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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Conservatives gain six East Midlands seats at expense of Labour
Dennis Skinner loses seat after 49 years
Labour's Vernon Coaker loses Gedling after 22 years
Conservatives win Bassetlaw for first time since 1935
Labour retain eight seats - seven in city constituencies
Re-elected Jon Ashworth calls it 'worst result for Labour since the 1930s'
Latest general election 2019 updates from across the East Midlands
How Labour's 'red wall' turned bluepublished at 20:17 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
New MP 'surprised' by scale of Tory winpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy ReporterBroxtowe’s new MP said he was very surprised at how well the Conservatives had done nationally, and how comfortably he won his own seat.
Darren Henry, who spent 26 years in the RAF, said he plans to hold his first MP surgery tomorrow.
The 51-year-old said when he got home from the count he didn’t treat himself to a glass of fizz, but instead fell asleep while replying to messages – having been awake for 24 hours.
He says he now looks forward to spending time over Christmas with his family – wife Caroline, 19-year-old twins, and Poppy the Cairn terrier.
Image source, ConservativesQuote MessageI thought Corbyn would have had to have a coalition government if it was a hung Parliament, or that there was a chance Boris could have had something similar, but I didn’t expect that resounding a win for the Conservatives across the country, especially winning some seats we didn’t expect to win.
Darren Henry, MP for Broxtowe
Liz Kendall 'devastated' about the futurepublished at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
BBC Radio LeicesterLiz Kendall, who has been re-elected for Leicester West, said she's "devastated at what five years of the Tories is going to mean" for her constituents in Leicester and the UK.
"I'm scared," she said. "We've got 40,000 children in this city growing up in poverty, 6,000 people on the housing waiting list, and we've got food bank use spiralling out of control.
"I'm very worried about the future but I'm determined to play my role to hold these Tories to account and get the Labour party back on the right track."
Three arrested over Libertines gig phone theftspublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsIn other news, three men have been arrested after they were found in possession of dozens of mobile phones after a Libertines gig in Nottingham.
Nottinghamshire Police said about 30 mobile phone thefts were reported from Rock City on Thursday.
A force spokesman said following its investigations, officers from West Midlands Police stopped a Lexus near Birmingham, where they found 40 phones and some cash.
The men - aged 27, 41 and 44 respectively - are all being questioned on suspicion of theft.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceQuote MessageThis was an unusually large number of mobile phones to recover at once, with many stashed in body suits and some in coats. It was an excellent stop by our colleagues at West Midlands Police, who have now handed three men over for questioning by Nottinghamshire Police."
Det Insp Ed Cook, Nottinghamshire Police
Ken Clarke: Johnson has 'amazing opportunity'published at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
BBC News ChannelKen Clarke, a Tory Remainer who was expelled from the Conservative Party after rebelling against Boris Johnson's government over Brexit, did not seek re-election in Rushcliffe this time round.
He told the BBC Mr Johnson has achieved a "remarkable victory" and now has "an amazing opportunity".
He said, if Mr Johnson wishes, he is now free from the influence of the "extreme right" of the Tory party, who were his allies just months ago.
"His strong majority means he will have little difficulty getting his Brexit deal through Parliament," the former MP added.
However, he said he's certain Boris Johnson won't be able to negotiate a trade deal with the European Union by the end of 2020.
"The serious grown-up negotiations will take quite some time. 'Get Brexit Done' was a bit of a joke, but a brilliantly successful slogan."
Bolsover voter: 'I felt like a traitor'published at 16:09 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineFriends Wendy O'Brien (left) and Roalise Welton (right), from Bolsover, have given their thoughts on the election result.
Ms O'Brien, 68, a Tory voter, said she was amazed at the result.
"People said nice things about Dennis," she said. "He worked for the people - or he did, maybe not recently. He should have left."
Ms Welton, a retired hospital worker, said she had voted Labour for 50 years but this year voted Independent.
"I felt like a traitor, I really did," she said. "But I was not going to vote for him [Jeremy Corbyn]. He wanted another referendum when we've already had one."
How Dennis Skinner lost Bolsover after 49 yearspublished at 14:54 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
Dennis Skinner, known as the Beast of Bolsover, has lost his seat after 49 years. What went wrong?
Read MoreVoters in Bassetlaw chose 'best of a bad bunch'published at 14:41 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
Frankie McCamley
BBC NewsThe Conservative party has won the seat of Bassetlaw, which Labour had held since 1935.
Many voters in the area voted for a Tory candidate for the first time with one saying he chose "the best of a bad bunch".
"The family's always been Labour but it can't get any worse," he said.
MEP 'heartbroken' at Bassetlaw resultpublished at 14:41 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsEast Midlands Labour MEP Rory Palmer has called for Jeremy Corbyn to resign after what he's called "a dreadful, terrible night" for his party.
Tweeting his thoughts on the result Mr Palmer said he was "heartbroken for good friends in Bassetlaw... crestfallen about what's happened to the Labour Party."
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End of twitter post'People have forgotten what he's done for this community'published at 14:26 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
Rob Sissons
East Midlands Today ReporterFor 49 years Dennis Skinner was part of the House of Commons furniture - straight talking and controversial.
Whatever your political colours there's no denying one of the most colourful MPs will no longer be there.
