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Unhappy that identity security is so lax at the polling stations. Both my housemate and I were unable to vote, as other people had voted in our name beforehand. Surely ID should be required at polling stations - I've lost my faith in the process!

Andrew: I’m pleased we have a majority government. A strong government makes for bold decisive action and the power to act without compromise. Ultimately, if they fail they will be voted out next time around. My main concern has been the maximum coverage with minimal content provided by the main media channels during the run up to the election. How anyone can ‘debate’ in 40 seconds is beyond me. I don’t want our political leaders to be selected for their sound bites.

John Bradley, Halifax: It's a sad day for Britain, the result of the vote reflects society, people are greedy, selfish and money orientated and that is why they have voted in a Tory government. What about the most vulnerable members of society? The people that make the country tick, the nurses, teachers, police and fire service, all things that contribute to a fair and stable society.

David Corbett - Ex-pat living in Switzerland: I see people complaining about the political system. My wife is Dutch and has never considered our system fair. It is not easy to convince her when you look at the cold facts. The SNP have 4.7% of the vote and 56 seats. UKIP have 12.6% of the vote and 1 seat. In total the Tories have 37% of the vote. That amounts to about 25% of the total electorate and they have an absolute majority. If anyone out there has an idea how I can explain to my wife that this is democracy, I would be very happy.

Kevin Pakenham: Norman Smith writes: “The left-of-centre, traditional agenda set out by Ed Miliband would appear to have been decisively rejected.” When will the ����ý recalibrate its analysis of where the centre lies? The electorate saw clearly that Ed Miliband stands on the left, as the candidate of the trades unions and old Labour. He is not left-of-centre. They rejected him accordingly.

Ed Miliband tried his best but we all know it was the wrong brother who was chosen by the trade unions. His brother should now get the party back into shape + on the right road.

Donal Hodgson: I don’t feel this is a good day for British Democracy, I don’t see how the current voting system can be considered democratic or representative of the Great British public's opinion. And the saddest thing is I can’t see it changing any time soon, it will never be in the interest of the Conservative party to help change it. Very sad.

James Helmore: Completely disagree with the sentiment that "this is a bad day for democracy". This election day has passed with little controversy, zero claims of corruption or vote fiddling and no violence. Compare that to election days in other countries around the world and indeed compare that to countries who don't get a right to vote. The fact that your party has lost does not mean that democracy has failed.

Paul Molineux, Burton on Trent I don't why people are so surprised!!! It was always on the cards, the Lib Dems signed their own death warrant when they joined the coalition. It would have happened to any party. History tells all. The only thing that surprises me is that the majority wasn't bigger. Any country needs a strong government, something coalitions don't give, look at Israel, seven weeks to get one.

David Cameron continues. He talks about making Great Britain greater, what will he do for Northern Ireland? We are after all a part of the UK and the last quarter of the country without Marriage Equality. The DUP will always block progress at every turn in the Assembly. What if anything will our Prime Minister do to right this wrong? The LGBT community in Northern Ireland has been forgotten about.