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"It's the privilege of my life to serve everybody here," says Labour’s Claire Hazelgrove.

She has taken the Filton and Bradley Stoke seat from Conservative Jack Lopresti with almost 50% of the vote.

"I'm absolutely thrilled," she said.

She added: "It felt positive on the doorstep for a while but we don't take anything for granted."

Ms Hazelgrove said her priorities are to be an "active, impactful and approachable MP and to deliver on those issues that matter most to people".

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In a speech after she held her seat for Bath, Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse, said: "Today is a day to celebrate, but next week in parliament the serious will start."

She promised to "make sure that our NHS and our public services are coming back from the brink", that "those who are struggling in Bath with the cost of living are getting a fair deal" and "last, but not least, that we turbocharge our energy to get to net zero".

Overnight, we saw dramatic changes to the political landscape in the west of England.

Not only did some well-known and long-serving MPs lose their seats, but many took on brand new seats in Parliament after boundary changes created new constituencies.

Click here to see some of the key winners in the west.

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Bristol North West Labour MP Darren Jones says "change is possible, hope is real" after being elected for a third term.

"I am proud today, as I have been at every election, to have been elected to represent my home in the house of commons," he said.

"I have always worked hard to hold the powerful to account on behalf of the powerless, to tackle injustices wherever I find them and to make the case that Britain can and must be better."

He said the new Labour government will "take this country on a journey from insecurity and decline towards strength and prosperity once again".

Labour's Kerry McCarthy said she was ready to tackle the challenges that faces Bristol East after reclaiming the seat.

"You've got part of the city that's vibrant and everyone from the outside wants to come and live there, and then there are areas that need more support despite our best efforts," she told BBC Radio Bristol.

"As an MP you've got to play your role in narrowing that divide.

"Every single area of public life has been underfunded and under-resourced - people have been through very tough times.

"We will get to work straight away. We have the mandate, so we're ready to get on with it."

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Speaking after his victory in North East Somerset & Hanham, Labour's Dan Norris - who oust Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg - said the win was "a great honour".

“We’ve got Mogg-xit done.

“It’s a great honour to serve the people of Keynsham, North East Somerset, Hanham and surrounding areas.

"This is my home. I’m deeply proud of all our communities and want our part of the world to be the best it can be," he said.

Sadik Al-Hassan said it was an "absolute honour" to be North Somerset's first Labour MP, after Conservatives claimed the seat for 100 years.

"I cannot wait to get to help North Somerset and the constituents.

"I really want to get to work because there are so many problems that we need to fix and I am committed, as the Labour government is, to making things better."

He paid tribute to his campaign team, who spoke to more than 13,500 people.

"I'm so proud of that - and it has delivered us a victory of an unimaginable scale," he added.

The pharmacist won 19,138 (35.6%) votes, while Liam Fox received 18,499 (34.4%) votes.

Emma Grimshaw
BBC News, West of England

It has been a dramatic night across the West Country, with lots of heartbreak for outgoing MPs.

Some of those former politicians made passionate speeches before bowing out of public service.

Sir Robert Buckland was the first Conservative to lose his seat, when Swindon South was won by Labour's Heidi Alexander.

Afterwards he spoke out against some of his former colleagues.

"I'm fed up of personal agendas, and jockeying for position," he said.

"The truth is now, with the Conservatives facing this electoral Armageddon, it will be like a group of bald men arguing over a comb."

Meanwhile, former MP Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg quoted Chitty Chitty Bang Bang during his departure speech.

He said: "From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success."

Sir Jacob lost his bid to become the MP for the newly-formed North East Somerset and Hanham seat. The area's new MP is Labour's Dan Norris.

Incoming MPs also delivered animated speeches.

Liberal Democrat Max Wilkinson clinched a “historic” victory after unseating Conservative Alex Chalk to become Cheltenham’s new MP.

He said: “I firmly believe that all politics is done with a smile on its face and politicians are better when they aren’t taking themselves too seriously, but they are taking seriously the concerns of the public."

