Stroud: Labour gain from Conservativepublished at 03:41 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Summary
Election ends in hung Parliament: Conservatives win 318 seats, Labour 262
PM confirms five top cabinet posts, including chancellor and foreign secretary
Tories to form government with DUP to 'provide certainty' and keep country 'safe'
Theresa May's government 'will carry on Brexit negotiations to existing timetable'
Jeremy Corbyn hails Labour's 'incredible result' and calls for May to resign
The Lib Dems' Tim Farron also calls on May to quit
SNP will work with others to keep 'reckless' Tories out 'if at all possible'
Paul Nuttall resigns as UKIP leader after the party won no seats
Stroud: Labour gain from Conservativepublished at 03:41 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Doncaster North: Labour holdpublished at 03:41 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Walsall North: Conservative gain from Labourpublished at 03:41 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Northern Ireland may end up helping Toriespublished at 03:38 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Professor John Curtice
Polling expertThe pattern of results in Northern Ireland could end up helping the Conservatives in the event of a tightly balanced House of Commons.
Sinn Fein have so far gained two seats, and they, of course, will not turn up in the Commons.
Meanwhile Unionist parties have also made a net gain of one while the SDLP who usually take the Labour whip have lost all three seats that they were defending.
Norman Lamb holds on to North Norfolkpublished at 03:38 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Norman Lamb celebrates after holding on to the North Norfolk seat for the Liberal Democrats.
Mr Lamb secured 25,260 votes.
James Wild, for the Conservatives, (pictured below) amassed 21,748 votes with Labour's Stephen Burke in third place, on 5,180 votes.
Behind the scenes at a countpublished at 03:37 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Atif Rashid
BBC NewsWe take a look behind the scenes at the counting process.
Media caption, Behind the scenes at a ballot count
Birmingham Yardley: Labour holdpublished at 03:37 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Don Valley: Labour holdpublished at 03:37 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Tory party 'a casino', says MEPpublished at 03:37 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Dutch MEP Sophie in 't Veld tweets...
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End of X post'Theresa May's words suggest a hung Parliament'published at 03:36 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Election 2017What we saw a few minutes ago was a very shaky Theresa May who does not expect to be walking back into Downing Street with a majority, says Laura Kuenssberg.
Her wording implied that if the Conservatives were the largest party with the largest number of votes, it will incumbent upon us to form a government...
So in the prime minister's words she chose to mention the formulation which suggests a hung Parliament.
Paul Nuttall fails to win seat for UKIPpublished at 03:31 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
BBC forecast as it stands - Tories eight seats short of majoritypublished at 03:29 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Tim Farron holds on in Westmorlandpublished at 03:28 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
BreakingAfter a recount and rumours of an upset, Lib Dem leader Tim Farron holds on in Westmorland and Lonsdale. His majority was significantly reduced.
May: Conservatives will ensure stabilitypublished at 03:27 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Election 2017
Theresa May says the country needs a period of stability.
She says if the Conservative Party has won the most seats and the most votes "it will be incumbent on us we have that stability and that's what we will do".
She says she has always done everything in the best interests of the country.
"The country needs a period of stability and whatever the results are the Conservatives will ensure that stability so we can all as one country go together."
Tories are 'absolutely spitting'published at 03:25 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Spectator's political editor tweets...
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End of X postLib Dem former minister Norman Lamb hangs onpublished at 03:24 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
BBC East political editor tweets...
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End of X postMay: Huge honour and privilege to be Maidenhead MPpublished at 03:23 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Election 2017Theresa May, speaking at her Maidenhead election count, thanks the police who have had an extra job working on security tonight.
It's a huge honour and privilege to be re-elected for this constitency, she says.
'The British people said no' - Emily Thornberrypublished at 03:23 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Emily Thornberry gives her speech after her holding Islington South and Finsbury.
MP's women's rights record under the spotlightpublished at 03:23 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Amidst rumours that Philip Davies, the conservative candidate in Shipley, may have lost his seat, social media is drawing attention to his record on women's rights and his objections to domestic violence legislation.
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End of X post 3New Forest East: Conservative holdpublished at 03:22 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
