Joy Morrissey has been elected MP for Beaconsfield, meaning that the Conservative Party holds the seat with a decreased majority.

The new MP beat independent candidate Dominic Grieve - the incumbent MP who rebelled and left the Conservative party - by 15,712 votes. This was somewhat less than Mr Grieve’s own 24,543 vote majority in the 2017 general election.

Alexa Collins of the Labour Party came third and the Green Party's Zoe Hatch came fourth.

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Voter turnout was up by 2.2 percentage points since the last general election.

Nearly 58,000 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, Zoe Hatch (Green) and Adam Cleary (independent) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Dean Russell has been elected MP for Watford, meaning that the Conservative Party holds the seat with an increased majority.

The new MP beat Labour's Chris Ostrowski by 4,433 votes. This was more than double Richard Harrington’s 2,092 vote majority in the 2017 general election.

Ian Stotesbury of the Liberal Democrats came third and Michael McGetrick of the Social Democratic Party came fourth.

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Voter turnout was up by 1.9 percentage points since the last general election.

More than 58,000 people, 69.7% 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, Michael McGetrick (Social Democratic Party) lost his £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Nadine Dorries has been re-elected as the MP for Bedfordshire Mid, with an increased majority.

The Conservative candidate beat Labour's Rhiannon Meades by 24,664 votes, 3,681 more votes than the majority at the 2017 election.

Rachel McGann of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Gareth Ellis came fourth.

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

Nearly 65,000 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, Gareth Ellis (Green), Alan Victor (independent) and Ann Kelly (Monster Raving Loony Party) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Mohammad Yasin has been re-elected as the Labour MP for Bedford.

There were just 145 votes between the Labour and Conservative candidates.

Mr Yasin received 20,491 voted while the Conservative candidate Ryan Henson got 20,346.

The former MP for Luton South said he has "no regrets" about leaving the Labour Party earlier this year.

Gavin Shuker resigned from the party in February 2019 and joined Change UK before becoming an Independent.

Mr Shuker congratulated the new MP for Luton South, Rachel Hopkins, and said he wanted her to "succeed".

Cheryl Gillan has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for Chesham and Amersham.

Joy Morrissey is the newly elected Conservative MP for Beaconsfield. The former MP Dominic Grieve left the Tories and was standing as an independent.

Nadine Dorries has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for Mid Bedfordshire.

Sarah Owen has been elected MP for Luton North, meaning that the Labour Party holds the seat with a decreased majority.

The new MP beat Conservative Jeet Bains by 9,247 votes. This was less than three quarters of Kelvin Hopkins’s 14,364 vote majority in the 2017 general election.

Linda Jack of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Brexit Party's Sudhir Sharma came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 7.3 percentage points since the last general election.

Nearly 43,000 people, 62.5% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

Five of the seven candidates lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Liberal Democrat Daisy Cooper has won the St Albans seat from the Conservatives.

Labour has held its seat in Bedford with Mohammad Yasin being re-elected.

Stephen McPartland has been re-elected as the MP for Stevenage, with an increased majority.

The Conservative candidate beat Labour's Jill Borcherds by 8,562 votes, more than double the majority at the 2017 election.

Lisa Nash of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Victoria Snelling came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 3.1 percentage points since the last general election.

Nearly 48,000 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.

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

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Andrew Selous has been re-elected as the MP for Bedfordshire South West, with an increased majority.

The Conservative candidate beat Labour's Callum Anderson by 18,583 votes, 4,415 more votes than the majority at the 2017 election.

Emma Matanle of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Andrew Waters came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 3.1 percentage points since the last general election.

More than 53,000 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.

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

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The newly elected Labour MP for Luton South says she will be a "community-focused" MP.

Rachel Hopkins said she has "made a commitment" and will be "out there" in the community.

"My history of a being a local councillor in Luton will stay with me," she said.

"We've got many things we need to tackle in Luton, including rising poverty and ensuring we get good jobs in our town."

Conservative Oliver Heald has held the North East Hertfordshire seat.

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Conservative Stephen McPartland has been returned to parliament as the member for Stevenage with an increased majority of more than 5,000 over his Labour opponent.

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Mr McPartland, who was first elected as MP for Stevenage in 2010, gained a 5.5% swing from Labour.

He won 25,328 votes with his Labour opponent, maths teacher Jill Borcherds, receiving 16,766 votes.

Gavin Shuker has said he is "not surprised" to not be re-elected as the MP for Luton South.

Mr Shuker resigned from the Labour Party earlier this year and was standing as an independent candidate.

The Labour candidate Rachel Hopkins, daughter of the former Luton North MP Kelvin Hopkins, has been elected.

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"I've had the most amazing job for the past 10 years serving my home town," Mr Shuker said.

"I'm not surprised, it's a consequence of the decision I made earlier this year when I decided I could not stand as the Labour candidate."

When asked what he was going to do now, Mr Shuker said: "I'm probably going to have a beer, get some pizza and at some point get a proper job."

Oliver Dowden has been re-elected as the MP for Hertsmere, with an increased majority.

The Conservative candidate beat Labour's Holly Kal-Weiss by 21,313 votes, 4,362 more votes than the majority at the 2017 election.

Stephen Barrett of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's John Humphries came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 0.5 percentage points since the last general election.

More than 52,000 people, 70.6% 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, John Humphries (Green) lost his £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Conservatives have held on to the Watford constituency in Hertfordshire with new MP Dean Russell.

Rachel Hopkins has been elected MP for Luton South, meaning that the Labour Party holds the seat with a decreased majority.

The new MP beat Conservative Parvez Akhtar by 8,756 votes. This was less than three quarters of Gavin Shuker’s 13,925 vote majority in the 2017 general election.

Mr Shuker, who left the Labour party in February and became "convener" of the Independent Group, came third and the Brexit Party's Garry Warren came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 8 percentage points since the last general election.

More than 42,000 people, 60.7% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

Four of the seven candidates, Garry Warren (Brexit Party), Ben Foley (Green), Mohammed Ashraf (independent) and John French (Best for Luton) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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