There was further chaos as one polling station ran out of ballot papers, while another allowed people to vote beyond the deadline - meaning their votes would not feature in the official exit poll that predicted a hung parliament.
The Electoral Commission warned that results in some constituencies could be challenged in court - and has launched an urgent inquiry . The election was being monitored by the Commonwealth for irregularities
Police disperse angry voters at polling stations
Voters who had queued for hours across the country were deprived of their say in the tightest election contest for years when polling stations were closed in their faces at 10pm British time . Others ran out of ballot papers.
Press TV, 8 May 2010
In many polling stations police were called in to disperse voters. There were angry stand-offs in towns and cities including London, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield Newcastle and Birmingham as officials failed to cope with the predicted swell in turnout.
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