The document summarizes recent news stories about the UK general election from the BBC and The Guardian: Polls opened across the UK for the general election, in which over 50 million people can vote for one of the 650 Westminster parliamentary seats. Party leaders including Cameron, Miliband, Clegg, and Farage have cast their votes. Separately, local elections are also taking place to elect local councilors and several mayors. The final poll by The Guardian puts Labour at 35% and the Conservatives at 34%, a one point lead for Labour, within the margin of error. All polls now indicate a hung parliament with the election being the tightest in decades.