Conservatives take five seats from Labour in Greater Manchester - Bury North, Bury South, Leigh, Bolton North East, and Heywood & Middleton)
Tories gain Burnley, Blackpool South, and Hyndburn from Labour in Lancashire
In Cheshire, the Conservatives take Crewe & Nantwich and Warrington South from Labour
No other seats change hands
Merseyside bucks the national trend - Labour successfully defends all 14 of its seats, while the Tories hold Southport
Jake Berry has been re-elected as Conservative MP for Rossendale and Darwen with an increased majority of 9,522 - up 6,306 from last time.
Image source, ReutersDavid Morris has been re-elected as Conservative MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale with a majority that has risen from 1,399 to 6,354.
Nina Warhurst
BBC North West Political Editor
Labour activists have been quietly telling us that their campaign had been confused, that they’ve been sent to the wrong seats to campaign.
Their sadness is visible and their questions about the future are inevitable.
While they won convincingly in Stockport, few Labour supporters were celebrating because of the dismal national picture.
Ahead of the announcement that they'd retained Cheadle, one Conservative activist even told me that he’s sorry that "Labour have fallen apart".
“We need to be scrutinised," he told me. "What will this democracy become?”
The Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, look visibly shaken. Some tell me their pledge to revoke Article 50 - stopping Brexit - was a mistake. But still many refuse to accept that Brexit is now inevitable.
Angela Rayner has been re-elected as MP Ashton-under-Lyne for Labour but has seen her 28% majority cut by 6,532 to 4,263.
Image source, GettyCat Smith has been re-elected as the MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood with a reduced majority of 2,380.
Lucy Powell has been re-elected as the MP for Manchester Central with a majority of 29,089.
Labour has retained Warrington North with Charlotte Nichols succeeding Helen Jones as its MP with the party's majority cut by 8,073 to 1,509.
David Bailey has been re-elected as Conservative MP for Macclesfield, increasing his majority from 8,608 to 10,711.
Kate Green has retained Stretford and Urmston for Labour.
Chris Matheson retains City of Chester with a majority that has dropped by 3,012 to 6,164.
Edward Timpson has retained Eddisbury for the Conservatives with a majority that has risen from 11,942 to 18,443.
Ben Wallace has retained Wyre and Preston North for the Conservatives with an increased majority of 16,781 - an increase of 4,535 from two years ago.
Image source, EPAThe Tories have gained another seat from Labour in Manchester.
Following on from Leigh, Bolton North East, and Heywood & Middleton, they have now gained Bury South.
Christian Wakeford won by just 402 votes, overturning Labour's near 6,000 advantage from two years ago.
Rebecca Long Bailey holds Salford and Eccles for Labour.
Image source, GettyMike Amesbury is re-elected as MP for Weaver Vale.
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Jim McMahon is re-elected as MP for Oldham West and Royton.
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That's a wrap for the 15 constituencies in Merseyside.
Compared with some seismic shifts nationally, it's been a rather quiet night in the region.
Labour held all 14 of its seats while Tory Damien Moore has been re-elected in Southport.
William Wragg is re-elected as MP for Hazel Grove.
Angela Eagle rejoins her twin sister Maria (who won Garston and Halewood earlier) in the Commons.
She retained Wallasey for Labour, albeit with a majority reduced from 23,320 to 18,322.
Labour's Barbara Keeley has retained Worsley and Eccles South.
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