Here's a guide to the times to watch for indications of UK election results.

I posted something similar yesterday (its via RBC), but to to save you looking it up, here it is again:

Voting closes at 2200 London time (which is 2100GMT)

An exit poll results will be released very soon after that (within minutes)

  • This will include news channels will publishing their seat projections

The exit poll:

  • "Like in 2010, there will only be one major exit poll (jointly sponsored by BBC, ITV News and Sky)
  • In the last two elections, the exit polls called the results almost exactly"

Times thereafter:

  • At 0100 (these are London times, subtract 1 for GMT) key marginal seats and 'target' seats for the main parties should start to declare
  • Results will build through until around 0300
  • By 0400, around 50% of the 650 should have declared
  • By 0500, around 75% of results should be in
  • "At this point we should have a clear idea of the national seat allocations, but unless there is major surprise relative to current predictions, this will only be the start of the formation of a new government, which could take days or even weeks"