Election coverage from across Suffolk
All the county's results are now in
The Greens' co-leader Adrian Ramsay wins the new seat of Waveney Valley
Former deputy prime minister Therese Coffey loses her Suffolk Coastal seat to Labour's Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Jess Asato takes the new seat of Lowestoft for Labour
Peter Prinsley wins Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket for Labour
Jack Abbott takes Ipswich back from the Tories for Labour
Nick Timothy wins West Suffolk for the Conservatives but sees their majority fall to just 3,247
Patrick Spencer wins Central Suffolk and North Ipswich for the Tories with a majority of 15,144
Conservative James Cartlidge retains South Suffolk with a reduced majority
In the Lowestoft constituency, Conservative candidate Peter Aldous is predicting a gloomy night for his party.
He says: “It’s likely that our party, which is the oldest political party in the world, is going to succumb to our biggest defeat in our history.
"And I have to be brutally frank - we’re not going to buck that trend here.”
Image source, Zoe Dennis/BBCHere are some pictures from our cameraman Richard Knights, at the Ipswich count at the Corn Exchange.
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Image source, Richard Knights/BBCJessie Carter, Green candidate in South Suffolk, is also a district councillor for Babergh and a county councillor for Suffolk.
“We know that people vote differently in general elections in in local elections, but I think the majority of people, no matter who they are voting for, want something different. They're looking for a change," she said.
"Let's look to see what will happen. This is probably the first year that I've ever known where... I really feel it could be anyone, which is really exciting.”
Image source, Jon Wright/BBCIt's looking like being a good night for the Labour Party - and these supporters in Lowestoft are in confident mood.
Image source, Zoe Dennis/BBCBBC reporter Zoe Dennis is at the count in Lowestoft.
Caroline Topping, leader of the Green Party on East Suffolk Council, told her: “Our focus has been on winning the Waveney Valley seat and we appreciate that we have not been as visible in the Lowestoft and Beccles areas as we would have liked to have been, but we appreciate every single vote that we get.”
BBC reporter Matt Marvel is at Newmarket Leisure Centre, in Exning Road, where ballot boxes have been arriving in Tesco trolleys.
We're expecting a result there at about 04:00.
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Image source, Matt Marvel/BBC
Image source, Matt Marvel/BBCTony Gould, Reform UK candidate for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, has said exit polls were “mere speculation”.
He added: “If it is a dozen seats or more I am very pleased. And if it is double that then I will be even more pleased.
“But nobody knows and it is early in the evening. From what I have seen the Conservatives are ahead and all the other parties are juggling for second place.
When asked how well he is expecting to do this evening, he said: “The ambitious is not to be last.”
BBC reporter Johnnie Wright is at the Suffolk Coastal count in Felixstowe.
He says: "I've just spoken with the Green Party candidate, Julian Cusack. He’s very proud of the campaign they’ve run, across the county and here in Suffolk.
"He says the exit poll is ‘rough and ready’ and says they deserve to win their four target seats.
"He says he’s not a betting man, but thinks they’ll win four seats. He says he wishes the Labour Party had been more ambitious in their proposals for tackling climate change."
BBC reporter Zoe Dennis has spoken to June Mummery, the Reform UK candidate for the Lowestoft constituency.
She says her campaign has gone very well despite a couple of mishaps on the campaign trail.
“I broke my foot in three places and then three days ago, I put my finger through a letter box and a little doggy thought he would cling on so I was back in A&E for a Tetanus shot.”
We're starting to get turnout figures now.
In Ipswich, it was 58%, while in Lowestoft it was 56.4%.
It was higher in Waveney Valley, where 66.6% of the electorate voted.
Ben Parker
BBC Suffolk political reporter
The last general election in 2019 saw total domination for the Conservatives.
The party won all seven seats, taking Ipswich from Labour and holding onto the others.
Many Tories saw their number of votes increase compared to 2017 and it looked a very healthy picture for Conservatives.
Since then there has been change at local level, with the Tories losing control of a number of district councils.
