Andrew Segal
BBC South West

This coastal constituency is one of the largest in England.

Situated in south Devon, the namesake market town of Totnes lies in the centre of the constituency, which also covers the coastal towns of Salcombe and Dartmouth and market town of Kingsbridge, as well as surrounding small towns and villages.

The seat has been represented by the Conservatives for decades.

It was won by Sarah Wollaston in 2010. However, she decided to stand again in 2019 as a Liberal Democrat after leaving the Tories over differing views on Brexit, voting against the EU Withdrawal Bill in the House of Commons.

You can find out more about the area's candidates and previous election results here.

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

This is the third largest constituency by area in the country covering 550 sq miles - it is also the only seat without a conurbation - an extended urban area - with a population of more than 10,000.

Central Devon's largest towns are Bovey Tracey/Heathfield, Okehampton and Crediton - all with populations under 8,000.

It is also notable for encompassing huge swathes of Dartmoor and its most famous building - Dartmoor Prison in Princetown (pictured).

Mel Stride has held the seat for the Conservatives since 2010, adding more support at each election.

The 2019 poll is seeing a straight four-way race between him, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Greens.

You can find out more about the area's candidates and previous election results here.

Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

The Conservatives have held the Truro & Falmouth seat.

Incumbent Sarah Newton didn't stand, but Cherilyn Mackrory has won with a majority of nearly 5,000 votes.

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

The seat of Newton Abbot in Devon consists of rolling countryside, stretching from the granite tors on Dartmoor, to the long sandy beaches at Teignmouth and Dawlish.

At its centre is the small market town of Newton Abbot (pictured), with its proud history in engineering.

Richard Younger-Ross won the seat for the Liberal Democrats in 2001. In 2010, Conservative Anne-Marie Morris took it back with 43% of the votes, retaining it in 2015 and 2017.

An ongoing issue for the area is the future of the railway line at Dawlish - the coastal main rail route through Devon and on to Cornwall.

It was severed by storms in February 2014, cutting off both counties from trains and repaired at vast expense.

Since then, politicians and infrastructure bosses have been working to increasing its resilience. Work has started on a £30m scheme to protect the line. But debate about if the line should be moved further away from the shore continues.

You can find out more about the area's candidates and previous election results here.

Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

Totnes is likely to be held by the Conservatives, but the incumbent Sarah Wollaston won't be keeping her seat.

She was first elected as a Conservative in 2010, but switched allegiances to Change UK in February this year, before joining the Liberal Democrats in August.

Lib Dem Councillor John Birch told the BBC about some of the abuse the party has faced while campaigning, including one resident saying he wanted to "see Sarah's head on a pike".

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

Thanks to the Gulf Stream, the small Devon constituency and unitary authority area of Torbay enjoys a mild climate - palm trees grow naturally here - and it is popular with retired people.

It is centred on Torquay (pictured) and most of Paignton, two of the "English Riviera" coastal towns. The fishing port of Brixham also forms a very important part of the bay.

Torbay was Tory from 1945 to 1997 when Liberal Democrat Adrian Sanders took the seat by a majority of 12 votes. His luck ran out in 2015, when Kevin Foster reclaimed the seat for the Tories with a majority of more than 3,200.

This time it's a five-way contest between the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Greens and one independent.

You can find out more about the area's candidates and previous election results here.

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

This seat includes Cornwall’s only city (and cathedral, pictured).

The seat has the same boundaries as the former district of Carrick with the exception of the ward of Mount Hawke.

The Liberal Democrats held the predecessor seat for decades but Conservative Sarah Newton beat them to this new seat in 2010 by just 435 votes and kept it until 2019. She won in 2015 with an increased majority of 2.3%, and saw another increase - of 0.3% - in 2017.

The former work and pensions minister has now stood down from Parliament.

As well as the Conservatives, Labour and Greens standing, the constituency has two liberal candidates - from the Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Party.

You can find out more about the area's candidates and previous election results here.

BBC Politics

A general election sees 650 MPs elected to Westminster.

But what about those candidates who don't win the seat they're contesting?

We've answered a selection of your questions about the election's losers.

Image source, AFP/Getty Images

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

Situated in west Cornwall is the seat of Camborne and Redruth - part of Cornwall's former mining heartlands.

Back in 1997, the old Falmouth & Camborne seat was taken off Tory Seb Coe by Labour's Candy Atherton and she successfully defended the seat in 2001, seeing her serve for eight years. In 2005, Liberal Democrat Julia Goldsworthy took the seat.

But in 2010, after boundary changes, George Eustice seized it for the Conservatives by a majority of just 66 votes, giving it the reputation temporarily as a four-way marginal for the 2015 poll.

However, he held on to the seat in 2015, partly because of a collapse in the Lib Dem vote of some 25% in that election, seeing a further 7% surge in support in 2017.

