UK election results: Politicians at the counts

The Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, at his count in Sheffield
Photograph: Dan Chung

The Conservative leader, David Cameron, waits for his result to be declared in Witney, Oxfordshire
Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Gordon Brown, accompanied by his wife, Sarah, attends the count for his Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency
Photograph: Murdo MacLeod

The dejected DUP leader, Peter Robinson, speaks to the media after losing his East Belfast seat
Photograph: Paul McErlane for the Guardian

The Alliance deputy leader, Naomi Long, speaks to the media after being elected as the MP for East Belfast
Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP

Peter Hain speaks on his mobile phone as he waits for the declaration in his Neath constituency
Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA

Margaret Hodge, the Labour MP for Barking, gives a television interview as votes are counted
Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

The British National party leader and candidate for Barking, Nick Griffin, speaks to the media at the count
Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images

Conservative Stephen Metcalfe talks to a supporter during the count at the Towngate Theatre in Basildon
Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA

The Labour candidate for Salford, Hazel Blears, watches votes being counted
Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA

Ian Paisley Jr with his father, the Rev Ian Paisley, at the count in North Antrim
Photograph: Paul Faith/PA

Liam Byrne, Gisela Stuart and Jack Dromey at the count in Birmingham
Photograph: David Sillitoe

Zac Goldsmith celebrates winning Richmond Park with his election agent, David Newman
Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

The former home secretary Jacqui Smith lost her Redditch seat to the Conservative Karen Lumley
Photograph: David Jones/PA

The Conservative Stephen Metcalfe applauds Labour's Angela Smith after he was elected as the MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock
Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA

Caroline Lucas celebrates after becoming Britain's first Green Party MP. She won the Brighton Pavilion seat
Photograph: Chris Ison/PA

The independent candidate for Luton South, Esther Rantzen, lost her deposit
Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA

the Labour candidate for Luton South, Gavin Shuker, smiles after being elected as MP
Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA

Alistair Darling awaits the results of the vote in the Edinburgh South West constituency, where he retained his seat
Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters

The Labour candidate, Kate Hoey, retained her seat in Vauxhall, south London
Photograph: Frank Baron

Ed Balls offers his hand to the Conservative candidate, Antony Calvert, after a Labour victory in the newly-formed Morley and Outwood constituency
Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA