#GE2015: exit poll predicts Tories will take shock lead, but not majority

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Shock predictions were made as voting came to a close in the UK general election.

The outcome of an exit poll forecasts the centre-right Conservatives will once again be victorious.

BREAKING: UK exit polls suggest Conservatives 10 seats short of majority. Follow live http://t.co/7veHy9SMKv #GE2015 pic.twitter.com/0w6oJbFFGm— euronews (@euronews) May 7, 2015


Some 20,000 voters were questioned in the survey, which was carried out by Britain’s three main broadcasters.

However, while the Tories (as the party is known) are expected to win the most seats in parliament, they may not win the majority of 326 needed to govern alone.

Opinion polls in the run-up to the election put them neck and neck with Ed Miliband’s opposition Labour Party.

Despite the predictions, his centre-left party had a promising start to the election night. It successfully defended three constituency seats in and around Sunderland, in the north east of England.

But this may not be enough, with Labour for

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