Independent Shockat Adam says "this is for Gaza" as he wins Leicester South from Labour's Jonathan Ashworth in surprise victory
Shivani Raja wins in Leicester East for the Tories
Labour hold Leicester West and gain Loughborough and North West Leicestershire
Conservatives hold Hinckley and Bosworth, South Leicestershire and Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
The newly drawn-up seats of Melton and Syston, Mid Leicestershire, and Rutland and Stamford are won by the Tories
Conservative Edward Argar will be the first representative of the new Melton and Syston constituency.
He won 17,526 votes, beating his Labour rival by about 5,000.
Khush Sameja
BBC Radio Leicester reporter
After his shock defeat earlier, Jonathan Ashworth left and refused to speak to us.
Will Jefford
BBC East Midlands
The Israel-Gaza conflict was a big talking point in the build-up to the general election, and it seems to have been one of the key factors in the shock result in Leicester South.
Pro-Palestinian candidate Shockat Adam Patel beat senior Labour member Jonathan Ashworth by fewer than 1,000 votes in the constituency.
More than 33,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed in air and artillery strikes carried out by the Israeli military in response to an attack by Hamas on 7 October 2023, Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says.
Labour's position had been criticised during the election and a number of independent candidates stood against the party exclusively on the issue.
You can read more on the conflict here.
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Helen McCarthy
BBC Radio Leicester Reporter
I'm at Loughborough Leisure Centre, which is hosting two counts for the Loughborough and Mid Leicestershire constituencies.
The votes are expected to be verified in the next few minutes, after which counting will begin.
It's estimated results for both constituencies will be declared at about 5am.
Mid Leicestershire is a new constituency, which includes parts of the former Charnwood constituency, the previous incumbent MP Edward Argar held a 23,000 majority.
Loughborough retains a similar area, the previous incumbent MP being Jane Hunt for the Conservatives, with a 7,000-plus majority.
Labour are confident of taking Loughborough, known as a bellwether seat, and are hopeful of taking Mid Leicestershire.
Conservative MP, Neil O'Brien, has retained his place in Parliament, collecting 18,614 votes.
However, he saw his majority from 2019 reduce from more than 17,000 to about 2,000 votes.
Amanda Hack, of Labour, has won North West Leicestershire, which is a gain from the Tories.
Andrew Bridgen won for the Conservatives with a majority of 20,400 in 2019, but was expelled by the party for comparing the side effects of Covid vaccines to the Holocaust.
He became the Reclaim Party's sole MP before quitting seven months later, and stood on this ballot as an independent, finishing second last.
Sara Palmer
BBC Radio Leicester
Good news for Alberto Costa - he's held on to his seat in South Leicestershire.
Mr Costa won with 18,264 votes, beating Labour's Robert Parkinson, who won 12,758 votes. Bill Piper came in third for Reform.
That doesn't quite tell the whole story though - as Mr Costa's vote share is down by nearly 31% from 2019.
Dale Neal
BBC Radio Leicester Reporter
Here in Melton, counting has been taking a little longer than expected with a couple of tables already needing a recount.
The Reform team are still in a buoyant mood. The Tory candidate, Ed Argar, is pacing in between taking calls from Conservative HQ. The Labour candidate, Zafran Khan, has returned too.
The declaration is expected just after 4am.
Will Jefford
BBC East Midlands
Shockat Adam Patel won Leicester South by less than 1,000 votes, beating Jonathan Ashworth, the former shadow secretary of state for work and pensions.
To loud cheers from the onlooking crowd, Mr Patel got 14,739 votes to Mr Ashworth's 13,760.
Mr Ashworth had held the seat since 2011, and had a big majority of 22,675 from 2019.
During his winning speech, the independent candidate Mr Patel said: "This is for Gaza".
Jack Rafferty
BBC Radio Leicester
Image source, UK ParliamentAs expected, Dr Luke Evans retained his seat as MP for Hinckley and Bosworth, but that doesn't tell the full story.
His majority of more than 24,000 has been reduced to less than 6,000, while his total votes have almost halved since 2019.
But he told me that he feels "relieved and honoured" to be re-elected and pledged to work for the people of Hinckley and Bosworth.
Well this is a bit of a Shock...
Shockat Adam, the independent candidate, has taken Leicester South from Jonathan Ashworth.
Alex Smith
BBC News Online
A bit more on Shivani Raja's win for the Tories in Leicester East.
She won 14,526 votes, with Labour's Rajesh Agrawal in second with 10,100 votes and Zuffar Haq third for the Liberal Democrats with 6,329.
The previous two MPs for the area - Claudia Webbe and Keith Vaz - finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Ms Webbe had stood as an independent, while Mr Vaz stood for the One Leicester party.
Will Jefford
BBC East Midlands
In a passionate speech following her election, Leicester West MP Liz Kendall said people had rejected the Tory government in this election.
She said: "Across the country, people have rejected this failed, divided, self-serving, Tory government and instead chosen Keir Starmer's transformed Labour Party."
Our reporter at the count said Ms Kendall left the count immediately in a car, which was waiting to take her to London.
A big victory for the Tories - Shivani Raja has won the race to become MP for Leicester East.
Dr Luke Evans has held the Hinckley and Bosworth seat for the Tories with 17,032 votes.
Michael Mullaney, for the Liberal Democrats, came second with 11,624 votes and Peter Cheshire for Reform was third with 8,817.
Will Jefford
BBC East Midlands
A turnout of 63.5% has been announced in Mid Leicestershire, with a total of 48,235 votes cast.
Meanwhile, in South Leicestershire saw a turnout of 63.5% with 51,542 votes cast, and in Loughborough, turnout was 61.5%.
Will Jefford
BBC East Midlands
Liz Kendall has held on to her seat in Leicester West.
She secured the win with 15,798 votes.
Max Chauhan finished second for the Tories with 7,021 votes, and Ian Hayes came third for Reform with 5,666 votes.
Dale Neal
BBC Radio Leicester Reporter
The count is now well under way in Melton.
Whoever is elected here will be the first to represent this new constituency of Melton and Syston.
The Reform team, including their candidate Pete Morris, have just told me that they're confident of getting second place.
Turnout was 62.2%.
Will Jefford
BBC East Midlands
Conservative candidate for Leicester South, Gerri Hickton, said her party could still do "very well against the national trend" in local seats.
"Leicester does have a bit of a reputation for doing things differently from other parts of the country," she said.
Her party is set to only win about 130 seats, if the BBC's exit poll is accurate.
Will Jefford
BBC East Midlands
The turnout figures for Rutland and Stamford have been announced.
The returning officer has confirmed that verification has been completed and a turnout of 67.92% has been declared.