Summary

  • Conservatives win overall majority in general election

  • Conservatives take Don Valley from Labour for first time since 1922

  • Rother Valley turns blue for first time in 101 year history

  • Conservatives oust Labour's Mary Creagh in Wakefield

  • John Grogan loses Keighley seat to Conservatives

  • Conservatives gain Penistone & Stocksbridge

  • Jason McCartney takes back Colne Valley for Conservatives

  • Hull remains Labour-held city - but MPs' majorities are cut

  • Latest General Election 2019 updates from across Yorkshire

  1. How Labour's 'red wall' turned bluepublished at 20:17 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Seats held by Labour for generations across the Midlands and north of England are won by the Tories.

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  2. Election round-up for Yorkshirepublished at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    This election live page is ending rolling updates now, but you can read more about the results in your area below:

    West Yorkshire - Conservatives take Wakefield from Labour

    Labour seats fall in South Yorkshire

    North Yorkshire remains Tory stronghold

    Conservatives win Great Grimsby from Labour

    You can also see more analysis on what happened in our area in the election via the stories below:

    How Labour's 'red wall' turned blue

    Rother Valley voters on Conservative win and what changed

    If you're not sure who your MP is or want to find out more about the result in your area, click here.

    Find full results here
  3. Dewsbury MP 'very pleased' at recapturing seatpublished at 16:54 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Dewsbury’s new Conservative MP Mark Eastwood says he's "over the moon" at re-capturing the seat he lost in 2017.

    Mark eastwoodImage source, LDRS

    Mr Eastwood, who acknowledged the “fantastic result” for the Conservatives both locally and nationally, said he was "very pleased".

    Mr Eastwood won the seat from Labour's Paula Sherriff with a majority of 1,561.

    He put some of his success down to running a positive campaign, saying: “There has been quite a lot of unpleasantness in politics, maybe Brexit has contributed to that.

    “I would like to see politics be a bit nicer in the future."

    He said to residents of Dewsbury, Mirfield and Denby Dale: "Thank you for putting your faith in me and also to my campaign team and all the volunteers who helped me achieve this amazing result."

  4. Dislike of Corbyn and betrayal of Brexit in Wakefieldpublished at 16:34 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Labour lost its Wakefield seat to the Tories after 87 years, so I went out there to see what people in the town had to say about it.

    Imran Ahmad-Khan defeated Mary Creagh by more than 3,000 votes in Thursday's election.

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  5. Things you may have missed from election nightpublished at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    While we've been bringing you the results from around Yorkshire, our colleagues have put together 15 things you may have missed from election night.

    From Boris Johnson being given his result beside Lord Buckethead and Count Binface, to Ruth Davidson avoiding having to skinny dip in Loch Ness, read about some of the quirky goings on of the night.

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  6. 'No rush' for new Labour leader - York Central MPpublished at 15:51 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    The re-elected York Central Labour MP Rachael Maskell has said her party "shouldn't rush into electing a new leader".

    Rachael MaskellImage source, Parliament TV

    Ms Maskell was voted back in at York Central, but with a reduced majority.

    She says: "I think we've really got to analyse what's happened and to think about what kind of Labour Party we need for a new era of politics, which clearly we're moving into.

    "And then think about what qualities we need of a leader in that process and then who that should be."

    Ms Maskell won the only Labour seat in North Yorkshire, with seven of the eight seats available in the county held by the Conservatives.

  7. David Davis secure in East Yorkshirepublished at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Former Brexit Secretary David Davis kept his seat in the Haltemprice and Howden constituency in East Yorkshire, which the Conservatives have held since it was created in 1997.

    David Davis

    Pontefract councillor George Ayre had hoped to take it for the Liberal Democrats, but he finished second with just over 10,700 votes.

    The Conservatives secured a comfortable victory however, winning more than 30,000 votes and increasing their share of the vote in Howden and Haltemprice,the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

  8. How Dennis Skinner lost his Bolsover seatpublished at 15:26 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Veteran Labour politician Dennis Skinner, 87, has lost the seat he had held since 1970 after being defeated by Conservative Mark Fletcher.

    Why did 2019 prove to be an election too far for the so-called Beast of Bolsover?

    Dennis SkinnerImage source, Getty Images
  9. Defeated Labour MP John Grogan set to 'reflect'published at 14:56 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Four Labour seats were taken by the Tories in West Yorkshire last night, in Wakefield, Colne Valley, Dewsbury and Keighley, where it was a narrow defeat for John Grogan.

    Speaking after the result, he said: "I’ll reflect and think about what to do next but I still want to play a part in Yorkshire politics, and also in the future direction of the Labour party."

    John GroganImage source, John Grogan
  10. Election outcome 'predictable' - Labour's Hemsworth MPpublished at 14:23 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Labour's Jon Trickett, who held his Hemsworth seat in West Yorkshire in the General Election by a margin of 1,180 votes, has said the outcome of the election was "predictable".

    John Trickett

    Mr Trickett, whose majority in 2017 was 10,174, said: "I have long believed that if we turned our backs on Brexit voters they would turn their backs on us, and they did.

    "Labour failed to respect the voices of millions of our people who voted to leave the EU.

