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BBC News Election 2015

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Conservatives win UK election

David Cameron is heading back to Downing Street as prime minister after the Conservatives win a majority - but Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage all resign as leaders of his rival parties.

  • 8 May 20158th May 2015
  • Election 2015
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David Cameron and his wife Samantha outside Downing Street
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Conservatives win UK election

David Cameron is heading back to Downing Street as prime minister after the Conservatives win a majority - but Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage all resign as leaders of his rival parties.

  • 8 May 20158th May 2015
  • Election 2015
  • Comments

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At-a-glance: Most notable moments

Ed Miliband steps down as David Cameron secures a Commons majority, the SNP wins a landslide in Scotland while Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg and UKIP's Nigel Farage also resign as party leaders.

  • 8 May 20158th May 2015
  • Election 2015
Vince Cable

Declaration shocks: The big name losers

It's been a night of big election shocks, with many household political names losing their seats.

  • 8 May 20158th May 2015
  • UK Politics
Ed Miliband

The Ed Miliband Story

The life and times of Ed Miliband, who has stepped down as Labour leader after his party's disappointing general election performance.

  • 8 May 20158th May 2015
  • Election 2015
David Cameron

Who's who: Cameron's cabinet

What we know about the make-up of David Cameron's new cabinet

  • 19 March 201619th March 2016
  • UK Politics
Nigel Farage raises a pint of ale in a pub

The Nigel Farage story

A profile of UKIP leader Nigel Farage, whose party won nearly four million votes at the UK general election but only returned a single MP.

  • 14 May 201514th May 2015
  • UK Politics
Nick Clegg

The Nick Clegg Story

The life and times of Nick Clegg, whose political rise saw him become deputy prime minister but who has resigned as Lib Dem leader after disastrous general election results.

  • 8 May 20158th May 2015
  • UK Politics

Featured Contents

David Cameron and his wife Samantha outside Downing Street
Breaking|Breaking news

Conservatives win UK election

David Cameron is heading back to Downing Street as prime minister after the Conservatives win a majority - but Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage all resign as leaders of his rival parties.

  • 8 May 20158th May 2015
  • Election 2015
  • Comments

Related content

  • LiveLatest reaction and updates
  • Nick Robinson's verdict
  • Analysis: Colossal achievement

Related content

  • LiveLatest reaction and updates
  • Nick Robinson's verdict
  • Analysis: Colossal achievement
Count

At-a-glance: Most notable moments

Ed Miliband steps down as David Cameron secures a Commons majority, the SNP wins a landslide in Scotland while Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg and UKIP's Nigel Farage also resign as party leaders.

  • 8 May 20158th May 2015
  • Election 2015
Vince Cable

Declaration shocks: The big name losers

It's been a night of big election shocks, with many household political names losing their seats.

  • 8 May 20158th May 2015
  • UK Politics
Ed Miliband

The Ed Miliband Story

The life and times of Ed Miliband, who has stepped down as Labour leader after his party's disappointing general election performance.

  • 8 May 20158th May 2015
  • Election 2015
David Cameron

Who's who: Cameron's cabinet

What we know about the make-up of David Cameron's new cabinet

  • 19 March 201619th March 2016
  • UK Politics
Nigel Farage raises a pint of ale in a pub

The Nigel Farage story

A profile of UKIP leader Nigel Farage, whose party won nearly four million votes at the UK general election but only returned a single MP.

  • 14 May 201514th May 2015
  • UK Politics
Nick Clegg

The Nick Clegg Story

The life and times of Nick Clegg, whose political rise saw him become deputy prime minister but who has resigned as Lib Dem leader after disastrous general election results.

  • 8 May 20158th May 2015
  • UK Politics
Count

At-a-glance: Most notable moments

Ed Miliband steps down as David Cameron secures a Commons majority, the SNP wins a landslide in Scotland while Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg and UKIP's Nigel Farage also resign as party leaders.

  • 8 May 20158th May 2015
  • Election 2015
Vince Cable

Declaration shocks: The big name losers

It's been a night of big election shocks, with many household political names losing their seats.

  • 8 May 20158th May 2015
  • UK Politics
Ed Miliband

The Ed Miliband Story

The life and times of Ed Miliband, who has stepped down as Labour leader after his party's disappointing general election performance.

  • 8 May 20158th May 2015
  • Election 2015
David Cameron

Who's who: Cameron's cabinet

Nigel Farage raises a pint of ale in a pub

The Nigel Farage story

Nick Clegg

The Nick Clegg Story

Guides

Nick Robinson

Robinson: Dramatic result could reshape UK

Samantha and David Cameron entering 10 Downing Street, 8 May 2015

Peston: GE2015 and the economy

Nick Clegg

Who will replace Clegg as leader?

David and Samantha Cameron

How did pollsters get it so wrong?

Nick Robinson

Robinson: Reshuffle is more than meets the eye

Features

SNP MP Hannah Bardell, Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns and Labour MP Thangam Debbonaire

Election 2015: Number of female MPs up by a third

SNP supporter

In pictures: Results night and the next day

Before and after maps of Scotland

Mapping Scotland's dramatic change

Party share of the vote

Maps of turnout and party strength

Sizewell B nuclear power station

Five big questions that will soon need answering

David Cameron

What Conservatives have pledged to do

  • 11 May 201511th May 2015
  • UK Politics

Who would be a Member of Parliament?

Mark Easton
Mark Easton

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David Cameron in Brussels (file pic March 2015)

Cameron bares teeth over EU migration

  • 11 May 201511th May 2015
  • Europe
  • Comments
Labour contenders
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Labour leadership: At-a-glance guide

  • 12 September 201512th September 2015
  • UK Politics
David Cameron as a young man

The David Cameron story

  • 9 May 20159th May 2015
  • Election 2015

Highlights

David and Samantha Cameron outside No 10

As-it-happened: Results and resignations

Ed Miliband

Miliband resigns as Labour leader

Nick Clegg

Clegg resigns after Lib Dem losses

Nicola Sturgeon

SNP wins 56 seats in Scots landslide

Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage resigns as UKIP leader

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