- The Guardian's live coverage from election counts across East London and West Essex from 10pm.
- Reporters will be providing regular updates, with reaction from candidates and activists throughout the night.
- Get involved by sending your views via twitter using #localguardianelection.
- Surprise exit poll result suggests Tories just short of majority and bad night for Labour
- Labour's Stella Creasy is defending a majority of 9,478 in Walthamstow.
- Iain Duncan Smith held Chingford and Woodford Green for the Conservatives in 2010 with 52.8 per cent of the vote.
- Leyton and Wanstead was won by John Cryer at the last election for Labour by a majority of 6,416.
- Tory Lee Scott is defending a majority of 5,404 in Ilford North, while Eleanor Laing received 54 per cent in Epping Forest to hold the seat for the Conservatives in 2010.
- Eric Pickles held Brentwood and Ongar for the Tories at the last election, winning by 16,920 votes.
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