A complete guide to each broadcaster’s general election coverage tonight
After polls closed at 10pm, broadcasters across the country began sharing news of the Labour landslide predicted in the exit poll.
As results begin to trickle in over the night, The Telegraph has pulled together a guide of how and where to watch the next prime minister be announced.
Below are the details of tonight’s election coverage plans for the BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 4 and GB News with details of hosts, guests and timings.
BBC
Laura Kuenssberg and Clive Myrie are leading the BBC’s election night coverage with Chris Mason, the BBC’s political editor, assisting.
Nick Robinson and Rachel Burden are hosting the radio coverage with Henry Zeffman on BBC Radio 4 and 5 Live.
Jeremy Vine, alongside the BBC’s swingometer, have begun broadcasting from Cardiff, Kirsty Wark from Glasgow, and Andrea Catherwood from Belfast.
Professor Sir John Curtice will assist with coverage.
Fiona Bruce, Victoria Derbyshire, Naga Munchetty, Nick Watt, and Alex Forsyth are among the BBC presenters and correspondents reporting from locations around the country.
Sophie Raworth and Jon Kay will present on Friday morning, with Vicki Young, deputy political editor, alongside them.
TV results programmes in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales are being hosted by Martin Geissler, Mark Carruthers, and Nick Servini.
Rachel Burden and Nick Robinson are hosting 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 will run 24/7 up to July 4.
ITV
Tom Bradby is leading ITV’s coverage on election night. He is joined by guests including George Osborne, Ed Balls and Nicola Sturgeon.
Robert Peston, Anushka Asthana and Paul Brand will be assisting. Professor Jane Green and Professor Colin Rallings, ITV’s election analysts, are also helping with the coverage.
From 6am on the Friday, Good Morning Britain are airing 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 will join as guests as the show continues until 9.25am.
From 9.25am, Julie Etchingham will lead the coverage.
Sky News
Kay Burley, Sky News’ chief presenter, is anchoring 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, will provide analysis.
Professor Michael Thrasher is leading Sky News’ psephology team.
From 7am the following day, Sophy Ridge will be live from Westminster. She will be joined by Sam Coates, deputy political editor, and Adam Boulton.
Channel 4
Channel 4’s coverage began at 9.45pm on July 4 and follow the results of the ballot until 9am the following day.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Emily Maitlis is fronting the show with guests Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart.
Hannah Fry, a broadcaster and mathematics professor, will also join 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, is providing analysis throughout the night while a team of reporters will be at key counts across the country as the results are declared.
Channel 4’s coverage will also include inserts from Gogglebox, whose armchair critics will provide their take on the election campaign.
GB News
Camilla Tominey and Stephen Dixon are anchoring GB News coverage starting at 9.55pm on July 4.
Patrick Christys and Michelle Dewberry are hosting a GB News election night watch party from a club in Essex while a team of presenters and reporters will broadcast live from polling stations.
Gloria De Piero, GB News presenter and former Labour MP, will provide reaction and commentary as the results come in.
On July 5, Eamonn Holmes and Isabel Webster will be live from 6am for early morning coverage before Bev Turner and Andrew Pierce take over at 9.30am.
Ellie Costello, Emily Carver, Nana Akua, Mark Dolan, Ben Leo, Dawn Neesom, Michael Portillo and Martin Daubney will be assisting with coverage.
Guests joining the broadcaster’s coverage include 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 will analyse the results alongside pollster Professor Matthew Goodwin.
