Because of closure of United Kingdom airspace as a result of the Iceland volcanic eruption , potential expat voters in New Zealand were denied a vote when postal voting papers arrived too late to be returned to the UK , although Australian broadcaster SBS suggested that given the extremely tight timetabling of overseas votes , '' there is very little chance that voting papers '' for voters outside Europe '' will be received , let alone returned , in time to be counted . '' When it became clear that no party would achieve an overall majority the three main party leaders made public statements offering to discuss the options for forming the next government with the other parties
Iceland volcanic eruption
2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull
2010 United Kingdom general election