General election 2010: Schwarzenegger congratulates Cameron
Arnold Schwarzenegger congratulates David Cameron on 'victory' in general election
Friday, 07, May 2010 05:45
By Matthew Champion.
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has spoken to David Cameron to congratulate him on his "victory" in the general election, despite a single seat being declared.
An exit poll released immediately after the polls closed at 22:00 BST put the Tories on 307 seats - 19 short of an overall majority - with Labour on 255 and the Liberal Democrats on 59.
Just minutes afterwards though, Mr Schwarzenegger's office tweeted a message on social networking site Twitter saying: "Just called @davidcameron to congratulate him on the victory.
"Even though results aren't in we know the Conservatives had a great day."