General Election 2017: Kent, Sussex and Surrey results as they happened

Summary

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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

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Stuart Maisner, Bob Dale and Claire Cottingham

Spoiled ballots in Crawleypublished at 02:48 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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Conservatives hold Surrey Heathpublished at 02:46 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Conservatives hold Guildfordpublished at 02:44 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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Greg Clark holds Tunbridge Wellspublished at 02:41 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Canterbury: Could the student vote win it for Labour?published at 02:39 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Lucinda Adam
BBC South East Today reporter
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Turnouts in Medwaypublished at 02:32 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Lauren Moss
BBC Live reporter
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Labour ahead after recount in Canterburypublished at 02:30 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Lucinda Adam
BBC South East Today reporter
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Counting underway in Sittingbourne & Sheppeypublished at 02:29 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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Surrey East: Conservative holdpublished at 02:28 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Sevenoaks: Conservative holdpublished at 02:27 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Chancellor holds Runnymede & Weybridgepublished at 02:26 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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Runnymede & Weybridge: Conservative holdpublished at 02:24 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Mackinlay: 'Result will be tight'published at 02:21 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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Reporter, BBC South East Today
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Defence Secretary holds Sevenoakspublished at 02:15 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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Recount in Canterburypublished at 02:08 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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Lucinda Adam
BBC South East Today reporter
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How to follow results on election nightpublished at 02:06 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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Green candidate feels it was important to stand in Horshampublished at 02:06 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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What food is keeping you going through the night?published at 02:05 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Stuart Maisner
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Big turnout in Hove and Brighton Pavilionpublished at 02:05 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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It's very close in Canterburypublished at 02:05 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Lucinda Adam
BBC South East Today reporter
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