David Cameron has returned to Downing Street with 330 seats: “We will make Britain greater!”

David Cameron has returned to Downing Street with 330 seats the Tories won the general election.

The Conservatives made gains in England and Wales giving them a slim majority.

Labour leader Ed Miliband stood down, after a diffult and disappointing night as they secured only 232 seats, and could muster only one seat in Scotland, saying his party must “rebuild” with a new leader. Ed Balls, Jim Murphy and Douglas Alexander all lost their seats.

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has also quit, with his party set to be reduced from 57 to eight MPs.

UKIP leader Nigel Farage also quit after he failed to win Thanet South, losing by nearly 2,800 votes to the Conservatives, as they only won one seat.

Nicola Sturgeon landside SNP victory in Scotland

The SNP won 56 out of 59 in Scotland , Plaid Cymru 3, the Greens 1 and others 19. The Conservatives are expected to get a 37% share of the national vote, Labour 31%, UKIP 13%, the Lib Dems 8%, the SNP 5%, the Green Party 4% and Plaid Cymru 1%.