BALLOT boxes have been emptied and verification is now underway here in Welwyn Hatfield.
Voting papers are now being counted, to ensure the number of votes cast tallies with the number recorded by the presiding officers at the polling stations today.
Once verification is complete, the count will then begin to see who has been elected as MP for Welwyn Hatfield.
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