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What is a hung parliament? - 2010 Election in pictures

A hung parliament is where no party has an overall majority, which means no party has more than half of MPs in the House of Commons.

That means that an absolute majority would require one party to win 326 seats and that if no party won that many seats there would be a hung parliament.

Election Watch 2010

Find out all the latest news, opinions and blog posts about the 6 May general election in Computer Weekly’s special election area.
This area includes all of our latest coverage on the general election and what it means for the IT industry, including opinion pieces from the main parties and our special election blog Vote IT up as well as other election tools and information.