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Saturday, 9 June, 2001, 17:41 GMT 18:41 UK
Spotlight on England
BBC News Onlines looks at how the general election went in the English regions.
 Racial tension impacts on North West BBC North-West political correspondent Jim Hancock says the major surprise of the night was the number of people who voted for the British National Party.
Jones loses to Conservative The former Labour MP Fiona Jones, who has lost her seat to the Tories, claims she was the victim of a vendetta.
Single issue triumphs in West Midlands The shock result in Kidderminster dominates the post-election analysis in the West Midlands, according to BBC political correspondent Patrick Burns.
Tory misery in Yorkshire It was a disastrous night for the Conservatives in Yorkshire as they failed to take any of their target seats, writes BBC Leeds' Rod Jones.
Tories fail in weakest Labour seats The Conservatives fail to win back the most vulnerable Labour seats in the country, in the former Tory heartlands of East Anglia.
Battering continues for Tories in South BBC South political editor Bruce Parker watches Labour and Lib Dems both snatch once 'true-blue' seats
No change for the North BBC North's political reporter Damian O'Neil finds the political landscape exactly as it was four years ago.
Labour maintain grip on South-East Labour has consolidated its strong position in the South-East.
Flook victory bucks West trend Paul Cannon, the BBC West's political editor, sees the Tories thwarted in their heartland - with one freak exception.
Small quake in Devon: not many Tory votes The earth fails to move for BBC South West political editor Chris Rogers, although Liberal Democrats are rejoicing.
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