Election 2015: Exit poll in virtual House of Commons - BBC News

The BBC's Jeremy Vine shows how the general election exit poll predictions would play out in the form of a virtual House of Commons.

[georgebrown]

331 seats with 37% of the vote. Proportional representation now more than ever.

[nevilleprinsloo]

I loved the idea of a coalition including the D.U.P. with the Tories & Lib Democrats. I wonder if Proportional Representation would actually work in the UK??

[chel]

What a complete disaster for the people of this country.
The Tories had a 20 seat + majority in 1992 and started to rip themselves apart quite quickly after they held on to power.
This nations has to hope that there's some bi-elections soon and they'll do the same thing again.
Hopefully they'll be a zombie government, with no majority, within a year or so which will prevent them from continuing to tear our society apart.

[bjmartinphotography]

You have a housing problem. Who has it worse, us in San Francisco or you?

[jakester]

2015 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland General Election
650 Seats Total - 326 Seats needed for Majority

PARTY: # of Seats Won (Popular Vote Share %):
☑CON: 330 (36.9%)
LAB: 232 (30.4%)
LD: 8 (7.9%)
SNP: 56 (4.7%)
DUP: 8 (0.6%)
PC: 3 (0.6%)
OTHERS: 13 (18.9%)

Swing (CON to LAB): 0.5%
Swing (LD to LAB): 8.4%
Swing (LD to CON): 7.9%
Swing (LD to SNP): 9.2%
Majority (CON): 10 Seats
Turnout: 66.4% (+1.3% from 2010)

Projection: Conservative Majority Government.
-David Cameron to remain Prime Minister.
-2nd Conservative Majority since 1992.

From poor polling to a poor exit poll to a surprise result:
The most inaccurate poll of 2015: "Hung Parliament with Labour as the Largest Party as short by 42 seats."
TO
The exit poll: "Hung Parliament with Conservatives as the Largest Party and short by 10."
TO
Final Result: "Conservative Majority of 10 seats."
=A 90 seat swing (polls to final result)

WOW! Almost like 1992.

[amaldrew]

Here in 4/7/2024, Labour won with 411 seats. Landslides victory 😁

[Libertas]

Great News: Conservatives winning 331 seats. Congrats to Mr. Cameron.

[TheBritishLegions]

I smoked a cigar to this .. then had champagne.. 
Victory could never have been so sweet!