Exit polls provide a window into what party is likely to win in the general election. The final result should be clear around 4 a.m. BST.
- Exit polls drop at 10 p.m. BST when voting closes.
- Exit polls are usually pretty accurate in forecasting who will win the general election.
- There are a number of reports from different areas where people are being turned away for voting due to electoral services issues.
- The number of people registered to vote is higher than the 2015 general election.
- Results are expected to be clear around 4 a.m. BST.
LONDON — Exit polls will drop as soon as voting closes at 10 p.m. BST. Until then, by law, the media is not allowed to publish exit polls indicating how people are voting.
Exit polls are usually pretty accurate in forecasting who will win the general election. The results from last five elections matched exit polls closely.
There are 46.9 million people registered to vote — a rise from the 2015 general election number of 46.4 million.
Between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. local time on June 9, we should get a clear indication of who has won the general election.
A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected. In order for a party to get a clear majority in government, it would have to claim 326 seats.
There are reports that there were issues at polling stations in several constituencies where people were unable to vote as their names were not on the register despite having polling cards.
2222 — HERE ARE ALL THE KEY SEAT RESULTS TO STAY UP FOR
BI's politics editor Adam Bienkov has put together a guide of all the seats to watch out for when results roll in.
For example, Sunderland Central is one of them:
- Expected declaration time: 11.30 pm
- Winner in 2015: Julie Elliott (Labour)
- Labour majority over Conservative: 11,179
- Swing required to win: 13.38%
- Conservative target seat number: 136
One of the first seats to declare will be Sunderland Central in North East England. The seat has been held by Labour since its current boundaries were formed in 2010 and should be the easiest of holds for Jeremy Corbyn's party. However, if Theresa May is on course for the sort of new Labour-style landslide that some polls at the start of the general election predicted then Sunderland Central will be our first indication. Even a close result here would spell major trouble for Labour nationally.
2215 — BRITAIN'S DEFENCE SECRETARY SAYS 'EXIT POLLS HAVE BEEN WRONG IN THE PAST'
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon tells the BBC: "Let’s see some actual results. These exit polls have been wrong in the past. In 2015 they underestimated our vote, a couple of elections before that they overestimated our vote."
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell on the Tory campaign added: "It was pretty nasty, it was very nasty. It dragged us into the gutter at times. Let’s put that to one side. If the result is anywhere near like this, it means that positive politics has actually succeeded."
2207 — HERE ARE THE FULL EXIT POLL NUMBERS
2203 — POUND PLUNGES
BI's markets reporter Will Martin writes:
"The British pound is dropping sharply in overnight trade on Thursday after the exit poll suggested that no party will win a majority in the House of Commons after 2017's general election.
"The exit poll, which in recent elections has proved to be a fairly accurate forecast of the official result, showed Theresa May's Conservative Party as the biggest individual party, heading for 314 seats in the House of Commons, 12 short of a majority."
2200 — EXIT POLLS ARE IN
And it looks like it's going to be a hung parliament.
2155 — RESULTS COULD BE IN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED
Usually, during a general election, which is meant to be once every five years, there are local elections too.
However since this is a snap general election, there are no local elections taking place and therefore results might come in earlier than usual.
If there is a big landslide victory, Britain can expect results from around 3 a.m. to 4 a.m. BST on June 9. However, if the race is a lot tighter, it could be a few hours after that until we know who won.
In the 2015 general election:
- Houghton and Sunderland South was the first seat to declare at 10.48 p.m. BST.
- A Conservative majority was not confirmed until 1.34 p.m. ET the following day.
2145 — RECAP OF TODAY'S EVENTS
The voting period is from 7 a.m. BST to 10 p.m. BST. During this period, we've had:
- People were turned away from polling stations despite having polling cards with them.
- The Guardian spoke to Labour candidate Paul Farrelly in Newcastle-under-Lyme, where there have been issues stopping some students voting today. However, the electoral roll has reportedly been updated since that report:
- Latest betting odds from betting exchange Smarkets: Today's price for a Conservative majority, with 88% the highest it reached this morning.
- A fight broke out between photographers trying to get a picture of Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron at a polling station.
2130 — HERE COME THE EXIT POLLS
The exit polls will be a result of a survey of 144 polling stations across Britain, jointly commissioned by the BBC, ITV, and Sky and will became immediately available at 10 p.m. BST.
A number of other outlets are publishing their own exit polls, including popular music magazine NME.
NME says it exit poll will be a representative sample of 1,000 people, aged 18-34-year-olds between 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. BST.
NME ran a campaign in the lead up to voting day called "My Plus One" to encourage young people to vote. It said "if every person under 25 took a friend with them to the polling station today, 2,527,743 more votes would be cast."
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