Cornwall's results show that the Conservatives have retained all their seats, ensuring the county remains blue.

Truro and Falmouth (75.9 per cent turn out):

Sarah Newton, Conservative, 25,123 (elected); Jayne Kirkman, Labour, 21,331; Rob Nolan, Liberal Democrat, 8,465; Duncan Odgers, UKIP, 897; Amanda Pennington, Green Party, 831.

St Ives (76.1 per cent turnout):

Derek Thomas, Conservative, 22,120 (elected); Andrew George, Liberal Democrat, 21,808; John Drew, Labour, 7,298

Camborne and Redruth (70.96 per cent turn out):

George Eustice, Conservative, 23,001 (elected); Graham Winter, Labour, 21,424; Geoffrey Williams, Liberal Democrat, 2,979; Geoffrey Garbett, Green Party, 1,052.

North Cornwall (74.2 per cent turn out):

Scott Mann, Conservative, 25,835, (elected); Daniel Rogerson, Liberal Democrats, 18,635; Joy Bassett, Labour, 6,151; John Allman, Christian Peoples Alliance, 185; Robert Hawkins, 138.

South East Cornwall (74.2 per cent turn out):

Sheryll Murray, Conservative, 29,493 (elected); Gareth Derrick, Labour, 12,050; Philip Hutty, Liberal Democrat, 10,346; Martin Corney, Green Party, 1,335.

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Andrew George has vowed to carry on fighting and campaigning in his constituency, and said he believes progressives will unite behind him in the case of another election.

He told the Packet: "I thought it was going to be close.

"Yes, it's frustrating. It's not disappointing ingot for myself it's disappointing for west Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly."

He added: "I do think progressives will grow even stronger. The general election was called at a time when we hadn't completed our work with parties.

"To their immense credit the Greens stood down, as did UKIP though I'm not giving them credit."

He did not rule out a more formal arrangement between Labour and the Lib Dems next election, saying: "It may well be that we need to go further in future because I'm sure that the vast majority who voted Labour in west Cornwall will probably hate having a Conservative MP and when they have time to reflect they will prefer a Lib Dem as perhaps their second choice."

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Asked how it feels to have retained his seat, Derek Thomas said he was "glad to have the opportunity to carry on his job."

Asked how he felt about the close result he said "I don't do nervous," and added that he now had a job to do as the local MP.

He also refused to question Theresa May's judgement in calling the election, adding "I as the local MP have a job to do here in Cornwall. Parliament can look after itself."

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Following a bundle recount Derek Thomas has held St Ives for the Conservatives, polling just 312 more than Liberal Democrat Andrew George.

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Sarah Newton has said she's "very very pleased that people have continued to put their faith in me."

She said this campaign, both nationally and locally, had seen people choosing between Labour and conservatives as they left the Liberal Democrats and UKIP, and she was happy to increase her vote - despite Labour making great gains on her lead.

Asked whether Theresa May was right to call an election which has gone badly for the Tory party, she said: "Hindsights a wonderful thing. At the time I thought it was the right thing to dobecause at the last election we hadn't had the referendum.

"It was important that the prime minister tried to get a big majority, a really good majority, so she could get the best possible deal for us from the EU."

She also said she did not think the prime minister should resign, and said it was "impossible to tell" whether there would be another election before the year is out.

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Jayne Kirkham has said she was "amazed, excited, shocked" by Labour's gains in Truro and Falmouth, but also "just a tiny bit gutted."

She said: "Next time the people of Truro and Falmouth will know its a two horse race here mow.There's no point tactical voting for the Lib Dems."

She added: "We've got now what looks like a Tory minority government that might go in with the DUP. We'll see how that goes but we might be back here before too long."

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The two opposition parties now beginning to tentatively prepare for a possible October election, as a hung parliament draws ever nearer. Could we see Lib Dems and Labour locally standing aside for each other in hopes of ousting the Tories?

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Looks like there's going to be a 'bundle flick' recount for St Ives, checking all the bundles of votes to see they haven't been put in the wrong place.

No full recount although apparently a few errors have been noted, and it looks like there could be just hundreds of votes between Andrew George and Derek Thomas.

Labour and Lib Dems working together now to monitor the recount and try their hardest to keep the Tories out of this marginal seat.

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Sarah Newton has held her seat for the Conservatives with a vastly reduced majority, while Labour's Jayne Kirkham has grown Labour to a "more than solid" second place with 14,000 more votes than at the last election.

That's reportedly a 20 per cent swing, possibly more than any other in the country.

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About half an hour until the Truro and Falmouth results are declared, we're being told.

Word on the counting room floor is that Sarah Newton will hold it, but not by much. A thin majority would be a massive blow in a seat where the Tories were more than 10,000 clear last time.

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His rival, Labour's Graham Winter, said the result was "bitter sweet."

He said: "To come so close. For a time ingot carried away with the momentum on the streets. Talking to your supporters, people stopping on the street, stopping their cars and saying 'I'm going to vote for you.

"To come so close and not get there is disappointing but we've increased the vote by 10,000 which is huge. We've had four weeks of campaigning... We've an entirely new team, they're all new people."

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George Eustice has retained his seat in Camborne and Redruth.

He said he was "very pleased" and it had been a "great evening across the country."

"The election has been characterised by a collapse in votes for the Lib Dems and the Labour Party has been picking up those votes. With UKIP not standing that has had an impact.

"This is always a closely fought constituency."

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Andrew George, the former Lib Dem MP for St Ives has said he is not confident of regaining his seat due to the inroads Labour have made.

He told the Packet that on the basis of national trends "we really should be out of it."

He said: "I'm preparing myself. I think maybe Labour might we'll have saved the Tories bacon again. The Green Party got it right this time.. And stood down."

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There's the possibility of two recounts here, things are so close between Labour and Conservative.

 Candy Atherton, election agent for Jayne Kirkham, has told the Packet things are running so close in both Camborne and Redruth and Truro and Falmouth, there could be a call to check the votes again.

No wonder there are smiles for Labour and worried faces from the Tories.

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Worried noises coming from the table behind me, occupied by Sarah Newton. Better go see how she's feeling, with around three hours to go until the declarations.

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The final polling numbers are in for all the constituencies being counted at Carn Brea.

In Camborne and Redruth there were 48,548 votes cast, a turnout of 70.96 per cent.

In Truro and Falmouth the 56,718 people went to the polls, or 75.9 per cent of the electorate.

And in St Ives there were 51,335 ballots cast, for a turnout of 76.1 per cent.

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Rob Nolan, the Lib Dem candidate for Truro and Falmouth, has said its great to see young people turn out to vote, it's just a shame it's not for him.

He said nationally it had been "swings and roundabouts" for the party, with Vince Cable retaking his seat while Nick Clegg lost his.

He said: "We seem to be being squeezed between the two big parties, it's got quite polarised... not just in Truro and Falmouth but across the board.

"Young people have got engaged and turned out, unfortunately not for us.

"But it's good to see them. I might be disappointed but it's good to see young people engaged in politics."

On Tory losses, and the possibility they could lose seats in Cornwall, he said: "I would far rather see this result than Theresa May with 50 to 100 majority, which would just be bad news for the country. We'd be in hard Brexit with the NHS up for sale."