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What is an exit poll? Scientists reveal if the prediction tool is accurate - as voters cast their ballot TODAY

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 4, 2024
As Britons flock to cast their votes in the 2024 General Election , the nation will be holding its breath awaiting the results. While true political diehards might stay up all night watching the votes roll in, the exit poll at 10pm tonight will give many their first hint at the results. The exit poll is conducted each year by a consortium of broadcasters as an early prediction of how the vote may have swung. Unlike a regular poll which asks voters what they might do in the election, the exit poll asks people who they have voted for as they exit their polling station.