THE Tories have held all six seats in Worcestershire on a dramatic General Election night.

But nationally the party has fared less well.

While the Conservatives will be the biggest party, it is now mathematically impossible for it to win enough seats for a majority - meaning the election will end in a hung parliament.

A BBC/Sky/ITV exit poll, revealed as the polls closed last night, suggested the Conservatives would fall 12 seats short of the 326 they need for an absolute majority in the Commons.

And as results have unfolded during a dramatic night they have borne that prediction out - with Theresa May's gamble on a snap election looking set to cost her overall control of the House of Commons.

In Worcester, Robin Walker held on to his seat despite being pushed close by Labour candidate Joy Squires.

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Amid gripping scenes, the Tory Brexit minister held on with a majority of just 2,508 - down from 5,646 just two years ago.

Meanwhile Nigel Huddleston had a more comfortable hold for the Tories in Mid-Worcestershire.

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And in West Worcestershire, Harriett Baldwin romped home for the Conservatives with a majority of more than 20,000.

In north Worcestershire there have been wins overnight for Sajid Javid in Bromsgrove, Mark Garnier in Wyre Forest and Rachel Maclean in Redditch.

The exit poll put Tories on 314 seats, with Labour on 266, the Scottish National Party on 34, Liberal Democrats on 14, Plaid Cymru on three and Greens on one.

And with the Conservatives likely to end the night on around 316 seats, the final poll figures will represent a humiliation for the Prime Minister, who went into the election with a small but viable majority and expectations that she should be able to secure an advantage of 100 seats or more in the House of Commons by going to the country early.

It will also be seen as a personal triumph for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who was widely regarded as having run a successful campaign after being written off as unelectable by many observers and some in his own party.

The results will also come as a significant setback for the SNP's Nicola Sturgeon, whose party won a historic 56 out of 59 seats north of the border just two years ago.

And the dramatic night could throw the UK's politics into disarray as the parties scrabble to form a government, just 11 days before the expected start of Brexit negotiations in Brussels.

The Tories are projected to end up with 316 seats, Labour 265 and the SNP 34.

The Conservatives look set to lose 15 seats and the SNP to lose 22 seats, with Labour set to make 33 gains.

Catch up on all the night's drama and keep up to date on the latest developments with our continuing live coverage here.