In Hereford, Liberal Democrat candidate Paul Keetch is defending a 968 majority.

Contesting are Virginia Taylor (Con); Tom Calver (Lab); Christopher Kingsley (UKIP); Brian Lunt (Green); Peter Morton (Ind). The General Election 2001 result was: Paul Keetch 18,244: Virginia Taylor 17,276: David Hallam (Lab) 6,739: Clive Easton (UKIP) 1,184: David Gillet (Green) 1,181.

Majority: 968.Turnout: 66%

In Leominster, Bill Wiggin has one of the biggest Tory majorities in the country.

Taking on his 10,367 vote hold are Paul Bell (Lab); Caroline Williams (Lib Dem); Peter Venables (UKIP); Felicity Norman (Green).

The General Election 2001 result was Bill Wiggin 22,879; Celia Downie (Lib Dem) 12,512; Stephen Hart (Lab) 7,872; Pippa Bennett (Green) 1,690; Christopher Kingsley (UKIP) 1,590; John Haycock (Ind) 186. Majority: 10,367.Turnout: 69.34%

l The count for Hereford constituency is at Hereford Leisure Centre from 10pm with a result expected at around 3am-3.30am. Any re-count would take place directly afterwards.

In Leominster the count is at Bridge Street Sports Centre from 10pm with a result expected at around 2.30am.