Voters across Lincoln have today had their say on who should represent the city in the next Parliament following a fractious campaign.
Throughout this general election campaign, we’ve been interviewing all of the candidates, covering major political visits to the city and reporting on hustings debates – all of which you can re-live here.
But now, follow our live blog below as we wait for the verdict and the result which will determine who becomes the next MP for Lincoln.
10pm
The exit poll, jointly conducted by the BBC, Sky and ITV, has predicted a conservative majority with 368 seats compared to a predicted 191 for Labour.
326 seats are needed for a majority.
11pm
The Green party’s Sally Horscroft and Rob Bradley, running as an independent, have both arrived at the count.
Horscroft said: “The biggest thing I have noticed over the campaign is how similar some of our policies are and it just makes the case again for proportional representation.”
She added that the Green Party are not expecting a win. It is the second time they have stood in Lincoln.
At the count, one ballot box is still to be delivered. It is understood the box is from Lincoln University, where there was a queue of people waiting to vote when the poles closed at 10pm.
12pm
The last ballot box has now arrived the verification of votes is underway here in Lincoln, before counting can begin, with the result expected to be declared at around 4am.
12.05am
The Liberal Democrat candidate Caroline Kenyon has arrived at the count.
In an interview, she said: “Tactical voting is a necessary evil and highlights how appalling our political system is.
“I stood in the May EU elections and it was such a different atmosphere from this time around because people actually felt as though there vote mattered.”
The Conservative candidate Karl McCartney has also arrived at the count, but aides say he will not be doing any media interviews until after the result has been declared.
12.17am
The national media’s exit poll predicts that there is a 99% chance that Lincoln will go to the Conservative candidate Karl McCartney – but this is currently purely a prediction.
1.40am
Spoken to on his arrival earlier in the night, Lincoln’s independent candidate Rob Bradley said: “Now, on election night, I have had no negative feedback from my stance that the people of this country want change in the political system.
“This campaign has been great, but I have missed having the time to get fish and chips for dinner!”
3.40am
Karl McCartney, representing the conservative party, has won a majority in Lincoln recieving 24,267 votes.
Labour’s Karen Lee received the second-highest number of votes, winning 20,753 votes.