Opposition Leader Sussan Ley faces a Herculean task bringing the Coalition to power at the next election, but hopes of even a modest recovery are being tempered because there are now relatively few marginal seats in striking range.

AFR Weekend analysis of election results as counting wraps up shows that not only has Anthony Albanese won a record number of seats for Labor, he has also entrenched the party’s grip on a swath of traditional battleground electorates.