'Decent man'published at 09:25 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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Summary
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
'Decent man'published at 09:25 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
'Bubble' blownpublished at 09:24 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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'Back to work'published at 09:23 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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Campaigning from the leftpublished at 09:22 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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Chearleader for Cameronpublished at 09:18
Election number one songs
NewsbeatIs OMI's Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) pumping out in No 10 right now? Here is every number one song on polling day, starting in 1955.
Image source, BBC/Getty ImagesMark Reckless stands by decision to defect to UKIPpublished at 09:16
BBC Radio 5 LiveMark Reckless is asked by 5 live's Rachel Burden whether he plans to return to the Tories following his UKIP defeat in Rochester.
Image source, Getty and BBCMore on Scotlandpublished at 09:16 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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Gracious in defeat?published at 09:15 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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'Big problem'published at 08:37 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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'Top end' of Tory expectationspublished at 08:37 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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Miliband to quit?published at 08:34 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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Iain Duncan Smith reacts to UKIP defeat in Rochesterpublished at 08:34 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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BBC Radio 5 LiveIn the jaws of defeatpublished at 08:24 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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Team hugspublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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Resilient Edpublished at 08:11 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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Eating his words?published at 08:09 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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Were the polls really wrong?published at 08:04 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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BBC Radio 5 LiveBoundary changes?published at 08:02 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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What if?published at 08:01 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
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Still holding the letterpublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
BBC News, Senior Europe Producercovering the Conservative Election Campaign