Duncan Cook
BBC News, Gloucestershire

Counting is under way in Tewkesbury.

The turnout in the constituency, deemed one of the safest Conservative seats in the county, is 66.28%. This is down from 72.8% in 2019.

Former MP Alex Chalk has arrived at the Cheltenham count. He's fighting to keep his seat which he has held since 2015.

Steve Knibbs
BBC West

Alex Chalk, who recently arrived at the count, has been spotted sharing a joke with his former opponent and former Cheltenham MP, Martin Horwood.

Horwood was Cheltenham's MP between 2005 and 2015, before Chalk gained the seat.

Jonathan Ray is here through the small hours bringing you the very latest updates and analysis from our political reporters across the region - as our results start to be declared

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Esme Ashcroft
Political reporter, BBC Gloucestershire

Gloucester's Reform UK candidate, Chris Farmer, says the "Conservatives have betrayed the British people and they are getting everything they deserve".

Mr Farmer has conceded he probably won't win the seat, but is hopeful he might come in second.

Jules Hyam
BBC News, West of England

As seats go - both the new Cotswolds ones are geographically huge. There's a long way for ballot boxes to travel before they're verified and then counted. Returning Officer Robert Weaver has been paying tribute to the team that's got every vote from every polling station back into the building

Steve Knibbs
BBC West, Gloucestershire reporter

Defending a majority of just 981 Alex Chalk arrives greeted by party activists. He's smiling, they're smiling. I'll try and grab a word with him shortly to see how he's feeling.

Duncan Cook
BBC News, Gloucestershire

Lib Dem candidate for Tewkesbury Cameron Thomas has arrived wearing a very fetching blue suit

He says he is hoping for a good night but is not sure whether that means coming first

We will find out at around 5 am.

Steve Knibbs
BBC West

This makes a change from the standard rosette as Lib Dem activist Jezz Palmer shows her loyalty to the party.

Edward Rowe
Political reporter, BBC Gloucestershire

The returning officer has announced how many people came out to vote in the Forest.

Turnout is lower in the constituency this time then it was in 2019 - and lower then any time then when the seat was reintroduced in the 1997 election.

Now the officials will begin counting up the votes to see who's won.

Georgia Stone
BBC News, Gloucestershire

Declaration is expected to be much sooner than expected here, originally 3:15am but it is now looking like anytime after 1:30am.

Dr Simon Opher, Labour's candidate, has arrived and is chatting and laughing with a large group of Labour supporters who are here.

Steve Knibbs
BBC West, Gloucestershire reporter

Max Wilkinson has arrived at the Cheltenham count and was greeted with hugs and handshakes from his team. He's quietly confident saying voters on the campaign told him they were "frustrated" with the conservatives.

He could be around 90 minutes from being the new MP. We're still waiting for Alex Chalk to arrive.

Duncan Cook
BBC News, Gloucestershire

Laurence Robertson has arrived at Cleeve Sports Hall where verification is well under way

The Conservative was first elected MP in 1997 and told me it's too early to say what might happen tonight.

Steve Knibbs
BBC West, Gloucestershire reporter

66.36% turnout here in Cheltenham, that's down on the 2019 election.

No sign of the main contenders in the seat either - Alex Chalk (Con) and Max Wilkinson (LD) yet to arrive. Labour, Green and Independent candidates are walking the floor.

Danielle Hunt
BBC News, Gloucestershire

Hello from Cirencester Leisure Centre where thoughts are turning to midnight snacks. We're not going to be producing two of the faster results tonight.

There is some progress to report though. All of the ballot boxes have now arrived here for the counts for the two new constituencies. The former Cotswolds seat has split up into North and South. The South seat covering a part of the former North Wiltshire seat.

The people staffing the 109 polling stations in the North Cotswolds and 84 in the South Cotswolds have completed their work to deliver their ballot boxes safely to the count and can clock off for the night.

That won't be the case for all of us here for a good while yet though. That said, snack time...

Edward Rowe
Political reporter, BBC Gloucestershire

Activists in the Labour and Conservative parties have told me they don't have a clear picture yet.

Mark Harper won in 2019 with a majority of 15,869 and has held the seat for 19 years, taking it off Labour in 2005.

Whether they can win it back isn't yet clear and both camps are staying tight lipped about their chances at the moment.

Esme Ashcroft
Political reporter, BBC Gloucestershire

Verification is continuing here in Gloucester, which means I've got a little time to snack up.

This election I've gone for a home-made green smoothie and some kombucha.

The leisure centre cafe is doing a roaring trade, with staff telling me tea, black coffee and Snickers bars are their bestsellers so far - other brands of chocolate bars are available!

Steve Knibbs
BBC West, Gloucestershire reporter

Things are hotting up here in Cheltenham with news from the acting returning officer that some tables (2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 if you're interested) have started counting. Here's the action on table 2. And news just in...we're told the count is about 30 mins ahead of schedule. That COULD be a 2am declaration.

Forest of Dean – Too close to call but Labour Gain predicted

Gloucester – Labour Gain

Cheltenham – Liberal Democrat Gain

Tewkesbury – Too close to call but Conservative Hold predicted

Stroud – Labour Gain

North Cotswolds – Conservative Hold

South Cotswolds – Too close to call but Conservative Hold predicted