UK election results 2019: How the UK voted

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is victorious in the UK election with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn saying he will standing down after the drubbing.

The Conservative Party has stormed to victory in the UK election with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying he has been given a powerful new mandate to “get Brexit done”.

Shortly after 5am London time the Tories got across the finishing line. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn acknowledged it was a bad night for the party and announced he would be stepping down.

The result came after exit polls predicted a majority for the Conservative party shortly after 10pm London time (9am AEDT).

The exit poll predicted the Conservatives would get 368 seats, giving the party a majority of 86, the best result for the party since 1985.

If the poll is accurate, it would leave Labour with 191 seats, its worst result since 1935.

All 650 constituencies across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland were up for grabs in the contest.

One local candidate from each constituency (similar to electorates in Australia) is entitled to a seat in the UK Parliament’s lower house, the House of Commons.

The Conservatives achieved the 326 seats it needed to win government with an absolute majority about 5am local time (4pm AEDT).