Lib Dems gain Tunbridge Wells from the Conservatives - BBC News

Results: parties by seats

326 seats for a majority

0 seats to go

Labour: 412 seats, 211 seats gained
Conservative: 121 seats, 251 seats lost
Liberal Democrat: 72 seats, 64 seats gained
Scottish National Party: 9 seats, 39 seats lost
Sinn Fein: 7 seats, No change
Others: 29 seats, 15 seats gained

Change since 2019

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Summary

Labour make big gains from the Conservatives in Folkestone and Hythe, East Thanet , Dover, Ashford, Dartford and Chatham & Aylesford
Labour's surge also saw them gain wins in Rochester and Strood, Gravesham and Gillingham and Rainham
Tories lose Tunbridge Wells to the Lib Dems who win a big majority, while Labour's Rosie Duffield holds Canterbury
Conservatives hold Sevenoaks
Read analysis from BBC South East Political Editor Charlotte Wright
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Written by Bob Dale, edited by Hamish Mureddu-Reid & Tom Pugh

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