    "In 2017, we respected the referendum and saw astonishing results. In 2019, we became a remain-orientated party and look what happened."

  11. 'Most important election for generation' - David Davis MPpublished at 14:05 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    David Davis, Haltemprice and Howden's re-elected Conservative MP, has said he's "not surprised" at the General Election result and that it has been "dramatic".

    David DavisImage source, UK Parliament

    Mr Davis won the seat with an increased majority - 20,329, up from 15,405 in 2017.

    Mr Davis said it had been "probably the most important election for a generation".

    He added: "What was noticeable in all the places I've been was that we got the same sort of response.

    "One was that they wanted Brexit done, the other was that they were very unhappy with what Jeremy Corbyn was proposing."

  12. 'Labour values will endure' - Hilary Benn MPpublished at 13:37 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Labour's Hilary Benn, re-elected as MP for Leeds Central, has issued a warning to Boris Johnson saying he and his government will be "held to account".

    Hilary Benn

    Mr Benn was returned to the House of Commons with a majority of 19,270 - slightly down on his 23,698 majority in 2017.

    Speaking after his re-election, Mr Benn said Labour MPs would "stand up for the people we represent" and will hold Mr Johnson "to account".

    "We will never, ever give up our fight for a fairer country because elections and prime ministers may come and go, Labour values will endure," he said.

  13. Defeated Dewsbury MP pays tribute to teampublished at 13:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Labour's Paula Sherriff, who's lost her Dewsbury parliamentary seat in the General Election to the Conservatives, has thanked her "phenomenal" team.

    Mark Eastwood won the seat from Ms Sherriff with a majority of 1,561:

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  14. York Outer election was 'intense parliamentary fight'published at 12:40 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    The Liberal Democrat General Election candidate for York Outer has said the campaign was an “intense parliamentary fight”.

    Keith AspdenImage source, Keith Aspden

    Keith Aspden came third – with an increased share of the vote, up 4,082 on the 2017 election.

    Mr Aspden, who is also leader of City of York Council, said: “The big challenge now is you’ve got a Conservative government with a big majority. They have an awful lot of promises to live up to – particularly to those new constituencies, to the north of England and to Yorkshire.

    “I’d like to see the investment they have promised, for example into dualling York’s ring road, into rail between York and Leeds and Manchester, projects like York Central.

    "There are going to be no excuses now for them not to deliver that investment."

  15. Labour needs to 'win back trust' - Leeds West MPpublished at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Labour's Rachel Reeves, who has retained her Leeds West seat in the general election by a margin of 10,564 votes, says the Labour Party needs to win back people's trust.

    Rachel ReevesImage source, UK Parliament

    The Conservatives have taken four seats from Labour in West Yorkshire: Colne Valley, Dewsbury, Keighley and Wakefield.

    Ms Reeves, who has served as the MP for Leeds West since 2010, said: "We, with humility and respect, need to learn lessons.

    "If we don't, we are letting down the most vulnerable people in our society. We are allowing our public services to continue going unfunded and we are allowing a Tory hard Brexit."

  16. Result 'strong endorsement' for Brexit - Richmond MPpublished at 11:39 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    The re-elected Conservative MP for Richmond in North Yorkshire says the result of the election is "a strong endorsement of the Prime Minister's agenda for the country".

    Rishi Sunak

    Rishi Sunak (pictured), who is also Chief Secretary to the Treasury, held his seat by a margin of 27,210 votes.

    He says: "It feels good and it's nice to have had a strong vote of confidence.

    "People have had a chance to get to know me now over the past four-and-a-bit years since I've been here and hopefully it's some reflection on that.

    "Now we can get Brexit done and move on and focus on everything else people want us to."

  17. Labour needs 'trusted and understood' leader - Blunkettpublished at 11:13 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Former Sheffield MP Lord David Blunkett says the General Election result is devastating for Labour and the party needs to go back to the drawing board.

    David BlunkettImage source, David Cheskin/PA Wire

    With one seat left to declare, Labour has won 203 seats - the party's worst result since 1935.

    Lord Blunkett, former Home Secretary and Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough MP, said: "You need candidates that are credible. You need policies that are believable.

    "You need a leader who's trusted and understood and who empathises. We've got five years to put all those and much more in place."

  18. 'I won't let you down' - Rotherham Labour MPpublished at 10:51 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Labour's Sarah Champion has thanked the people of Rotherham for re-electing her.

    Ms Champion, a former shadow cabinet minister, beat Conservative Gerri Hickton by 3,121 votes, less than half the majority at the 2017 election:

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  19. MP aims to work 'flat out' for Harrogate and Knaresboroughpublished at 10:25 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Conservative MP Andrew Jones has retained his seat in Harrogate and Knaresborough.

    Andrew JonesImage source, Parliament TV

    The seat had been targeted by the Liberal Democrats, but Mr Jones won with a majority of 9,675.

    Mr Jones (pictured) said it had been "a really interesting campaign" but he was now turning his mind towards the task ahead.

    "It's a great privilege to represent your home area. There's great trust put in you by the people who vote and I'll be working flat out to repay that trust," he said.

  20. North Yorkshire remains Conservative strongholdpublished at 10:24 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    No political change in North Yorkshire as all its MPs retain their seats.

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