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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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."

Sophie Malcolm
BBC News Online

Sian Davies
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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.

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Sian Davies
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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.

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).

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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.

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).

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%

Sophie Malcolm
BBC News Online

Votes are currently being counted at Carn Brea.

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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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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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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."

Rick Edwards
BBC Radio Devon

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.