LiveAs it happened: Election 2016 in the South

So thank you for joining us over the last 18 hours or so - but perhaps Anthony Stansfeld has the right idea. Time for a large whiskey... and bed.

It's been a busy day of counting across the South, but apart from tomorrow's Winchester result, the winners have been declared.

For the most part there were no surprises - although the biggest upset was  most likely West Oxfordshire's Duncan Enright's stomach after his roller coaster election night.

Elsewhere, no councils changed hands in the region - Weymouth and Portland and Portsmouth stayed in no overall control.

There were Labour holds in Oxford, Southampton and Reading, the Lib Dems kept Eastleigh and the Conservatives retained control of Cherwell.  

And in the PCC elections, Thames Valley and Dorset kept their incumbents Anthony Stansfeld (Cons) and Martyn Underhill (Independent), while in Hampshire Michael Lane (Cons) was elected to the job for this first time.

A former Commodore in the Royal Navy, Michael Lane replaces Simon Hayes, who was elected Hampshire PCC in 2012 standing on an independent platform.

Anthony Stansfeld won a total of 202,396 first and second preferences, compared with his nearest challenger Laetisia Carter.

Michael Lane received a total of 153,990 first and second preferences compared with his nearest challenger, Labour's Robin Price.

So who is the man who has been Thames Valley's PCC since 2012?

A West Berkshire district councillor and former member of the Thames Valley Police Authority, Anthony Stansfeld is an Army veteran who served in Northern Ireland and Borneo. He spent two years as chief of staff intelligence in the Far East. 

On leaving the Army he worked in marketing before running the aircraft company Pilatus Britten Norman. For more read his biog here.

Anthony Stansfeld described his PCC win as a “very satisfactory result”, saying crime in the region had reduced “hugely” since he took over in 2012.

When asked if he would be celebrating tonight, he told our reporter: "I shall have a large whiskey and go to bed."

"I look forward to the next four years with excitement and I think we will continue to do an excellent job."

So in Cherwell, the last area in Oxfordshire to declare results today, the make-up of the council is: 

• Conservatives - 38 seats
• Labour - 8
• Independents - 2

The top election headlines: 

• Anthony Stansfeld has been re-elected as the Thames Valley PCC after a second round of voting
• Labour gained two seats from the Greens to strengthen their majority at Oxford City Council
• In West Oxfordshire, the make-up of the district council has remained the same, with the Conservatives keeping their 41 seats out of 49
• On Cherwell District Council, the Tories retain overall control, with 38 seats

A reminder that we're not expecting any results from the Winchester vote until tomorrow.

Police area returning officer David Buckle has commented on the turnout for the Thames Valley PCC election.

The turnout was much higher than 2012 when we first ran these elections, where it was just over 13% - so we’re grateful to those who took the time to vote.

Anthony Stanseld has won a second term as the police and crime commissioner for the Thames Valley - but needed a second-round vote count to claim his win.

The Conservative candidate won just under 40% of the vote in the first round, going up against Labour's Laetisia Carter in the second round.

Following the count, he won 52.21% of the vote on a 25.6% turnout.

Banbury's Tory MP Victoria Prentis has said her party should be "very pleased" with their performance across the country in the 2016 local elections.

It's a year in to the majority Conservative government and at this stage you would normally expect the government to get a bit of a kicking, but broadly our vote has held up well.

Hampshire will have a new PCC, either from Labour or the Conservatives, as the second preference votes are counted. 

The incumbent PCC and Independent candidate Simon Hayes is out.

 The final result is expected.   

Martyn Underhill received 38% of the first preference votes for Dorset PCC. 

Turnout was nearly 23%, up from 16% in 2012.

Duncan Enright on his emotional rollercoaster at Witney East count...

Independent candidate and re-elected Dorset PCC Martyn Underhill (pictured centre following the result) first took up the post in November 2012.

He was previously a senior officer with Sussex Police, where he was the second in charge of the Sarah Payne murder investigation.

He moved to Dorset after retiring from the police in 2009 and went on to campaign on issues surrounding safeguarding children, including Sarah's Law which was introduced in Dorset in 2010.  

He was elected to serve another term after receiving 66,660 of the 129,461 votes cast.   

The Conservatives have held on to Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council.

They gained one seat, while Labour gained two. The Lib Dems and UKIP both lost a seat.

After the vote the make up of the authority is:

• Conservative: 33
• Labour: 19
• Liberal Democrats: 6
• Independent: 2

The first results have been declared in the Cherwell District Council count, for Hardwick, Ruscote, and Bicester East. Turnout was 26.95%.

