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. Amber Rudd: Hopeful not complacentpublished at 02:02 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Here's the Home Secretary's interview with Jon Hunt in Hastings a bit earlier.

  2. Folkestone & Hythe: Conservative holdpublished at 01:56 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Election result
  3. Henry Smith: 'It's going to be a tense evening'published at 01:53 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Ian Palmer
    Reporter, BBC South East Today

    The incumbent in Crawley is feeling nervous.

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  4. Dover: Conservative holdpublished at 01:50 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Result graphic
  5. Conservatives hold Folkestone & Hythepublished at 01:49 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
    Breaking

    Damian Collins
  6. Conservatives hold Doverpublished at 01:48 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
    Breaking

    Charlie Elphicke
  7. The view of Labour in Graveshampublished at 01:33 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  8. It's going to be a long night in Medwaypublished at 01:32 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Lauren Moss
    BBC Live reporter

    Counting is yet to begin in Medway.

    Ballot papers are being verified.

    Results not expected until at least 06:00 BST.

    Medway count
  9. Lewes: 'It's going to be tight.'published at 01:32 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Fiona Irving
    BBC South East Today reporter

    The feeling on the floor at the Lewes count is it's going to be tight.

    But the Tories feel a bit more optimistic than the Lib Dems.

    The result is expected around 02:20 BST.

  10. Amber Rudd: 'I'm hopeful but not complacent'published at 01:31 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  11. How are you getting through election night?published at 01:24 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  12. Home Secretary arrives at Hastings countpublished at 01:11 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  13. Wealden turnout is uppublished at 01:08 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Wealden turnout just announced: 74.4%, up from 71.29 in 2015.

    Wealden count
  14. 'My vote counts and it's important'published at 01:07 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Student Callie Lovell said tuition fees were the big issue in swaying her vote.

    We've been speaking to first-time, undecided voters as part of our #MyFirstVote, external series.

    #SEVote, external

  15. South Thanet turnout is slightly downpublished at 01:06 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Turnout in South Thanet- 68.91% - slightly lower than in 2015 when it was 69.85%.

  16. We're guessing he didn't get a train there...published at 01:05 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  17. Turnout in Tunbridge Wells is uppublished at 00:59 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    The turnout in #TunbridgeWells, external is 72.7%, up from 70.03% in 2015.

    Tunbridge Wells count
  18. Counting is underway in Hastingspublished at 00:57 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  19. Analysis of the three Brighton seats...published at 00:56 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  20. The Greens are confident in Brighton Pavilion...published at 00:52 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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