Labour candidate Luke Charters ousts Conservative Julian Sturdy from York Outer, securing 23,161 votes.

Mr Sturdy picks up 13,770 votes, while Reform UK's John Crispin-Bailey comes third with 5,912 votes.

Rishi Sunak, his wife and their security and entourage leave the election count as soon as his speech finishes.

Other candidates continue to mill around the count hall, with some seen shaking hands with one another.

Conceding defeat in the general election, Rishi Sunak says the British people have delivered a "sobering verdict" on his party.

Mr Sunak has held onto his Richmond and Northallerton seat, picking up 23,059 votes.

He says he has called Keir Starmer to concede the election and he is heading down to London.

Mr Sunak says it has been a "difficult night" and admits Labour has won the election.

Rishi Sunak - who is, for now, still the prime minister - holds on to his seat in Richmond and Northallerton.

He wins with 23,059 votes.

Labour’s Tom Wilson got 10,874, and Reform got more than 7,000 votes.

Also worth a mention - Count Binface got 308 votes.

Labour's Rachael Maskell retains her seat in York Central, picking up 24,537 votes.

Tom Gordon has been outlining his priorities after ousting the Conservatives in Harrogate and Knaresborough.

We are hearing that York Central is close to a declaration.

All agents are being called for now.

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We've looked at the smallest majorities, now for the biggest.

As explained earlier the redrawing of constituency boundaries in 2023 has resulted in a recalculation of the majorities - with the figures below reflecting the majorities that would have been achieved in 2019 based on the 2024 boundaries.

The largest majorities in Yorkshire are:

• Wetherby and Easingwold - 27,164
• Bradford West - 27,019
• Richmond and Northallerton - 24,331
• Thirsk and Malton - 23,337
• Skipton and Ripon - 22,517

Turnout in the Richmond and Northallerton constituency - where Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is standing - has been confirmed at 65.8%.

This is slightly down from 69.9% in 2019.

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In total, 132 MPs chose not to stand again at the general election, including six from Yorkshire.

Conservatives Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) and Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley) chose not to seek re-election this time, as did former Labour MPs Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central), Holly Lynch (Halifax), Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) and Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central).

Mr Sheerman, who announced his plan to step down in 2021, was first elected as an MP for Huddersfield East in 1979 before representing the Huddersfield constituency from 1983.

The 84-year-old described his time in parliament as "the honour of my life" but said he was looking forward to spending more time with his family.

Olivia Richwald
BBC Look North

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Andrew Jones, the former Conservative MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, says losing his seat to the Liberal Democrats is "very disappointing" but reflective of "a national swing".

"It's been remarkably friendly on the doorsteps, the opinion polls haven't shifted for months now," he says.

"The general conversations have been 'oh I like you, I like what you've been doing in our area but I don't like what's been happening down in Westminster'."

Newly elected MP Tom Gordon has declared his win in as an "historic moment for Harrogate and Knaresborough, the country and the Liberal Democrats".

"We are back. Back in Harrogate and Knaresborough, back in Yorkshire and back right across our country.".

He went on to thank Ed Davey for "injecting some much needed fun" into the election and for putting "front and centre the issues of care and caring that are so important".

It’s the Lib Dem’s first seat of the night as they take Harrogate & Knaresborough from the Conservatives. Tom Gordon beats Andrew Jones with a majority of more than 8,000.

Tom Gordon has been elected as MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, ousting the former Conservative MP Andrew Jones.

Mr Gordon secured 23,976 votes to Mr Jones' 15,738.

Reform UK came third with 5,679 votes, pushing Labour into fourth with 4,153.

Richard Edwards
BBC Political Reporter, North Yorkshire

As we wait for the results to start coming in, BBC Yorkshire political reporter Richard Edwards has highlighted a few seats to keep an eye on and why.

Can Labour win in York Outer? They have to if they have any hope of a majority.

How will Reform UK do in Scarborough & Whitby? They look strong there and are threatening to take votes off the Conservatives.

Will the Rishi Sunak keep his seat? I expect him to, but he’s being pushed very hard by Labour.

Will Labour win any previously “unwinnable” seats? Back in 2023 Labour's Keir Mather upset the apple cart and overturned a huge Conservative majority, but that was a particular set of circumstances. For me, their best chance tonight in the “mega-majority” areas would be Skipton and Ripon, but I still expect the Conservatives to hold on.

Richard Edwards
BBC Political Reporter, North Yorkshire

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Across North Yorkshire it's been a cost-of-living campaign.

The issue has come up more than any other - and in places that might have been seen as better off - such as Ripon or Easingwold.

Public transport, especially in rural areas, has been big too.

One voter told me how on a Bank Holiday weekend buses stop from Saturday night until Tuesday morning.

“It’s like being a prisoner,” she said.

Louise Fewster
Reporter, BBC Radio York

All the ballot boxes have now been received at York racecourse from both York Central and York Outer constituencies.

Conservative candidate Richard Hudson, who is standing in York Central, said tonight's result may be something the his party "may need to regroup and learn from" if the exit polls are to be believed.

He added that he does not think people have suddenly switched to Labour, but that Reform "may have taken a share of the vote and that's actually taken quite a drastic effect for how many MP's we'll be looking to return to Parliament".