UK Elections: Live - CNNPolitics

UK election live: The candidates, the drama and CNN's #bigredbus

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Peter Wilkinson and Nick Hunt, CNN

Updated 1557 GMT (2357 HKT) May 12, 2015

British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife, Samantha, arrive at the Conservative Party headquarters in London on Friday, May 8. Cameron stays in power with his party, the Conservatives, stronger than at the last election in 2010.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife, Samantha, arrive at the Conservative Party headquarters in London on Friday, May 8. Cameron stays in power with his party, the Conservatives, stronger than at the last election in 2010.
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Labour Party leader Ed Miliband arrives with his wife Justine at the Labour Party headquarters in London on May 8. Miliband retained his seat during the election but said it was a "clearly disappointing night."
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Labour Party leader Ed Miliband arrives with his wife Justine at the Labour Party headquarters in London on May 8. Miliband retained his seat during the election but said it was a "clearly disappointing night."
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Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate and former First Minister Alex Salmond conducts a television interview May 8 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Salmond called the results an "electoral tsunami" in Scotland -- a swing in votes from Labour to the SNP.
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Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate and former First Minister Alex Salmond conducts a television interview May 8 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Salmond called the results an "electoral tsunami" in Scotland -- a swing in votes from Labour to the SNP.
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Boris Johnson, newly elected Conservative Party MP for Uxbridge and Ruislip South, gives a thumbs-up at Brunel University in London on May 8.
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Boris Johnson, newly elected Conservative Party MP for Uxbridge and Ruislip South, gives a thumbs-up at Brunel University in London on May 8.
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A man reacts in a pub in London as it is announced that London Mayor Boris Johnson won his seat in Parliament on May 8.
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A man reacts in a pub in London as it is announced that London Mayor Boris Johnson won his seat in Parliament on May 8.
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Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party, addresses the media in Margate, England, after he lost his parliamentary seat.
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Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party, addresses the media in Margate, England, after he lost his parliamentary seat.
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Paisley and Renfrewshire South constituency winner Mhairi Black of the Scottish National Party and the Labour Party's Douglas Alexander stand together in Paisley, Scotland, on May 8. Black, 20, became the youngest British MP since 1667 after unseating Alexander.
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Paisley and Renfrewshire South constituency winner Mhairi Black of the Scottish National Party and the Labour Party's Douglas Alexander stand together in Paisley, Scotland, on May 8. Black, 20, became the youngest British MP since 1667 after unseating Alexander.
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First Minister of Scotland and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon, center, celebrates the results for her party in Glasgow, Scotland, May 8.
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First Minister of Scotland and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon, center, celebrates the results for her party in Glasgow, Scotland, May 8.
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Liberal Democrat leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg looks dejected as he attends his constituency declaration on May 8.
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Liberal Democrat leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg looks dejected as he attends his constituency declaration on May 8.
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A volunteer empties a ballot box onto a table for votes to be counted in Sheffield, England, on May 8.
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A volunteer empties a ballot box onto a table for votes to be counted in Sheffield, England, on May 8.
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A man walks to the Groomsport boat house in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to cast his vote on Thursday, May 7.
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A man walks to the Groomsport boat house in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to cast his vote on Thursday, May 7.
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A woman sits by a swimming pool at a temporary polling station in Arundel, England.
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A woman sits by a swimming pool at a temporary polling station in Arundel, England.
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A voter arrives at a polling station in Sheffield, England.
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A voter arrives at a polling station in Sheffield, England.
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Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party, waves from his car after casting his vote in Ramsgate, Kent, England.
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Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party, waves from his car after casting his vote in Ramsgate, Kent, England.
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A woman leaves a polling station in the Islington neighborhood of London.
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A woman leaves a polling station in the Islington neighborhood of London.
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Landlord Clive Franklyn adjusts a sign outside a polling station in Sarre, England.
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Landlord Clive Franklyn adjusts a sign outside a polling station in Sarre, England.
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Nicola Sturgeon, first minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party, votes with her husband, Peter Murrell, in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Nicola Sturgeon, first minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party, votes with her husband, Peter Murrell, in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, and his wife, Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, arrive to vote at the Hall Park Centre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
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Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, and his wife, Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, arrive to vote at the Hall Park Centre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
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A man leaves after casting his vote in a trailer in Garthorpe, England.
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A man leaves after casting his vote in a trailer in Garthorpe, England.
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Members of the media follow London Mayor Boris Johnson and his wife, Marina Wheeler, after they voted in London.
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Members of the media follow London Mayor Boris Johnson and his wife, Marina Wheeler, after they voted in London.
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Green Party leader Natalie Bennett, second from right, arrives to vote in London.
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Green Party leader Natalie Bennett, second from right, arrives to vote in London.
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A man rides a mobility scooter past a an armored vehicle outside the polling station at the Greenwich Heritage Centre in London.
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A man rides a mobility scooter past a an armored vehicle outside the polling station at the Greenwich Heritage Centre in London.
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Election officials operate a polling station inside a laundromat in Oxford, England.
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Election officials operate a polling station inside a laundromat in Oxford, England.
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Labour Party leader Ed Miliband and his wife, Justine, leave a polling station in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
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Labour Party leader Ed Miliband and his wife, Justine, leave a polling station in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
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People sit outside the Anglesea Arms pub in London. The pub is being used as a polling station.
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People sit outside the Anglesea Arms pub in London. The pub is being used as a polling station.
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People arrive at a polling station in Chipping Norton, England, to cast their votes.
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People arrive at a polling station in Chipping Norton, England, to cast their votes.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, and his wife, Samantha, arrive at a polling station in Spelsbury, Oxfordshire, England.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, and his wife, Samantha, arrive at a polling station in Spelsbury, Oxfordshire, England.
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A man walks across the world's first-ever iron arched bridge toward a polling station in Ironbridge, England.
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A man walks across the world's first-ever iron arched bridge toward a polling station in Ironbridge, England.
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A woman leaves a polling station in West Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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A woman leaves a polling station in West Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Nuns leave a polling station after voting in London on May 7.
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Nuns leave a polling station after voting in London on May 7.
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A member of the public unfolds his bike after voting at Three Oaks, a residential house turned polling station, in Bramshill, England.
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A member of the public unfolds his bike after voting at Three Oaks, a residential house turned polling station, in Bramshill, England.
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Election officials work at a polling station in the White Horse Inn in Priors Dean, England.
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Election officials work at a polling station in the White Horse Inn in Priors Dean, England.
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A member of the public leaves a polling station in Mattingley, England.
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A member of the public leaves a polling station in Mattingley, England.
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Clouds roll over Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London early Thursday, May 7.
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Clouds roll over Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London early Thursday, May 7.
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