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
Alex Regan
BBC News
Labour's Nadia Whittome won Nottingham East.
Former Labour MP Chris Leslie left the party in February to establish The Independent Group For Change.
Ms Whittome won a majority of 25,735 votes, and Chris Leslie only received 1,147.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Luke Evans has won the Bosworth election for the Conservative Party succeeding David Tredinnick who stepped down as MP last month.
Alex Regan
BBC News
Labour's Alex Norris has held Nottingham North, with 17,337 votes.
Although he retained the seat, his majority has been reduced, with the Conservatives making gains.
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Chris Doidge
BBC Radio Derby, political reporter
Labour's man in Chesterfield, Toby Perkins, says Jeremy Corbyn's "personal unpopularity" was the biggest issue on the doorstep. Brexit was second, he says.
The Chesterfield result is expected at about 03:30.
Ruth Edwards has been elected MP for Rushcliffe, meaning that the Conservative Party holds the seat with a decreased majority.
The new MP beat Labour's Cheryl Pidgeon by 7,643 votes. This was fewer than Kenneth Clarke’s 8,010 vote majority in the 2017 general election.
Jason Billin of the Liberal Democrats came third and UKIP's Matthew Faithfull came fourth.
Voter turnout was up by 0.5 percentage points since the last general election.
Nearly 61,000 people, 78.5% 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, Matthew Faithfull (UKIP) and John Kirby (independent) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.
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Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Jonathan Ashworth might have kept his seat but it's not expected to be a good night for the Labour Party.
After his victory was announced he said it was incumbent that the party now listens and learns from former voters.
Image source, PA MediaHe said they must listen to people from working class communities and from poorer backgrounds "who feel that the Labour Party could no longer represent them tonight".
He said: "It's incumbent upon politicians like myself to contribute to the debate about how we get the Labour Party back to a position of government.
"This is the worst result for the Labour Party since the 1930s."
Claudia Webbe has been elected MP for Leicester East, meaning that the Labour Party holds the seat with a decreased majority.
The new MP beat Conservative Bhupen Dave by 6,019 votes. This was considerably fewer than former Labour MP Keith Vaz, who won a 22,428 vote majority in the 2017 general election.
Mr Vaz, who was suspended from the Commons after he was found to have "expressed willingness" to purchase cocaine for others, did not stand for re-election.
Nitesh Dave of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Brexit Party's Tara Baldwin came fourth.
Voter turnout was down by 4.4 percentage points since the last general election.
More than 49,000 people, 63% 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, Ms Baldwin, Melanie Wakley (Green) and Sanjay Gogia (independent) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.
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Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Should we take this Frank Sinatra-inspired tweet, external as an admission of defeat in Derby North from former Labour MP Chris Williamson?
The former shadow cabinet member was standing as an independent after being suspended by the party.
Alex Regan
BBC News
Labour's Lillian Greenwood has held on to Nottingham South with 26,586 votes.
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BBC News
Claudia Webbe won in Leicester East with a majority of 6,019 - a huge reduction from the 22,428 enjoyed by Keith Vaz in 2017.
After getting the result she said: "Thank you for placing your trust in me, thank you for placing your trust in the Labour Party.
"Leicester East I will serve you, I will serve you well and I will build on the legacy that was left."
Image source, Claudia WebbeAnna Soubry's arrival at the count in Broxtowe earlier was greeted with a flurry of photographs.
The former Conservative MP is standing for the Independent Group for Change in the Nottinghamshire constituency.
But the polls put a Tory victory as the most likely outcome.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
The final result is in for Leicester.
Labour's Liz Kendall has retained her seat as the MP for Leicester West.
Alex Regan
BBC News
Candidates out canvassing in Ashfield will have had a chilly experience on the doorsteps this December.
But spare a thought for the tellers on a cold winter's night at the count.
According to BBC East Midlands political editor Tony Roe, it's so cold at the Ashfield count that staff and some journalists have resorted to putting coats on indoors.
Alex Regan
BBC News
After nearly 50 years, Rushcliffe has a new MP.
Ken Clarke will be kicking off his Hush Puppies and popping on some slippers as Ruth Edwards takes on the Conservative's representative in the Nottinghamshire constituency.
In her acceptance speech, she paid tribute to Mr Clarke.
"As I'm stepping up to the plate tonight, someone far greater than me is stepping down.
"So I'd like to thank Ken Clarke, who's given nearly half a century of service to this constituency and also to our country.
"It's been a real privilege to get to know Ken over the last few months and his counsel has been invaluable.
"He has set a very high standard for Rushcliffe's MP, and I'll be doing my best to live up to it."
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BBC News
Conservative candidate Maggie Throup wears a big smile as she arrives at the Erewash count in Ilkeston.
She told BBC Radio Derby she was feeling confident she would be returning to Parliament on Monday.
Simon Ward
East Midlands Today Reporter
Counting continues at Derby's Riverside Centre.
Dame Margaret Beckett, the Labour candidate for Derby South, is not here yet but has told me on the phone she is “dismayed” by the exit poll result.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Another result is in - Claudia Webbe has won the Leicester East seat for the Labour Party replacing Keith Vaz.
BBC Radio Derby
Amber Valley's Conservative candidate Nigel Mills can be seen following the election coverage with his supporters, including Derbyshire auctioneer James Lewis.
Some Conservative campaigners here in Ripley are predicting the winning margin could be in excess of 10,000 votes (which would be more than 2017).
Alex Regan
BBC News
The Conservatives' Ruth Edwards has won the Nottinghamshire constituency of Rushcliffe.
Former Tory MP Ken Clarke represented the constituency for 49 years, but after announcing he would not seek re-election Ms Edwards was chosen by the local party as their candidate.
Here are the votes:
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has been re-elected MP for Leicester South, meaning that the Labour Party holds the seat with a decreased majority.
The MP beat Conservative Natalie Neale by 22,675 votes. This was fewer than Mr Ashworth’s 26,261 vote majority in the 2017 general election.
Chris Coghlan of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Mags Lewis came fourth.
Voter turnout was down by 2.3 percentage points since the last general election.
More than 50,000 people, 64.6% 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, Mags Lewis (Green) and James Potter (The Brexit Party) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.
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