Resident Andy McNeill told me he didn't think he would see Bolsover become Conservative in his lifetime.
"People seem to forget that Mr Skinner gave a year of his salary to the miners when they were on strike so people are forgetting what he has done for this community," he said.
Bolsover residents react to Skinner losspublished at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineBack to the election, and here's some more reaction to veteran Labour MP Dennis Skinner losing his Bolsover seat after 49 years.
He was beaten by Conservative candidate Mark Fletcher.
Two stabbed in Stapleford pub fightpublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsMeanwhile, two men have been taken to hospital with stab wounds after a fight outside a pub in Stapleford.
Nottinghamshire Police said officers were called to the scene outside the Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren on Derby Road at about 21:00 last night after receiving reports of a fight involving a group of men.
Both men, who are both aged 26, are not believed to have life-threatening injuries but were taken to the Queen's Medical Centre for treatment.
Image source, GoogleMan held after 12-year-old girl hit by carpublished at 13:48 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsAway from election news, a man has been arrested after a 12-year-old girl was hit by a car in New Basford this morning.
The crash happened on Nottingham Road at about 08:15.
Nottinghamshire Police said the girl is being treated in hospital for injuries that are not life-threatening or life-altering.
Officers detained a 22-year-old man on suspicion of leaving the scene of a collision after making inquiries in the area.
They have issued an appeal for witnesses.
Image source, GoogleConservatives win council by-electionpublished at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsAs well as the general election, there was a council by-election for Cosby and Countesthorpe - which saw a high turnout of 73.54%.
The results were:
- Leslie Phillimore (Conservative) - 4,535
- Sandra Parkinson (Labour) - 1,290
- Royston Bayliss (Liberal Democrat) - 1,139
- Christ Startin-Lorent (Green Party) - 543
Ex-MPs lose deposits after election failurepublished at 13:12 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
PA MediaLosing your deposit - the ultimate sign of failure in an election - befell two former MPs in the East Midlands.
Every candidate must pay £500 to stand and this is lost if they get less than 5% of the vote.
Image source, Chris Williamson/TwitterFormer Labour MP Chris Williamson, expelled from the party following an anti-Semitism row, suffered this ignominy in the Derby North seat - finishing a distant last with 635 votes (1.35%).
Image source, Chris Leslie/TwitterThe Independent Group for Change candidate Chris Leslie, also ex-Labour and first elected in 1997, was another faller at the 5% hurdle, mustering only 1,447 votes (3.36%) in Nottingham East.
Nationally the biggest financial losers were the Green Party, with 465 candidates losing their deposits at a cost of £232,500.
'Folk hero' Skinner defeat reflects wider Labour picturepublished at 13:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
Jennifer Harby
BBC NewsDennis Skinner's loss of his Bolsover constituency after 49 years to Conservative Mark Fletcher reflects major changes in British politics, according to one expert.
Phil Burton-Cartledge, a sociology lecturer at the University of Derby, said: "Dennis Skinner has always been something of a folk hero within the Labour Party, even during the Blair years when there were considerable political differences at play.
"But it's emblematic of the wider result that a guy who was elected in 1970 is passing from the political scene.
"It marks a sea-change in what's going on in the wider Labour Party and in traditional working-class areas where political identities have been fragmented."
Image source, Getty Images'I'm sorry we've let some people down'published at 12:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
Labour's Natalie Fleet was tearful as she apologised to voters in a BBC interview.
Read MoreCouncil leader: 'Snake oil salesmen' blaming defeat on Brexitpublished at 12:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
Neil Heath
BBC News OnlineThe Labour leader of Bassetlaw District Council has accused those blaming the party's election defeat on Brexit as "snake oil salesmen".
Simon Greaves said the "brutal reality" was that the national Labour Party was not "competent" or "credible" enough to form a government.
Brendan Clarke-Smith, Conservative, won the Bassetlaw seat by 14,013 votes from Labour, who had held it since 1935.
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End of twitter postLosing candidate in tears over 'horrendous' campaignpublished at 11:44 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
Natalie Fleet, the losing Labour candidate in Ashfield, cannot hide her emotion at the result.
She said she was "absolutely heartbroken" over the number of people who said they could no longer vote for her party.
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End of twitter postCandidate 'disappointed' people voted for herpublished at 11:14 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
Amy Orton
Local Democracy ReporterQueenie Tea didn’t want votes. Loughborough’s quirky independent candidate’s main message was to vote responsibly.
As the results were read out she was disappointed to hear that 235 people opted to put a cross in the box next to her name.
“I didn’t vote because as a piece of art I don’t exist, I’m not on the electoral roll," she said.
“I wanted to get zero, a vote for me would be a wasted vote really but I realise people might have done it out of sheer frustration.”
Banned from bringing her beloved tea trolley to the count, Queenie instead opted to gaffer tape a packet of chocolate digestives to her handbag.
“I was expecting a party, this is the worst party I’ve ever been to."
As the clocks ticked by and the ballot papers were counted, Queenie - a tea enthusiast as her name would suggest - read tea leaves in an attempt to predict what might happen.
She spied a whale, a sad clown and a chaotic scene.
But not the 235 votes she got, which was not enough to claim back her £500 deposit – paid entirely in 20p coins.
What’s next for Queenie?
“She’s going back in her bag now, “ she tells me. “She’s had lots of fun though.”