Summary

  • Our live coverage has now ended

  • Home Secretary Amber Rudd holds Hastings and Rye by just 346 votes

  • Conservatives hold all seats in Surrey

  • Labour take Canterbury and Brighton Kemptown from the Conservatives

  • Craig Mackinlay holds South Thanet days after being charged over election expenses

  • Lib Dems take Eastbourne from Conservatives

  • Caroline Lucas holds Brighton Pavilion for the Greens

  • Ukip leader Paul Nuttall resigns

  • Live updates on Friday 9 June 2017

  1. Craig Mackinlay's victory speech: 'We did it'published at 09:22 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    He says he overcame those who tried "to break my legs for this election" referring to the CPS charge.

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  2. Chichester: Conservative holdpublished at 08:47 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Result graphic
  3. Election win for fraud charge MPpublished at 08:47 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Craig Mackinlay holds South Thanet for the Tories while facing charges over election expenses.

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  4. Could Nigel Farage lead Ukip again?published at 08:42 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  5. Caroline Lucas on holding Brighton Pavilionpublished at 08:41 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  6. Craig Mackinlay on holding South Thanetpublished at 08:40 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  7. Hung parliament: Was it the youth vote?published at 08:32 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Young debaters

    Theresa May and the Conservatives have failed to win a majority in the general election - is it because 18 to 24-year-olds turned up to the polls?

    Hung parliament: Was it the youth vote?

    Theresa May and the Conservatives have failed to win a majority in the general election - is it because 18 to 24-year-olds turned up to the polls?

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  8. Lembit's view of a memorable nightpublished at 08:27 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Here's BBC Radio Kent presenter and former MP Lembit Opik's view on a momentous evening.

    He's on air from 09:00 BST.

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  9. Maria Caulfield: 'An even greater honour'published at 08:27 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  10. History made in East Kentpublished at 08:10 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    One of the shocks of the night was Labour's Rosie Duffield seizing the Tory stronghold of Canterbury from the veteran Sir Julian Brazier.

  11. Kuenssberg: 'Total political disaster for May'published at 07:59 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg has described the result of the general election as a "total political disaster for Theresa May" and a "huge success for Jeremy Corbyn".

  12. MPs hold seats with increased votepublished at 07:54 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Sitting Tory MPs hold nearly all of Kent's constituencies, apart from a shock result in Canterbury.

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  13. Kyle celebrates an increased majority in Hovepublished at 07:47 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Labour's Peter Kyle held Hove comfortably, increasing his majority to 18,757.

  14. Caroline Lucas: 'I feel so honoured'published at 07:42 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Helen Catt
    Political editor, BBC South East

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  15. Large drop in UKIP vote in Thanetpublished at 07:38 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Amanda Akass
    Reporter, BBC South East Today

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  16. 'Clearly it's not been a good night for pollsters'published at 07:32 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    This has not been a good night for polling - but it is important that pollsters succeed, says David Cowling.

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  17. Conservatives hold Hastings, but only justpublished at 07:27 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    The Home Secretary Amber Rudd retained her Hastings and Rye seat, but saw her majority slashed dramatically, to just 346.

  18. Stephen Lloyd: 'It's good to be back'published at 07:20 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Leanne Rinne
    Reporter, BBC South East Today

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  19. Another election by the autumn?published at 07:18 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Amanda Akass
    Reporter, BBC South East Today

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  20. Here's the moment history was made in Canterburypublished at 07:17 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Lucinda Adam
    BBC South East Today reporter

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