General election result: What does the Conservative majority mean for children and young people?

The Labour Party suffered its biggest loss since 1935 with leader Jeremy Corbyn saying he will not lead the party to another election.

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has stepped down after losing her Dumbarton East seat to the SNP by 149 votes.

What did the Conservatives promise for children and young people?

Johnson’s party has pledged to invest in “wraparound” childcare covering evenings and weekends to support working parents.

The Conservatives also vowed to increase school funding by £14bn with a minimum of £5,000 promised for each secondary school pupil next year. Each primary school pupil will receive £4,000 by 2021/22, the party said.

The party vowed to further crack down on youth violence and poor behaviour in schools, investing £10bn in national behaviour hubs, trialling more secure schools and investing £35m in violence reduction units.

The Tories also vowed to invest £500m over five years in projects and facilities through the Youth Investment Fund, and a further £40m fund to support projects tackling youth violence.

Johnson also pledged £20m to expand the National County Lines Co-ordination Centre, which supports young people and their families to escape criminal exploitation.

The party vowed to tackle youth unemployment with £4m to help young jobseekers find work and provide extra resources to help disadvantaged young people including care leavers and young offenders find work.

Universal Credit and Jobseekers’ Allowance is set to go up by 1.7 per cent from April 2020.

Who are the MPs for the sector?

In the hours after the election, there was very little change in the ministers designated to the sector. Johnson has promised a “slight reshuffle” of his cabinet in the coming days.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson retained his South Staffordshire seat, while his opposition Angela Rayner also held her Ashton-under-Lyne constituency with a reduced majority. 

Matt Hancock, Health and Social Care Secretary, was also re-elected. Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth retained his seat in Leicester South, as did Barbara Keeley, shadow minister for mental health and social care.

Children and Families minister Kemi Badenoch retained her Saffron Walden seat while shadow minister for children and families Steve Reed held his Croydon North seat.

Labour’s Cat Smith, shadow youth affairs minister was re-elected in Fleetwood and Lancaster.

David Simmonds, chair of the Local Government Association's children and young people board is now MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner.