John Curtice of Strathclyde University, the 'chief exit pollster'

  • says a Conservative majority cannot be ruled out
  • Said the methodology for the exit poll was the same as in 2010, when the poll turned out to be very accurate
  • Said it looked as if Conservative and Labour gains had canceled each other out across England and Wales
  • But Labour had lost much of its support in Scotland to the Scottish National Party

Early results were "in line with the exit poll":

  • It projects the Conservatives will get 316 seats - up from 302
  • Says the Labour Party will get 239 seats - down from 256