St Albans: Conservative holdpublished at 03:23 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

Updates for Wednesday, 7 June, 2017
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Alex Pope
Bim Afolami (Con) holds Hitchin and Harpenden for the Conservatives.
Tom Barton
BBC Look East political reporter
So we have the first scalp of the night.
It was expected, but Labour's Mohammad Yasin has taken Bedford and Kempston from Richard Fuller for the Conservatives.
It was number 13 on Labour's list of target seats, Jeremy Corbyn even came to visit twice and it seems to have worked.
Here's the breakdown:
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Mohammad Yasin (Labour) has taken Bedford and Kempston from the Conservatives.
Tom Barton
BBC Look East political reporter
There's already been speculation that Bedford could go from Conservative to Labour, so keep reading for the result that's due very shortly.
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Dominic Grieve (Con) holds Beaconsfield.
Cheryl Gillan (Con) holds Chesham and Amersham with 33,514 votes.
Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
Mark Prisk is celebrating victory in Hertford and Stortford with 36,184 votes, which is an increase of 4,591 from the 2015 election.
Here's the breakdown:
Gavin Shuker (Lab) holds Luton South with 28,804 votes.
Nicola Haseler
BBC Three Counties
It's been a good night for Anne Main for the Conservatives in St Albans, although her majority has been cut by 821 votes.
She's pleased to have won but says the night's results are "turning up surprises".
It was a major target seat for the Lib Dems, with leader Tim Farron visiting the city on a number of occasions during the election campaign.
Here's the breakdown:
Richard Harrington (Con) has held Watford.
Kelvin Hopkins (Lab) has held his Luton North seat with 29,765 votes.
Anne Main (Con) holds St Albans, winning by 24,571 votes.
Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
That's it for another day on the Local Live news feed for Beds, Herts and Bucks.
We'll be back with more news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Thursday.
I've been given a lie in tomorrow as I'll be back in the early hours of Friday morning bringing you all your local election results, fuelled by a lot of sugar!
But don't worry, our team will be back with your regular news, sport, weather and travel again from 08:00 tomorrow.
See you again soon!
Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
For the rest of this week our news coverage is going to look a little different.
While the polls are open for the general election we will be unable to report on any political issues, but as soon as voting ends at 22:00 on Thursday we'll be live with results, analysis and reaction all through the night.
Declarations for all 24 constituencies across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire are expected at various points, with the first result anticipated in Hemel Hempstead at 01:00 on Friday.
But don't fret - we'll be keeping tabs on everything at this end and we'll bring you all the news as soon as it happens, so pop the kettle on and join us!
Julie Reinger
BBC Look East weather
There'll be outbreaks of rain spreading north-eastwards overnight, turning heavy at times.
Light to moderate south-westerly winds will give us lows of about 12C (54F).
The last of any overnight rain will clear tomorrow morning to leave a largely dry day with some bright or sunny intervals.
Some showers are possible but they won’t be for everyone.
The winds will pick up to a moderate to fresh south-westerly leading to a top temperature of 19C (66F).
There is just the small risk of some thunderstorms late in the day moving up from France.
Get a full forecast where you live, from BBC Weather.
Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
All cordons have now been lifted in Royston after two unexploded WW2 shells, external were found in a garden on Kneesworth Street this afternoon.
Police say they have taken the shells away and they will be detonated in open ground in the north of the county.
They've warned there might be some "noise disturbance".
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