RESULT: Coaker holds on to Gedling seat

Labour has held on to Gedling.

Vernon Coaker secured his seat for another term after winning 20,307 votes.

Conservative candidate Carolyn Abbott came a close second with 17,321

The results are as follows:

Vernon Rodney Coaker for Labour – 20,307, Carolyn Abbott for Conservatives – 17,321, Robert Swift for Liberal Democrat – 1,906, Jim Norris for the Green Party – 1,534, Lee Waters for UKIP – 6,930.