BBC Election Night

22:00-04:00. David Dimbleby presents BBCtv's live coverage of the night which decides who will govern the country. In the studio Peter Snow surveys the BBC Battleground - the key marginals where the election will be won and lost. Sir Robin Day talks to the leading politicians as their future unfolds through the night. BBC Political Editor. John Cole, Anthony King and Ivor Crewe assess the results and explain why the country has voted the way it has.

06:00-09:00. Presented by Frank Bough Sally Magnusson and Jeremy Paxman with Peter Snow and James Cox As the counting continues, wake up to the latest on how the parties' votes piled up through the night. Reports from the parties headquarters, live cameras at the leaders' homes, a panel of leading politicians in the election studio, and OB units spread around the country for public reaction.

09:05-13:00. Presented by David Dimbleby with Peter Snow and Sir Robin Day. What will the new Parliament mean for all of us? Results continue as politicians and voters give their reaction.

13:30-16:00. Presented by David Dimbleby with Peter Snow and Sir Robin Day. The final shape of the next parliament becomes clear as the votes are counted in Northern Ireland.