Lynette Horsburgh
BBC News

And with the announcement that the final result is in, that's it for our election coverage.

Thanks for joining us for what was a very interesting night and day.

That's it - the very last seat of the 2015 general election has been declared.

Conservatives have taken St Ives in Cornwall from the Lib Dems, with Derek Thomas securing 18,491 votes.

Nationally, the Tories have a majority of 12 MPs after the results in all 650 seats were announced.

Wirral Council, external remains under Labour with the party making one gain from the Liberal Democrats.

Ribble Valley Borough Council, external remains Conservative.

The party hasn't made any gains but Labour have gained one seat from Lib Dem.

Tim Padfield
BBC Radio Lancashire

In one early declaration in Rossendale, external, the Labour mayor Tom Aldred has lost his seat to the Conservatives and there's been another Conservative gain in Rossendale - in the Cribden ward - by just eight votes.

Bolton Council, external remains under Labour control after the party won all 14 seats it was defending.

UKIP gained a seat at the expense of the Conservatives.

David Cameron has promised to lead a government for "one nation" and make "Great Britain greater" as he returned to Downing Street as prime minister.

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Speaking outside No 10 after visiting Buckingham Palace, he said the UK was "on the brink of something special".

The Conservatives have 330 seats - four more than needed for a Commons majority - their first such victory since 1992.

Knowsley Council, external wards have now been declared - with Labour successfully defending 22 seats.

BBC North West Tonight

Liverpool University's Professor Jon Tonge says Labour was "way off the pace" in the region although it claimed the notable scalp of Conservative employment minister Esther McVey in the Wirral West constituency.

He also says Leigh's Andy Burnham is "in pole position" in the new race to be Labour leader while Westmorland & Lonsdale's Tim Farron was "the only obvious successor" and a "shoo-in" to replace the outgoing Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.

Hyndburn Council, external has been held by Labour, with two gains in seats previously held by independents.

Sally Naden
BBC Radio Lancashire presenter

Rosie Cooper was emotional after she doubled her majority in Lancashire West.

The re-elected Labour MP told me she was "absolutely delighted" but "genuinely humbled" by her majority of 8,360.

Oldham Council, external remains under Labour control after it successfully defended all its seats.

Liverpool City Council, external remains under Labour control. The ruling party gained three seats one each from Lib Dem, Liberal and Independent.

The Tories have held on to Trafford Council, external with a majority of five seats.

Conservative Chris Green has said he was on a "knife-edge" as the votes were counted for the Bolton West constituency.

He took the seat from Labour's Julie Ann Hilling with a majority of 801.

He said: "Looking at the bundles - I couldn't call it."

Labour also won the seat narrowly at the last general election after several recounts.

Annabel Tiffin
Presenter, North West Tonight

On the lunchtime show... we bring you all the news on the region's results in the general election.

The Conservatives hold key seats but Employment Minister Ester McVey loses out, Labour falls short in targets across the region, missing out from High Peak to Pendle, Weaver Vale to Bury North and the Lib Dems all but disappear with four of their six MPs are defeated.

Watch more on BBC One at 13:30/18:30

Andy Burnham, who has been re-elected as MP for Leigh, is the joint favourite to become the new Labour leader by bookmakers.

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The shadow health secretary is the the top pick, alongside Streatham MP Chuka Umunna, with his odds currently standing between 2/1 and 9/2.

BBC North West Tonight

Re-elected Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans tells @BBCNWT that ousted Wirral West MP Esther McVey should be elevated to the Lords.

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"Let's get her into the House of Lords as quickly as possible," the former deputy speaker of the House of Commons said.

Conservative Esther McVey lost to Labour's Margaret Greenwood by just over 400 votes.

Knowsley Council tweets, external: Counting now underway in the #Knowsley, external#LE2015, external

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Labour MP Simon Danczuk, who comfortably held his seat in Rochdale, said Ed Miliband's Labour campaign had the "wrong personnel in place" and focused on the "wrong policies".

He said the "buck stops" with Ed Miliband and that he is looking forward to having a "sensible and orderly leadership election campaign."