The British Parliamentary election polls have closed and it looks like incumbent prime minister David Cameron is headed back to work at 10 Downing St.
The exit polls, released only minutes after the poll sites closed, reveal a potential and commanding win by Conservatives, the prime minister's party, with 316 of the 650 seats the the lower house. The main opposition, Labor Party, is taking 239 seats, according to Reuters.
The projection went against pre-election polls that claimed the elections would lock the Tories in a tie with the Labor Party. But the numbers for both leading parties fall short of the majority votes, which is needed for claiming outright victory. No clear winner has been declared as of press time.
"If this exit poll is correct, that gives the prime minister considerable authority. He will clearly have won and we should all wait for the prime minister to say tomorrow on what basis he proceeds and on what basis he wants to ensure that we have the strong, stable and secure government that we argued for, and that it seems the country has backed," said Michael Grove of the Conservative Party according to The Guardian.
The Labor party was also demolished by the Scottish National Party (SNP) in Scotland, where it used to enjoy a stronger hold. Back in 2010, the SNP only occupied 6 seats in the parliament. But as of last night, the party could gain more than 50% of the Scottish votes, according to BBC.
Meanwhile, early Friday morning in Doncaster, Labor leader Ed Miliband delivered what seemed like his concession speech, according to the BBC.
"This has clearly been a very disappointing and difficult night for the Labour Party, we haven't made the gains we wanted in England and Wales and in Scotland, we have seen a surge of nationalism overwhelm our party.
"Now I want to say to all our dedicated and decent colleagues in Scotland who have lost their seats that I am deeply sorry about what has happened.
"The next government has a huge responsibility, it has a huge responsibility in facing the difficult task of keeping our country together."
Miliband is reportedly returning to London this Friday morning and is expected to resign his post, according to Metro UK.
