The Exit Poll

Ipsos MORI and GFK NOP are carrying out a major exit poll today for the BBC, ITV News and Sky News.  The three broadcasters have come together this year to commission a single poll which will give the first indication of the outcome when it is released at 22.00.

Click here for an overview of the exit poll methodology, and links to an academic paper on the subject.

For a view of exit polling by Professor John Curtice, Strathclyde University, who leads the team that will analyse the data for the BBC, click here.

To find out more about the broadcasters' Election Night coverage, see the following:

• For the BBC, click here.
• For ITV News, click here.
• For Sky News, click here.