Summary

  • General election 2017 results and reaction from across Yorkshire

  • Nick Clegg loses his seat at Sheffield Hallam

  • Lib Dems Greg Mulholland loses Leeds North West seat to Labour

  • Conservatives hold Harrogate and Knaresborough

  • Brexit Secretary David Davis retains Haltemprice and Howden seat

  • Labour hold Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

  • Conservative vote holds up in rural North Yorkshire

  1. Turnout up in two Hull seatspublished at 00:51 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Voting figures for two Hull seats has increased:

  2. Bit of advice for future MPspublished at 00:43 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    James Vincent
    Reporter BBC Look North

    Spotted this on the wall of Leeds Town Hall good advice for our future MPs perhaps!

    Leeds Town Hall
  3. Labour 'confident' in York Centralpublished at 00:25 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Phil Bodmer
    Journalist, BBC Look North

    Labour activists tell me they're confident Rachael Maskell may increase the Labour majority in York Central.

    Labour held the seat in 2015 with a majority of 6,716.

  4. Turnout figures for Doncaster Northpublished at 00:21 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Turnout figures for Doncaster North are up on 2015 when Ed Milliband held the seat for Labour on a turnout of 55%

  5. Armed police on duty at Doncaster countpublished at 00:06 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

  6. Resist the prawn saladpublished at 00:01 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Nick Ahad
    BBC Radio Leeds

    I am playing a little game of how long I can resist my prawn salad to keep things interesting here in Huddersfield tonight.

    We're still waiting for the results for the Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Batley and Spen and Colne Valley seats.

    Prawn Salad
  7. Turnout is up for York seats?published at 23:54 British Summer Time 8 June 2017

    Sarah Urwin
    Political Reporter, BBC Radio York

    Counting is now under way for both the York Central and York Outer seats.

    We've no official turnout figure yet but I have been told it is higher than in 2015 and is expected to be above 70% in both seats.

  8. When will we know who has won?published at 23:53 British Summer Time 8 June 2017

    Tim Dale
    BBC Local Live

    If you're trying to decide when to go to bed or to make a quick drink then the BBC's has this guide to when things will happen overnight.

    You can also set up a message alert when your constituency declares its result so you don't miss it.

  9. Green candidate says turnout is uppublished at 23:43 British Summer Time 8 June 2017

    Charlotte Rose
    BBC Radio Sheffield Political Reporter

    We've not had any indication on turnout tonight but the Green candidate for Sheffield Central, Natalie Bennett tells me it is higher than in 2015.

    Natalie Bennett

    She said a lot of students have told her they have voted for the first time.

    Only time will tell what impact it will have on the result here.

  10. Police presence at count to 'reassure' publicpublished at 23:39 British Summer Time 8 June 2017

    Kate Gibson
    BBC Radio York

    There's a visible police presence at the Harrogate count tonight. North Yorkshire Police said they'd be patrolling to reassure public.

    Harrogate
  11. Count underway in Leeds Central, as the Labour candidate Hilary Benn arrivespublished at 23:29 British Summer Time 8 June 2017

    The Labour candidate for Leeds Central has arrived at the count in the city.

  12. Liberal Democrats say 'no deal'published at 23:25 British Summer Time 8 June 2017

    Following the exit poll suggesting the Conservatives will not win an overall majority the Liberal Democrats are apparently saying there will be no deal or coalition.

  13. Postal votes 'hold the key'published at 23:23 British Summer Time 8 June 2017

    Sarah Sanderson
    Political Reporter East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

    Liberal Democrat candidate for the Haltemprice and Howden seat, David Nolan, has just told me that postal votes could hold the key for the overall result.

    David Nolan

    The seat was held by David Davis for the Conservatives in 2015 with a majority of over 16,000.

  14. Why a Thursday?published at 23:21 British Summer Time 8 June 2017

    Just why do we vote on a Thursday?

    Every election since the 1930s has been held on that day of the week but there is no legal requirement for elections to be held on a Thursday.

    Here's some thoughts on why it might have ended up an election tradition.

  15. High-level view of the countpublished at 23:16 British Summer Time 8 June 2017

  16. Candidate ponders shock resultpublished at 23:06 British Summer Time 8 June 2017

    Mike Kemp
    Reporter, BBC Radio York

    Eric Broadbent the Labour candidate here in Scarborough and Whitby tells me he is expecting a "shock result" tonight.

    The Conservative's Robert Goodwill held the constituency with a majority of over 6,000 in 2015.

    Scarborough
  17. Counting has begun in South Yorkshirepublished at 23:02 British Summer Time 8 June 2017

    Jonny McGuigan

    The count has begun in the Sheffield Hallam and Penistone/Stocksbridge seats.

  18. Calm before the stormpublished at 22:54 British Summer Time 8 June 2017

    Kate Gibson
    BBC Radio York

    It's definitely the calm before the storm here at the Harrogate Conference Centre.

    Harrogate Conference Centre

    We expect the verification of votes to be completed by midnight

  19. Counting has started in Leedspublished at 22:53 British Summer Time 8 June 2017

  20. Ballot boxes have begun to arrive at EIS Sheffieldpublished at 22:51 British Summer Time 8 June 2017

    The count has begun in the Sheffield Hallam and Penistone/Stocksbridge seats.