Britain will get its first real indicator of who has won seats in the General Election 2019 tonight as polling stations close and the exit poll results are announced.
At the last general election held in the UK, in 2017, the exit poll results came as a shock to many.
Theresa May had called an early election in a bid to win a larger majority to strengthen her hand in Brexit negotiations.
But when Big Ben struck 10pm on June 8, the Tories were predicted to lose their working majority and Britain braced itself for another hung parliament.
The Conservatives were predicted to lose a total of 16 seats, with Labour set to gain 34 seats.
It would have put the Tories 12 short of a majority.
The exit poll did not get the prediction quite right - but Mrs May did end up losing out on a majority by 9 seats.
Here are the exit poll results for the 2017 General Election compared to the number of seats the parties actually won:
| Exit poll results | Actual seats won | |
| Conservatives | 314 | 317 |
| Labour | 266 | 262 |
| Scottish National Party | 34 | 35 |
| Liberal Democrats | 14 | 12 |
| Plaid Cymru | 3 | 4 |
| Greens | 1 | 1 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 18 | 19 |
In the final result, the Conservatives won 317 seats with 42.4 per cent of the vote while the Labour Party won 262 seats with 40 per cent of the vote.
The election resulted in the third hung parliament in Britain since the Second World, with the most recent being in 2010.
The exit poll results for the 2019 General Election are expected shortly after 10pm, when polling stations close on December 12.
Final opinion polls suggested that while the Conservatives remain out in front, they were still not guaranteed an overall majority in the new parliament.
A final constituency-by-constituency poll by YouGov forecast the Conservatives were on course for a 28 seat majority.
However, it warned the margin of error - together with the unknown impact of tactical voting - meant a hung parliament was still possible, as was a larger Tory majority.
