Jack Fiehn
Political reporter, BBC Surrey

BBC Surrey political reporter Jack Fiehn looks at some of the seats to watch in Surrey.

GUILDFORD

Guildford is the one seat in relatively recent memory in Surrey to have been held by a party other than the Conservatives.

The Liberal Democrats won in 2001, lost but came close again in 2005 and the majority between them and the Tories was significantly reduced in 2019.

Lib Dem candidate Zoe Franklin says she believes she can win, although isn’t taking anything for granted, while Conservative Angela Richardson has been out campaigning most days and says it is “all to play for”.

ESHER AND WALTON

Historically, Esher and Walton has been a safe Conservative seat.

But in 2019, it saw a huge swing towards the Liberal Democrats and the majority of former deputy prime minister Dominic Raab was reduced to 2,743 votes.

Mr Raab is standing down this year but this is predicted to be another close contest between the Lib Dems and the Tories.

DORKING AND HORLEY

Dorking and Horley is a new constituency created because of boundary changes and largely made up of the old Mole Valley seat.

The Conservatives have dominated the area in the past, but the Liberal Democrats have become the main political party on Mole Valley District Council - by some distance - and will be hoping that this constituency can be one of their gains on the night.

But it is a big unknown.

Simon Jenkins
BBC News, Dorking

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All the ballot boxes have arrived here at the Dorking Sports Centre for the Dorking and Horley count.

Verification has now been completed and the turnout is exactly 70%.

A total of 50,139 votes were cast and the counting has now begun.

Jack Fiehn
BBC Surrey political reporter

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Both the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives are staying tight lipped about any suspicions they have about the outcome. There is a suggestion that the exit poll prediction for Jeremy Hunt is pessimistic and the result could be closer, but there is no firm evidence either way.

At just before 01:00 BST, the votes were still being verified for both the Godalming and Ash, and Farnham and Bordon seats. With counting still not beginning, it could still be awhile before we learn Jeremy Hunt’s fate and whether the Liberal Democrats can gain one of their target constituencies.

Adrian Harms
BBC Surrey

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The turnout in Guildford is confirmed at 68.6%, which is down from 75% in 2019.

Back in the 70s and 80s Guildford used to be one of the first counts to announce, but no longer.

The counters have been sitting around for quite a while looking bored and chatting and have now gone on a break, it’s a hive of inactivity in Guildford!

Callum French
BBC Surrey

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Counting is also under way in Reigate.

Candidates are aiming to replace Crispin Blunt, who was the Conservative MP for Reigate since 1997.

He spent two years as a justice minister from 2010 to 2012, as a whip when the Conservatives were in opposition, and on several committees.

Mr Blunt was also arrested in October 2023 on suspicion of rape and the possession of controlled substances.

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Woking leisure centre is filled with a lively buzz of conversation as verification takes place. Lots of bright lighting to keep everyone awake and alert. Noted that there are a large number of the counting agents on behalf of the Liberal Democrats. The count is due to start at about 1am With particular excitement due to the coffee shop selling bacon sandwiches but sweets are getting low already in the press area!

BBC Politics

The Labour Party is forecast to win a landslide majority in Parliament, according to an exit poll published as voting ended in the 2024 general election.

Labour is set to take 410 seats, well ahead of the Conservatives on 131, according to the forecast based on the poll carried out by Ipsos for the BBC, ITV News and Sky News.

Thanks to a handy tool created by the BBC team, you can find out what the forecast is for your constituency here.

Fiona McCarthy
BBC Radio Surrey

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At the Epsom and Ewell constituency count, ballot papers have arrived at Epsom Racecourse, and are being checked.

Nervous tellers are watching on, to see if their candidate will make it to the front of the field. Some are in high spirits, some not so much.

The former Conservative MP for this seat, Chris Grayling, has had good news this evening. He’s been awarded a peerage in the dissolution honours list.

Adrian Harms
BBC Surrey, in Guildford

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The final ballot boxes have arrived at Guildford Spectrum and counting is under way. Early indications are that there has been a high turnout. This has been a safe Conservative seat since 2005, but a majority of over 22,000 in 2015 had dwindled to just over 3,000 in 2019. This is a key target seat for the Liberal Democrats and if the national exit polls are correct the Conservatives are very likely to be beaten into second place.