And one of the Tory MPs that won in 2019, defected to the Labour Party shortly before the election was called, although Dr Dan Poulter, who was the MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, is not standing this time around.
Ben Parker
BBC Suffolk political reporter
We've only had figures from a few of the counts here in Suffolk so far but they are showing fewer people voting than in the last general election in 2019.
In West Suffolk turnout was 60.06%, down from 64.1%.
In Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket it was 65%, down from 69.1%.
A further update from the Waveney Valley count.
BBC reporter George King says: "It has just been announced that all of the Waveney Valley ballot boxes are also now in.
"That means the votes for both of the constituencies being counted here at Debenham Leisure Centre tonight have now arrived - let the counting commence!"
Waveney Valley is a key target seat for the Green Party.
BBC reporter Alex Dunlop is at the count in Debenham and said: "Rumour on the floor that it could be very tight between Conservatives and Greens, but boxes are still coming in."
Ben Parker
BBC Suffolk political reporter
Healthcare was a big talking point for voters during the election campaign, struggles to get GP and dentistry appointments, hospital waiting list and the mental health service were all topics candidates faced heavily.
Many energy projects are planned for Suffolk and it's divided opinion between political parties, it's such a hot topic in the Suffolk Coastal area an entire political debate was held in an Aldeburgh church about the issue.
A new nuclear power station, onshore cables and two large industrial sites are planned for the Suffolk coast
Infrastructure has been a hotly debated, particularly the A14 Orwell Bridge as well as rural bus routes.
After floods badly hit parts of Suffolk last year there has been discussion about what can be done to protect homes in the future and on floods, voters in Lowestoft have been asking about flood protection on the sea front, a planned project hit a financial black hole and work has stopped.
Ben Parker
BBC Suffolk political reporter
For those planning on staying up/getting up early these are the times we've been advised the declaration of results could come in but they are very much subject to change.
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket - 04:00
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich - 04:00
Ipswich - 02:45
Lowestoft - 03:30
South Suffolk - 04:00
Suffolk Coastal - 03:30
Waveney Valley - 04:00
West Suffolk - 04:00
Ben Parker
BBC Suffolk political reporter
It's always a dangerous game predicting politics, no-one will know the results until they are announced in the early hours of the morning.
That being said, we know there will be four new MPs in Suffolk whatever happens. Three of those who won in 2019 are not standing this time and Suffolk has a new constituency in Waveney Valley.
The Conservatives will be looking to hold on to the seven seats they won at the last election, however that looks a tough task.
Labour are targeting Ipswich and Lowestoft and have had senior Labour members visit both areas during the election campaign.
Waveney Valley is a key target seat for the Green Party, their co-leader is standing there and considerable resource and effort has been put into the area.
The Liberal Democrats have struggled to make an impact in past general elections in Suffolk but will hoping they can attract voters who may have previously voted Tory.
Reform UK have shown strong support in some polls, their leaders claim to be taking votes from Labour and the Conservatives, that could have an impact on results.
Ben Parker
BBC Suffolk political reporter
The former cabinet minister, Therese Coffey, who is looking to hold the Suffolk Coastal seat tonight, has been made a dame by Rishi Sunak in his dissolution peerages list.
Image source, PA MediaRishi Sunak visited Sizewell nuclear power plant in the Suffolk Coastal constituency during the campaign
Throughout the election campaign our BBC reporters have been learning more about the constituencies that make up Suffolk and which candidates are standing.
Constituencies (in alphabetical order):
June Mummery is a former MEP
June Mummery is the Reform UK candidate in Lowestoft, she says her team have delivered 40,000 leaflets.
And it's involved a few trips to hospital, she said: "I broke my foot in three places and then three days ago, I put my finger through a letter box and a little doggy thought he would cling on, so I was back in A&E for a tetanus shot."
The Conservative candidate Peter Aldous has held the former Waveney seat since 2010, and with boundary changes some parts of the old constituency, such as Bungay, are now in the Waveney Valley constituency, which straddles the river taking in parts of Norfolk, including Diss.