Yorkshire Post

tweets, external Video: Andrea Jenkyns on "surreal" win over Ed Balls.

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Mick Lunney, BBC Radio Sheffield

tweets, external: "Local elections in Barnsley see a 56.2% turnout. Counting under way. @BBCSheffield"

Image source, Trevor Gibbons

Mr Clegg's party has been reduced to a rump of just eight seats after a devastating General Election which has seen the party completely collapse, even in its heartlands.

He said the results had been "immeasurably more crushing and unkind than I could ever have feared", adding: "For that, of course, I must take responsibility."

Announcing his resignation, Mr Clegg said: "It is simply been heartbreaking to see so many friends and colleagues who have served their constituents so diligently, over so many years, abruptly lose their seats because of forces entirely beyond their control."

Sheffield Hallam MP Nick Clegg has resigned as leader of the Liberal Democrats.

It comes after his party poor performance nationally in the General Election.

Mr Clegg kept his seat with a much reduced majority.

Telegraph & Argus

It was a night of change, external in Bradford last night as the General Election results came in with the city's constituencies now all red with Labour gaining Bradford West and Bradford East and holding Bradford South.

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But the Conservative also experienced success by holding both Shipley and Keighley.

John Henry
BBC Local Live

A self-styled "strong, passionate, Yorkshire lass", Andrea Jenkyns has caused arguably the biggest General Election shock in recent contests.

The 40-year-old soprano singer who toppled Labour big beast Ed Balls will be hoping for a smoother start to her parliamentary career than her early weeks as a Tory county councillor in Lincolnshire.

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Weeks after she defeated the British National Party candidate in Boston North West in 2009, Ms Jenkyns was forced to resign.

It was discovered she was not eligible to be a candidate due to her role as a part-time music tutor for the council-run Lincolnshire Music Service.

Greg Mulholland MP, Liberal Democrat Leeds North West

tweets, external: "Ed Balls was very dignified in defeat. Every credit to him & best wishes. I am sure he will be back."

Ed Balls failed to retain the Morley and Outwood seat for Labour, the seat was taken by Andrea Jenkyns for the Conservatives.leed

Sarah Sanderson, BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire political reporter

tweets, external: "The local election count has begun in Hull. I'm reporting live from @RadioHumberside at the Guildhall, Hull."

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Local council election details can be found here.

John Henry
BBC Local Live

Newly-elected Bradford West Labour MP Naseem Shah said in her victory speech: "To Mr Galloway, I say that your campaign demeaned our democracy.

"Personal attacks on me have not worked.

"The people of Bradford West have seen through this and you have been sent on your way."

All the General Election results have now been counted and announced for the Yorkshire and Humber region.

It's been an eventful night with some surprising winners and losers.

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Ed Balls became the highest-profile casualty of a Labour's General Election performance, losing his seat to the Conservatives in a shock result in Morley and Outwood.

The former shadow chancellor lost by just 422 votes after a nail-biting recount.

Elsewhere in West Yorkshire, Respect leader George Galloway lost his seat in Bradford West to Labour's Naseem Shah.

Earlier, he was reported to police by Bradford Council for allegedly breaking election laws.

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In South Yorkshire, the Labour and Liberal Democrat party leaders survived, with Ed Miliband retaining his Doncaster North seat and Nick Clegg keeping hold of Sheffield Hallam with a 2,353 majority.

However, question marks remain over the future of both leaders given their parties disappointing performances.

Across to Great Grimsby and hopes of a UKIP victory fell flat with the party ranking third, behind a Labour win.

Alex Moss
BBC Local Live

Liberal Democrat Greg Mulholland, who won the Leeds North West seat, has just told BBC Look North that a leadership challenge to Nick Clegg is "likely".

Phil Bodmer
Presenter, BBC Look North

Is this a "true blue" sky over Morley?

The West Yorkshire market town has ousted Ed Balls as its MP, replacing him with a rather surprised Conservative.

Nick Morris
BBC Yorkshire political reporter

Spare a thought for those counters who have now to face local election counts.

This counter in Selby looks how I feel after a long night!

Laura Kuenssberg
Chief correspondent, Newsnight

The Balls moment - the one many people, maybe most, will remember. The political bruiser fighting back tears, talking with obvious passion and concern for his party. Loved and loathed, maybe in equal measure, as a political colleague and opponent he was probably universally respected. The scalp of such a big Labour figure, such a big part of Ed Miliband's team, surely must hasten the departure of the leader himself out of the door.

Tim Dale
BBC Local Live

Holly Lynch held the Halifax seat for Labour by the skin of her teeth. Her majority is just 428 over the Conservatives.

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The 28-year-old replaced Linda Riordan, who stood down as Labour's candidate due to health problems earlier this year.

Linda Riordan had a majority of 1,472 in 2010.

Celebrating her victory, Andrea Jenkyns told BBC Radio Leeds: "It's such an honour. I've got stuck in, met some amazing people, lived every moment."

Image source, Reuters

The Conservative candidate beat shadow chancellor Ed Balls with 18,776 votes to 18,354 - a majority of 422.

Tim Dale
BBC Local Live

Holly Lynch has held Halifax for Labour.

In his farewell speech, Mr Balls said he had "real concerns" about the future.

He said: "We will now face a five years where questions will arise about the future of our Union, about whether we can stay as a member of the European Union and fight for jobs and investment, whether we can make sure we secure our National Health Service at a time when public spending is cut."