Claire Hazelgrove MP told BBC Radio Bristol she was "truly delighted" to be elected as MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke, especially after campaigning with her "brilliant volunteer team for two and a half years".

"I wanted to do it that way because I know it takes time to earn trust," she said.

The constituency was previously held by Conservative Jack Lopresti, who had held the seat since 2010.

"No matter how you voted, I will be working hard to serve you well," she said.

Paul Barltrop
Political Editor, West of England

Never has the political map of the West changed so dramatically in a single night. A region which was previously a sea of Conservative blue has gone overwhelmingly Lib Dem yellow and Labour red.

The big names that fell are astonishing. Serving cabinet ministers like Mark Harper, Alex Chalk and Michelle Donelan. Former Secretaries of State like Jacob Rees-Mogg, Liam Fox and Robert Buckland.

Some knew they were on the brink; in places like Cheltenham and South Swindon the Tory majorities last time were slender.

But others did not expect it. Liam Fox had represented North Somerset for three decades; the area has never had a Labour MP – until now. Michelle Donelan’s old seat was split up due to boundary changes; she chose Melksham and Devizes, thinking it was a safer bet. It wasn’t.

The Liberal Democrats took her out, and removed a string of other Conservatives, on their way to reinstating the West Country as a heartland. As the campaign progressed they had sensed things were looking better and better – but ending up with nearly half the area’s seats still exceeded all expectations.

Labour celebrated in places they had not expected, taking seats that had looked like outside chances. But they will be stung by the loss of Thangam Debbonaire in Bristol Central, ousted by the Greens’ Carla Denyer.

But the small party that many will feel has had the most influence for the least gain is Reform UK, who won no seats in the West. They polled strongly, which the Tories feel was at their expense.

I have covered elections in the West for three decades. Never has an election been as dramatic as this.

Emma Grimshaw
BBC News, West of England

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg lost his bid to become an MP for the newly-formed North East Somerset and Hanham seat while standing next to a candidate who was wearing a baked beans balaclava.

Phin “Barmy Brunch” Adams, who is a teacher and radio presenter, hoped to introduce a “statutory brunch hour”.

He previously said: “Yes, it’s ambitious, it’s bold, it’s an hour long. If we can just pause and just breathe, it's one of the things that I think is key to upholding the good mental health that we all really desire.”

Mr Adams has lived in Bath for 24 years and used to have a show called “Phin’s Barmy Brunch” on Somerset Valley FM, from which the character takes its name.

Green's co-leader Carla Denyer said her campaign was based on the "positive solutions" her party can offer, after she won the newly-formed Bristol Central seat.

Ms Denyer gained the consistency with 24,539 votes (56.6%), while Thangam Debbonaire received 14,132 votes (32.6%).

What a night for the Green Party in Bristol.

Co-leader of the party Carla Denyer won the newly-created seat of Bristol Central to become the city's first Green MP.

Read the full story here.

Weston-super-Mare's first ever Labour MP is congratulated by his family.

Just to recap on what happened in North East Somerset & Hanham.

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg lost to Labour's Dan Norris and then quoted Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in true Sir Jacob fashion.

Find out more by reading our full story here.

Cheryl Dennis
BBC News, West of England

We’re likely to be turfed out soon because new MPs, old MPs, MP wannabes, count staff, and council staff who’ve run this count have all left Hutton Moor Leisure Centre.

Where ballot papers were shuffling a few hours ago, just the sound of lonely tables and ballot boxes being stacked remains.

Here is view from our media station in the corner.

Jacob Rees-Mogg ended his speech with a quote from the fictional character Caractacus Potts.

Sir Jacob congratulated Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer on "what seems to be a historic victory".

Former MP Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg ended his speech with a rather unusual quote: "From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success."

The quote came from Caractacus Potts, one of the characters from the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Sir Jacob lost his bid to become the MP for the newly-formed North East Somerset and Hanham seat. The area's new MP is Dan Norris.