Conservatives expect to lose MPs in regionpublished at 03:24 British Summer Time 5 July
Martyn Oates
BBC South West Political Editor
It’s clear talking to a very reliable Tory source that they are expecting to lose most of their MPs in the region.
Summary
Tory minister Johnny Mercer loses his seat in Plymouth Moor View to Labour's Fred Thomas
The Liberal Democrats win Torbay, Newton Abbot, North Devon, South Devon, Honiton & Sidmouth and Tiverton & Minehead from the Conservatives
Labour hold Exeter and Plymouth Sutton & Devonport
The Conservatives hold South West Devon, Torridge & Tavistock, Exmouth & Exeter East and Central Devon
Conservatives expect to lose MPs in regionpublished at 03:24 British Summer Time 5 July
Liberal Democrats win Newton Abbotpublished at 03:21 British Summer Time 5 July
BreakingThe Liberal Democrats have gained Newton Abbot from the Conservatives - with Martin Wrigley being declared the winner.
Liberal Democrats gain Torbay from the Conservativespublished at 03:19 British Summer Time 5 July
Reform 'taking votes from Conservatives'published at 03:12 British Summer Time 5 July
Michael Bagley, the Reform UK candidate in South Devon who voted Conservative at the last election, said his party is mainly taking votes from the Conservatives, but he has spoken to Labour voters on the doorstep who said they were considering voting for him.
"I think we have taken a lot of votes from the Conservative candidate, from Anthony Mangnall, and you can feel sympathetic in one sense, but we just had to stand...and give people an opportunity to vote for something different."
Labour hold Exeterpublished at 03:04 British Summer Time 5 July
BreakingThe Labour party has held on to Exeter - with Steve Race winning 18,225 votes.
Liberal Democrats win Torbaypublished at 03:01 British Summer Time 5 July
BreakingThe first constituency to be declared in Devon is the Torbay constituency - where the Liberal Democrats have gained the seat from the Conservatives.
'Keeping a close eye' in Central Devonpublished at 02:56 British Summer Time 5 July
Miles Davis
BBC Devon political reporterCandidates are keeping a close eye on the count for Central Devon as the ballot slips that will decide their future are sorted into piles.
Jeffrey Leeks, from Reform UK wearing a white and turquoise rosette, can be seen here with Labour candidate Ollie Pearson, sporting a red tie, just a few steps away.
The exit poll showed Central Devon to be a very close contest between the Conservative cabinet minister Mel Stride and Mr Pearson.
Counting under way at a 'very busy' Plymouth Life Centrepublished at 02:48 British Summer Time 5 July
Hattie McCann
BBC DevonVery busy here as expected with three constituencies being counted at the Plymouth Life Centre.
A moment of excitement as Dogs at Polling Stations was taken a step further and a dog called Nancy ran into the counting hall. An appropriate name considering Nancy Astor had her seat in Plymouth Sutton in 1919.
Counting has started for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, external and Plymouth Moor View.
South West Devon boxes took longer to arrive as it is a much more rural constituency.
The turnout for the South West Devon constituency was confirmed as 67.48%.
'The birth of a true three-way marginal'published at 02:38 British Summer Time 5 July
John Ayres
BBC SpotlightThe turnout for the Honiton and Sidmouth seat is at 67.24%.
The turnout for the Exmouth and Exeter East seat is at 64.36%.
The Liberal Democrats election agent Todd Olive tells me this seat is "too close to call".
He says: "What we are witnessing here is the birth of a true three-way marginal."
'Disastrous night' for the Conservatives - Kevin Fosterpublished at 02:27 British Summer Time 5 July
Eve Watson
BBC News, South WestConservative candidate Kevin Foster says it has been "a disastrous night" for the Conservative Party.
"The exit polls clearly point to a very difficult night for the party, we've seen historic loss of seats, and a significant loss of vote share," he says.
Mr Foster adds: "We also need to regain some of the basic principles of being a professional and competent political party.
"Things like the betting scandal, it's almost unbelievable that people were placing bets rather than getting on with the job of delivering an election campaign..."
In 2019 Mr Foster won the seat in Torbay for the Conservatives, with 29,863 votes, and a majority of 17,749.
More than 75,000 votes cast in Central Devonpublished at 02:17 British Summer Time 5 July
Miles Davis
Political reporter, BBC DevonThe turnout in Central Devon has just been confirmed as 71.2%, with a total of 75,385 people casting their vote.
Pace 'picking up' at Torridge & Tavistock countpublished at 02:04 British Summer Time 5 July
Georgia Cornish
BBC DevonThe BBC's Georgia Cornish is at the Torridge & Tavistock count in Bideford.
The pace on the floor is picking up a little as boxes are trickling in from as far south as Tavistock.
The quiet mumbles of time-filling chats have been replaced by the sound of paper corners being swiped as they're counted and the patiently waiting candidates finally have something to discuss with their teams.
Turnout down in South Devonpublished at 01:58 British Summer Time 5 July
Ben Woolvin
BBC South West Home Affairs correspondentCounting is now under way in Totnes for the South Devon constituency.
The turnout has been confirmed as 68.01% - down from 74.7% in 2019.
'Too close to call' in Central Devonpublished at 01:48 British Summer Time 5 July
Miles Davis
BBC Devon political reporterA Labour source says it's too close to call here at the Central Devon count where Conservative cabinet minister Mel Stride is fighting to retain his seat in the face of a strong challenge from Labour.
Votes are still being verified with the turnout expected to be announced shortly.
Candidates from Labour, the Greens, Reform, and the Liberal Democrats are all here, while Mr Stride is yet to arrive.
Turnout in Plymouth's two constituenciespublished at 01:40 British Summer Time 5 July
Lucie Fisher
BBC SpotlightIn Plymouth Sutton & Devonport, turnout has been verified at 56.15%.
And in Plymouth Moor View turnout this time around was 57.51% - compared to 65.6% in the 2019 general election.
Turnout over 65% in Newton Abbotpublished at 01:31 British Summer Time 5 July
Scott Bingham
BBC SpotlightCounting is well under way here in Newton Abbot.
The turnout is in, 48,155 people headed to the polling stations throughout the day – 65.2% of the electorate.
Turnout down in North Devonpublished at 01:26 British Summer Time 5 July
John Danks
BBC SpotlightCounting has begun in Barnstaple.
Turnout in the North Devon constituency has been confirmed at 65.19% - 51,548 votes.
This is significantly down from 2019, when there was a turnout of 72%.
Crocheting at the countpublished at 01:20 British Summer Time 5 July
Ben Woolvin
BBC South West Home Affairs correspondentOne of the counters at the South Devon count is making good use of the time between verification and counting.
The big question: Is the Exit Poll right to project that orange will be the colour of the night in this constituency?
All of the boxes have arrived here at the Totnes Pavilion Leisure Centre, but we are still waiting for turnout figures.
60% turnout in Torbaypublished at 01:08 British Summer Time 5 July
Eve Watson
BBC News, South WestThe turnout is in for Torbay - 46,226 people headed to the polling stations throughout the day today - 60% of the electorate.
Of the 16,339 postal votes sent out, 79% were returned.
Listen: Your Voice, Your Vote election specialpublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 5 July
The BBC's Hamish Marshall is live on BBC Radio Devon overnight, bringing you updates, interviews, and more on the Your Voice, Your Vote election special.
