First UK survey results published

 Counting takes place across the country Counting continues in the election of the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly and the English Council polls and early results are being declared.

Work are ready to make gains from conservatives and the Lib Dems in French polls - still more electoral test for the coalition.

The SNP made their first gains of the night in Scotland, winning two seats from labour.

The result of the referendum on the UK voting system is planned on Friday night.

In the most important test of public opinion since the general election last year, the parties face verdict of the voters through the United Kingdom.

The SNP win East Kilbride and Hamilton & Larkhill labour as they seek to keep power at HolyroodLabour seeks to win the overall control of the Welsh Assembly, where there currently rules in coalition with Plaid Cymru, but party sources say may fall in short of a majorityThe DUP and Sinn Fein should remain the largest parties in the Assembly Ireland North, counting begins Friday morning.The results of the surveys of English Council 279 are expected, with Dems Lib expected to lose seats to work at Hull, Sheffield and another citiesFormer Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown attacks the conservatives for a "breach of trust" as the parties pending the outcome of the alternative vote referendum.Objectives of the work

In the first Scottish results, Linda Fabiani of the SNP took the seat of East Kilbride of labour. While the work onto Rutherglen to Glasgow, the SNP vote is 16% as the party finished second.

Almost a year since the creation of the conservative Liberal Democrat coalition, the competition to be held in England are the first opportunity for most voters to deliver a verdict on its performance.

Sunderland - the first Council of - held work wins four seats while first reports indicate that the Lib Dems face considerable losses in Hull and Sheffield.

Significant results are provided for Birmingham, shortly, as Lib Dem required Bristol at approximately 0200, Sheffield to 2: 30 p.m. and the Manchester and Liverpool to 0300.

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0130-0230: Council results key expected in Birmingham, Bristol, Hull, Sheffield

0230: First Scottish and Welsh constituency results

0300: Results due to Liverpool, Manchester and Stockport councils

0600: First results of regional elections list Scottish and Welsh

0730: Counting begins in partial South Leicester

0800: Counting begins in the elections of the Assembly of North Ireland

1600: Counting begins in referendum AV

Council seats to win are played last in 2007, when labour lost 642 advisors in one of the worst party ever performances.

Support for the Lib Dems is expected in the fall, the party also had a bad time in 2007, with a net loss of 257 consultants, which means that it too starts from a low base.

It is expected that the Conservatives, the big winners, four years lose part of their 9,432 advisors.

Small parties seek to make progress. The Greens are hoping to take control, either their own or in alliance with other parties, Brighton and Hove and Norwich while the Party of the independence of the United Kingdom seeking to increase its representation.

Anger of referendum

The result of a UK-wide referendum on the end of the system of first-past-the-post elections in Westminster and replace it with the system of alternative vote (AV) will not be known until Friday evening - with counting set to start at 1600 BST.

After surveys, AV - whereby voters rank candidates in order of preference - is rejected by a significant margin.

The Conservatives oppose changing the electoral system, while the Lib Dems are for AV. This has led to some bitter rows between senior coalition colleagues in recent weeks.

Former Lib Dem Lord Ashdown leader has accused the Prime Minister David Cameron of "breach of faith" for dissociating does not what he said was "vicious" attacks by the non-AV Deputy PM Nick Clegg campaign.

He told the guardian that Mr Cameron had "panic" pressure of the right of his party and "reverse" promises on the campaign could be conducted.

BBC political editor, Nick Robinson said anger on the subject prevailed among the Lib Dems. Although the party is committed to the coalition, he added that, if the polls are wrong, they end up facing claims to assert themselves more on key policies.

In what has been dubbed "super Thursday", a parliamentary by-election was held in Leicester South, following the decision by Labour MP Sir Peter Soulsby withdraw run for Mayor of the city.

Mayoral contests are held in Mansfield, Middlesbrough, Torbay and Bedford local authority elections while also took place in North Ireland.