General Election 2010: Ballot counts around the UK

An election exit poll is projected onto Big Ben in central London Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters Photograph: Darren Staples/guardian.co.uk Tallymen watch as counting begins in the Ards leisure centre in Newtownards County Down, Northern Ireland Photograph: Julien Behal/PA Photograph: Julien Behal/guardian.co.uk A sheet showing candidates, including Gordon Brown, is taped to a television camera at the count centre in Kirkcaldy Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Paul Ellis/guardian.co.uk Labour supporters watch with expectation at the Sunderland election count Photograph: Gareth Copley/PA Photograph: Gareth Copley/guardian.co.uk Cameras focus on ballot papers being counted in Gordon Brown's Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency Photograph: Andrew MIlligan/PA Photograph: Andrew MIlligan/guardian.co.uk Ballot boxes arrive to be counted for the Barking and Dagenham constituencies Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images Photograph: Ian Gavan/guardian.co.uk Votes are counted at the Ponds Forge international sports hall in Nick Clegg's Sheffield Hallam constituency Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/guardian.co.uk A Labour supporter yawns as he watches ballot papers being counted at the Towngate theatre in Basildon Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA Photograph: Nick Ansell/guardian.co.uk A 'doubtful votes' tray lies unused at the count for the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA Photograph: Nick Ansell/guardian.co.uk A supporter of the Alliance for Green Socialism at the Morley and Outwood count in Leeds Photograph: Asadour Guzelian/Asadour Guzelian Photograph: Asadour Guzelian/guardian.co.uk Supporters keeping the red flag flying in Sunderland as Labour party candidate Julie Elliott is declared winner in Sunderland Central Photograph: Christopher Thomond Photograph: guardian.co.uk Votes are counted at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham Photograph: David Sillitoe Photograph: guardian.co.uk TV crews prepare for the announcement of election results in London Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Photograph: Chris Jackson/guardian.co.uk