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- The exit poll is predicting a Conservative majority
- Exit poll seats prediction: Tories - 368, Labour - 191, SNP - 55, Lib Dems - 13, Others - 22
- The count for Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch is being held at the BIC
- The first result for BCP was expected at around 2am - but came around 4.45am
- Chris Chope returned as MP for Christchurch
- Tobias Ellwood returned as MP for Bournemouth East
- Conor Burns returned as MP for Bournemouth West
- Michael Tomlinson remains as MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Robert Syms is voted in again as MP for Poole
- Dr Julian Lewis has been reelected as the New Forest East MP
- Desmond Swayne reelected in New Forest West
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