Summary

  • General election 2017 results and reaction from across Lincolnshire

  • Lincoln: Labour gain from Conservative

  • Lincoln: Karen Lee takes seat from Karl McCartney

  • Boston and Skegness: Matt Warman retains for Conservatives

  • Boston and Skegness: UKIP's Paul Nuttall in third

  • Gainsborough: Edward Lee retains for Conservatives

  • Grantham and Stamford: Nick Boles retains for Conservatives

  • Louth and Horncastle: Victoria Atkins retains for Conservatives

  • Sleaford and North Hykeham: Caroline Johnson retains for Conservatives

  • South Holland and the Deepings: John Hayes retains for Conservatives

  1. Grantham & Stamford: Conservative holdpublished at 03:17 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  2. RESULT: Conservatives hold Gainsboroughpublished at 03:15 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
    Breaking

    Edward Leigh holds Gainsborough for the Conservative party.

  3. RESULT: Conservative hold Grantham and Stamfordpublished at 03:01 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
    Breaking

    Nick Boles retains Grantham & Stamford for the Conservatives.

  4. RESULT: Conservative hold South Holland & The Deepingspublished at 03:01 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
    Breaking

    John Hayes retains South Holland & The Deepings for the Conservatives.

  5. RESULT: Conservatives hold Cleethorpespublished at 02:58 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    The Conservative's Martin Vickers retains his seat.

  6. Result expected in Boston in the next hourpublished at 02:42 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    David McKenna
    Reporter, BBC News Online

    The result at Boston and Skegness is expected to be announced within the next hour:

  7. Labour's Melanie Onn re-elected in Grimsby as UKIP vote plummetspublished at 02:37 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Labour's Melanie Onn and Conservative Jo Gideon have both increased their share of the vote in Great Grimsby at the expense of Ukip's Mike Hookem, who polled 1,648 votes, a fall of 20.3% from the last election.

    Melanie OnnImage source, Labour Party
  8. Great Grimsby: Labour holdpublished at 02:37 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  9. 'May has put Brexit in jeopardy' says UKIP's Paul Nuttallpublished at 02:27 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Ukip leader Paul Nuttall - who is standing in the Boston and Skegness constituency- says Theresa May has put Brexit in jeopardy, if the exit poll by the BBC, ITV and Sky News is correct.

    Twitter screen grabImage source, Twitter
  10. RESULT: Labour hold Great Grimsbypublished at 02:23 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Labour's Melanie Onn has been re-elected in Great Grimsby with 17,545 votes.

  11. Armed police at Lincolnshire election countpublished at 01:58 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Armed police officer

    In line with the increased security following the London and Manchester terrorist attacks armed police officers are at the count in Boston and Skegness.

  12. Labour optimistic in Lincolnshirepublished at 01:35 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Stuart Harratt
    BBC Local Live

    Labour's Jim Clarke says "we are in it to win it".

    Jim Clarke being interviewed

    Mr Clarke, who is standing in Sleaford and North Hykeham, would need to overturn a 14,000 Conservative majority to take the seat.

  13. Turnout up 10% in Great Grimsbypublished at 01:11 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Stuart Harratt
    BBC Local Live

    In a trend that seems to be mirrored in a lot of constituencies, the voter turnout in Great Grimsby has gone up significantly.

    Count at Great Grimsby

    North East Lincolnshire Council say it is 67%, up from 57% in 2015.

    Labour's Melanie Onn is defending the seat with a majority of 4,540.

  14. Candidate to miss count after cancer treatmentpublished at 00:46 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

  15. Counting continues in Lincolnpublished at 00:32 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    The ballot boxes are in at the Drill Hall in Lincoln.

    Conservative Karl McCartney is defending a majority of just over 1,400.

    Labour, who came second last time round, have it as down as a target seat.

    Counting votes
  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. Dressed to countpublished at 23:10 British Summer Time 8 June 2017

    Alex Rhodes
    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    Are there any counters out there who are dressed more snazzily than this man in his Nintendo waistcoat at the count for the Boston and Skegness seat?

    Counting in Boston and Skegness parliamentary seat