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General Election 2017: Around the Cheshire West constituencies
Pictures from the counts at Chester, Weaver Vale, Ellesmere Port and Eddisbury
The count is under way for Chester at the Northgate Arena. Picture by Stuart Bogg1 of 23 
Cheshire West and Chester Council chief executive and returning officer Gerald Meehan at the Northgate Arena. Picture by Stuart Bogg2 of 23 
Cheshire West and Chester Council Labour leader Samantha Dixon at the Northgate Arena for the general election count. Picture by Stuart Bogg3 of 23 ![Labour's Chris Matheson arrives for the Chester count at the Northgate Arena]()
Labour's Chris Matheson arrives for the Chester count at the Northgate Arena4 of 23 ![Returning officer Gerald Meehan announces turnout for Chester of 77.64%, up from 70.8% in 2015. Picture by Stuart Bogg]()
Returning officer Gerald Meehan announces turnout for Chester of 77.64%, up from 70.8% in 2015. Picture by Stuart Bogg5 of 23 ![Labour's Chris Matheson at the Chester count at the Northgate Arena]()
Labour's Chris Matheson at the Chester count at the Northgate Arena6 of 23 ![Tory candidate Will Gallagher at the Chester count at the Northgate Arena]()
Tory candidate Will Gallagher at the Chester count at the Northgate Arena7 of 23 ![Lib Dem candidate Lizzie Jewkes at the Chester count at the Northgate Arena]()
Lib Dem candidate Lizzie Jewkes at the Chester count at the Northgate Arena8 of 23 ![Tory candidate Will Gallagher at the Chester count at the Northgate Arena. Picture by Stuart Bogg]()
Tory candidate Will Gallagher at the Chester count at the Northgate Arena. Picture by Stuart Bogg9 of 23 ![Sometimes it's all just a bit too much at 2.40am at the Chester election count at the Northgate Arena]()
Sometimes it's all just a bit too much at 2.40am at the Chester election count at the Northgate Arena10 of 23 ![Returning officer Gerald Meehan announces the Chester election result with Chris Matheson, Will Gallagher and Lizzie Jewkes]()
Returning officer Gerald Meehan announces the Chester election result with Chris Matheson, Will Gallagher and Lizzie Jewkes11 of 23 ![Labour's Chris Matheson speaking after the announcement he had retained his Chester seat]()
Labour's Chris Matheson speaking after the announcement he had retained his Chester seat (Image: Stuart Bogg Imaging)12 of 23 ![Crowds at the Northgate Arena congratulate Chris Matheson on his victory in Chester]()
Crowds at the Northgate Arena congratulate Chris Matheson on his victory in Chester13 of 23 ![Labour's Chris Matheson celebrates his election victory in Chester]()
Labour's Chris Matheson celebrates his election victory in Chester14 of 23 ![Cheshire West and Chester Council Tory opposition leader Lynn Riley at Northwich Memorial Court for the Weaver Vale count]()
Cheshire West and Chester Council Tory opposition leader Lynn Riley at Northwich Memorial Court for the Weaver Vale count15 of 23 ![The count under way for Weaver Vale at Northwich Memorial Court]()
The count under way for Weaver Vale at Northwich Memorial Court16 of 23 ![Weaver Vale Lib Dem candidate Paul Roberts at Northwich Memorial Hall]()
Weaver Vale Lib Dem candidate Paul Roberts at Northwich Memorial Hall17 of 23 ![Weaver Vale Green Party candidate Chris Copeman at Northwich Memorial Court]()
Weaver Vale Green Party candidate Chris Copeman at Northwich Memorial Court18 of 23 ![The counting gets under way in Eddisbury]()
The counting gets under way in Eddisbury19 of 23 ![Labour parliamentary candidate Cathy Reynolds at the Eddisbury count]()
Labour parliamentary candidate Cathy Reynolds at the Eddisbury count20 of 23 ![Morgan Hill, Pirate Party candidate for Eddisbury, at the count]()
Morgan Hill, Pirate Party candidate for Eddisbury, at the count21 of 23 ![Tory candidate Antoinette Sandbach arrives for the Eddisbury count]()
Tory candidate Antoinette Sandbach arrives for the Eddisbury count22 of 23 ![The Ellesmere Port and Neston count under way at the Civic Hall]()
The Ellesmere Port and Neston count under way at the Civic Hall23 of 23
