Summary

  • Local election counts across Yorkshire and Humber region

  • Updates on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 May 2015

  1. Cleethorpespublished at 02:22 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Alasdair Gill
    BBC News, Yorkshire

    The first Yorkshire and Humber seat we're expecting tonight is Cleethorpes - probably sometime in the next half hour.

    Conservative Martin Vickers currently holds the seat with a majority of just over 4,000.

  2. Rotherham turnoutpublished at 02:18 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Tim Dale
    BBC Local Live

    BBC Radio Sheffield reports that the turnout in Rotherham is 59.62%, slightly up on 2010 when it was 59.01%.

  3. Rotherhampublished at 02:15 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    BBC reporter Kat Harbourne tweets:, external UKIP's Jane Collins says she will also eat her hat if exit polls are right. (She's not wearing one) @BBCSheffield #GE02015

  4. Skipton & Ripon and Wakefieldpublished at 02:13 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Alasdair Gill
    BBC News, Yorkshire

    Craven Council has said that Skipton & Ripon won't declare before 04:00 BST. That's about 90 minutes back on what we were expecting.

    Meanwhile, BBC Radio Leeds reports that at the Wakefield count, 100 ballot boxes out of 400 are still to be opened.

  5. Sheffieldpublished at 02:05 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Lauren Potts
    BBC Local Live

    It's grim faces all round in the Liberal Democrat camp, according to spokesman James McGrory.

    "I'm not going to stand here and tell you it's going to be anything other than a disappointing night for the Lib Dems," he told BBC Radio Sheffield.

  6. Selby & Ainstypublished at 02:03 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Look's North Heidi Tomlinson tweets, external: Turnout so high in #selbyainsty that verification taking much longer than expected.

  7. Clegg 'should resign'published at 02:00 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Tim Iredale
    Political editor, Yorkshire & Lincolnshire

    The Liberal Democrat candidate in Great Grimsby, Steve Beasant, tells me Nick Clegg should resign if exit polls are correct.

  8. Sheffieldpublished at 01:56 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Alasdair Gill
    BBC News, Yorkshire

    Huddle around Lib Dem spokesman in Sheffield who says they're expecting a "bad night" .

    Sheffield election count
  9. Postpublished at 01:53 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Election 2015

    Election night fever builds in Sheffield.

    Election countImage source, PA
  10. Rotherhampublished at 01:47 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    BBC correspondent Dominic Hughes is at the Rotherham count where some candidates are feeling pretty confident.

    Rotherham count

    He says: "UKIP source says the party will record some 'solid seconds', suggesting they will fail to take any of the three seats of Rotherham, Rother Valley and Wentworth & Dearne."

  11. Barnsley Central and Barnsley Eastpublished at 01:46 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Kate Bradbrook
    BBC Look North video journalist

    tweets, external: Big debate here in #Barnsley over which gateau is better. Chocolate or strawberry. Only one way to decide. #ge2015

    Cake
  12. Great Grimsbypublished at 01:43 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Great Grimsby is a leading UKIP target, and its candidate Victoria Ayling has told the BBC she feels positive.

    She says: "It feels more concrete than last time; different, more substantial; people made their minds up a long time ago."

    She believes she is going to take the seat from Labour. It has been held by Austin Mitchell for 38 years but he is retiring.

  13. Harrogate & Knaresboroughpublished at 01:41 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Alasdair Gill
    BBC News, Yorkshire

    Shan Oakes, the Green candidate in Harrogate, has said "tactical voting is a sad, sad situation" and predicted a Conservative win in the seat.

    Shan Oakes

    Tory Andrew Jones is the current MP there, winning by a slim margin in 2010. We think we'll hear from there just before 15:00 BST.

  14. Hull Eastpublished at 01:37 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Alasdair Gill
    BBC News, Yorkshire

    Labour's Karl Turner won by a comfortable 8,000 majority in Hull East in 2010.

    Karl Turner

    He says he's confident voters will reject the Conservatives. We should be about an hour away from a result there.

  15. Doncasterpublished at 01:37 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Emma Glaseby, Journalist, BBC Look North

    tweets, external: Postal vote turnout in Doncaster is 79.6%. Counting to get under way shortly #ge2015

  16. Bradford West and Bradford Eastpublished at 01:33 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Sabbiyah Pervez
    BBC Look North

    tweets, external: Early speculation suggesting Galloway has lost his seat to Labours Naz shah. Also claims that Labour have gained Bradford East seat.

  17. Brigg and Goolepublished at 01:31 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Alasdair Gill
    BBC News, Yorkshire

    UKIP's David Jeffreys for Brigg and Goole says he's had an amazing response, particularly from Goole and Crowle.

    David Jeffreys

    Andrew Percy currently holds the seat for the Conservatives. It's expected to declare at about 04:30 BST.

  18. Sheffield Centralpublished at 01:26 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Alasdair Gill
    BBC News, Yorkshire

    Sheffield Central was a major target for the Lib Dems in 2010 but they fell just short, Labour's Paul Blomfield winning the race with a majority of just 165.

    Paul BlomfieldImage source, Labour Party

    The Greens, a distant fourth in 2010, have put the constituency top of its northern list of winnable seats.

    Many of the Lib Dem votes last time came from the city's big student population who may well go Green this time around.

  19. Doncaster Northpublished at 01:20 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Some of the more colourful characters in Ed Miliband's constituency of Doncaster - supporters of the Monster Raving Loony Party.

    Monster Raving Loonie members in DoncasterImage source, Getty Images
  20. Bradford Westpublished at 01:16 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Alasdair Gill
    BBC News, Yorkshire

    Reports of a recount at Bradford West - George Galloway's seat - were wrong, we are now hearing.

    Bradford count

    Galloway is facing a fight to keep his seat and possible police action over a tweet he retweeted before the polls closed.