Bristol North West remains in Labour hands after Darren Jones increased his majority.
It was a tight race with the Conservative’s Mark Weston coming in a close second with just 5,692 fewer votes.
It was always going to be a closely-fought battle, with the Labour candidate defending such a small majority and no Brexit Party candidate in the race to split the pro-Brexit vote.
Indeed, an Ipsos MORI exit poll on December 12 showed the result was too close to call.
Before the result was declared, Mr Jones said he had "no idea" if he would win and said he was "disappointed" his party had failed to win the trust of so many voters nationwide.
'We must be honest in the Labour Party about why we suffered such a historic loss and failed many of my constituents'
When thanking those who voted for him after the vote was declared at Henbury Leisure Centre, Mr Jones said: “No politician can ever take Bristol North West for granted and I'm grateful to each and every one of you who voted for me again at this election, whether you were a Labour voter, a Liberal Democrat voter, a Green voter or indeed a number of Conservative voters in this constituency.
“At the last election I promised to stick to my promises and to put you first, and tonight I reaffirm that promise and to promise to continue to work hard for you, to be your voice in Parliament and your champion in Bristol.
“I am clearly sorry that the Labour Party has had such a devastating night across the country this evening. We must be honest in the Labour Party about why we suffered such a historic loss and failed many of my constituents and many people across the country.
“Now that I’ve been re-elected I promise to do all that I can to ensure that that doesn’t happen again in the future.”
His rival, Conservative candidate Mark Weston, said: "It was not quite my night tonight. I had a fantastic team that worked very hard.
“Winter elections are an acquired taste but I’m always willing to fight another day.”
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