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James Cartlidge held his South Suffolk seat for the Tories but with a much reduced majority.

After the result was declared, he said: “I must say there is relief to know that I can return to the House of Commons and continue doing what I been doing, which is speaking up for people here locally, because it's a wonderful place to live.

"This is where my home is; where my children go to school. And so it just feels an immense honour and I'm very grateful to everyone in South Suffolk who's voted for me, but I will aim to represent everyone, regardless of who they have supported.

"That is my job; to be that strong voice for Suffolk”

The political landscape of Suffolk has totally changed this morning.

In 2019 all seven seats were won by the Conservatives. Today they have only three MPs in the county and Labour have been the big winners.

They would have expected to take Ipswich and Lowestoft, but Suffolk Coastal and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket are shocks.

The polls suggested it could happen but in seats with huge majorities from 2019, it always seemed a big challenge.

Those MPs who did hold on to their seats will have to sit, for the first time, on the opposition benches.

It's been a massive night for the Green Party in Suffolk as well.

Waveney Valley was a seat they were desperate to win, standing their co-leader Adrian Ramsay there and pouring resources into the campaign.

It's a tough challenge for the new MP, with his seat straddling the border with Norfolk.

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You'd have thought he'd had enough of anything Green, but Tory candidate Richard Rout has a spot of gardening on his mind after losing out to Adrian Ramsay in Waveney Valley.

“We knew we were up against it and the national tide was against us," he conceded.

"Of course, it is a disappointing result but the party needs to pause, reflect, and rebuild from here.

“I think there are many seats we were contesting and the Greens just four, so they were able to put all of their resources into those four.

“We were focusing more broadly and, of course, could not do that – so it’s not a case of feeling let down and now is not the time for me to cast the finger of blame.”

So what’s next for Mr Rout?

“I need to mow my lawn,” he said.

Adrian Ramsay, the Green Party co-leader who has just won the new constituency of Waveney Valley with 20,467 votes, says he feels “honoured”.

He said: “I have been doing it a long time and I never take any election for granted but it has felt incredibly positive right through this campaign.

“People were ready for change and they have seen the Green Party rising and rising in this region and now they have a Green representative in Westminster.

“I feel overwhelmed by the support and the enthusiasm with which people were voting Green right throughout Waveney Valley and East Anglia was humbling.

“It has been a long journey but I just feel honoured by the support and I will do my best to represent people right across the constituency."

Conservative candidate for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, Patrick Spencer, hadn't been keen to speak to the press before the declaration - and clearly wasn't that keen to do so after, either.

The speed in which he left the venue after giving his victory speech would have made anyone believe he'd actually lost.

The Conservative candidate in Waveney Valley told us earlier in the night that the Green Party campaign had been "staggering" - and that effort by Adrian Ramsay and his team has paid off.

The Greens' co-leader is the first MP for the new seat, with a majority of 5,494 over the second-place Tories.

It is a massive win for the party, with Mr Ramsay being the first Green MP in East Anglia.

He joins fellow co-leader Carla Denyer in Parliament, after she was elected in Bristol Central.

Patrick Spencer has won Central Suffolk and North Ipswich for the Conservatives with 15,144 votes.

Kevin Craig, who was de-selected as Labour candidate, came second with 10,854 votes. Tony Gould, for Reform UK, got 8,806 votes.

Adrian Ramsay has won Waveney Valley for the Green Party.

It's a new constituency that covers both Suffolk and Norfolk.

It's a huge win for the Greens, who had poured resources and effort into the seat.

Mr Ramsay won 20,467 votes, the Conservatives came second with 14,874.

Adrian Ramsay, the co-leader of the Green Party, becomes MP for the new Waveney Valley seat in Norfolk and Suffolk.

James Cartlidge, who was a defence minister, has retained his South Suffolk seat by about 3,000 votes.

He had a majority of around 22,000 in 2019.

Labour came second with Reform in third.

In what has been a grim election night for the Conservatives in Suffolk, this must qualify as a bright spot.

In what is turning out to be an excellent night for Labour in Suffolk, they probably didn't expect to win this seat.

It's been Tory since 1983, when it was created. Therese Coffey has been the MP in Suffolk Coastal since 2010.

She declined to be interviewed after the result was announced.

Election issues in the seat included the NHS and planned energy projects.

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There are still a few more piles of ballot papers here at the South Suffolk count, but it can't be too long now?

Results have been coming in thick and fast across Suffolk, but not here at Debenham Leisure Centre.

We’re being told it could still be some time… so I’ve given up trying to resist any longer, and decided give the lemon drizzle cake a try.

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Former Ipswich MP Tom Hunt has been reflecting on his defeat to Labour's Jack Abbott.

"This is an incredibly difficult result for the Conservative Party," he said.

"There is no point blaming Reform. I have a sympathy with their concerns."

He added he wished "nothing but the best for my successor".

Victorious Labour candidate Jack Abbott is celebrating becoming MP for Ipswich.

In his acceptance speech, he said: "From the bottom of my heart, thank you everybody."

Addressing the candidates next to him, added: "Everyone here next to me should be given credit."

Turning his attention to the electorate, he said: "I won't let you down. We will bring Ipswich together.

"I'll be getting to work immediately. Together we will build a new future for Ipswich."

Richard Rout, who is standing in Waveney Valley for the Conservatives, appears to be conceding defeat, despite the new seat straddling the Tory heartlands of rural Norfolk and Suffolk.

When asked if he expected to win, Mr Rout said: “Absolutely not.

“For those of us on the ground, looking at the effort the Green Party have been putting in, they fought it like a by-election.

“I’ve never seen so much money thrown at a campaign. It was quite staggering, so I’m expecting a difficult night.”

Labour supporters are celebrating Jenny Riddell-Carpenter's victory over the Conservatives' Therese Coffey in Suffolk Coastal.

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Dan Pratt, Green Party candidate for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, believes the party is “definitely breaking ground”.

“When you compare what it is looking like tonight compared to 2019, I am confident we are going to do far better and that is progress for our party,” he said.

Commenting on the chances of Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay taking Waveney Valley, Mr Pratt believes his colleague could just about nick it.

He said: “It does look close but I think we do have a small but significant margin on [Richard Rout].”

And to what extent did Kevin Craig - the suspended Labour candidate - dent his chances of taking Central Suffolk and North Ipswich after being found to have placed a bet on himself losing?

“Many Green Party voters may have voted tactically before that news broke out in favour of Labour but following the news we may have gained some of those voters back,” said Mr Pratt.

“I heard on the grapevine a lot of people who would have voted Green said they were going to vote for Labour before the news broke of the political bets. I have a tendency to believe people may have come back to us.

“There is still very strong support for Labour in North Ipswich and the Green Party have a lot of work to do to gain the confidence of voters in North Ipswich.”