The Conservatives gained a seat from Labour in Westminster but lost a seat to Reform UK in Breckland.
The SNP gained a seat from Labour in East Ayrshire.
The Conservatives lost a seat to an independent in Pembrokeshire but gained a seat from the Green Party in New Forest. Reform UK gained a seat from Labour in Torfaen. The Green Party gained a seat from Labour in Warwick.
Reform UK gained two seats from Labour in Medway and a seat from the Conservatives in Tendring. The Conservatives gained a seat from Labour in Hyndburn.
Ditching (or retaining) net zero as a policy will cause a split even if the final position comes via a hundred page report with lots of graphs. As will backing (or opposing) withdrawal from the ECHR, however many KCs offer eloquent endorsements.
Labour and the Conservatives gained seats from the SNP and the Lib Dems in Edinburgh. Labour lost a seat to the SNP in Stirling and a seat to an independent in Shetland.
The Lib Dems lost a seat to an independent in Bath & North East Somerset.
It is bottom-up politics, rather than electoral pacts which are top-down. Voters are not automata to follow instructions of political parties.
The Lib Dems gained a seat from Conservatives in North Devon.
How astonishing it is that so many children are being denied the permanent secure loving home that adoption could provide and instead we spend these huge sums to put them at risk of the most horrendous abuse.
The Conservatives gained a seat from Labour in Dudley. Reform UK gained a seat from Labour in Swale.
Reform UK gained a seat from Labour in St Helens.
Winning power would give them a chance to prove themselves as equal to the task. Or not, as the case may be.
The Conservatives gained a seat from Labour in Wokingham and a seat from an independent in Fylde
More significant than reducing spending is the need to restore faith in our democracy and enhance the reputation of politicians.