By Tom Watson and Amy Coen

David Cameron may have started the night slowly, but by the early hours of Friday morning the Conservatives were anything but blue.

The Conservatives started the night optimistically when the exit poll showed them winning an impressive 307 seats, a 97 seat gain on the 2005 elections, but still short of a full majority.

This, nonetheless, inspired an outpouring of positive expectancy from Cameron and an impromptu phone call from the Republican Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Gov. Schwarzenegger congratulated Cameron on his win ahead of any confirmation of constituency seat victory. The Republican showered the party leader with positive comments.

Mr. Schwarzenegger tweeted a message minutes after the conversation that read: “Just called @David Cameron to congratulate him on the victory,” 

‘‘Even though results aren’t in we know the Conservatives had a great day.”

Cameron released a statement through his spokesperson shortly after, claiming the exit poll was a “decisive rejection of Gordon Brown” and that the Conservatives could easily govern with the predicted result.

George Osborne, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer said: “Britain needs a stable and responsible government and looking at the exit poll it is pretty clear Labour cannot continue in government. Labour has been rejected by the British people.”

Despite the high expectations from across the pond, the first constituency results from Houghton and Sunderland South favoured Labour, with only a 5.2 per cent Conservative swing to hint at an ultimate Cameron win.

MP Chris Skidrow made the first upset at Kingswood, a suburban area near Bristol, after stealing a majority vote with a 9.4 per cent swing from Labour. A difference of that size across the country would have approved Cameron as the next Prime Minister with ease.

Mr Cameron continued his conquest throughout the night in constituencies such as Putney, swinging it from Labour by a substantial 9.9 per cent of the vote.

Battersea became a shock steal from Labour with a 6.5 per cent swing, followed triumphantly by an unexpected steal from the loyal Liberal Democrat constituency Montgomeryshire, usurping former Cheeky Girl fiancé Lembit Opik.

The results from Carlisle showed that Conservative hopes of holding the recommended 326 seats to run parliament was a realistic final outcome, stealing the constituency from Labour with an unexpected 7.7 per cent swing. 

George Osborne reiterated the general feel of the party following the encouraging results from across the country: “I do not think there’s any question of Labour being unable to continue following this massive rejection of the Labour Party.”

Cameron stormed to an expected victory in his home constituency of Witney, receiving 58.81 per cent of the vote and swinging an impressive 6.29 per cent from the Liberal Democrats.