They are: 

• Andrew Aris (Green) - 246
• Anthony Burns (Lib Dems) - 225
• Anne Davis (Lab) - 504
• John Donaldson (Con) - 689
• Mary Evans Young (Lab) - 532
• Henry Goodman (Lab) - 447
• Ian Hackford (UKIP) - 368
• Tony Ilott (Con) - 633
• Nicholas Turner (Con) - 638  

The Dorset PCC election has gone to second preference votes as there is no clear winner in the first round. The battle is now between Tory candidate Andrew Graham and independent Martyn Underhill.

Labour and UKIP are now out of the running.

They're busy bees in Abingdon counting Thames Valley PCC votes. Watch this timelapse footage:

Those Oxford City Council results for you in full:

• Labour: 35
• Liberal Democrats: 8
• Green Party: 4

• Independent: 1

The highest turnout was 53.9% in Iffley Fields, while the lowest was 18.6% in Northfield Brook.

The full results can be found here. 

A Labour councillor in West Oxfordshire told the world he'd lost his seat. But then...

A Conservative councillor said he's expected his party to increase the Tories' share. 

Thames Ward's Ed Hopper said he was happy the Tories did not lose any seats, but was surprised by the result. 

The first year after a General Election, you would expect an incumbent party to lose seats, the fact we haven't done is an achievement in itself. However we were expecting due to the unpopularity of the Labour party to increase our seats."

It's livened up a bit for Marcus at the Cherwell count...

A mixed bag when it comes to turnout across Oxfordshire:

• Cherwell District Council elections: 34.5%
• Oxford City Council: Estimated citywide figure is 39.2%
• West Oxfordshire: 37%
• Thames Valley PCC: Early estimates suggest 25.6%

Bob Price, the Labour leader of Oxford City Council, told the BBC he was “delighted” to gain two seats from the Greens.

“But the real hard work starts now, and of course we go out to the doorsteps every weekend, and we need to keep in touch with the people and deal with their local issues, so it’s a long hard slog.”

The turnout for the Cherwell District Council elections was 34.48%.

Meanwhile, 33.78% of voters had their say in the PCC election.

The votes have been cast in elections across the UK - and the results will continue to come in at different points over the next three days. 

Click here to keep on top of it all...   

So far the biggest turnout has been in Wokingham, where 42% turned out and the Conservatives remained in control.

The smallest turnout has been in Southampton, which Labour held and where 25% voted.

The EU referendum is being held on 23 June folks.

The results are expected later this afternoon.

They were lining up to denounce him - and some have actually done so. Labour MPs who are convinced that if Jeremy Corbyn remains their party leader, defeat at the next general election will be inevitable.

But the results were messier than they predicted.

Click here to read more...

Elections for police and crime commissioners (PCCs) are being held in the 41 police force areas of England and Wales.

For a full list of the candidates for the South of England these are the places to go:

• Hampshire
• Dorset
• Thames Valley

The only bruising moment for Reading's ruling Labour cohort was when leader Jo Lovelock fell in her shower before the vote count. 

She sprained her shoulder and cut her leg, but said she felt "much better" after an impressive result for Labour in Reading. 

I badly sprained my shoulder and cut my leg. It wasn't the best end to the day but I'm feeling much happier now."

Duncan Enright's been talking about the moment he thought it was all over... it is now. But in an unexpectedly good way for him.

It was my fault really. I think I jumped the gun in announcing my defeat because there was a pile of votes which were all for me with the Conservative one on top.

BBC Radio Oxford reporter Marcus Liddell is in for the long haul, he's already at the Cherwell council election count, which doesn't start for another hour.  

Labour take the first victory in Oxford. We should get the overall result from the city in the early afternoon...  

Oxfordshire: 

• West Oxfordshire - Conservative hold

Oxford City Council and Cherwell District Council results expected this afternoon

Berkshire: 

• Reading - Labour hold
• Wokingham - Conservative hold
• Slough - Labour hold

Dorset: 

• Weymouth and Portland Borough Council - remains in no overall control (NOC)

Hampshire: 

• Hart Borough Council - stays in NOC
• Rushmoor Borough Council - Conservative hold
• Fareham - Conservative hold
• Eastleigh - Liberal Democrat hold 
• Southampton City Council - Labour hold
• Gosport - Conservative hold
• Portsmouth City Council - stays in NOC 
• Havant - Conservative hold    

Results for Basingstoke and Deane expected later; Winchester to declare tomorrow