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This page was edited by Trystan Jones. It was written by Andy Giddings, with additional contributions from James Pearson, Nicola Goodwin, Tom Edwards, Matt Hutchinson, Felicity Kvesic, Alistair Binney and Charlotte Broadbent.

There will be more coverage of the results nationally and what they mean for particularly Labour and the Conservatives here.

Tom Edwards
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

Chris Bloore, the new Labour MP for Redditch has thanked his "fantastic team" and said: "People have put their trust in me and I've got to repay it".

He said he was "passionate" about education, especially teaching for children with special educational needs and also wanted to reduce hospital waiting times and "make life more affordable".

Mr Bloore also gave credit to Reform, who came third in Redditch.

"People have voted in their numbers for them and I give credit to the campaign reform have run."

Allen Cook
BBC News

North Herefordshire's newly elected Green MP Ellie Chowns has promised to "work her socks off" for her constituents after her historic victory.

With her victory she became the Midlands' first ever MP for her party with a majority of 5,894, overturning a Conservative majority of almost 25,000.

After the result was announced, she said she was "delighted, honoured and completely humbled" by her win.

She thanked the voters and promised to be a champion in Westminster for the area.

Charlotte A Broadbent
BBC Hereford and Worcester

Nigel Huddleston is back as an MP for Droitwich and Evesham, but has recognised many Conservative colleagues have gone.

Mr Huddleston told us that’s difficult because they’ve “done nothing but serve their constituencies with dignity and huge amounts of hard work”.

Nicola Goodwin
Midlands Investigations Reporter

Earlier this morning Ellie Chowns became the new MP for North Herefordshire, overturning a Conservative majority of almost 25,000.

With a handful of votes still to count that's the second-largest swing of any constituency anywhere in the UK.

Here she is, giving her acceptance speech.

Matt Hutchinson
Reporter, BBC Hereford and Worcester

Bradley Thomas, the new Conservative MP for Bromsgrove has told us he feels "fantastic".

He said he "presented a positive vision for the people of Bromsgrove" which included "Conservative values".

Looking at the national picture, he said: "We've known for many months and weeks that the polls have been really very difficult for Conservatives."

He said he would now look to be involved in rebuilding the party.

Ellie Chowns will be entering Parliament as the first Green MP for the Midlands and the first non-Conservative to represent North Herefordshire since 1906.

But after her historic win she said: "It wasn't a complete surprise because I was one of the four key target constituencies for the Green Party."

She said there had been hundreds of volunteers "working incredibly hard" to deliver her victory.

And she said it had proved the Greens can win in seats all over the country.

James Pearson
Political reporter, Hereford & Worcester

Before this election, Herefordshire and Worcestershire was a sea of blue, with eight Conservative constituencies. But these results have shattered that.

The biggest single result is in North Herefordshire, where the Green Party's Ellie Chowns has achieved a historic result, possibly the most astonishing in Herefordshire and Worcestershire's political history.

In 2019 she finished fourth. Now she is the Midlands' first Green MP with a majority of 5,894, overturning a Conservative majority of almost 25,000.

Labour have made key gains in two battleground seats, Redditch and Worcester.

Crunch the numbers and it's a story of the Conservative vote collapsing.

Herefordshire and Worcestershire's five remaining Conservative MPs all have significantly reduced majorities, while Reform UK candidates hoovering up tens of thousands of votes in total.

Marc Bayliss was unable to hold on to the Worcester constituency for the Conservatives and has been reflecting on his defeat.

He said: "Obviously I'm disappointed I haven't won tonight, but it's going with the national swing.

"I'm pleased that we've kept Labour's majority down to the same sort of ballpark that it's always been in Worcester. It remains a swing constituency... my party and hopefully myself will hopefully be back at the next election."

Mr Bayliss believes there are "a whole range of issues" to explain his party's struggles.

He said: "We've been in power for 14 years and that is always difficult... where the public just want a change, you've done all the good you're going to do and they decide they'd like to see the other main party in power for a while."

