Fashion fun at Derby countpublished at 23:41 BST 8 June 2017
BBC Radio Derby
Hope it's not a cold night!
Here's Roger Jackson of the Lib Dems at Derby - he's the snappiest dresser here...
He said he delivers election leaflets in his kilt too.
Summary
Ex-BBC Leicester presenters guilty of historic sex offences
Labour lose Mansfield after 94 years
Out of 32 East Midlands seats, 18 have gone to the Tories and 14 are Labour
Conservatives gain Mansfield and NE Derbyshire
Labour gains High Peak and reclaims Derby North
Veteran MPs Ken Clarke and Dennis Skinner keep seats
No change to Leicestershire's seats
Live updates for Friday 9 June 2017
Fashion fun at Derby countpublished at 23:41 BST 8 June 2017
Green candidate to miss count for A-level exampublished at 23:31 BST 8 June 2017
Geeta Pendse
Arts reporter, BBC East Midlands TodayEighteen-year-old Green Party candidate, Arran Rangi, has gone home from the Ashfield count because he has an A-level history exam at 09:00.
He says he is the the first non-white candidate to stand in Ashfield.
Lib Dems hope for progress in Rushcliffepublished at 23:23 BST 8 June 2017
Liam Barnes
BBC News OnlineIf the polls are right the Liberal Democrats will be making modest gains, but will Jayne Phoenix be one of those helping the party rise from the ashes of their disastrous results two years ago?
Not very likely, she said, given the size of Ken Clarke's majority in Rushcliffe, but she hopes to "build a base" for the party here.
She told me: "I never came into this election thinking Ken's majority could be overturned in one go, but I hope we will have something so the Lib Dems can be established."
Thousands of new voterspublished at 23:22 BST 8 June 2017
Peter Saull
BBC Radio Nottingham Political ReporterThe Nottingham returning officer reports around 4,000 new voters registered in each of the city's three seats.
Counting in the darkpublished at 23:09 BST 8 June 2017
Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester political reporterThe lights have gone out in Aylestone Leisure Centre where they are counting the Leicester votes - they carry on in the dark...
What stalwarts.
'Concern' for Nottingham Conservativespublished at 22:59 BST 8 June 2017
Giles Taylor
BBC East Midlands Today reporterCounting for the three Nottingham seats is taking place here at Harvey Haddon Sports Village tonight.
There's been a much better reaction from Labour to the exit poll here... Conservative supporters look (mildly) concerned.
The Conservatives haven't had an MP in Nottingham since Margaret Thatcher was prime minister.
Counting starts across East Midlandspublished at 22:37 BST 8 June 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThe counting of votes has begun across the East Midlands - here is Bosworth...
Ashfield...
North East Derbyshire...
Exit poll 'doesn't reflect mood on doorstep'published at 22:30 BST 8 June 2017
Matt Hewitt
BBC East Midlands TodayThe agent for Rushcliffe Conservative candidate, Ken Clarke, says the exit poll putting the Tories short of an overall majority doesn't reflect the mood he's witnessed in Nottingham - even in the more traditionally Labour areas.
Image source, PAMr Clarke is standing for Parliament for the last time. As Father of the House he was the longest serving MP in the Commons at the end of the last parliament.
Counting gets under way in Derbyshire Dalespublished at 22:28 BST 8 June 2017
BBC Radio Derby
Postal votes arrive in Derbypublished at 22:25 BST 8 June 2017
Navtej Johal
East Midlands Today reporterBusy night ahead for the counters at Derby Arena. Postal votes have arrived...
Ballot boxes expected in five minutes.
Poll predicts Conservatives could lose seatspublished at 22:18 BST 8 June 2017
Quentin Rayner
East Midlands Today chief news reporterThe BBC Exit Poll is predicting the Conservative Party will be the largest party but may not have overall majority...
Hairdryer gran casts votepublished at 22:17 BST 8 June 2017
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveHere's Nottinghamshire grandmother Jean Brooks braving the rain earlier to cast her vote.
Jean "went viral" online after a video of her using a hairdryer as a pretend speed gun outside her home in Hucknall was viewed more than 33 million times on BBC Radio Nottingham's Facebook page., external
She's since been hailed a "national hero" by local school kids and is often stopped in the street for selfies.
Our live coverage of East Midlands electionpublished at 22:00 BST 8 June 2017
Amy Woodfield
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