Labour has won a landslide victory in the UK general election, according to the exit poll
Tobias Ellwood has lost his seat in Bournemouth East
Dorset South has turned to Labour with Richard Drax being ousted
Connor Burns was also voted out in Bournemouth West
Simon Hoare has held on to North Dorset for the Conservatives
Poole went to a third recount before Labour's Neil Duncan-Jordan ousted Conservative's Sir Robert Syms, with just 18 votes in it
Lib Dems take Mid Dorset and North Poole
Chope gives his verdict
There has been a third recount in Poole as candidates wait to hear their fate.
That makes four counts so far.
The seat has been held by the Conservatives' Sir Robert Syms for 27 years.
Neil Duncan-Jordan is the Labour candidate for the constituency.
Following the election of Vikki Slade, leader of BCP Council, as MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, a spokesperson for the authority said:
“Council officers and cabinet are working through how this appointment may impact the council going forward.
"We will provide a further update in due course.
“Council services will, of course, continue as usual.”
Tristan Pascoe
Political Reporter, Dorset
Edward Morello polled more than 26,000 votes as the Lib Dems swept to victory in West Dorset - the first liberal win in the area for more than a century.
Lib Dem Edward Morello reflects on his victory in West Dorset
Tristan Pascoe
Political Reporter, Dorset
The Lib Dems have won West Dorset after Edward Morello overturned a Conservative majority of more than 14,000.
He said the unseating of Chris Loder was a "huge result" for the party - the first liberal MP in the area for 139 years.
It follows the party's taking control of Dorset Council in local elections earlier this year.
Penny Mordaunt lost in Portsmouth North while Tobias Ellwood also lost his Bournemouth East seat.
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Peter Henley
Political editor, South of England
Anxious faces at Poole in Dorset where they are on a recount after Labour and Conservative ended just four votes apart.
Conservative Sir Robert Syms has held the seat for 27 years and jokes it’s never been so interesting before.
Labour candidate Neil Duncan-Jordan says every doorstep conversation is replaying in his head as he thinks about single votes he could have won.
The count has gone on so long the press room has had to be cleared for a morning art class - a nude life drawing session…
And the count only moved here because a cheerleading convention had booked the usual venue. They know how to live in Dorset!
Steve Harris
Breakfast In Dorset, Radio Solent
A full recount is being held in Poole with apparently just six votes separating the candidates.
Conservative Robert Syms is defending a majority of more than 16,000.
Tristan Pascoe
Political Reporter, Dorset
The Lib Dems have won their first seat of this election in Dorset.
BCP council leader Vikki Slade took the Mid Dorset and North Poole seat with 21,442, beating the migration minister Michael Tomlinson into second place with a majority of 1,352.
She overturned a Conservative majority of more than 16,000 and remarkably there was no Reform candidate standing that would split the Conservative vote.
It's Vikki Slade's fourth attempt at winning the seat - a hugely significant result for her personally and it raises the question of what she will do with her council responsibilities.
Lydia Wilson
BBC News
“We have made history here today,” said Labour’s Tom Hayes after winning Bournemouth East.
“We have done it over many, many months - volunteers knocking on doors, dropping off leaflets, many conversations about people’s hopes and concerns, and we’ve listened and we will not let you down.”
Both Bournemouth seats went to Labour for the first time, with Jessica Toale taking Bournemouth West, unseating Conservative Conor Burns.
Labour's Tom Hayes on the party's victory in Bournemouth East
Conservative Simon Hoare has held on to his seat in North Dorset, with his majority slashed from more than 23,000 to 1,589.
He said he was “very relieved and very pleased” at retaining his seat.
He admitted it had been a "bruising election" for the Tories.
"There is a cycle in politics - parties go down and rebuild and resurrect themselves and march on.
"I hope we will provide some constructive opposition.
"The country has moved noticeably to the left - you don't attract votes by lurching to the right," he added.
Speaking before the results began to come through in Dorset, Sir Christopher Chope gave his assessment of the Conservative Party
Chope gives his verdict
Steve Harris
Breakfast In Dorset, Radio Solent
Both seats in Bournemouth have gone to the Labour Party for the first time.
In Bournemouth East Tom Hayes of Labour polled 18,318, ahead of former government minister Tobias Ellwood's 12,837 votes.
In Bournemouth West, Jessica Toale unseated Conservative Conor Burns, with a majority of 3,224.
She told supporters: "We did it!"
"We have run a relentlessly positive campaign and we should all be very proud of that," she said.
Other recent Labour gains from the Conservatives include:
Tristan Pascoe
Political Reporter, Dorset
Conservative Richard Drax has lost his seat in Dorset South after 14 years.
He was beaten by Labour's Lloyd Hatton who polled 15,659 votes, gaining a majority of 1,048.
Speaking after the declaration, Mr Hatton said: "I want to thank the good people of South Dorset who put their trust in me
"Its a huge responsibility - I will work night and day to represent you. I will try my best to be a local champion for our community," he said.
He said voters "could not stomach" another five years of Conservative rule.
Bournemouth East has voted for Labour, meaning a loss for the Conservative incumbant, Tobias Ellwood
Mid Dorset and North Poole Lib Dem candidate Vikki Slade has praised her family’s support during the campaign.
“My husband's here, my daughter has been doing all the digital stuff, all the data crunching. One of my sons has been out knocking on doors, and then my other two have been delivering when they're not at school or uni.
“And actually I've had a few of other people's teenagers knocking on doors for me, as well. So, this idea that all young people are disillusioned is not right. We've had people volunteering. There's a young lady here who goes to Canford School who's not even old enough to vote! "The constituency's got significantly bigger this time around. We've taken a bit of Bournemouth, a bit of Poole, a bit of north Dorset and a bit of south Dorset.
“All territory that we don't know so we've been trying to get to know those areas super fast."
Tobias Ellwood is looking grim at the Bournemouth East count, while there are big smiles from Labour candidate Tom Hayes.
Tristan Pascoe
Political Reporter, Dorset
Candidates Marcus White (West Dorset) and Rosie Morrell (South Dorset). She is a sex worker and he has a background in business.
From the Everyone Is God party - although they failed to register the name in time so standing as Independents.
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