Labour has gained Dartford from the Conservatives.

Jim Dickson has narrowly unseated the long-standing MP Gareth Johnson.

Mr Dickson scored 15,392 votes, ahead of Mr Johnson's 14,200.

Reform UK's Lee Stranders was third with 9,523.

You can see the full result here.

Other recent Labour gains include:

• Ribble Valley (from the Conservatives)
• Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr (from the Conservatives)
• Edinburgh North and Leith (from the SNP)

Labour has gained Gillingham & Rainham from the Conservatives.

Naushabah Khan scored 15,562 votes to become the constituency's first Labour MP since 2010, when Rehman Chishti won it for the Conservatives.

Mr Chisti came in second with 11,590 votes, while Rizvi Rawoof of Reform UK was third on 8,792.

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Rosie Duffield has held on to Canterbury for Labour, scoring 19,531 votes.

Second was Louise Harvey-Quirke for the Conservatives on 10,878.

You can read the full result here.

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Some good news at last for the Conservatives in the South East, as they hold on to Sevenoaks.

It's the seat of Laura Trott, chief secretary to the treasury.

Ms Trott scored 18,328 votes, 5,440 votes ahead of the Lib Dems' Richard Streatfield on 12,888.

James Milmine of Reform UK was third on 6,802.

Full results can be found here.

James Dunn
BBC News Tunbridge Wells

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The Liberal Democrats now have a majority of 8,687.

Mike Martin scored 23,661 votes, ahead of Neil Mahapatra from the Conservatives on 14,974.

This constituency has been Conservative since it was formed 50 years ago.

The Tories had a majority of nearly 15,000 last time around.

It was a slightly smaller turnout, dropping from 73% to 69%.

You can read the full result here.

James Dunn
BBC News, Tunbridge Wells

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The Liberal Democrats have taken Tunbridge Wells, one of their top targets in this election.

Greg Clark held the seat for the Conservatives for nearly 20 years but announced he was standing down as the election was called.

The seat has been taken by Mike Martin for the Liberal Democrats.

Labour has won the new seat of East Thanet.

Polly Billington scored 17,054 votes, nearly 7,000 ahead of the Conservative's Helen Harrison on 10,083.

Paul Webb of Reform UK was third with 8,591.

You can see the full result here.

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Tony Vaughn, the new Labour MP for Folkestone and Hythe, has tweeted, external his thanks to his team.

He added: "You voted for change and it starts right here."

Labour's Lauren Sullivan has unseated Conservative Adam Holloway in Gravesham.

Mr Holloway had represented the north Kent constituency since 2005.

Ms Sullivan received 16,623 votes to Mr Holloway's 13,911, a majority of 2,712.

Reform UK's Matthew Fraser Moat was third with 8,910.

Charlotte Wright
BBC South East Political Editor

The first Kent result and a hugely significant one.

Labour gain Folkestone and Hythe.

This is a seat that’s been Tory since it was created in 1950. It belonged to the former leader of the Conservative Party, Michael Howard.

In 2019 Damian Collins won it with a majority of 21,337.

But this result is not entirely unexpected. Labour were hopeful there after a number of polls suggested it might go their way.

Reform UK presented a huge problem for the Conservatives too - securing more than 10,000 votes.

Boundary changes meant the seat lost a rural, Conservative-voting part of the constituency.

Local politics has changed recently too - the council was run by a Green administration for the first time last year.

But the symbolism of this Tory loss is stark.

Labour have taken the new seat of Folkestone and Hythe.

Tony Vaughn has taken the seat, ahead of Damian Collins, who had a 21,000 majority in the old constituency.

Because of boundary changes, this is a nominal gain for Labour.

Mr Vaughn polled 15,020 votes, to Mr Collins' 11,291, giving Labour a majority of 3,729.

Bill Wright of Reform UK came third with 10,685 votes.

Marianne Brett of the Green Party was fourth with 3,954 votes and Larry Ngan of the Liberal Democrats was fifth on 1,736.

Mr Vaughn's win means a swing of 19.09%.

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Turnout has varied widely across the South East, with most constituencies reporting lower figures than 2019.

Here are the figures we have so far:

Bognor & Littlehampton - 61.93%

Ashford - 62%

Weald of Kent - 67%

Bexhill & Battle - 66%

Guildford - 68.6%

Gravesham - 59.3%

Canterbury - 66.7%

Tunbridge Wells - 69.2%

Hastings & Rye - 60.81%

East Surrey - 67.5%

East Thanet - 57.26%

Dorking & Horley - 70%

Sittingbourne & Sheppey 51.97%

Dover & Deal - 63%

Maidstone & Malling - 60.86%

Rochester & Strood - 57.5%

Chatham & Aylesford - 54.5%

Tonbridge - 69%

Esher & Walton - 74.2%

Eastbourne - 63%

Charlotte Wright
BBC South East Political Editor, Medway

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There are three parliamentary seats in Medway: Rochester and Strood, Gillingham and Rainham, and Chatham and Aylesford.

All three elected Conservative MPs in 2010 and have continued to do so at every general election since.

Rochester and Strood did have a Ukip MP for about 6 months, after the Conservative MP defected in 2014 and won a by-election for what was then Nigel Farage’s party.

The seat went back to the Tories at the general election in May 2015.

But the Medway towns were Labour during the Blair years and at this election, Labour wants them back.

Rochester and Strood and Gillingham and Rainham have been in Labour’s sights for a couple of years.

Chatham and Aylesford seemed a bit further out of reach – Labour would need a swing from the Tories of 20.7 points.

But with the long-standing MP, Tracey Crouch, standing down, and the polls the way they have been, Labour have dared to dream they might take this seat too.

The exit poll suggests they might just do it. But they won’t be drawn until the results are in.

Hannah Roe
BBC News, Faversham

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Candidates at the Faversham and Mid Kent have been speaking to BBC South East.

Hannah Perkin for the Liberal Democrats said: "Given the opportunity, people will back the Liberal Democrats. People, I think are looking for an alternative and we’re offering that in Faversham.

"I’m so excited and proud to be part of the Liberal Democrat comeback."