Gareth Davies has taken the newly formed Grantham and Bourne constituency for the Conservatives.

He won 16,770 votes, a 36.4% share.

Labour's Vipul Bechar came second with 12,274 votes and Reform UK candidate Mike Rudkin third with 9,393.

Full details of the result are here.

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“Let’s wait and see” said Richard Tice as he strolled into the Boston and Skegness count just before 03:00.

He may have been cautious outwardly, but his smile said it all; there’s real confidence from the Reform camp that they’ll overturn the Conservative’s massive majority in the Brexit capital of the UK.

Results are due at 04:00 BST, but there’s consensus in the room that this contest could be too close to call and may need a recount.

Either way Richard Tice, and Reform, may be on the brink of overturning one of the biggest Tory majorities of 2019 and overthrowing the Conservatives from a seat they’ve held since England last won the World Cup in 1966.

Sir John Hayes has held the South Holland and the Deepings constituency for the Conservative party.

Conservative Dr Caroline Johnson has been re-elected as the MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham.

She took 17,348 votes in the poll with Labour candidate Hanif Khan finishing second and Benjamin Jackson of Reform UK in third.

Conservative Gareth Davies has been elected as the MP for the newly formed Grantham and Bourne constituency.

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As counting continues in the newly formed Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes constituency, the former MP for Great Grimsby, Lia Nici has told the BBC "the public are going to give the Conservatives a kicking".

She was speaking as it looks to be close between Labour and Reform UK.

Ms Nici added: "It's going to be tough, I always knew it was going to be. It's a three horse race.

"I've worked my hardest and represented the people of Grimsby the best I can.

"I'm not expecting I'm going to win, I don't think I'm going to win but it's not looking positive".

Sir Nic Dakin has been re-elected to the seat he last held in 2019.

He was the MP in the Scunthorpe constituency from 2010, but lost the seat to Holly Mumby-Croft at the last general election in 2019 before clawing it back today.

Sir Nic received 15,484 votes, creating thankful smiles on the people wearing red rosettes.

In second place came the Conservative candidate Holly Mumby-Croft with 11,942.

Reform UK candidate Haley Darren received 8,163 votes.

Charmaine Morgan, who is standing as a Lincolnshire Independent in Grantham and Bourne, tells the BBC she is “deeply concerned” that none of the mainstream parties appear to be offering the level of investment and support “our communities desperately need”, especially when it comes to investing more into public services, the NHS and infrastructure.

Mike Rudkin - Reform UK - says he's feeling “upbeat” and “things are going really well”. He believes it will be a close race but is “quietly confident”.

Meanwhile, Murray Turner, not standing but representing the Liberal Democrats, says they're “very happy” with the exit polls, but not surprised.

They've been working hard and have a clear message, he adds.

Independent Ian Selby says he's stood before. but “this time feels different”.

“We've done well on the district and town council as independents, so we're moving in the right direction,” he says.

Victoria Atkins is in the sports hall, watching on as the counting continues here. She’s looking fairly relaxed and chatting with her team, but clearly keeping a close eye on the piles of ballot papers. She’s held the seat since 2015 and has been Health Secretary in Rishi Sunak’s government since November, so she will be one to watch if she manages to hold on tonight. The feeling in the room is that it’s too close to call at this stage.

The incumbent for Boston and Skegness, Conservative Matt Warman, has arrived at the Peter Paine Performance Centre but will he keep his seat?

Earlier, the deputy leader of the Lincolnshire Conservatives, Cllr Tom Ashton, was downbeat and activists from Reform UK have told the BBC they are feeling confident about their chances.

The incumbent for Hull East, Karl Turner, has delivered a damning assessment of the Conservatives while he waits for the results of his own count.

We didn't know he was a fan of science fiction though. He told the BBC: "We’ve had more prime ministers than Doctor Who's. The Tories have been exterminated."

While half of the room has been counting for some time, the other half were still verifying. That stage has now completed so we have the stats...

49,907 votes which represents a 62.44% turnout.

Of course you do.

And if you want to see a few more then check out our earlier post here.

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Conservative candidate, Karl McCartney, is in the building at the Lincoln count but hasn't yet appeared in the counting area. He appears to be in a comfort room set aside for candidates and their supporters.

While the counting room is full of supporters of various parties wearing bright rosettes, so far there's been just a handful of Conservatives in the room.

Lincolnshire councillor Tom Dyer, Conservative, is not wearing his. When asked he says "everyone in the room knows I'm a Conservative".

He says he expects the party to lose the Lincoln seat to Labour tonight and for Conservative Karl McCartney to come third behind Reform UK.

"For me and the frustration that I have, particularly as a young person, is that there were a lot of promises in 2019 and the Conservatives just haven't been able to deliver on those promises.

"We could all accept that Covid got in the way but ultimately we haven't been able to deliver.

"And the instability of the members of parliament taking their eyes off the ball has been incredibly unhelpful to me, as a councillor on the ground, and what we're seeing tonight."

The incumbent for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, has arrived at the count in Beverley.

According to our reporters, the Conservative candidate is "pacing the floor like an expectant father".

Boston on the 4th of July may sound like a dream assignment, but the Peter Paine Performance Centre in the dead of night is a world away from the fireworks lighting up the sky across the Atlantic.

However, the ‘original’ Boston could see some political pyrotechnics in the next few hours.

The mood here is tense. Reform UK activists believe they have a good chance of snatching Boston & Skegness from the Conservatives.

But until the ballot papers start to pile up, no one here can make any firm predictions on who will represent this part of Lincolnshire in parliament.

Labour candidate Nic Dakin has called Scunthorpe's turnout of 53% “disappointing”. He said: “All politicians want to see the highest turnout possible.

"It's disappointing if people have felt that they don't want to carry out their democratic right to choose their MP, and who governs the country and sets the direction of the country for the next five years."

The deputy leader of the Lincolnshire Conservatives, Councillor Tom Ashton, has told the BBC his party is "unlikely to have a happy encounter with the ballot box".

Giving his reaction to the exit polls, Mr Ashton said voters have "arrived at a point where they want a change" and the situation is "exactly what happened 14 years ago" when the Conservatives won the general election and later formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

Speaking from the election count in Boston, Mr Ashton also said the chances of incumbent Matt Warman being re-elected is "too close to call" and he is "hopeful but not confident".

With the far flung rural polling stations in the Bridlington and The Wolds constituency it took two and a half hours before all the votes arrived at the leisure centre here in Driffield.

The votes are almost ready to be counted here for both the member of parliament and also a seat on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council left vacant by Charlie Dewhirst. The former deputy leader of the council is standing for the Conservative party seat in this newly formed constituency.

Former MP for East Yorkshire Sir Greg Knight stood down before the election.

Independent candidate Tom Cone is at his first ever election count and accidentally strayed into a restricted area trying to get the perfect selfie. His aim tonight is to win enough votes to get his deposit back.