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A complete guide to each broadcaster’s general election coverage
As results came in thick and fast, here’s how the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky News and GB News covered election night
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After polls closed at 10pm, broadcasters across the country began sharing news of the Labour landslide in the early hours of July 5 as more and more seats were declared.
For election watchers who stayed awake overnight to see the next prime minister announced, the BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 4 and GB News all hosted election programmes to keep the country up to date.
Here are all the details of how each channel chose to cover Sir Keir Starmer’s sweeping victory.
BBC
Laura Kuenssberg and Clive Myrie led the BBC’s election night coverage with Chris Mason, the BBC’s political editor, assisting.
Nick Robinson and Rachel Burden hosted the radio coverage with Henry Zeffman on BBC Radio 4 and 5 Live.
Jeremy Vine, alongside the BBC’s swingometer, began broadcasting from Cardiff, Kirsty Wark from Glasgow, and Andrea Catherwood from Belfast.
Professor Sir John Curtice also assisted with coverage.
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Fiona Bruce, Victoria Derbyshire, Naga Munchetty, Nick Watt, and Alex Forsyth were among the BBC presenters and correspondents reporting from locations around the country.
Sophie Raworth and Jon Kay presented on Friday morning, with Vicki Young, deputy political editor, alongside them.
TV results programmes in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales were hosted by Martin Geissler, Mark Carruthers, and Nick Servini.
Rachel Burden and Nick Robinson hosted live election night radio coverage on BBC Radio 4 through to the Today programme the following morning, with BBC Radio 5 Live joining for a simulcast from midnight.
The BBC’s general election livestream ran 24/7 up to July 4.
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ITV
Tom Bradby led ITV’s coverage on election night, being joined by guests including George Osborne, Ed Balls and Nicola Sturgeon.
Robert Peston, Anushka Asthana and Paul Brand were on hand to assist. Professor Jane Green and Professor Colin Rallings, ITV’s election analysts, also helped with the coverage.
From 6am on the Friday, Good Morning Britain aired with Susanna Reid and Ed Balls co-anchoring.
Political pundits including Andrew Pierce and Kevin Maguire, Guto Harri, Harriet Harman, Kwasi Kwarteng and Ayesha Hazarika joined as guests as the show continued until 9.25am.
From 9.25am, Julie Etchingham led the coverage.
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Sky News
Kay Burley, Sky News’ chief presenter, anchored coverage with Beth Rigby, political editor, and Sir Trevor Phillips, being assisted by Ed Conway, the data and economics editor.
Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, and Baroness Davidson, the former MSP and leader of the Scottish Conservatives, provided analysis.
Professor Michael Thrasher led Sky News’ psephology team.
From 7am the following day, Sophy Ridge was live from Westminster and was joined by Sam Coates, deputy political editor, and Adam Boulton.
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Channel 4
Channel 4’s coverage began at 9.45pm on July 4 and followed the results of the ballot until 9am the following day.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Emily Maitlis fronted the show with guests Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart.
Hannah Fry, a broadcaster and mathematics professor, also joined the presenting team.
Guests include Kwasi Kwarteng and Nadim Zahawi, Harriet Harman, Vince Cable, Mhairi Black and Ann Widdecombe.
Gary Gibbon, Channel 4’s political editor, provided analysis throughout the night while a team of reporters were at key counts across the country as the results were declared.
Channel 4’s coverage also included inserts from Gogglebox, whose armchair critics provided their take on the election campaign.
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GB News
Camilla Tominey and Stephen Dixon anchored GB News coverage starting at 9.55pm on July 4.
Patrick Christys and Michelle Dewberry hosted a GB News election night watch party from a club in Essex while a team of presenters and reporters broadcasted live from polling stations.
Gloria De Piero, GB News presenter and former Labour MP, gave reaction and commentary as the results came in.
On July 5, Eamonn Holmes and Isabel Webster were live from 6am for early morning coverage before Bev Turner and Andrew Pierce took over at 9.30am.
Ellie Costello, Emily Carver, Nana Akua, Mark Dolan, Ben Leo, Dawn Neesom, Michael Portillo and Martin Daubney assisted with coverage.
Guests joining the broadcaster’s coverage included Kwasi Kwarteng, Sir Brandon Lewis, Luciana Berger, James Heappey, Margaret Hodge, Sir Graham Brady, Geoff Hoon, Alastair Stewart, Arlene Foster, George Eustice and Craig Mackinlay.
Tom Harwood analysed the results alongside pollster Professor Matthew Goodwin.