Mark Bulstrode
BBC News Online

An emotional Sir Bob Russell tells BBC Look East: "I have got 50 years of experience. I am going to have to disband it and I think that's to the detriment of Colchester."

Sir Bob lost his seat in Colchester after 18 years in the role.

Clive Lewis has been reflecting on his win in the Norwich South seat and said the Labour's performance nationally had been a big disappointment.

He told BBC Look East: "It did temper the success. So much of what we wanted to achieve required a Labour government and that's not going to happen now and it does make you reconsider the role you will play."

St Edmundsbury Council , externalremains under Conservative leadership.

They party has gained a seat to take their tally to 36, while UKIP has also gained two seats, doubling their number on the council.

Labour now has two seats, the independents have two and the Greens have one.

Dani Bailey
Beds, Herts & Bucks Live

Liberal Democrat Peer, and Party President, Watford's Baroness Sal Brinton have been reflecting on the Lib Dems losses and the resignation of their leader Nick Clegg.

She told BBC Three Counties Radio: "It's a bit like a tsunami has just rolled over the party. It's shocking, it's devastating to have a parliamentary party reduced to eight."

David Keller
BBC News Online

Ex Peterborough City Council, external leader Marco Cereste has blamed the two-seat system in his ward for his loss in the local elections, saying people didn't realise they needed to vote twice.

He told BBC Look East he believed people voted for the first Conservative on the slip - which alphabetically was Ray Bisby - and didn't realise they could also vote for him slightly lower down the paper.

"It's a pretty logical explanation," he said. "Perhaps we should have done a better job of informing people and making sure that they're [the forms] really understood."

The newly elected Labour MP for Cambridge pays tribute to his "highly-regarded" Lib Dem predecessor, Julian Huppert, and says: "I think we owe him a debt".

Daniel Zeichner says he worries about what a Conservative government will mean "to some of the poorest and most vulnerable people" - and adds they "don't understand why people are at foodbanks" or "the kind of housing and cost of living issues that face people".

But he adds Cambridge is the "powerhouse" of the region and he would work across party boundaries with Conservative MPs and councillors for what's best for Cambridge and Cambridgeshire.

Radio Northampton's Willy Gilder tweets, external: "Counting for @northamptonBC recommenced after power cut stopped play"

But the latest news is that the delayed count could now continue until midnight.

Conservatives gain four seats as they maintain their stronghold on Suffolk Coastal, external.

The Conservatives have made a gain of eight seats and increased their majority at the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, external.

Paul Scoins
Political reporter, BBC Three Counties Radio

Back on to the general election. In the end, the so-called marginal seats in Beds, Herts and Bucks turned out to be anything but.

In Stevenage, the night saw Stephen McPartland's Conservative majority increase to just shy of 5,000.

Milton Keynes South, another key marginal, also reflected the national trends, with Iain Stewart cementing his position by adding 3,471 votes, giving him a majority of 8,672.

Both had been major targets for Labour and had seen multiple visits by senior party figures.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council, external is in no overall control after the Conservatives and Labour tied on their results. The Conservatives and Labour both have 14 seats, UKIP have 10 and an independent has one.

Chetan Pathak
Communites reporter, BBC East

Today I've gone from one long count in Luton to another in Bedford.

I'm now at the John Bunyan Sports Centre in the town waiting to find out who residents want to see as mayor.

The Conservatives have retained Forest Heath District Council, but have lost one seat.

They now have 22 seats, with two for UKIP, three for West Suffolk Independents and one for an independent.

The Conservatives have won three new seats on Wellingborough Council to take their tally to 27.

Labour now have nine councillors instead of eight.

Willy Gilder
BBC Radio Northampton

The lights are back on at Northampton Borough Council... but this is what it looked like in the dark.

The count is now back under way after voting slips were returned to the ballot boxes, which were re-sealed.

The Conservatives have retained control in East Northamptonshire.

They have won 23 of the 40 seats available on the council.

Norfolk South MP Richard Bacon held on to his Conservative seat with an increased majority.

In an interview with BBC Look East (East), he said his priorities would be to concentrate on improving broadband, mobile phone coverage and affordable housing in rural areas.

"..This is no landslide, we have got to govern in the interests of one nation," he said.

The Conservatives keep control of Hertsmere Borough Council.

Tom Barton
Politcal reporter, BBC Look East

For those that like fun with numbers - here's a fascinating look at how people voted in the general election in the west of the eastern region.

Figures compiled by our local radio stations in Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Beds, Herts and Bucks show 51% of people voted Tory on Thursday compared to 48% in 2010. That equates to 1,059,201 votes - more than double the votes labour received.

The big change is clear - Liberal Democrat support in this part of the country has dropped dramatically, with UKIP becoming the third most popular party. The stats show 2,093,251 people voted on Thursday, a similar turnout to 2010.

A Conservative majority has been declared at Fenland District Council with 34 seats.

The Independents have three seats and the Liberal Democrats two. UKIP has failed to pick up seats despite fielding candidates.