Summary

  • Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg has been re-elected for the Conservatives in North East Somerset

  • All four Bristol seats have been declared as Labour holds

  • The Conservatives have held on to all their seats in the West including Cheltenham, Gloucester, Weston-super-Mare and Wells

  • Labour's David Drew lost his Stroud seat to Siobhan Baillie of the Conservatives

  • Bath held by the Liberal Democrats, with Wera Hobhouse re-elected

  • The Conservatives have won an overall majority making them the ruling party

Live Reporting

Polly March, Ian Parker, Steve Mellen, Jackie Coles and Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley

  1. The Cotswolds: Conservative hold

    Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has been re-elected as the MP for The Cotswolds with a decreased majority.

    The Conservative candidate beat Liberal Democrat Liz Webster by 20,214 votes, 5,285 votes less than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Alan MacKenzie of the Labour Party came third and the Green Party's Sabrina Poole came fourth.

    Voter turnout was up by 0.4 percentage points since the last general election.

    More than 61,000 people, roughly three-quarters of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    All four candidates keep their deposits, after receiving more than 5% of the votes.

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  2. Kingswood: Conservative hold

    Chris Skidmore has been re-elected as the MP for Kingswood, with an increased majority.

    The Conservative candidate beat Labour's Nicola Bowden-Jones by 11,220 votes, 3,720 more votes than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Dine Romero of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Joseph Evans came fourth.

    Voter turnout was up by 1.2 percentage points since the last general election.

    More than 49,000 people, 71.5% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    Two of the five candidates, Joseph Evans (Green) and Angelika Cowell (Animal Welfare Party) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  3. Wells: Conservative hold

    James Heappey has been re-elected as the MP for Wells, with an increased majority.

    The Conservative candidate beat Liberal Democrat Tessa Munt by 9,991 votes, 2,409 more votes than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Kama McKenzie of the Labour Party came third and independent candidate Dave Dobbs came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 0.6 percentage points since the last general election.

    Nearly 62,000 people, roughly three-quarters of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    Two of the five candidates, Dave Dobbs (independent) and Susie Quatermass (Motherworld Party) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  4. Taunton Deane: Conservative hold

    Rebecca Pow has been re-elected as the MP for Taunton Deane, with a decreased majority.

    The Conservative candidate beat Liberal Democrat Gideon Amos by 11,700 votes, 4,187 votes less than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Liam Canham of the Labour Party came third and independent candidate John Hunt came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 1.9 percentage points since the last general election.

    Nearly 64,000 people, 71.9% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    One of the four candidates, John Hunt (independent) lost his £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  5. Weston-super-Mare: Conservative hold

    Conservative MP John Penrose has won re-election in his Weston-super-Mare seat with an increased majority.

    The Conservative MP beat Labour's Tim Taylor by 17,121 votes, 5,577 more votes than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Patrick Keating of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Suneil Basu came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 1.3 percentage points since the last general election.

    Nearly 56,000 people, roughly two-thirds of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    One of the four candidates, Mr Basu lost his £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  6. Richard Graham: 'Massive honour of a fourth term'

    Conservative candidate Richard Graham shares his reaction to his victory.

  7. Dr Liam Fox thanks voters for re-electing him for the eighth time

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  8. Wiltshire South West: Conservative hold

    Andrew Murrison has been re-elected as the MP for Wiltshire South West, with an increased majority.

    The Conservative candidate beat Labour's Emily Pomroy-Smith by 21,630 votes, 3,304 more votes than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Ellen Nicholson of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Julie Phillips came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 0.8 percentage points since the last general election.

    Nearly 55,000 people, 70.4% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    One of the four candidates, Julie Phillips (Green) lost her £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  9. Cheltenham: Con hold
    Breaking

    Alex Chalk has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for Cheltenham.

    The seat was the last to declare in the West after several recounts.

    Mr Chalk won with 28,486 votes.

  10. Filton & Bradley Stoke: Conservative hold

    Jack Lopresti has been re-elected as the MP for Filton & Bradley Stoke, with an increased majority.

    The Conservative candidate beat Labour's Mhairi Threlfall by 5,646 votes, 1,456 more votes than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Louise Harris of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Jenny Vernon came fourth.

    Voter turnout was up by 2.7 percentage points since the last general election.

