Extensive UK General Election 2019 coverage on Mancunian Matters of all the results through the night after a day of voting.

Labour held on to Makerfield by 4,470 votes but saw their majority more than halve in a strong night for the pro-Brexit parties.

Labour’s Lisa Nandy retained her Wigan seat for the fourth consecutive election but saw her majority shrink by over 9,000 votes.

The Conservatives have ended 36 years of Labour rule in Heywood and Middleton after winning by 663 votes in tonight’s general election.

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage says he’s “happier” seeing the Tory swinging exit poll than a hung parliament.

Whether you’re over the moon or deflated about the exit poll predictions a few hours ago, social media was awash with colour yesterday as people (and their pets) took to polling stations. Here are some of the highlights…

On a day that looks like being one for the Brexiteers in the UK, MM caught up with Salford and Eccles Brexit Party candidate Matt Mickler.

The official exit poll released after voting closed forecasts a large Conservative majority of around 90 MPs.

An exit poll conducted by MM in Manchester Withington suggests a reduction in Labour’s majority in the constituency in favour of the Tories and Liberal Democrats.

As the final opinion polls are released, all the debates complete and with less than an hour until the polls open, the 2019 general election campaign is at an end.

In an election campaign that has seen one Conservative member climb onto bins and jump over a fence to escape humiliation at a climate change hustings in East Sussex, MM took a look back at some other unforgettable moments from politicians as the nation heads to the polls today…