The Conservatives have held on to Great Yarmouth as UKIP come in at third.

Brandon Lewis increased his majority by 1,878 votes, taking 42.93pc of the vote.

Labour came in second with 29.09pc, followed by UKIP with 23.09pc. Liberal Democrats were fourth, Green Party fifth and the Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol (CISTA) party sixth.

Winner Mr Lewis said: 'We've worked hard over the last year to deliver for Yarmouth. The next job is to keep fighting.'

Labour's Lara Norris was clearly disappointed following what had been called a neck-and-neck fight, and vowed to fight on. She said: 'I just want to make sure this result doesn't end up with the people of Great Yarmouth suffering.'

Turnout for the borough was 44,625 - 63.94pc of the electorate.

In third place, UKIP have seen their number of votes surge from 2,066 in 2010, to 10,270 in 2015.