New Frome and East Somerset election results expected to be announced in the next half an hour

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00:00Claudia Zun here, Head Reporter for the Midsomer Norton and Radstock Journal, down at the count

00:06in the Bartholomew Showground in Shepton Mallet, here for the new Froome and East Somerset

00:13seat which is going to be announced imminently. This seat includes Midsomer Norton, Peasdown,

00:20Westfield, Radstock, Colford, Holcombe and Froome, all areas we cover as your local paper.

00:2970,177 people eligible to vote here. We now know that the turnout for poster votes and

00:38those cast at polling stations today combined were 46,859 making a 65.45% turnout. We are

00:52awaiting the results but they should be coming in any minute now. Updates to follow.