Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson and the Conservatives' Zac Goldsmith are among those to lose their seats.

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The Conservative landslide is the national story - and it's reflected here where the only change has been the LibDems gaining St Albans from the Tories.

Labour has retained its seats in Luton South, Luton North and Bedford.

It remains a sea of blue elsewhere.

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Labour retains its seats in Bedford and Luton but Conservatives win elsewhere in Bedfordshire.

BBC political reporters look at the main headlines in the region.

Luton Today, external is reporting Labour's "double triumph" in the town as it held on to both its seats - albeit with new MPs.

Borough councillor Rachel Hopkins, who won in Luton South from Gavin Shuker, told the paper she was absolutely delighted with "a really positive result" and said she would be "fighting for all the communities in Luton".

And Sarah Owen, who won the Luton North seat after Kelvin Hopkins stood down, said she would "fight tooth and nail for every penny of investment".

The Bucks Free Press, external is reflecting Tory Steve Baker's win in Wycombe with a significantly reduced majority. The MP, who has represented the constituency for nine years, told the paper it had been a "chastening campaign" due to his constituents views on Brexit, but he was "very pleased" with the result.

Buckingham's new MP Greg Smith has told The Bucks Herald, external of his "pledge to be a relentlessly local MP rolling up my sleeves and getting things done for this area". The Conservative, who has replaced the former House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, said it would be a "big challenge" to stop HS2 but thinks he can "prove the business case is not there".

The MK Citizen, external is reporting how the Conservatives won both Milton Keynes seats. Iain Stewart held his seat in Milton Keynes South and in Milton Keynes North, new MP Ben Everitt, who retained the seat for the Conservatives after Mark Lancaster retired, said he has a “huge passion and vision for the future of MK” which he called a “wonderful new city".

Other local media have also been up all night with the Hertfordshire Mercury reflecting everything in its live results page, external.

In St Albans, Liberal Democrat Daisy Cooper told the Herts Advertiser, external it was "an absolute honour" to be elected MP after she unseated Conservative Ann Main to become the city's first Lib Dem MP.

In the Watford Observer, external, the town's new MP Dean Russell, who held the seat for the Conservatives, said he would be "building on an amazing legacy of Richard Harrington", the man he replaced and that his win was "a vindication of what our Prime Minister wants nationally".

The Comet, external which covers Hitchin and Stevenage focuses on Bim Afolami holding the Hitchin and Harpenden seat with him declaring it was "a demonstration of the strength of democracy".

In the Welwyn Hatfield Times, external, transport secretary Grant Shapps said that "it's fantastic the country can move on from Brexit" as he held his seat.

The former justice secretary stood against the Tories as an independent but failed to win re-election.

There are four new MPs in Buckinghamshire, but no change to party representation.

• Former Tory Dominic Grieve lost his seat after running as an independent in Beaconsfield. He was booted out of the Conservative Party earlier this year after he backed a bill to try to stop a no-deal Brexit. Beaten by the new Tory candidate Joy Morrissey, who won with 32,477 votes, he still won the support of more than 16,000 voters
• In Buckingham, the former Speaker of the House of Commons' seat has been won by Conservative Greg Smith, beating Liberal Democrat Stephen Dorrell by 20,411 votes. John Bercow was elected as a Conservative for the first time in 1997, but resigned from the party when he became Speaker in 2009
• Conservative Steve Baker has retained his seat in Wycombe but with a significantly decreased majority, down from 12.3% to 7.7%
• New MP Rob Butler has held Aylesbury for the Conservatives with an increased majority after David Lidlington stood down earlier this year.
• Cheryl Gillan has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for Chesham & Amersham, with a decreased majority
• In Milton Keynes, Iain Stewart has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South and the Conservatives also held Milton Keynes North with Ben Everitt becoming the newly elected MP after Mark Lancaster stood down

There are four new MPs in Hertfordshire, but only one represents a change of party:

• In St Albans, Liberal Democrat Daisy Cooper has taken the seat from Conservative Anne Main
• Conservative Gagan Mohindra held the seat of South West Hertfordshire, despite a challenge from former Tory MP for the seat David Gauke, who had the whip removed after he voted against the government and stood as an independent
• In Hertford and Stortford, Conservative candidate Julie Marson has held the seat for the Tories after Mark Prisk stood down
• In Watford, Dean Russell has been elected MP for Watford, meaning that the Conservative Party holds the seat with an increased majority. He beat Labour's Chris Ostrowski by 4,433 votes, more than double Richard Harrington’s 2,092 vote majority in 2017
• Elsewhere, all the Conservative candidates held their seats. Oliver Heald held Hertfordshire North East, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps retained his seat of Welwyn Hatfield, Bim Afolami held Hitchin and Harpenden, Stephen McPartlandwas re-elected as the MP for Stevenage.
• In Hertsmere, Oliver Dowden has been re-elected, Sir Mike Penning has held Hemel Hempstead and in Broxbourne, Charles Walker has held his seat. .

