The results
Election day sees the culmination of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's coverage with a multi-media
live results service on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE, Radio 4
and Radio Five Live, plus Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland,
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wales, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Northern Ireland and
all Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Local Radio stations.
bbc.co.uk will also offer a comprehensive results
service, as will Ceefax and Digital Text
- via mobile phones.
News outlets will make use of a special exit poll from NOP/MORI, jointly
commissioned by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and ITN.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV will be on air all night as the results start coming in until
the following morning.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE's Election Night Special
will run throughout the evening and until 6.00am the next day.
Top presenters David Dimbleby, Jeremy Paxman,
Peter Snow and Fiona Bruce will follow
developments as results come in, while Political Editor Andrew
Marr and Professor Anthony King will offer
expert analysis from the studio.
New graphics on screen will reveal region by region results and the
red button option for interactive users will give even greater detail.
Some 55 outside broadcast units will provide links to a record number
of live locations.
All 646 contested seats will be covered by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and a team of more than
100 journalists and production staff will be fact-checking and providing
analysis throughout the night from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Television Centre in London.
As the results continue to come in, Breakfast
News takes over from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE from 6.00 to 9.00am and there's
a regional opt-out from 9.00 to 9.30am.
Special election programming continues from 9.00am until the One O'Clock
News.
Extended coverage will also be available on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TWO,
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News 24 and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Parliament.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wales and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Northern Ireland will complement network coverage with results
programmes on TV, radio and online, focusing on their national results
as well as the wider picture across the UK.
Radio 4 will be on air through the night with
coverage presented by James Naughtie and Carolyn
Quinn.
Jeremy Vine will be presenting an Election Day special
on Radio 2 from 10.30pm to 2.30am.
Radio Five Live will have Nicky Campbell,
Shelagh Fogarty and Peter Allen in
the studio, while Sonia Deol and Adil Ray
will be fronting the Asian Network coverage and Tricia
Liverpool takes the reins at 1Xtra.
For listeners wanting more in-depth local coverage, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Local Radio
stations will have reporters out in force, reporting from every count
across England to bring live coverage of the events as they unfold to
local listeners.
They will also be on air overnight and into the following day.
As the political dust settles, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ multi-media coverage will continue,
bringing analysis to audiences about what the consequences and impact
of the result means for them and for the country.