After a confusing few hours, it was confirmed that just four votes were separating the two parties, with a full recount announced - meaning every vote was counted again. Eventually it was confirmed that Reform candidate Sarah Pochin had defeated Labour's Karen Shore by just six votes.

Reform has won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by just six votes, one of the closest parliamentary elections ever. The party's leader Nigel Farage appeared at the count alongside the candidate Sarah Pochin. Could you explain "insights into oral chemesthetic perception" using dance moves?

Runcorn calls full recount with just four votes between Reform and Labour - Results for Nigel Farage and Runcorn and Helsby by-election will be most keenly awaited as Conservatives expect heavy losses