That's all from the BBC's Election Results Live: South West team.

We will be back on Monday with a full round up of the day's news, sport, weather and travel and we hope you can join us then.

Andy Birkett
Reporter, BBC Spotlight

The new MP for St Ives, Derek Thomas, completed the clean sweep of Tory constituencies in Cornwall when he ended Andrew George's 18 year grip on the seat.

He told BBC Radio Cornwall, "Thank you for putting your trust in me, I will not take that for granted. I am ready for the task ahead and looking forward to taking up the role and the great privilege of serving you."

Claire Hawke
BBC Local Live

For thousands of Cornish folk, today was not about finding out who won the general election, but Flora Day.

Despite the soggy conditions, the streets of Helston were thronged with spectators for the Hal an Tow, children and midday dances.

David Braine
Weather forecaster, BBC Spotlight

It will stay breezy overnight, especially near the coast, with showers clearing away east during the evening to leave a mostly dry and clear night. It will turn cold under prolonged clear periods with a touch of frost. Minimum Temperature: 2 Deg C (36 Deg F).

It will be mostly dry tomorrow with plenty of sunny spells and just fair weather cloud. It will feel cool in the breeze though, especially along the coast. Maximum Temperature: 11 Deg C (52 Deg F).

Exeter City Councils leading Labour group are first to have majority of female councillors. #5050Parliament

Image source, Exeter City Council

BBC Spotlight

Veteran Fred Colton, 92, is enjoying VE Day celebrations at a pop-in event organised by the Royal British Legion in Plymouth.

It is one of a number of events being held across the South West to mark 70 years since Victory in Europe was declared, marking the formal conclusion of Hitler's war. With it came the end of six years of misery, suffering, courage and endurance across the world.

UKIP candidates in Devon & Cornwall are reflecting on a campaign that saw many increase their votes, some even achieving second place, but overall the party failed to win a single south west seat.

Robert Smith stood for UKIP in the Camborne, Redruth & Hayle seat, where he was third. He said: "I wish we'd done better across the country but I think there was a Conservative rip tide from the borders down and nobody seemed to be able to do anything about it."

Matt Pengelly
Local Live

We asked North Cornwall Green Party candidate Amanda Pennington for her reaction to her fifth place with 2,063 votes.

Image source, Amanda Pennington

In what's surely the tastiest-looking post-election response, she simply tweets, external: cake making everything better

Claire Hawke
BBC Local Live

Former Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George, who has become the last Liberal Democrat to lose his St Ives seat to the Conservatives, told us he is "devastated", adding: "I'm not walking away from this constituency, I was born and brought up in it."

"Clearly there was nothing which we could do to counteract the tsunami which was taking place against us, this was a national movement, there were forces beyond our control", the clearly emotional politician said.

Andy Birkett
Reporter, BBC Spotlight

Plymouth City Council leader Tudor Evans has kept his Ham ward seat.

His Labour party hold a one seat majority and there are 19 seats available in this election. The first few results are now in with Labour retaining Honicknowle and Drake and the Conservatives retaining the Plymstock Radford and Plympton Erle seats.

Sophie Pierce
BBC Radio Devon

The Returning Officer's table at the Torbay Mayoral count, where they paused for a two-minute silence to commemorate VE Day.

Full coverage on BBC Radio Devon with David Fitzgerald, external from 17:00.

Liberal Democrat Andrew George has lost his St Ives seat which he had held since 1997.

Conservative candidate Derek Thomas (pictured) was announced as the winner by a majority of 2,469, making Cornwall completely blue.

Tamsin Melville
Political Reporter

It's officially the last count in the country.

So will St Ives make it 331 for the Tories? Or can the Liberal Democrats hang on? Results are expected soon.

Andy Birkett
Reporter, BBC Spotlight

The scene is set for the count in the Plymouth City Council election.

The City Council holds elections by thirds, which means a third of seats are contested each year for three years, followed by a 'fallow' year, when no elections are held.

There are nineteen seats up for grabs this time around. As it stands, Labour have 29 seats on the council and the Conservatives have 24.

Claire Hawke
BBC Local Live

• The Conservatives sweep to victory across the South West.

• Labour has just one local seat - Exeter - which has been held by Ben Bradshaw.

• The Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg quits as leader of the party as south west Lib Dems tell us they are "guttted" about their huge losses overnight.

Martyn Oates
Political editor, South West

If you look at the collapse of the Lib Dem vote, it's been quite spectacular in some local seats dropping by almost 30%, but you should also bear in mind the Conservatives haven't only made gains at the expense of the Lib Dems.

In Plymouth, which is traditionally a Conservative/Labour contest, Labour has lost a seat to the Conservatives and the Tories have also held on to a seat Labour thought they were very well placed to gain - that could have something to do with the rise in the UKIP vote in Plymouth.

The Western Morning News tweets, external: Elections count starts for @plymouthcc elections. Will @CouncillorTudor hang on to his seat and leadership of the council? #SWElections

Matt Pengelly
Local Live

What would you do if knew you'd be the last Liberal Democrat to discover your fate?

For Andrew George in St Ives, the answer was simple - dress up as the patron saint of tinners, St Piran - and dance through the streets of Helston as part of Flora Day.

The Lib Dem veteran said: "What's more important - the general election or Flora Day in Helston? It's Flora Day isn't it! I've always taken part, as soon as I realised the count wasn't going to be until much later I promised I would be here."

BBC Radio Devon's political reporter Jenny Kumah tweets, external: Ed Miliband is the third party leader to resign today. The "unlikely cult" of Milifandom not enough to help Lab win

Andy Birkett
Reporter, BBC Spotlight

Eyes in Devon are also on the local council elections today. Plymouth turned blue following the General Election results but will Plymouth City Council stay red?

The Mayoral election is taking place in Torbay with Gordon Oliver, who was sacked as the leader of the council last year after a vote of no confidence, looking to be re-elected.

We will bring you all the results as they happen this afternoon.