Independent candidate Iqbal Mohamed has been elected as the new MP for Dewsbury and Batley, securing 15,641 votes, leaving Labour's Heather Iqbal in second place with just 8,707 votes.

Mr Mohamed tells the BBC after his victory was announced: "As a local boy who has grown up in the town, it's absolutely humbling, it's still sinking in."

Quizzed on why he thinks he won, Mr Mohamed says people he spoke to were "very concerned" about the conflict in Gaza and considered it a "grave injustice".

Beyond that, constituents seem to be disillusioned with the two main parties, he says.

"We've had Labour locally for many years, running the council, and the Tories nationally. In that time, the towns have just gone backwards and people felt neglected."

Mr Mohamed says as a new MP, he will seek to "work with the community" and collaborate with all of his constituents.

Corinne Wheatley
BBC News

Harpreet Uppal, who has been elected as the Labour MP for Huddersfield, says she believes people voted for Labour after recognising the party had changed.

Image source, BBC/Corinne Wheatley

"I think people have looked at Keir Starmer and they see a serious prime minister," she says.

"The last 14 years have been absolutely chaotic, particularly the last two or three years post-Covid.

"I think people wanted a bit of stability, some change."

Amelia Shallish
BBC News

The chairs and tables are folded and ballot boxes stacked up in the marquee outside Halifax Minister.

Prior to the declarations, the atmosphere of the tent was one of nervous excitement for the Labour Party and of resolute disappointment for the Conservative party.

The night saw a Labour hold for Halifax, electing new MP Kate Dearden (pictured), who ran for the election following the stepping down of Holly Lynch.

Following the win, she says her priority is “making sure Halifax gets its fair share”.

The "bellwether" seat of Calder Valley lives up to its name, seeing a large majority gain for Labour’s Josh Fenton Glynn.

Mr Fenton Glynn has stood in the past three elections, losing to former Conservative MP Craig Whittaker who announced he would not stand for re-election in May of last year.

In his acceptance speech, Mr Fenton-Glynn thanked the Labour Party for its continual support and also congratulated the Conservative candidate on her campaign.

Conservative Alec Shelbrooke wins in new seat Wetherby and Easingwold - which was previously Elmet and Rothwell.

He wins 20,597 votes and is followed by Labour's Ben Pickles, who wins 15,751.

Gemma Dillon
Political Reporter, BBC Yorkshire

Leeds is now almost completely represented by Labour MPs.

The first results of the night, and perhaps the biggest cheer, was reserved for Leeds West and Pudsey MP Rachel Reeves, who is on course to be the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer.

She told me if she was appointed by Sir Keir Starmer it would be the “privilege of my life”.

Meanwhile, two new faces become MPs for the first time.

First there is Mark Sewards (pictured), who took the Leeds South and Morley seat from Conservative Andrea Jenkyns.

His wife Alice is due to give birth in two weeks’ time, so he'll be hoping for some rest after the gruelling campaign trail.

Meanwhile, Katie White is now the Leeds North West MP - and only the third Labour woman to represent Leeds at Westminster.

Hilary Benn, Alec Sobel, Richard Burgon and Fabian Hamilton are already familiar faces in the House of Commons, retaking their seats, albeit with new boundaries.

Labour wins Normanton and Hemsworth with an increased majority of 6,662.

Jon Trickett, who has been an MP since 1996, defeats second-place Reform UK.

Mr Trickett was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Gordon Brown between 2008 and 2010.

Labour's Paul Davis has ousted Conservative Jason McCartney after receiving 18,970 votes, to secure a 4,963 majority over his political rival.

Labour retains Huddersfield with a reduced majority of 4,533.

Harpreet Uppal wins ahead of the Green Party in second place, with a 37.6% share of the vote.

Mr Uppal succeeds Barry Sheerman, who was the constituency's MP since 1979.

Labour’s Kim Leadbeater wins Spen Valley from the Conservatives with a 6,188 majority.

Ms Leadbeater first became the party’s candidate for the seat after West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin stood down in 2021, triggering a by-election.

The sister of murdered Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox, Ms Leadbeater won that election by just 323 votes.

Ms Leadbeater says: “We have been entrusted with the huge responsibility of putting this country back on its feet again.

“We undoubtedly face challenges, but if we face those challenges together we can give Britain its future back.”

Katie White wins Leeds North West for Labour with a majority of 11,896 over the Conservatives in second place.

Labour’s Simon Lightwood, who won the Wakefield by-election in 2022, wins the new constituency of Wakefield and Rothwell.

Labour's Josh Fenton-Glynn wins Calder Valley from the Conservatives.

Craig Whittaker had been the constituency's MP since 2010.

Labour candidate Fabian Hamilton (pictured centre) keeps his seat with a 16,083 majority.

Independent Iqbal Mohamed wins Dewsbury and Batley with 15,641 votes.

Mr Mohamed cites the Israel-Gaza conflict in his victory speech.

Richard Burgon, who has been the MP for Leeds East since 2015, wins with an increased majority of 11,265.

Labour's Jade Botterill defeats Mark Eastwood in the Ossett and Denby Dale seat.

Mr Eastwood had been Conservative MP for Dewsbury since 2019.

Kate Dearden wins Halifax, the seat Labour has held since 1964.

Holly Lynch, who was the MP since 2015, stood down before the general election.

Labour wins the new seat of Leeds Central and Headingley.

Alex Sobel wins a majority of 8,422 and more than 50% of the vote.

The Green Party comes second with 7,431 votes.