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Hung parliament looks most likely as polls close
The final polls of the general election showed neither Labour or the Tories could break the deadlock that looked destined to end in a hung parliament.
Labour pulled back three points to end the campaign level with the Tories on 35 per cent, according to the final ICM poll for the Guardian.
The pollster predicted that would leave both parties with exactly 273 MPs.
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