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Lee Anderson secured Reform UK’s first gain of the General Election after winning in Ashfield.The former deputy Conservative party chairman was sacked earlier this year following a row over comments he made about London Mayor Sadiq Khan.He went on to defect to Reform UK and has now held on to his seat in Nottinghamshire.Mr Anderson comfortably won the seat by securing 17,062 votes compared to 11,553 for Labour who came in second.Reform UK looks set to establish a foothold in parliament with Nigel Farage expected to become an MP for the very first time. More

Women and men have often had different ideas when it comes to voting in elections.In the 2019 general election, the British Election study found one of the biggest gender gaps in party support in modern British history, with more men voting Conservative and more women voting Labour.But what about now? The Independent’s data correspondent Alicja Hagopian dives into the numbers.A recent YouGov polling shows that the gender gap among Labour and Tory voters in this election is shrinking — but the real divide comes for Reform voters.The latest polls, released just yesterday (3 July), showed that 40 per cent of women were planning to vote Labour, compared to 38 per cent of men. It’s the same similarity for Conservative voters, with 23 per cent support among women, and 21 per cent men. More

Sir Ed Davey and his wife, Emily, visited a polling station in Surbiton on Thursday 4 July to vote in the general election.The Liberal Democrat leader said “It’s a beautiful day, I hope lots of people come out to vote” after casting his ballot.Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer were also spotted at polling stations on Thursday morning as they vie to win the election after weeks of campaigning.Opinion polls suggest Labour is on course to secure a big majority in the House of Commons and form a new government. More

Watch as Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party, arrives to vote in the general election on Thursday 4 July.She was accompanied by supporters for the walk to the polling station on Whiteladies Road in Bristol.Ms Denyer greeted photographers and reporters outside the Redland Park United Reformed Church, situated in a busy shopping area of Bristol, before going inside to cast her vote.The Bristol Central candidate, a former councillor for the Clifton Down ward, then came outside and posed for photographs before walking away with supporters. More

After six long weeks of campaigning, voting day in the UK general election is here.But, do you think you know your party leaders? As voters head to the polls across the country on Thursday (4 July) , we are putting your knowledge to the test, as The Independent’s Eliza Ketcher asks the public: “Who said it, Keir Starmer or Rishi Sunak?”From tool makers to immigration and Coca-Cola to Star Wars, can you guess who said what? More

An elections expert has explained how you can still vote in the general election even if you have lost your ID.This election is the first time in the UK that everyone wanting to vote in person will have to show a correct form of photo ID before casting a ballot – this includes a passport, driving licence and blue badge.However, if you have lost your identification, you can apply for an emergency proxy vote until 5pm on Thursday 4 July (polling day).Alex Thomas, programme director at the Institute for Government, explained the process for applying during an appearance on Good Morning Britain. More

Jeremy Corbyn posed outside a polling station in his north London constituency after casting his vote in the general election.The former Labour leader is running as an Independent candidate in Islington North.Mr Corbyn has won the seat for Labour at every general election since 1983, but is no longer a member of the party.He was seen posing with his thumbs up after casting his vote.Earlier on Thursday 4 July, he made an appeal for voters to help his campaign, saying: “We have built this campaign from nothing. We don’t have party machinery. We don’t have big donors. We have something more powerful: people.” More

Sir Keir Starmer made the short journey from his Kentish Town home to the polling station to vote in the Holborn and St Pancras constituency on Thursday 4 July.The Labour leader and his wife, Victoria, arrived on foot and walked hand-in-hand into the hall tucked inside the housing estate to cast their ballots in the general election.A crowd of local residents gathered to watch Sir Keir enter the polling station alongside dozens of national and international media.He left through a back door out of sight of reporters. More