General Election: Second results round-up [03:00 BST] - Ed Miliband "could" resign

As results for the UK general election continue to roll in early on Friday, stunning outcomes continue to emerge from Scotland. See below for a round-up of the constituencies that have released their results; Scotland aside, most of which are incumbent holds.

Labour have held: Houghton & Sunderland South, Sunderland Central, Washington & Sunderland West, Newcastle upon Tyne East, Tooting, Newcastle upon Tyne Central, Wrexham, Clwyd South, Newcastle upon Tyne North, Oxford East, Islington North, Blaenau Gwent, Darlington, Islington South & Finsbury, Halton, Jarrow, Mitcham & Morden, Islwyn, Torfaen, Durham North, Burnley, Rhondda and Caerphilly. They also gained Ealing Central.

The Conservatives have held: Swindon North, Putney, Battersea, Nuneaton, Broxbourne, Fareham, Caste Point, Swindon South, Peterborough, Montgomeryshire. They also gained Brecon & Radnorshire, Warwickshire North, Wimbeldon and Havant & Aberconwy.

The SNP gained: Kilmarnock & Loudin, Paisley & Renfrewshire South, Dunbartonshire West, Dundee Wet, Ochil & Perthshire South, Falkirk, Glenrothes East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow, Motherwell & Wishaw, Midlothian, Dunbartonshire East and Rutherglen & Hamilton West. They also held the Western Isles and Angus with an over 20% swing many cases. Even former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown's seat of Kirkaldy & Cowdenbeath has fallen to the SNP.

The Liberal Democrats held: Ceredigion on what is turning out to be a very bad night for the party.

Plaid Cymru held: Arfon, Carmarthen East & Dinefwr.

The SDLP have held: Foyle.

The DUP have held: Lagan Valley, Strangford, Upper Ban and Antrim East, Belfast East.

Sinn Fein have held: Tyrone West.

IND have held: Down North.

The UUP gained: Antrim South

Earlier on Thursday, a shock exit poll, considered the first indication of how the British public has voted, put the Conservatives at 316, followed by Labour at 239 seats, Liberal Democrats at 10, Scottish National Party at 58 and UKIP at 2 seats.

Meanwhile, Labour party leader Ed Miliband is likely to announce his resignation later on Friday, according to media reports on the BBC, New Statesman and Sky News. However, a Labour party spokesperson declined comment when contacted by Sharecast saying "now was not the time for such talk."