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Lib Dems hail wins in Surrey amid Tory losses

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Conservatives hold Runnymede and Weybridge The Conservatives have won the seat of Runnymede and Weybridge - a notional hold for the party.

Ben Spencer, the candidate, got 18,442 votes (38.2%).

The Lib Dems came second with 10,815 votes (22.4%)

Tap here to see a full list of results in Runnymede and Weybridge.

Conservatives hold Spelthorne The Conservatives have held on to Spelthorne.

This was the seat of former chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, but he stepped down at this election.

Lincoln Jopp, the new Conservative MP, got 14,038 votes.

In second place was Labour, who got 12,448 votes.

Tap here to see the full list of results in Spelthorne.

Liberal Democrats win Woking The Liberal Democrats have won Woking.

This is a notional gain from the Conservatives following boundary changes.

Will Forster, the new Lib Dem MP, got 24,019 votes, just under 50% of the vote.

Jonathan Lord, the Conservative candidate, came second with 12,773 votes.

To see a full list of results, tap here.

Election has been crushing defeat - Hunt Chancellor Jeremy Hunthas wished the "incoming" Labour government "well".

Speaking on the declaration of his win, he said the election had been a "crushingdefeat" for the Conservatives.

He said: "When you losetrust of the electorate" you need to have the "courage and humilityto ask why so you can earn back trust again".

He said Keir Starmer and RachelReeves were "decent people who have changed Labour for the better" and "we all now need them to succeed".

Liberal Democrats win Surrey Heath The Liberal Democrats have won the Surrey Heath seat.

This is a notional gain from the Conservatives.

Ali Pinkerton got 21,387 votes, which is 44.75% of the vote.

The Conservatives came in second place, with 15,747 votes (32.95%).

BBC reporter Stuart Tinworth, who is at the count, said this is the first time the seat has been won by a non Conservative candidate.

To see the full results for Surrey Heath, tap here.

Conservatives hold Surrey East The Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has been re-elected as the MP for Surrey East.

She got 17,502 votes, which was 35.58% of the vote.

Labour came in second place with 10,052 seats (20.43%).

Despite the win, it was a notional 16.01% swing from Conservative to Labour.

You can read the full result here.

Turnout at 67% in Surrey HeathStuart Tinworth BBC News, Surrey Heath

The stage is set and could we be heading for a Liberal Democrat victory here? Well â€" thatâ€TMs certainly the feeling from some tonight.

The exit poll suggests this seat could be turning from blue to yellow for the first time in its history - a feeling echoed by people Iâ€TMve been speaking to on the ground.

Michael Gove has held this seat for nearly 20 years. But he stood down in May, which means whatever the result here overnight, Surrey Heath will have a brand new MP.

Gove was first elected here in 2005, and last election won with a majority of 18,349, but he was one of a wave of high profile candidates who announced he was not to stand this time around.

This time itâ€TMs been targeted by the Liberal Democrats and Al Pinkerton. Has he done enough to win people over?

The voter turnout is 67% and we will find out the result at around 04:30 BST.

Labour figure says Godalming & Ash is 'tight'Jack Fiehn BBC Surrey Political reporter

A Labour figure has told me it is "tight" between Jeremy Hunt and his Liberal Democrat opponent, Paul Follows.

There are around 70 journalists here to cover the election, showing just how much interest there is in whether Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will keep his seat.

Counting has begun with a turnout of 72.3%.

High spirits in ReigateCallum French BBC News, Reigate

The night is well under way here at the Donyings Leisure Centre in Redhill for the Reigate constituency count. Most of the counting staff have returned from their breaks and sorting has begun. The returning officer has let us know that there was a turnout of 69%. This means 53,360 votes have been cast today. The mood in the auditorium is generally high spirited. However, you can start to see the nerves beginning to show for the various party teams, who are wandering around peeking over shoulders.

Spoilt and unmarked papers are being verified by representatives of each candidate.

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