That poll saw just four parties contest the seat: the Conservatives, Labour, the Lib Dems and the Greens.

This time they are joined by a candidate from the Liberal Party.

You can find out more about the area's candidates and previous election results here.

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

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Travelling to Plymouth, signs on the A38 welcome you to "Britain's Ocean City" and feature the famous Smeaton's Tower lighthouse looking towards the Atlantic Ocean.

But this picturesque image does not tell the whole story of what is actually quite a city of contrasts - sometimes within the same electoral area.

The deprived dockyard area in Stonehouse contrasts sharply with the Edwardian terraced housing of relatively affluent Peverell.

Those living in Peverell can expect to live eight years longer, external than people who live in Stonehouse.

This is despite the two areas voting for the same MP in the Sutton and Devonport constituency - the 87th most deprived constituency out of 533 in the UK, according to government figures, external.

What did people have to say about this and who they planned to vote for? You can find out here.

Johanna Carr
BBC News Online

As we wait for the election results to come through, here's a quick recap of what people in one Devon town said they wanted to see from the election.

Asked about the issues that mattered to them, many in Honiton - part of the Tiverton and Honiton constituency - said they were concerned about the health of the high street itself.

Brexit was a big issue for some as well, needless to say.

You can find out more about what they said here.

Vic Morgan
BBC Radio Devon

Liberal Democrats are popping corks in East Devon, but there's not much of a chance of victory.

Independent Claire Wright is expected to take the seat away from the Conservatives for the first time in more than 150 years.

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

Labour’s Luke Pollard looks set to retain his seat in Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, and the Liberal Democrat candidate Graham Reed (pictured) doesn't seem too disappointed about that prospect.

“Most of the votes are going to the two main parties and it looks like Pollard’s ahead," he said.

“He comes over as a man who has really worked hard for the constituency and if he does get back in he deserves to.”

Mr Pollard took the seat from the Conservatives in 2017 with a majority of 6,807.

Miles Davis
BBC News Online

Independent candidate Daniel page is “in tears“ after realising he may not have won in the Exeter election.

The count is taking place in the city’s Corn Exchange, which is also the venue for Snow White the pantomime.

The exit poll shows Labour MP Ben Bradshaw retaining his seat.

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson said during a trip to Cornwall that her party could be the one that caused big problems for Boris Johnson as he sought a parliamentary majority.

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

Housing is, of course, a hot topic nationally.

In the South West, many areas have high house prices and high rents, which coupled with the region's low salaries causes many difficulties for people just trying to keep a roof over their head.

Jeremy Corbyn addressed some of these problems during a campaigning visit to Falmouth.

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

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The prime minister and Conservative Party leader was interviewed several times during visits to the South West.

This is some of what he said about the region and what his party planned to deliver:

• On the NHS after being questioned on hospitals frequently being on high alert and having to turn away patients: "We are putting in the biggest cash boost in memory... but there is more to do."
• On improving train lines in the South West, particularly on the main line on the coast at Dawlish, which can be susceptible to bad weather: "We will put in the £80m needed to fix the line at Dawlish that is needed and come up with a proper long-term solution."
• On fishing: "We will absolutely maximize the interests of fishermen in the South West and across the whole of the UK."
• On the South West Water rebate of £50 a year per customer because SWW bills are the highest in Britain: "We're committed to funding through the whole of the next Parliament."

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

A group of volunteers has been saying its members want to see politicians talking more about parks and open spaces and recognising the benefits of getting outside.

The Parklife group raises funds and runs events at the Heavitree Pleasure Ground in Exeter.

BBC Politics

Fifty years ago, the way people voted in the UK was largely determined by social class, but different influences are at play in the 21st Century.

Back in the 1960s, political scientist Peter Pulzer famously stated that "class is the basis of British party politics; all else is embellishment and detail". People in middle-class jobs were more likely to vote Conservative, and the working class were more inclined to vote Labour. Any other differences were relatively unimportant.

The picture is now very different. The kind of job that someone does is expected to make very little difference to how they will vote at this election.

On the other hand, whether they are young or old may matter a great deal, according to Sir John Curtice, professor of politics at Strathclyde University.

Find out more about why he says this here.

Joe Tidy
Digital elections reporter

A campaign group is calling for the next government, whoever is leading it, to make fact-checking of political advertising to be a legal requirement after what it describes as a "fake news and disinformation general election".

The Coalition for Reform in Political Advertising says at least 31 campaigns from across the party spectrum have been indecent, dishonest or untruthful.

The non-partisan body, made up of advertising professionals, says the government must create a new regulator to oversee the matter.

The organisation also suggests 87% of voters think there needs to be a law to compel political-ad creators to make only truthful claims.

You can find out more here.