5 possible outcomes as Britain votes

(June 8): Polls are open and voting is underway in a UK election dominated by Brexit, austerity and in the closing phases, security.

The first indications of the result will come at 10pm London time, when broadcasters will release an exit poll. While such surveys have generally been accurate in the past, they are not precise and the final result will not be known until Friday morning.

Prime Minister Theresa May called the snap election to grow her parliamentary majority and secure her Conservative vision for Brexit. But a series of political missteps threw her off and two terror attacks changed the tone and direction of the campaign. Her main rival Jeremy Corbyn, an old-school socialist and leader of the Labour Party, instead gained momentum with a focus on inequality, free education and billions more in public spending.

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