Inquiry into UK poll chaos – answers
correct the sentences
- Gordon Brown polled 29.959 votes. 29,595 votes
- This year’s election has been the most predictable ever. the most unpredictable
- Gordon Brown will form the next government. he will try to do this with the Liberal Democrats
- He will lead Britain into sustained economic recovery. he will play his part in this (not lead)
- The Liberal Democrats have had a surge of support at the polling stations. they had a surge of support before the election but this did not give them more seats
- The Conservatives have won the most seats. This was predicted in an exit poll at this point the final decision is not known
- The Labour government has lost the election according to David Cameron. He says they have lost their mandate (the desire of the people for them to continue in government)
- 1,000s of people were unable to vote because of long queues. 100s of people not thousands
- Fewer people than expected turned out to vote. The election may be re-run to allow these people to vote. more people than expected came to vote
- The election may be re-run to allow these people to vote. it is not yet clear what will happen