Devon and Cornwall Live: As it happened

Summary

Labour gain Plymouth Sutton and Devonport from Conservatives
Tories hold Newton Abbot, Torbay, Devon East, North Devon, Totnes, Devon South West, Plymouth Moor View, Tiverton and Honiton, Devon West and Torridge, Central Devon
Conservatives hold Camborne and Redruth, Truro and Falmouth, St Ives, St Austell and Newquay, South East Cornwall and Cornwall North
UKIP candidate defects to Conservatives
Ben Bradshaw is returned as Exeter MP for a 20th year
In Devon and Cornwall: CON 16, LAB 2
Across the country there is one seat to declare: CON 318, LAB 262, SNP 35, LD 12, DUP 10, OTH 13
In other news, ex-Newcastle United coach faces court over 29 sex offences
Car roll driver 'had taken wrong turning'
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday 12 June

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Commiseration for Nick Clegg from former MPpublished at 02:57 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

A former Lib Dem MP from Cornwall has said it's a "terrible shame" to see the party's previous leader Nick Clegg lose his seat in Sheffield.
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Counting begins for Devon Centralpublished at 02:54 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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One wedding and an electionpublished at 02:52 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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Kevin Foster on his Torbay win: 'Bexit clearly had an impact'published at 02:47 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
BBC Radio Devon

Kevin Foster has spoken after holding Torbay with a massive increase in majority.
He said: "I'm surprised by scale of the result. A 14,000 majority, which is the largest majority in the bay since the 1970s for any MP, is quite a surprise to say the least.
"Brexit clearly had an impact, I think my majority was more than the number of votes the Lib Dems got, and their policy clearly didn't go down well with voters."
At the count: Conservative Kevin Foster holds Torbaypublished at 02:40 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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Count to soon start for Truro and Falmouthpublished at 02:35 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Sophie Malcolm
BBC News Online

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Result: Conservatives hold Torbaypublished at 02:32 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Sian Davies
BBC News Online

The Conservatives have held the Torbay seat.
Kevin Foster won a massive majority with 27,141 votes.
Liberal Democrat Deborah Brewer received 12,858 votes, Labour's Paul Raybould took 9,310, Tony McIntyre for UKIP had 1,213 and Sam Moss for the Green Party received 652.
Image source, Google
Tension mounts in Exeter...published at 02:26 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Result: Conservatives hold Newton Abbotpublished at 02:23 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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Sian Davies
BBC News Online

Conservative Anne Marie Morris held on to the Newton Abbot seat and got 28,635 votes.
James Osben for Labour got 11,475 votes, Liberal Democrat Marie Chadwick got 10,601 votes and the Green Party's Kathryn Driscoll got 926 votes.
Constituency profile: Exeterpublished at 02:21 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Martyn Oates
BBC South West Political Editor

From the Second World War until 1997 – bar 1966-70 when Labour’s Gwyneth Dunwoody held the seat – Exeter always returned a Conservative MP to the Commons.
However, the present Labour incumbent Ben Bradshaw has been here since 1997, slightly strengthening his majority in 2001.
In 2005 Labour's vote fell by 8.7%, although Ben Bradshaw was still re-elected with a majority of 7,665.
Bucking the national trend in 2015, Bradshaw trebled his majority to 7,183 in 2015.
The candidates are Jonathan Bishop (Independent), Ben Bradshaw (Labour), Joe Levy (Green Party), Vanessa Newcombe (Liberal Democrat), James Taghdissian (Conservative), Jonathan West (Independent).
Ben Bradshaw arrives at Exeter countpublished at 02:14 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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Tories increase majority in Torbaypublished at 02:07 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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BBC Spotlight

The Conservatives have held Torbay with a huge increase in their majority.
Kevin Foster was re-elected with 27,141 votes compared to 12,858 votes for his nearest rival, Deborah Brewer from the Liberal Democrats.
In 2015 Mr Foster won the seat with a majority of 3,286.
Constituency profile: Torbaypublished at 02:00 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Martyn Oates
BBC South West Political Editor

Torbay was Tory from 1945 to 1997 when Liberal Democrat Adrian Sanders took the seat by a majority of 12 votes.
The Lib Dems consolidated their position in 2001, polling more than 50% of the votes. In 2005 their vote fell by almost 10%, but Mr Sanders retained the seat with a majority of 2,029.
He again held the seat in 2010, doubling his majority to 4,078.
His luck – along with that of all the remaining South West Lib Dem MPs – finally ran out in 2015, when Kevin Foster reclaimed the seat for the Tories with a majority of 3,286.
The candidates are Deborah Brewer (Liberal Democrat), Kevin Foster (Conservative), Tony McIntyre (UKIP), Sam Moss (Green Party), Paul Raybould (Labour).
More than 70% turnout in some Devon and Cornwall constituenciespublished at 01:58 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Sian Davies
BBC News Online

We have some turnout figures coming in:
- Turnout of more than 70% in Camborne and Redruth
- In Totnes there were 50,353 votes cast which is a 73.07% turnout, counting is about to get underway
- Turnout at Exeter is 72%, which is higher than the last General Election in 2015 when it was 70%
Latest footage from the Carn Brea countpublished at 01:52 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Sophie Malcolm
BBC News Online

Votes are currently being counted at Carn Brea.
Media caption,
Carn Brea vote count
UKIP 'extremism and racism' prompts defectionpublished at 01:45 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
BBC Radio Devon

A UKIP candidate who has announced his defection to the Conservatives said UKIP had "veered into extremism and racism".
Tim Matthews, who stood as the UKIP candidate for Central Devon, said the actions of UKIP were "not morally or politically acceptable".
Mr Matthews, who described himself as "a natural Conservative, admittedly to the right of the party", claimed the UKIP leadership "failed to listen to the membership and opted for division rather than discussion".
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Shock result possible in Devon Eastpublished at 01:42 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Election 2017

There could be a big upset in East Devon if early reports from local sources are true, as writes Daily Mail reporter Katie French.
Hugo Swire has been MP since 2001, with an increased majority in 2015.
Notably, though, second place fell to Independent Claire Wright, a local councillor and campaigner, who notched up an impressive 13,140 votes to Swire’s 25,401.
Could we see Ms Wright take control this time?
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UKIP candidate defects to Toriespublished at 01:29 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
BBC Radio Devon

Before the result is in a man who stood as a candidate for UKIP in the general election has announced he will be leaving the party.
Tim Matthews, UKIP candidate in Central Devon, said: "It will take us all time to get used to the new realities that we are faced with but one thing is clear; Britain’s brief foray into multiparty politics is over. Like it or not, we are now well and truly back into two party politics.
"Against this background, given the need to get behind Brexit negotiations, and to be true to ourselves, we now have to make choices. And I have made mine. I have joined the Conservative Party."
Totnes declaration could be made at 02:30published at 01:28 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Rick Edwards
BBC Radio Devon

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Lily Allen plea on Plymouthpublished at 01:23 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Twitter

The pop star Lily Allen has tweeted about Plymouth tonight.
The tweet is understood to refer to problems with postal ballots in the constituency.
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