Lib Dems secure wins in Eastbourne, Lewes and Mid Sussex

Greens hold Brighton Pavilion The Green Party has held onto Brighton Pavilion, following the departure of Caroline Lucas.

Ms Lucas held the seat for 14 years before stepping down at this election.

Sian Berry, former leader of the party, won with 28,809 votes (55%).

Her closest rival was Labour's Tom Gray, who took 14,519 votes (27.7%).

You can read the full results here .

Tories win East Grinstead & Uckfield The Conservatives have notionally held on to East Grinstead & Uckfield, with Mims Davies taking 19,319 votes (38.34%).

Benedict Dempsey, the Liberal Democrat candidate, took 10,839 votes (21.51%).

This new constituency straddles the border between East and West Sussex and takes in voters who were previously in the constituencies of Mid Sussex, Horsham, Lewes and Sussex Weald (formerly known as Wealden).

You can read the full results here .

New Lewes MP hails victoryGeorge Carden BBC News, Lewes

Cheers rang around from supporters as James MacCleary was announced as the new MP for Lewes.

They had already brought signs that read "winning here" which perhaps showed their confidence going into this campaign.

Conservative candidate and former Lewes MP Maria Caulfield congratulated Mr MacCleary during her speech and said it's a job with lots of demands.

The Lib Dems have secured the Lewes seat for the first time since Norman Baker who was the MP between 1997 and 2015.

Speaking to BBC Radio Sussex, Mr MacCleary said: "I'm really excited to have been elected today, we have a fantastic list of things to get to work on".

Tories hold Bognor Regis & Littlehampton The Conservatives have held onto Bognor Regis & Littlehampton, which was previously held by former minister Nick Gibb from 1997, who stepped down at the election.

Alison Griffiths has become the new MP, with 15,678 votes (32.8%).

The closest candidate, Labour's Clare Walsh, gained 13,913 votes (29.1%).

You can read the full results here .