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Jack Fiehn
BBC Surrey political reporter

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There are lots of eyes on the count at Godalming and Ash.

That is because this is where the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is standing.

The Liberal Democrats have been targeting the seat and the result has been described as on "a knife edge".

This is "the room where it happens", by which I mean this is where Mr Hunt will learn his fate, at a declaration in the early hours.

Jack Fiehn
BBC Surrey political reporter

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It has probably never been so apt that Farnham has its very own “Downing Street”.

The town is at the heart of the new Farnham and Bordon constituency, which has been created because of boundary changes.

It is thought that this could be a close contest between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives.

The result is not expected for a while though, with one prediction that it will not be announced until 5am in the morning.

Fiona McCarthy
BBC Radio Surrey

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Counting for this constituency is taking place at Epsom Racecourse.

Candidates are aiming to replace Chris Grayling, who has been the MP for Epsom & Ewell since 2001.

The former Transport Minister chose to stand down following a prostate cancer diagnosis.

Charlotte Wright
Political Editor, BBC South East

At the last general election in 2019, the Conservative party returned 51 out of the 55 MPs in Sussex, Surrey and Kent.

Since then, party leaders have changed, there are new priorities and big changes have been made to the political map.

Boundaries have been redrawn and many constituencies will be new or different for millions of people.

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BBC chief economics correspondent Dharshini David is at a leisure centre in Godalming and Ash, the seat of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

She tells Radio 4 the exit poll suggests there is only a 19% chance of him keeping his seat. He would be the first chancellor in modern history to lose his seat, if that is right.

There are some "pretty shocked faces" from Hunt's camp in the leisure centre this evening, she adds.

Charlotte Wright
Political Editor, BBC South East

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It’s hard to overstate just how Tory the South East of England has been in recent years.

At the 2019 election, 51 out of the 55 MPs elected in Kent, Sussex and Surrey were Conservative.

All but one seat in Surrey has only elected Conservative MPs for decades (Guildford elected a Lib Dem for one term in 2001).

But in recent years we’ve seen voters turning away from the Tories in the local council elections.

Not a single district or borough council in Sussex or Surrey has a Conservative majority.

While people often vote differently in local elections to general ones, it’s clear the Conservatives don’t have such a tight grip on the region as they once did.

Opposition parties have been targeting a number of South East seats during the course of the campaign.

And if tonight’s exit poll is accurate, it looks like we'll see a more colourful map of the region’s constituencies by the morning.

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Here’s a list of estimated declaration times in Surrey (in alphabetical order)…

• Dorking & Horley: 4.15am
• Surrey East: 3.30am
• Epsom & Ewell: 3am
• Esher & Walton: 3.30am
• Farnham & Bordon: 6.30am
• Godalming & Ash: 3.30am
• Guildford: 4am
• Woking: 3.15am
• Reigate: 3.30am
• Surrey Heath: 4.30am
• Runnymede & Weybridge: 4.30am
• Spelthorne: 5am

Labour is set to win a general election landslide with a majority of 170, according to an exit poll for the BBC, ITV and Sky.

If the forecast is accurate, it means Sir Keir Starmer will become prime minister with 410 Labour MPs – just short of Tony Blair's 1997 total.

The Conservatives are predicted to slump to 131 MPs, their lowest number in post-war history.

The Liberal Democrats are projected to come third with 61 MPs.

The Scottish National Party will see its number of MPs fall to 10 and Reform UK is forecast to get 13 MPs, according to the exit poll.

The Green Party of England and Wales is predicted to double its number of MPs to two and Plaid Cymru are set to get four MPs. Others are forecast to get 19 seats.

The exit poll, overseen by Sir John Curtice and a team of statisticians, is based on data from voters at about 130 polling stations in England, Scotland and Wales. The poll does not cover Northern Ireland.

At the past five general elections, the exit poll has been accurate to within a range of 1.5 and 7.5 seats.

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Voting has been taking place throughout the day across the UK in the 2024 General Election.

Join us after 10pm for coverage of all the results and reaction across Surrey.BBC Surrey will have reporters at the counts and you can follow all the election developments as they happen here on the BBC News website and app.You can find out more about how to follow the election on the BBC here.