Broadlandpublished at 09:36 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Katy Lewis
Beds, Herts and Bucks Live
Conservatives hold Broadland.
Summary
General and local election updates from 7 and 8 May
Broadlandpublished at 09:36 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Hemel Hempsteadpublished at 09:28 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Katy Lewis
Beds, Herts and Bucks LiveMike Penning holds Hemel Hempstead for the Conservatives.
Welwyn Hatfieldpublished at 09:27 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Katy Lewis
Beds, Herts and Bucks LiveConservative party chairman Grant Shapps held his seat in Welwyn Hatfield with 25,281 votes, a majority of 12,153 over Labour candidate Anawar Miah's 13,128 votes but Shapps share of the vote fell by 6.6%.
Arthur Stevens for UKIP got 6,556 votes and Liberal Democrat Hugh Annand got 3,140 votes.
The Green Party's Marc Scheimann got 1,742 votes, Independent, Michael Green received 216 votes and Richard Shattock for the TUSC got 142 votes.
Essexpublished at 09:25 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Laurence Cawley
BBC NewsAsk BBC Essex's political reporter Simon Dedman what he thinks the three most interesting facts are from the elections in Essex, and he will tell you the following:
Image caption, Simon Dedman ponders the surprises of the elections in Essex
"Sir Bob Russell losing his seat, Douglas Carswell's depleted majority and Jackie Doyle-Price increasing her majority in the face of UKIP and Labour snapping at her heels."
Bedfordpublished at 09:22 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Katy Lewis
Beds, Herts and Bucks LiveConservatives hold Bedford.
Bedfordshire South Westpublished at 09:12 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Andrew Salou holds Bedfordshire South West for the Conservatives.
Broadlandpublished at 09:08 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Kate Williams
Suffolk LiveBroadland District Council says it is delaying the count for its town and parish elections until next week.
A spokesman said: "Because of the length of the count for the parliamentary elections, we will only be counting the district council elections this afternoon.
"We will make arrangements to count the town and parish council elections next week."
Buckinghampublished at 09:02 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Katy Lewis
Beds, Herts and Bucks LiveHouse of Commons speaker John Bercow has won the Buckingham seat with 34,617 votes, a majority of 22,942.
Mr Bercow is a Conservative MP but must remain neutral in his House of Commons duties.
Traditionally, the other main parties represented in Parliament do not stand against the Speaker, so only UKIP and the Greens challenged him for the seat.
UKIP's David Fowler got 11,675 votes and Alan Francis got 7,400 votes for the Green Party.
Maldonpublished at 08:57 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Kate Williams
Suffolk LiveTory John Whittingdale has increased his majority by 5.4% as he held the Essex constituency of Maldon, with 29,112 votes.
UKIP's Beverley Acevedo came second, with 7,042 votes, and Labour's Peter Edwards was third with 5,690.
Norfolk South Westpublished at 08:54 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Andrew Woodger
BBC News OnlineLiz Truss held on to her Norfolk South West seat for the Conservatives despite a 4.4% swing to UKIP.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Environment Secretary had 25,515 votes - increasing her majority by 721.
UKIP's Paul Smyth was in second place with 11,654 votes compared to the 3,061 votes the party received in 2010.
Bedfordpublished at 08:52 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Neil Bradford
BBC Look EastThere have been delays at the Bedford count after a box containing about 5,000 votes - which had been verified and counted - was put in the wrong place, meaning the votes were omitted from the first count.
Returning officer Phil Simpkins said the discrepancy was spotted immediately and the votes are now being counted.
The result is now due at about 09:00 BST.
Maldonpublished at 08:49 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Kate Williams
Suffolk LiveJohn Whittingdale has been re-elected in the Essex constituency of Maldon, with 29,112 votes.
Huntingdonpublished at 08:42 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Nic Rigby
BBC News, EastHere's the round-up of the Huntingdon count. Conservative candidate Jonathan Djanogly held on to safe Tory seat with 29,652 votes (53%).
Labour candidate Dr Nik Johnson came second with 10,248 votes (18.3%), while UKIP's Paul Bullen won 9,473 votes (16.9%).
Lib Dem Rod Cantrill gained 4,375 votes (7.82%), down 21.1% from 2010.
Harwich and North Essexpublished at 08:40 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
East Anglian Daily Times
Bernard Jenkin admitted he was "astonished" after extending his majority to more than 15,000 when winning the Harwich and North Essex seat for the Conservatives.
The newly-elected MP said he will focus on immigration and the UK's relationship with Europe among other issues during the next Parliament.
Mr Jenkin received 24,722 votes, which gave him a majority of 15,174 to second-placed Edward Carlsson of the Labour Party (9,548).
Bedfordpublished at 08:31 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Andrew Woodger
BBC News OnlineIt could be close run thing as to whether teachers at Bedford Academy will be able to park their cars this morning.
Due to a lack of car parking spaces at the Bunyan Centre where the Bedford count is taking place, people had to use the school's car park instead.
Counting continues and the school is advising parents not to drive on to the site, external.
Hitchin and Harpendenpublished at 08:29 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Tim Wheeler, BBC Three Counties Radio
Shortly before being declared the Conservative MP for Hitchin and Harpenden, Peter Lilley, was spotted at Batchwood night club next door to the count.
Sat drinking a tequila slammer, he was surrounded by revellers and supporters taking selfies.
As Snoop Dogg pumped in the background, Mr Lilley downed a tequila, licked salt from his left arm and sucked on a lemon before the crowd, which had gathered around him erupted in cheers.
Chelmsfordpublished at 08:15 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Laurence Cawley
BBC NewsHaving brought the results of the election, BBC Essex news reader Sonia Watson is just hours from going on maternity leave.
She said: "I wanted to end on a really busy day. Some colleagues feared it may send me into labour - maternity, rather than political."
Eastpublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Deborah McGurran
Political editor, East of EnglandSo far it's been a shocking night for Labour who overall suffered in the key seats it was hoping win from the Conservatives. It's been a difficult night for UKIP, too.
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Mr Carswell was re-elected as MP for Clacton, with a reduced majority
Douglas Carswell held on in Clacton although with 20% less of the share of the vote but Conservative, Rebecca Harris had a resounding victory in the UKIP key target seat of Castle Point.
The party did manage to achieve several second places across the East but the region has shown its colours this election and that colour is blue.
Norfolk South Westpublished at 08:12 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Andrew Woodger
BBC News OnlineLiz Truss holds Norfolk South West for the Conservatives.
Buckinghampublished at 08:12 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Katy Lewis
Beds, Herts and Bucks LiveConservatives hold Buckingham.