the crumbling of Labour's Red Wall
Victory: Conservative supporters in Blyth Valley celebrate their party's historic victory in a seat which had never previously backed the Tories since it was created in 1950
Humiliated: Jeremy Corbyn speaks at his Islington North election count, where he easily held his seat but sad he would stand down after leading Labour to its worst defeat in decades
The breached red wall: Conservative gains inside Labour's red wall are marked in dark blue. Gains by other parties are also highlighted in their party colour
Historic moment: Dennis Skinner, known as the Beast Of Bolsover after his Derbyshire constituency, was turfed out after 49 years by constituents who had voted overwhelmingly for Brexit in 2016. He was defeated comfortably by young Conservative Mark Fletcher. Skinner was not present at the count (above) due to recent hip surgery
In one of the most stunning results of the election, Labour veteran Dennis Skinner suffered the indignity of losing his Bolsover seat after 49 years as MP for the Derbyshire constituency. Mr Skinner was not present at the count, having recently undergone hip surgery.
Mr Skinner was set to be the new Father of the House after Tory grandee Ken Clarke stepped down, but instead finds himself out of a job.
The 87-year-old left-wing firebrand had become a Commons tradition in his own right with annual quips during the State Opening of Parliament.
However, he fell foul of a heavily Leave-voting constituency which backed Mr Johnson's calls to 'get Brexit done'.
Laura Pidcock in North West Durham was another high-profile casualty. The 32-year-old had been tipped as a possible future Labour leader.
Another symbolic blow was Labour's defeat in Workington, where a think tank had identified 'Workington Man' as a target voter for the Tories.
Labour's lead in the Cumbria constituency evaporated as the Conservatives won the seat on a 10 per cent swing.
Darlington, another Labour stronghold in the North East, also went to the Tories along with Scunthorpe and Bassetlaw.
In Derby North former Labour MP Chris Williamson, who was ejected from the party following allegations of anti-Semitism, lost his deposit when he achieved only 635 votes while standing as an independent.
Two seats in Stoke-on-Trent also went for the Tories. The area was heavily pro-Leave in the 2016 referendum.
There were also dramatic Tory victories in Wales. Labour lost Wrexham at a general election for the first time since 1931, and also went down in Vale of Clwyd and Bridgend.
Lord Mann, who stepped down at the election as the Labour MP for Bassetlaw, said: 'Every doorstep, every workplace for the last 18 months has rejected everything to do with Corbyn, Corbynism and the cult of Corbyn. They can't say they weren't warned. Repeatedly.'
The peer pointed the finger at Jeremy Corbyn's Momentum group, which grew out of his first leadership campaign, for failing to win over voters in its heartlands.
He added: 'The invisible army of Momentum proved to be a bunch of old men too scared to talk to voters and too arrogant to listen to anybody else. And they failed to turn up in seat after seat across the North. Armchair whingers.'
Boris Johnson repeatedly visited Labour-held seats that backed Brexit during the six-week campaign. Ahead of the election, many Labour MPs in Leave-voting areas had complained that their concerns were being overlooked by the shadow cabinet.
The results leave Labour reeling from its worst general election results since the 1930s. Their seat total is even worse than they managed under Michael Foot's leadership in 1983.
Voters have emphatically rejected Jeremy Corbyn's vision of a socialist Britain and the party is now set for a bitter leadership battle.
Mr Corbyn has already announced he will not lead Labour into the next election, although he will not be standing down immediately.
'This (result) is obviously a very disappointing night for the party', Mr Corbyn told an assembled crowd at his Islington North constituency, where he won for the tenth time.
Elected leader in 2015 with little support from his own MPs, Mr Corbyn has faced repeated plots to remove him since then.
He confounded those critics with an unexpectedly strong performance in the 2017 election, gaining seats and denying Theresa May a majority.
But since then his party has been engulfed in an anti-Semitism crisis and Mr Corbyn has been widely criticised for his handling of it.
During the campaign, he failed to apologise to Jewish people in a stormy interview with Andrew Neil.
In addition, Mr Corbyn's equivocal stance on Brexit has infuriated many Remainers who wanted him to support cancelling Brexit.
Under pressure from party activists, Mr Corbyn finally agreed to back a second referendum.
Defeated: Labour's shadow chancellor John McDonnell at a count centre in Uxbridge last night. His party suffered its worst result since the 1930s
Casualty: Jo Swinson stands alongside other candidates, moments before her defeat in East Dunbartonshire was announced
However, he drew fresh criticism for pledging to be 'neutral' during a second referendum campaign.
Opening the door to cancelling Brexit may also have cost Labour votes in some of its heartlands where it is set to lose seats.
It was also a devastating night for the Liberal Democrats where their party leader, Jo Swinson, lost her Scottish East Dunbartonshire seat by less than 200 votes.
Ms Swinson said the results are 'significant' and talked about the 'wave of nationalism' sweeping both Scotland and England.
Boris Johnson, speaking after being re-elected in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, heralded the results as a 'powerful new mandate' to 'get Brexit done and take this country forward.'
'Above all I want to thank the people of this country for turning out in a December election that we didn't want to call but that I think has been a historic election,' he said.
'And gives us now the chance to support the democratic will of this country and to release the potential of the entire people of this country.'
Election winner: Boris Johnson heralded the results as a 'powerful mandate' for the Conservative party (he is pictured in his Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency)
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