Buckinghamshire election: All you need to know

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Conservative MP for Wycombe, Steve Baker, has lost his seat

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Of the eight constituencies in Buckinghamshire which were Conservative, only two stayed blue: Beaconsfield and Mid Buckinghamshire.

Among the losses was prominent Brexiteer Steve Baker, beaten by Labour in Wycombe.

He said: "I just feel terribly sad for our country because Labour are going to be a disaster.

"I wanted to win this, I fought to win... but for me personally, thank God I'm free and it's over. I'm glad."

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Steve Baker leaves the count after the election result

He added to his surprising admission by saying: "I did this for duty. Being a member of parliament is, of course, long hours... a lot of abuse. My house is like Fort Knox, and you know, enough is enough.

"I would have been glad to continue and serve the people of Wycombe... it was often a joy... but I will not be coming back."

Mr Baker lost his seat to Labour's Emma Reynolds who won with 16,035 votes, a 35.9% share.

He had held the seat since 2010 and it had been Conservative since 1951.

Ms Reynolds thanked Mr Baker for a "very clean contest between us".

"I wished him the best, he wished me well too... We've always treated each other respectfully, as we should in politics."

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Emma Reynolds (left) and Laura Kyrke-Smith (right) celebrate their wins

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Callum Anderson took Buckingham and Bletchley

Buckingham and Bletchley, Milton Keynes North, Milton Keynes Central and Aylesbury were also Labour gains.

Chesham and Amersham remained with the Liberal Democrats who previously won the seat in a 2021 by-election.

Labour gained Buckingham and Bletchley with a majority of 2,421.

Winning candidate Callum Anderson, 32, thanked voters and said he would "do everything in his power to ensure their trust wasn’t misplaced".

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Labour celebrate taking the Buckingham and Bletchley seat

Mid Buckinghamshire stayed Conservative despite high hopes at one stage during the count from the Liberal Democrats.

Greg Smith retained his seat with 20,150 votes, a majority of 5,872 over Liberal Democrat candidate Anja Schaefer.

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Greg Smith celebrates with his team and supporters

Milton Keynes North became the second seat in the Buckinghamshire city to go Labour, with Chris Curtis fulfilling his wish of becoming the first MP who was born in the city.

He won the seat with 19,318 (42%), beating Conservative Ben Everitt who was elected in 2019.

Alan Francis, who had stood for the Green Party at 11 general elections, announced his latest attempt to be an MP in Milton Keynes North, was his last.

He jokingly said: "Joe Biden doesn’t know when to quit, but I do."

Mr Francis polled 3,242 votes (7.1% ), finishing in last place.

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Chris Curtis has become an MP in the city he was born

Labour won Milton Keynes Central with candidate Emily Darlington taking the new seat after a successful campaign .

Ms Darlington, who previously served as a local councillor for six years, said: "This was a campaign powered by the people of Milton Keynes who wanted change."

She added Labour aimed to "make Britain an internationally-respected force for good".

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Emily Darlington previously served as a councillor

Aftter 95 years of having a Conservative MP in Aylesbury, Labour won with a majority of 630 votes.

Labour's Laura Kyrke-Smith had 15,081 votes (30.2%), beating Conservative Rob Butler with 14,451. (28.9%)

Ms Kyrke-Smith said in her victory speech she had become the first female and first Labour MP in the constituency.

She added: "Keir Starmer has changed the Labour party. We will govern as a changed Labour party and I can't wait to get that government delivering for every single one of you in the Aylesbury constituency".

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Joy Morrisey gives a speech after retaining the Beaconsfield seat.

Beaconsfield MP Joy Morrissey has held on to her seat for the Conservatives.

She came away with a 5,455 majority, representing a 38.8% share of the vote.

During her acceptance speech she thanked the people on her team who contributed to "making and keeping Beaconsfield blue".

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Sarah Green won the Chesham and Amersham seat with 24,422 (44.8%) votes

The Liberal Democrats held on to Chesham and Amersham after previously winning it from the Conservatives in a 2021 by-election.

Sarah Green won the seat with 24,422 (44.8%) votes in a constituency which had a turnout of 73%.

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