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What time will we know the result of the General Election?
As the UK hits the polls to vote in today’s General Election, we’re all keen to know when the results will be in.
It’s unlikely that an official announcement will be made before 1pm tomorrow, but the first results are expected to start trickling in from midnight tonight.
Nuneaton is expected to be the first key marginal seat to be announced, around 1am.
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Most of the counts are expected to have been completed by 6am tomorrow, but some won’t be declared until lunchtime. By then, the result is likely to be clear, however.
First, though, will be the results of the Ipsos MORI exit polls, which will be released by BBC, ITV and Sky as soon as polls close at 10pm tonight.
Voters are being surveyed as they leave polling stations across the UK, and the results gleaned are expected to provide a realistic picture of what the overall result will be.
Exit polls have been relied upon for more than 40 years in the UK. In 2015, the poll accurately predicted a Conservative win, though it underestimated the extent of the victory – the party won 331 seats, when only 316 had been predicted. Labour came away with 232 seats against a predicted 239.
The 2010 poll was spot on for the Tories, accurately predicting that 307 seats would be won. It was only three out for Labour, who came away with 258 seats when 255 had been expected.
There are a total of 650 constituencies throughout the UK – 533 in England, 59 in Scotland, 40 in Wales and 18 in Northern Ireland.
To get a majority, the leading party will need 326 seats.
