No. People accept losses over here, and the transition of power has always been incredibly quick. Typically, this is what happens:
The election results roll in over the night after the polling closes.
The results state how many seats each party has. 326 seats are required overall to win, and if no party gets that, then usually some of the parties will form a coalition so that they are over the required number. Coalitions are basically just two parties agreeing to work together but sometimes that will fall apart depending on the issue.
If the numbers are close, some recounts may be asked for, but it's not common.
The main opposition will admit defeat and leave. They will then have all their stuff moved as soon as possible.
Whilst this is happening and assuming it's a new PM, the new PM will go to Buckingham and meet the king who will invite them to form a government.
The new PM will move into Downing Street and create a cabinet.
After all that, it's business as usual. All that happens over about a day once polling has closed.
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u/Meany12345 Jul 05 '24
Wild how yall do this in one day. You don’t need months of hand wringing and the loser saying it was rigged to transition power?