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  • Updates for Wednesday, 7 June, 2017

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  1. We're nearly therepublished at 04:35 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    We are just waiting on two results now.

    They are for Milton Keynes North and North East Bedfordshire.

    The main news is all our parties have held their seats apart from in Bedford, where it changed from Conservative to Labour.

  2. Conservatives hold Buckinghampublished at 04:33 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
    Breaking

    Speaker John Bercow (Con) holds Buckingham.

  3. Result in: Conservatives hold Aylesburypublished at 04:30 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Katy Lewis
    BBC Local Live

    David Lidington has been a Conservative MP since 1992 and is set to be for a while longer, as he has held on to his Aylesbury seat with 32,313 votes - a majority of 14,696. He got 4,230 more votes than in 2015, with turnout up 2.42%.

    Aylesbury

    Here is the breakdown:

    David Lidington: (Con) 32,313

    Mark Bateman: (Lab) 17,617

    Steven Lambert: (LD) 5,660

    Vijay Srao: (UKIP) 1,296

    Coral Simpson: (Green) 1,237

    Kyle Michael: (Ind) 620

  4. Conservatives hold South West Hertfordshirepublished at 04:23 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
    Breaking

    David Gauke (Con) holds South West Hertfordshire.

  5. Conservatives hold MK Southpublished at 04:21 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
    Breaking

    Iain Stewart (Con) holds Milton Keynes South.

  6. Result in: Labour holds Luton Southpublished at 04:21 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Katy Lewis
    BBC Local Live

    It was thought the Luton South seat could swing back to the Tories, but Labour's Gavin Shuker has held onto it with 28,804 votes.

    That's 10,144 more than in the 2015 election, with the turnout up 5.87%.

    Gavin Shuker

    Here's the breakdown:

    Gavin Shuker: (Lab) 28,804

    Dean Russell: (Con) 14,879

    Andrew Strange: (LD) 1,056

    Ujjawal Ub: (UKIP) 795

    Marc Scheimann: (Green) 439

    Abid Ali: (Ind) 160

  7. Bedford: Labour gain from Conservativepublished at 04:19 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Election result
  8. Still no decision from MKpublished at 04:18 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Luke Ashmead
    BBC Three Counties Radio sport

    Things are getting rather interesting in Milton Keynes.

    There's still no news on who's won both the MK South or North seat.

    First I heard the incumbent Tory MP Iain Stewart had lost his seat to Labour, then he had won, then there was going to be a re-count.

    Now we've been told that all the candidates for MK South are inspecting bundles of ballot papers for each of their party.

    Watch this space!

    Luke Ashmead
  9. 'I'm going to work hard for the people of Bedford', says new MPpublished at 04:13 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    The new MP for Bedford, Mohammed Yasin, says he's going to "work hard for the people of Bedford".

    After beating Richard Fuller to the seat, the Labour politician says his main priorities are to "save Bedford Hospital", get "more funding for the police" and "save my schools".

    Bedford count
  10. New Labour MP for Bedfordpublished at 04:11 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Hollie Goodall
    BBC Look East

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  11. Conservative hold for Welwynpublished at 04:07 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
    Breaking

    Grant Shapps (Con) holds Welwyn Hatfield.

  12. Beaconsfield: Conservative holdpublished at 03:57 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Election result
  13. Chesham & Amersham: Conservative holdpublished at 03:53 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Election Graphic
  14. It's goodnight from St Albanspublished at 03:48 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Nicola Haseler
    BBC Three Counties

    It's tidy up time!

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  15. Selous wins comfortably in South West Bedspublished at 03:45 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    Covering the mains towns of Leighton Buzzard, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, Richard Selous will remain the MP for South West Bedfordshire.

    He got 32,961 votes, which is an increase of 4,749 on 2015.

    Here's the full breakdown:

    • Andrew Selous: Con 32,961
    • Daniel Scott: Lab 18,793
    • Daniel Norton: LD 2,630
    • Morvern Rennie: Green 950
    • Morenike Mafoh: CPA 301
    Andrew Selous
  16. 'You have to believe in democracy', says Bedford's outgoing Tory MPpublished at 03:41 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    The first MP to lose his job in the three counties is Richard Fuller, the former MP for Bedford and Kempston.

    He lost his much fought seat to Mohammed Yasin, who beat him by 789.

    In the 2015 election Mr Fuller only won by 1,097 votes, so it's been very close again.

    He says: "It's not so bad if you believe in democracy, you have to respect the verdict."

    He added that he's now going to "reflect" on his loss.

    Richard FullerImage source, Conservative Party
  17. Conservatives hold Aylesburypublished at 03:37 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
    Breaking

    David Lidington (Con) holds his Aylesbury seat.

  18. Luton North: Labour holdpublished at 03:35 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Election result
  19. Watford: Conservative holdpublished at 03:29 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Result graphic
  20. Chesham stays bluepublished at 03:25 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Toby Friedner
    BBC Three Counties Radio

    The longest serving female Tory MP, Cheryl Gillan, still has a job.

    She's won with 33,514 votes - that's an increase of 2,376 votes on 2015.

    Here's the full breakdown:

    • Cheryl Gillian: Con 33,514
    • Nina Dluzewska: Lab 11,374
    • Peter Jones: LD 7,179
    • Alan Booth: Green 1,660
    • David Meacock: UKIP 1,525
    Conservatives in Chesham