Apathy was General Election's big winner - not Starmer and his shrivelling majority
Keir Starmer's Labour Party secured a 160-seat majority amid widespread discontent among voters from across the political sphere.
The signs were all there as data showed interest in registering to vote had significantly dropped compared to 2019.
Research revealed that search for "Register to vote" hit the lowest they have been in 14 years, with interest down by a quarter compared to the average search volume ahead of the last general elections.
Keir Starmer and the Labour Party recording a measly 1.4 percent increase in their vote share despite its resounding victory only appears to reconfirm that voter apathy was the biggest winner in Thursday's general election.
While final numbers have yet to be confirmed, voter turnout is expected to hit its lowest in decades as Britons continue to grow frustrated with politicians independently of their party.
A Techne poll released less than a month before the vote found that over 20 percent of the 1,645 respondents had already decided they would not be voting for any of the candidates running on July 4.
After underwhelming performances from both Mr Starmer and Rishi Sunak in televised debates, doubts remain on just how many more opted to simply avoid their polling stations on election day.
Apathy appeared highest among younger voters, who lamented how neither party had seemed to address their concerns about major issues such as housing in the run-up to the election.
Of the Millennial and Gen Z survey respondents, 38 percent had decided that would not be voting. And 30 percent of 18-to-34-year-olds simply didn't register to vote at all.
Pollster and Tory peer Robert Hayward suggested in June that Conservatives would likely face the wrath of members furious with the party over its recent record.
Baron Hayward's predictions ultimately came true as Mr Sunak suffered a resounding defeat, with the party losing 249 seats.
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Despite his warnings that Sir Keir had failed to "seal the deal" with voters, Labour still secured an overwhelming 160 majority.
But the win should not be seen as a resounding endorsement for its policies.
What emerged from the election is considerable anger over Labour's position on Gaza.
Two senior members, Wes Streeting and Jess Phillips, secured a very narrow victory over independent candidates with pro-Gaza views. Shadow Paymaster General Jonathan Ashworth outright lost his seat to another such candidate.
Thangam Debbonaire lost her seat in Bristol Central to Greens co-leader Carla Denyer, whose party have been ramping up pressure on Labour to push for a peace initiative to secure a ceasefire.