    Nearly 54,000 people, nearly three-quarters of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    Two of the five candidates, Jenny Vernon (Green) and Elaine Hardwick (Citizens Movement Party UK) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  11. Chippenham: Conservative hold

    Michelle Donelan has been re-elected as the MP for Chippenham, with a decreased majority.

    The Conservative candidate beat Liberal Democrat Helen Belcher by 11,288 votes, 5,342 votes less than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Martha Anachury of the Labour Party came third.

    Voter turnout was down by 0.8 percentage points since the last general election.

    More than 57,000 people, roughly three-quarters of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    All three candidates keep their deposits, after receiving more than 5% of the votes.

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  12. Votes are being checked verrrrrrry closely in Cheltenham

    Liberal Democrats check the vote bundles in Cheltenham

    Cheltenham remains the only seat in the West region still to be called.

    The votes have been counted and recounted.

    We'll give you the result as we have it.

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  13. Somerton & Frome: Conservative hold

    David Warburton has been re-elected as the MP for Somerton & Frome, but with a decreased majority.

    Whereas most Conservatives around the country increased their vote share, Mr Warburton's slipped.

    He beat Liberal Democrat Adam Boyden by 19,213 votes, 3,693 votes less than his majority at the 2017 election.

    Sean Dromgoole of the Labour Party came third and the Green Party's Andrea Dexter came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 0.1 percentage points since the last general election.

    Nearly 65,000 people, roughly three-quarters of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    All four candidates keep their deposits, after receiving more than 5% of the votes.

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  14. West election results at 6am

    Nearly all the results from constituencies across the West are in, with just Cheltenham still to come.

    • A recount is taking place in Cheltenham - bundles of votes have been laid out next to each other as the result appears too close to call
    • John Glen has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for Salisbury.
    • David Warburton has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for Somerton and Frome
    • Marcus Fysh has been re-elected as Conservative MP for Yeovil
    • There have been no changes to the political landscape of Bristol. Labour held on to inner Bristol with wins for Kerry McCarthy in Bristol East, Darren Jones in Bristol North West, Karin Smyth in Bristol South, and Thangam Debbonaire in Bristol West.
    • For the Tories, the former Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox was returned to Somerset North
    • Jack Lopresti, Luke Hall, and Chris Skidmore held on to Filton & Bradley Stoke,Thornbury & Yate, and Kingswood.
    • The Conservatives have held Swindon's two seats with increased majorities. Justin Tomlinson has been re-elected as the MP for Swindon North; while Robert Buckland, who is justice secretary, held Swindon South.
    • Conservative Michele Donelan was re-elected in Chippenham, James Gray held on to Wiltshire North, Andrew Murrison was re-elected for Wiltshire South West

  15. Bristol West: Labour hold

    Thangam Debbonaire has been re-elected as the MP for Bristol West, with a decreased majority.

    The Labour candidate beat the Green Party's Carla Denyer by 28,219 votes, 9,117 votes less than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Suria Aujla of the Conservative Party came third and the Brexit Party's Neil Hipkiss came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 0.9 percentage points since the last general election.

    Nearly 76,000 people, roughly three-quarters of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    One of the four candidates, Neil Hipkiss (The Brexit Party) lost his £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  16. Still waiting for a result in Cheltenham

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  17. Darren Jones: 'We have to regroup, refocus and get back to winning'

    Labour candidate Darren Jones reacts to the results after keeping his seat in North West

  18. Bristol South: Labour hold

    Karin Smyth has been re-elected as the MP for Bristol South, with a decreased majority.

    The Labour candidate beat Conservative Richard Morgan by 9,859 votes, 6,128 votes less than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Andrew Brown of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Tony Dyer came fourth.

    Voter turnout was up by 0.1 percentage points since the last general election.

    More than 55,000 people, roughly two-thirds of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    Two of the five candidates, Tony Dyer (Green) and Robert de Vito Boutin (The Brexit Party) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  19. Bristol East: Labour hold

    Kerry McCarthy has been re-elected as the MP for Bristol East, with a decreased majority.

    The Labour candidate beat Conservative Sarah Codling by 10,794 votes, 2,600 votes less than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Nicholas Coombes of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Conan Connolly came fourth.

    Voter turnout was up by 0.5 percentage points since the last general election.

    More than 52,000 people, 70.6% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    Two of the five candidates, Conan Connolly (Green) and Tim Page (The Brexit Party) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  20. Yeovil: Con hold
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    Marcus Fysh has been re-elected as Conservative MP for Yeovil.