Worcester's winning candidate said he had a long list of priorities for the area including better buses and better access to doctors and dentists.

Tom Collins won the seat for Labour from the Conservative Party. As well as issues on his list to get started on, he said there were also a "million opportunities" for his party to do new things.

He added he would now be "going to get my head down to do that work".

Sir Bill Wiggin has been speaking out over the abuse of MPs in his concession speech in North Herefordshire.

He said it had been an honour to serve as their MP for 23 years and the best part of the job had been meeting people and helping them.

But recalling the death of the Conservative MP for Southend West, he said: "After the murder of Sir David Amess everything changed for the worse.

"The threats and abuse that for many colleagues have suffered have meant that is no longer safe to carry out my job in the way I used to."

Sir Bill revealed the police had recently prosecuted a man for making threats to kill him and said the incident had restricted his canvassing.

"That wonderful sense of connection with the community and its values are under attack," he added.

He said he hoped his successor, Ellie Chowns, would not suffer similar abuse.

Sir Bill concluded by saying he was proud he did not throw in the towel before the election and said: "I can leave knowing that I did not shirk by responsibility nor did I turn my back on the people who trusted me."

Matt Hutchinson
Reporter, BBC Hereford and Worcester

Dr David Nicholl, the unsuccessful Lib Dem candidate for Bromsgrove has been speaking to us and said he was happy to increase his party's vote, compared with the previous election.

He's also says he is delighted with the Lib Dem performance around the UK - they're now up to 67 MPs.

And he's promised to continue serving as a councillor in the area.

Charlotte A Broadbent
BBC Hereford and Worcester

Nigel Huddleston has told us his win in Droitwich and Evesham was "a bittersweet moment" because of results elsewhere in the country.

"Many good friends of mine have lost their seat," he said.

He also said he wanted to be a voice for the area from the opposition benches.

Nicola Goodwin
Midlands Investigations Reporter

It might be a narrow majority, but Jesse Norman will again represent Hereford in Parliament.

He has held the constituency since 2010 and is best known for managing the furlough scheme as a minister during the pandemic.

Meanwhile, his wife, Dame Kate Bingham, chaired the government's Vaccine Taskforce, and is credited for buying the vaccines for Britain during the pandemic.

With both of them working from home at the time, Mr Norman joked they were "Mrs Vax and Mr Tax".

The Labour candidate in Redditch, Chris Bloore, said he felt "incredibly honoured" to win the seat.

He won by just 789 votes from the Conservatives.

Rachel Maclean had held the seat for the Tories since 2017. Mr Bloor said he was "feeling ecstatic" and wanted to "repay [voters] trust in Parliament".

Nicola Goodwin
Midlands Investigations Reporter

The new Green MP for North Herefordshire has thanked her campaign staff and promised voters "I will work my socks off for you".

She said they had voted for "real hope and real change" and that she couldn't wait to get started. She took a moment to celebrate with her mum though.

Jesse Norman, the returning MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire has recognised what he said has been a "landmark landslide election".

He said it was time now to reconnect with the people of the county and listen to what they have been saying.

Mr Norman also congratulated Ellie Chowns on her win in the neighbouring North Herefordshire seat and said he wanted to work with her to "deliver on behalf of the county".

Jesse Norman has held on to the Hereford and South Herefordshire seat for the Conservatives.

He won by 1,279 votes from his Labour rival Joe Emmett.

James Pearson
Political reporter, Hereford & Worcester

The Green Party's win in North Herefordshire is not just historic, it's a pretty big turnaround from 2019.

In that election Ellie Chowns came fourth to Bill Wiggins, with just 4,769 votes to his 32,158.

She has turned that around to beat her Conservative rival by 21,736 to his 15,842.

That's a winning margin of 5,894.

Or to put it another way - more votes than she won in 2019

Nicola Goodwin
Midlands Investigations Reporter

The Green Party have overturned a majority of 24,856 and have taken North Herefordshire from the Conservatives.

Ellie Chowns was their winning candidate.

The constituency (in its various forms) has belonged to the Conservatives since 1906.