In pictures: Election night
Some of the best images from election night as Tony Blair bids to win an historic third term for Labour
View ArticleShock win for Galloway in London
The Respect Party shocks Labour by winning the Bethnal Green & Bow seat.
View ArticleUKIP falls short of its targets
The UK Independence Party's failure to make an electoral breakthrough costs it about £225,500 in lost deposits.
View ArticleGreen vote doubles in two seats
The Greens fail to get MPs elected but double their vote share in two constituencies.
View ArticleBNP sees increase in total votes
The British National Party wins nearly 200,000 votes, but fails to gain any Parliamentary seats.
View ArticleBlair secures historic third term
Tony Blair acknowledges the Iraq effect but urges unity as he wins a third term with a greatly reduced majority.
View ArticleKennedy hails 'party of future'
Labour can no longer "ride rough-shod" over voters views, Charles Kennedy says hailing the Lib Dems' 62 seats.
View ArticleScots reflect on poll result
Scotland's political parties assess their respective performances at the UK General Election.
View ArticleUK voters' panel: Final reaction
Our voters' panel give their reaction to the final results in the general election.
View ArticleHoward will stand down as leader
Tory leader Michael Howard will stand down "sooner rather than later" to allow a younger figure to take over.
View ArticleUS takes comfort from Blair win
Both sides in the US political scene may take some comfort from the UK election result, writes the BBC's Lesley Curwen.
View ArticleUUP leader loses Upper Bann seat
UUP leader David Trimble loses his seat as the DUP strengthens its position as the dominant unionist party.
View ArticleWho deserted Labour?
Labour has won power with the lowest ever share of the vote. But which groups deserted Labour?
View ArticleWelsh socialist relishes triumph
Voters in Blaenau Gwent tell of their delight at the victory of independent socialist MP Peter Law.
View ArticleHain pledges NI progress
The new NI secretary says combining his job with that of Welsh secretary will not cause diminished effort.
View ArticleEnglish elect councils and mayors
Results have been declared in the mayoral, county council and unitary authority elections in England.
View ArticlePapers assess parties' leadership
The majority of Sunday's papers look at the leadership prospects in the two main parties after the general election.
View ArticleAn early exit for Blair?
The calls for Tony Blair to go have started already, despite him having led Labour to an historic third term.
View ArticleElection 2005 at-a-glance
The big stories, the key quotes, the best pictures - all you need to know about election night.
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