The number of women elected as deputies has increased to 11, three more than the current States.

The new female deputies include Sally Rochester, Jennifer Strachan, Munazza Malik, Jayne Ozanne, Haley Camp and Rhona Humphries.

Former deputy Sarah Hansmann Rouxel has also been returned to the States.

The current president of the Committee for the Environment and Infrastructure has topped the polls with more than 10,000 votes.

Returning officer Keith Bell has started reading out the results - listen live.

We've been told the results are now expected in 10 minutes.

Turnout in Guernsey's election is 73%, the returning officer has announced.

It is down on the 79% turnout recorded in the 2020 election.

However, the figure is still high compared with previous elections, before island-wide voting was introduced at the last election.

It is also higher than the UK, which had 59.7% turnout at last year's general election.

A total of 27,316 people were registered to vote out of more than 64,000 people living in the island, according to States figures.

The declaration of results will take place in the sports hall at Beau Sejour.

Candidates were told they would be notified at least an hour before their names will be read in alphabetical order by returning officer Keith Bell.

Current Chief Minister Deputy Lyndon Trott has been an island politician since 2000 and also served as chief minister from 2008 to 2012.

He has been president of the policy and resources committee since 2023 and has not stood as a candidate in the election as he chose to stand down from politics.

On the future of the island's tax system and the planned introduction of a Goods and Service Tax, Trott said: "I genuinely believe in a progressive tax system.

"I'm someone who thinks that we pay far too little in terms of income tax. I pay 20%. If 20% means 20% to me, I'd be very happy to pay 22% or even 25%.

"In other words, those who can afford to pay should pay."

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Colette Falla is the civil servant who is co-ordinating the election count in Beau Sejour.

"There is a buzz about the place as we come to the end of this election process," she says.

"After the weekend we will start rolling out our induction for those who have been elected today.

"We'll be supporting the new deputies into their rolls and supporting them on an ongoing basis."

The States of Guernsey is expecting results from 16:00 BST after faster than expected counting.

Before the change to island-wide voting in 2020, ballot papers were collected and votes counted by hand at local polling stations in each parish.

It meant a larger number of candidates and a new system was needed to make the counting system faster and reduce human error.

The States of Guernsey worked with a UK company to introduce ballot paper scanning technology capable of scanning in batches of 100.

John Fernandez
BBC Guernsey political reporter

Some candidates predicted the election would become a referendum on last year's decision to introduce a goods and services tax (GST) in 2027.

At our four roadshows, eight events and numerous other engagements with voters, that was not the case.

Many voters have taken notice of the mitigations to the regressive GST of a lower income tax rate and reforms to social security.

Unless candidates who oppose the GST are returned in big numbers, it looks like the plans are set to continue.

Election candidates have started arriving at Beau Sejour for the declaration of the general election.

The States of Guernsey said counting had been faster than expected and results were expected from about 16:00 BST.

Election returning officer Keith Bell is in charge of overseeing the count.

"I'm responsible for the conduct of the postal vote opening, the vote count and I have overall accountability for the integrity and efficiency of the count," he says.

"It has been very busy, very labour intensive with the opening of the ballot boxes."

The States of Guernsey has said the count could be finished sooner than expected.

"Counting is now coming to an end, and so the results are expected approximately two hours from now," it says on X, external.

"The declaration of results will be read out by the Returning Officer in the Sir John Loveridge Hall at Beau Sejour.

"This is open to the public should anyone wish to attend."

BBC Guernsey political reporter John Fernandez said candidates had told him they were tired, sunburnt and confused.

"Some have been buoyed by a good showing in the Guernsey Press exit poll, others made even more nervous by the information," he said.

"One has just text me saying they feel they have a 50/50 chance… which makes sense, seeing as with 82 candidates and 38 spaces, it’s almost a one in two chance for candidates.

"Another says he won’t be heading to the declaration tonight, despite his children wanting to go along."

Prospective deputies have been sharing their electioneering experience as the island awaits the poll results.

New candidate Sally Rochester has used TikTok to try to engage voters.

She said: “I found the last six weeks incredibly rewarding and informative because we have had the opportunity to meet with so many different parts of our community and hear about their needs and challenges.

"But I haven’t felt like I had that much opportunity to speak directly to the voter.”

Current Deputy Carl Meerveld said: "How do I reach out? That is the struggle. "Luckily, we’ve had a lot of different organisations and special interest groups arrange meetings and invite all of the candidates together.

"I’ve attended the vast majority of those and that’s a good way of reaching people with specific concerns, but it’s not practical under island wide voting to go and knock on doors."

Liberate Rainbow Alliance invited candidates to pledge support to the LGBTQ+ community in the build up to the election through their Rainbow Alliance Asks campaign.

CEO Ellie Jones said there had been some "great support" with about a quarter of candidates signing up and "many more" engaging in conversations to better understand the community.

"However, we’ve been saddened to see that a small number of individuals have chosen to actively vilify Liberate, the community, or anyone visibly supporting the Asks," she said.

"Unfortunately, this reflects a worrying trend - imported from the USA and UK - of growing homophobia and transphobia.

"That said, these actions have also served as a powerful reminder to candidates and the wider public of how we still need greater understanding, compassion, and education around the discrimination LGBTQ+ people face simply for existing and asking for the same protections and rights as everyone else in our community."

The States of Guernsey has confirmed the count of postal votes have been completed. "Counting is still underway of ballot papers submitted at polling stations, and we will provide another update as soon as we have one," it said.

Image source, States of Guernsey

A local marketing expert has spoken to the BBC about what makes a successful election campaign.

Director of Black Vanilla, Nichole Culverwell said that getting the basics like a great picture, a website and making a short film as well as thinking about your messaging are all key.

Mrs Culverwell has spent more than 30 years in the industry, working in the UK, Australia and the last 15 of those in the Channel Islands.

She said: “For any comms knowing your audience is really important. In the context of an election of course you know that’s who is your voter. Who do you think you’re going to appeal to?

“Its so important to be authentic. We’re looking to see how they behave and how they act. There has been a lot of emphasis on that throughout the last couple of weeks and I think candidates who’ve allowed their personalities to show through, who speak from the heart, I think will do really well.”

Before the election campaign started Lee Corbet spoke to the BBC about voter apathy towards politics.

He registered to vote but was not sure whether he was going to cast any votes.

“I did in the end. I voted for one existing States member and a couple of new ones," he said.

Mr Corbet said he had found it challenging to go through all of the manifestos to figure out who to vote for.