{UK} Election results 2019: When do we find out who has won? (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

Polling will take place between 07:00 and 22:00 GMT {1:00 and 16:00 EST}. But how long will it be before we know who's won, and what the next government could look like?

The exit poll

As soon as voting closes, the results of an exit poll are announced.

This is a joint poll for the BBC, ITV News and Sky News, carried out by polling company Ipsos Mori.

Voters are asked to fill in a mock ballot paper as they leave the polling station, indicating how they have just voted.

The results of this poll, conducted at 144 polling stations, are used to predict how many seats each party has won, and who might form a government.
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more: https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2019-50672511

ETA: links to follow the results as they come in, etc.: https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2019-50670843

[bluedye33139]

1. I hate to be pessimistic, but I would be iffy about Labour

because of Corbyn. However, I would be voting in my riding, so a good local candidate would outweigh that consideration. My hope is that Labour has good people standing.

[evertonfc]

2. Corbyn

is despised. He will hand election to the Turds

[ritapria]

3. Exit Polls are announced at 5 pm Eastern Time

Caution : They are not always spot on . They were very accurate in 2017 .You can go to the BBC News website at 5pm ET. They will publish them at that time

[eppur_se_muova]

4. It looks like Conservatives will win, but lose seats. BloJo gets another chance to wreck the bus. nt