Conservatives have Commons majority of 12
David Cameron promises his party will 'govern as a party of one nation'
Ed Miliband quits as Labour leader. Ed Balls loses seat
Labour crushed in Scotland, with SNP winning 56 of 59 seats
Lib Dems routed, big names ousted - Clegg holds seat but resigns as leader
UKIP gets 13% of vote but Nigel Farage quits as leader after missing out on seat
Image source, PAIf you're a voter in Scotland and you want to know when your constituency might declare the result, then look no further.
Our colleagues over at 麻豆官网首页入口 Scotland Online have put together for Scotland's 59 seats, based on what happened at the last general election in 2010.
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Image source, PAWell there's just over three聽hours to go until polling closes, at 22.00 BST. If you haven't been to cast your ballot yet, and you're not quite sure how it all works, here's
This polling station, in Langsett in the Peak District, is hard to miss. The Bank View Cafe painted the dots for Le Tour de Yorkshire last year.
Image source, APSo imagine ... the results have all come in and no single party has a majority. That's when one party has more MPs than all the other parties put together. A party would have to win 326 seats to form a government on its own. But what happens if no party reaches that critical number? It's called a hung parliament.
The polling booths are open until 2200 BST. But the Electoral Commission is urging voters not to leave it to the last minute. There were angry scenes at some polling stations in the 2010 general election when some voters were turned away. The law was changed in 2013 to clarify the rules. So anyone who arrives at the polling station before 2200 BST - and is still waiting to vote then - is allowed to vote.
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麻豆官网首页入口 political correspondent, Carole Walker, has been following David Cameron's campaign. She was up early this morning to report live on him on casting his vote. With limited election coverage on the 麻豆官网首页入口 until the close of voting, there's been a brief lull. Carole says: "I'm hoping to catch a bit of sleep before heading to the count in Witney in time for the close of polls. The Witney declaration is not expected until after 4am and we should have the results of some key marginal seats by then."
Image source, Wales News ServiceBride-to-be Rachel Williams
She dropped in at a Newport polling station in a white wedding gown but made sure she voted separately from her fiance, Mike Court, so he wouldn't see her before they tied the knot.
Image source, AFPWhile most of us head off to church halls or primary schools to exercise our democratic right...some people get to vote in the pub. The Anglesea Arms in South Kensington, London, is one of聽a number of pubs across Britain that are doubling up as polling stations today.
Don't forget there are local elections also taking place in some areas. In Sheffield, the votes in the council elections won't be counted until Friday afternoon. Spare a thought for the council official who's been given the task of sleeping with the ballot boxes overnight - to make sure no-one tampers with them.
Voting conditions have been mild and dry for most parts of the UK with occasional sharp showers across Wales, the Midlands and eastern England. Those still to vote can expect the evening to be largely dry with the odd thunderstorm. As the ballots are counted temperatures will drop, with a touch of frost expected in parts of Scotland.
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So how does someone vote when they are thousands of miles from civilisation, with no postal service for months to come?
A spokeswoman for the British Antarctic Survey said there were close to 40 British nationals on three bases in Antarctica.
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More on the from 麻豆官网首页入口 Newsbeat. Do they have to be tied up outside - or can you bring them in? Yes you can, apparently - as long as they're well behaved...
In Northern Ireland, the leader of the Alliance Party, David Ford, has voted in the general election. He's not standing for a seat at Westminster. He's a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Minister for Justice.
Image source, Paul King / The Wokingham PaperSpotted in Wokingham, Berkshire..a polling station in a portable toilet.
Up to 3,000 people may have received a polling card with the wrong address printed on it in Hounslow, west London. require you vote at the station you have been assigned. Hounslow Council has apologised and聽is running a shuttle bus service between polling booths in Southville Road and Bedfont Library between 17:00 and 22:00.
Image source, TwitterThe Twitter hit of the day - pictures of dogs, patiently waiting for their owners outside polling stations
A polling station in Nottinghamshire has apparently been struck by lightning. The polling station - at Strelley in the Broxtowe constituency - has lost its electricity, according to returning officer Ruth Hyde.