Johnson wins large majority

Boris Johnson's Conservatives have won a large majority in the general election, the party's biggest victory since 1987, clearing the way for Britain to leave the European Union.

The results were declared overnight and on 13 December. Johnson said the result gave him a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done.

The result

The Conservatives won 365 seats, a majority of 80. Labour won 202 seats, its worst result since 1935. The Scottish National Party won 48 of Scotland's 59 seats, and the Liberal Democrats won 11.

The Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson, lost her own seat in East Dunbartonshire.

The red wall falls

The Conservatives won many seats in the Midlands and the north of England that Labour had held for decades, including Bolsover, Blyth Valley, Don Valley and Sedgefield, Tony Blair's former seat. Many of these areas voted to leave the EU in 2016.

In Birmingham, the Conservatives gained Northfield, where Gary Sambrook defeated Labour's Richard Burden, and they also took West Bromwich East and West Bromwich West nearby.

Corbyn to go

The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said he would not lead the party into another election and would step down after a period of reflection. He said he was proud of the campaign but that Brexit had dominated the election.

Brexit

Johnson promised to take Britain out of the EU by 31 January. His withdrawal agreement is expected to be passed by the new Parliament before Christmas.

He called the election in October, after failing to get his deal through a Parliament in which he had no majority.

A December election

It was the first general election held in December since 1923. Voters braved cold and wet weather to go to the polls.

Scotland

Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said the SNP's success showed that Scotland did not want to leave the EU, and that she would seek a second independence referendum.

Johnson's promise

Speaking outside Downing Street, Johnson said he would work to heal divisions and repay the trust of voters who had lent him their support, many of them for the first time.