Analysis from Andrew Sinclair, BBC political correspondent for the East of England.

Iain Stewart has been re-elected as the MP for Milton Keynes South, with an increased majority.

The Conservative candidate beat Labour's Hannah O'Neill by 6,944 votes, more than four times the majority at the 2017 election.

Saleyha Ahsan of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Alan Francis came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 3.4 percentage points since the last general election.

More than 64,000 people, roughly two-thirds of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

Three of the six candidates, Alan Francis (Green), Stephen Fulton (independent) and Amarachi Ogba (Christian Peoples Alliance) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Bedfordshire has seen no change to its party representation but there are two new MPs - unless you count Richard Fuller who has returned to Parliament in a new constituency, making it three.

• In Bedford, Mohammad Yasin has been re-elected as the Labour MP for Bedford, with a decreased majority. There were just 145 votes between Labour and Conservative candidate Ryan Henson
• Labour still has two MPs in Luton with Sarah Owen elected MP for Luton North after Kelvin Hopkins stood down and his daughter, Rachel Hopkins, elected for Luton South. She replaces Gavin Shuker, who left the Labour party in February and became "convener" of the Independent Group
• The Conservatives have held North East Bedfordshire, with Richard Fuller elected after Alistair Burt stood down. Fuller has previously been MP for Bedford until he lost his seat on 2017
• Elsewhere, Nadine Dorries has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for Bedfordshire Mid and in Bedfordshire South West, Conservative Andrew Selous has been re-elected - both with increased majorities

Ben Everitt has been elected MP for Milton Keynes North, meaning that the Conservative Party holds the seat with an increased majority.

The new MP beat Labour's Charlynne Pullen by 6,255 votes. This was considerably more than Mark Lancaster’s 1,975 vote majority in the 2017 general election.

Aisha Mir of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Catherine Rose came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 3.3 percentage points since the last general election.

Nearly 63,000 people, 68.3% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

One of the four candidates, Catherine Rose (Green) lost her £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Bim Afolami has been re-elected as the MP for Hitchin & Harpenden, with a decreased majority.

The Conservative candidate beat Liberal Democrat Sam Collins by 6,895 votes, 5,136 votes less than the majority at the 2017 election.

Kay Tart of the Labour Party came third and the Christian Peoples Alliance's Sid Cordle came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 0.3 percentage points since the last general election.

Nearly 59,000 people, roughly three-quarters of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

Two of the five candidates, Sid Cordle (Christian Peoples Alliance) and Peter Marshall (Advance Together) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Rob Butler has been elected MP for Aylesbury, meaning that the Conservative Party holds the seat with an increased majority.

The new MP beat Labour's Liz Hind by 17,373 votes. This was more than David Lidington’s 14,656 vote majority in the 2017 general election.

Steven Lambert of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Coral Simpson came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 1.3 percentage points since the last general election.

Nearly 61,000 people, 69.9% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

One of the four candidates, Coral Simpson (Green) lost her £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Greg Smith has been elected as the MP for Buckingham, beating Liberal Democrat Stephen Dorrell by 20,411 votes.

The Conservative candidate's majority was lower than his predecessor, the former Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, who had a 25,725 vote majority at the 2017 general election.

Mr Bercow was elected as a Conservative for the first time in 1997, but resigned from the party when he became Speaker in 2009.

David Morgan of the Labour Party came third and the Brexit Party's Andrew Bell came fourth.

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Voter turnout was up by 10.2 percentage points since the last general election.

More than 63,000 people, roughly three-quarters of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

Three of the six candidates, Andrew Bell (Brexit Party), Ned Thompson (independent) and Antonio Vitiello (English Democrats) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Richard Fuller has been elected MP for Bedfordshire North East, meaning that the Conservative Party holds the seat with an increased majority.

The new MP beat Labour's Julian Vaughan by 24,283 votes. This was more than Alistair Burt’s 20,862 vote majority in the 2017 general election.

Daniel Norton of the Liberal Democrats came third and independent candidate Adam Zerny came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 1.7 percentage points since the last general election.

More than 65,000 people, 71.7% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

Two of the five candidates, Adam Zerny (independent) and Philippa Fleming (Green) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has been re-elected as the MP for Welwyn Hatfield, with an increased majority.

The Conservative candidate beat Labour's Rosie Newbigging by 10,955 votes, 3,586 more votes than the majority at the 2017 election.

Paul Zukowskyj of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Oliver Sayers came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 1.4 percentage points since the last general election.

More than 52,000 people, 69.5% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

One of the four candidates, Oliver Sayers (Green) lost his £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Daisy Cooper has been elected as the MP for St Albans, beating Conservative Anne Main by 6,293 votes.

The Liberal Democrats overturned a 6,109 vote majority to take the formerly Conservative-held seat.

Rebecca Lury of the Labour Party came third and the Green Party's Simon Grover came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 0.2 percentage points since the last general election.

Nearly 58,000 people, 78.1% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

Two of the five candidates, Simon Grover (Green) and Jules Sherrington (independent) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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