Rishi Sunak apologises after historic Tory defeatpublished at 23:03 British Summer Time 4 July 2024
In a speech outside Number 10, Mr Sunak said he would step down as party leader once arrangements for a successor are in place.
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The Conservatives have lost all of their previously held six seats in Cornwall
Labour has won Camborne & Redruth, South East Cornwall, St Austell & Newquay, and Truro & Falmouth
The Liberal Democrats have taken North Cornwall and St Ives
The Conservatives had been "expecting to lose most of their MPs"
Reform sees some strong taking of third places
Some areas have seen voter turnout decreasing from 2019
You can also see live results and reaction from across the UK
Rishi Sunak apologises after historic Tory defeatpublished at 23:03 British Summer Time 4 July 2024
First ballot boxes arriving at Bodminpublished at 22:53 British Summer Time 4 July 2024
Ballot boxes for the North Cornwall and South East Cornwall constituencies arrived at their counting centre in Bodmin Leisure Centre at about 22:20 BST, just 20 minutes after polls closed.
The constituencies in Cornwallpublished at 22:33 British Summer Time 4 July 2024
Image caption, Polling stations were open across Cornwall and in the Isles of Scilly, including this one in St Mary's
As the results come in throughout the night, we’ll be bringing you information, and the all-important results from the six constituencies around Cornwall.
Those are: North Cornwall, South East Cornwall, St Ives, Camborne & Redruth, St Austell & Newquay, and Truro & Falmouth.
Image caption, A boat was used to ferry ballot boxes between Bryher to Tresco during the low tide
Exit poll predicts Labour landslidepublished at 22:18 British Summer Time 4 July 2024
BreakingPolls across the UK have now closed and the exit poll is in. It predicts that Labour are set to win 410 seats in the general election.
The Conservatives are predicted to win 131 with the Lib Dems on 61.
Reform is predicted to win 13, the SNP is predicted to win 10, Plaid Cymru four and the Greens two.
The exit poll is carried out by polling company Ipsos, jointly for BBC News, ITV News and Sky News. The exit poll does not apply to Northern Ireland.
Exit polls have never been carried out in Northern Ireland, unlike the rest of the UK where they are a regular fixture of election night.
Six MPs to be elected in Cornwallpublished at 22:01 British Summer Time 4 July 2024
As the polls close, welcome to the BBC South West’s coverage of the general election in Cornwall.
Cornwall will be returning six MPs in total. You'll be able to find here who they are later.
We'll be bringing the latest results as soon as they come in overnight, plus analysis of the results and information about the lead-up to the poll and the county’s constituencies.
Welcome to our election coveragepublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 4 July 2024
Voting has been taking place throughout the day across the UK in the 2024 General Election.
Join us after 22:00 BST for coverage of all the results and reaction across Cornwall.
BBC South West will have reporters at the counts and you can follow all the election developments as they happen here on the BBC News website and app.
You can find out more about how to follow the election on the BBC here.