Video: Voters turned away from polling stations

Footage from the Hackney constituency shows angry voters being turned away from polling stations:

General election 2010: Ballot papers run out at Liverpool polling stations

By Chris Bradley Candidates in Wavertree may have missed out on vital votes when some polling stations in the Wavertree constituency ran out of ballot papers in the early evening. At the Bishop Eton Church Hall in Wavertree, voters slipped away as ballot papers ran out and the Lib Dem candidate Colin Eldridge was livid […]

General election 2010: Voters turned away at polling stations

By Sam Dale Hundreds of voters have been turned away from polling stations after queuing for hours, according to reports. Polls closed at 22:00 BST but there appears to have been a mixed reaction to latecomers. Reports say voters were not allowed to cast their ballot in Manchester Withington, Chester, Penistone, Hackney South and Nick […]

General election 2010 results

Get the latest information on which party is ahead as the general election results come in. To find out which party has won in your constituency go to the election results section on our home page and enter your postcode. 2010 General Election Party Seats Change National Swing Conservative 306 36.1 +97 Labour 258 29.0 […]

General election 2010 as-it-happens

Follow all the drama of the 2010 general election with politics.co.uk’s all-night live blog. By Ian Dunt General election 2010 as it happens

General election 2010: Rantzen fails in Luton South

By Sabine Klensch The seat of Luton South has been taken over by the Labour candidate Gavin Shuker with 14,725 votes – despite a high-profile campaign from Esther Rantzen. The former broadcaster, who originally decided to stand in the immediate wake of the expenses scandal, only won 1,872 votes. Mr Shuker successfully defended the Labour […]

General election 2010: Fifth term for Labour in Oxford East

By Sabine Klensch Labour candidate Andrew Smith has won the race for Oxford East, defying heavy Lib Dem campaigning with a swing towards the incumbent. This was a predictable outcome since Labour has held the seat with Mr Smith since 1987. This time, the Labour party won by a larger victory than in 2005, gaining […]

General election 2010: Lib Dems gain Eastbourne from Tories

By Sabine Klensch The Liberal Democrats have gained Eastbourne from the Conservatives. Eastbourne is the Lib Dems’ seventh target seat, but the result goes against the grain on what appears to be a bad night for Britain’s third party. Stephen Lloyd, the Lib Dem candidate, won 47.3% of the votes. The Tory candidate Nigel Waterson […]

General election 2010: Chris Huhne holds Eastleigh

By Catherine Stevenson and Sabine Klensch Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesperson Chris Huhne has strengthened his majority in Eastleigh, confounding earlier expectations that he may lose his seat. He withstood an enthusiastic Conservative campaign in a seat which was number 12 on their target list. The Lib Dems earned a three per cent plus swing […]

General election 2010: Mixed early results in London

By Sabine Klensch The Conservatives have sustained a comfortable majority in Putney with 21,223 votes as well as in Battersea with 23,103 votes, suggesting a strong night for the opposition in London. Yet Battersea’s moderate swing of 6.5% compared to Putney’s considerable swing of 9.9% from Labour to the Tories showed the result of the […]