UK election results: Politicians at the counts

The Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, at his count in Sheffield Photograph: Dan Chung Photograph: guardian.co.uk The Conservative leader, David Cameron, waits for his result to be declared in Witney, Oxfordshire Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/guardian.co.uk Gordon Brown, accompanied by his wife, Sarah, attends the count for his Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency Photograph: Murdo MacLeod Photograph: guardian.co.uk The dejected DUP leader, Peter Robinson, speaks to the media after losing his East Belfast seat Photograph: Paul McErlane for the Guardian Photograph: guardian.co.uk The Alliance deputy leader, Naomi Long, speaks to the media after being elected as the MP for East Belfast Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP Photograph: Peter Morrison/guardian.co.uk Peter Hain speaks on his mobile phone as he waits for the declaration in his Neath constituency Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA Photograph: Barry Batchelor/guardian.co.uk Margaret Hodge, the Labour MP for Barking, gives a television interview as votes are counted Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images Photograph: Ian Gavan/guardian.co.uk The British National party leader and candidate for Barking, Nick Griffin, speaks to the media at the count Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Carl Court/guardian.co.uk Conservative Stephen Metcalfe talks to a supporter during the count at the Towngate Theatre in Basildon Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA Photograph: Nick Ansell/guardian.co.uk The Labour candidate for Salford, Hazel Blears, watches votes being counted Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA Photograph: Dave Thompson/guardian.co.uk Ian Paisley Jr with his father, the Rev Ian Paisley, at the count in North Antrim Photograph: Paul Faith/PA Photograph: Paul Faith/guardian.co.uk Liam Byrne, Gisela Stuart and Jack Dromey at the count in Birmingham Photograph: David Sillitoe Photograph: guardian.co.uk Zac Goldsmith celebrates winning Richmond Park with his election agent, David Newman Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Photograph: Yui Mok/guardian.co.uk The former home secretary Jacqui Smith lost her Redditch seat to the Conservative Karen Lumley Photograph: David Jones/PA Photograph: David Jones/guardian.co.uk The Conservative Stephen Metcalfe applauds Labour's Angela Smith after he was elected as the MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA Photograph: Nick Ansell/guardian.co.uk Caroline Lucas celebrates after becoming Britain's first Green Party MP. She won the Brighton Pavilion seat Photograph: Chris Ison/PA Photograph: Chris Ison/guardian.co.uk The independent candidate for Luton South, Esther Rantzen, lost her deposit Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA Photograph: Chris Radburn/guardian.co.uk the Labour candidate for Luton South, Gavin Shuker, smiles after being elected as MP Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA Photograph: Chris Radburn/guardian.co.uk Alistair Darling awaits the results of the vote in the Edinburgh South West constituency, where he retained his seat Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters Photograph: Russell Cheyne/guardian.co.uk The Labour candidate, Kate Hoey, retained her seat in Vauxhall, south London Photograph: Frank Baron Photograph: guardian.co.uk Ed Balls offers his hand to the Conservative candidate, Antony Calvert, after a Labour victory in the newly-formed Morley and Outwood constituency Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/guardian.co.uk