11.55PM: Todd Muller has won Bay of Plenty, with 100 per cent of the vote counted. Labour's Angie Warren-Clark has come second, while New Zealand First's Lester Gray has come in third place.

Candidate Votes

BENNETT, Raewyn: 431

CARLEY, Bruce: 157

GRAY, Lester: 3641

MULLER, Todd: 22,688

WARREN-CLARK, Angie: 9547

Party Votes

National: 20,554

Labour: 8952

New Zealand First: 4118

Greens: 1352

The Opportunities Party: 1066

Maori Party: 163

ACT: 174

10PM: Todd Muller has won Bay of Plenty, with 87.7 per cent of the vote counted.

Candidate Votes

BENNETT, Raewyn: 381

CARLEY, Bruce: 146

GRAY, Lester: 3333

MULLER, Todd: 21,355

WARREN-CLARK, Angie: 8794

Party Votes

National: 17,351

Labour: 8286

New Zealand First: 3791

Greens: 1243

The Opportunities Party: 945

Maori Party: 150

ACT: 161

9.50PM: 75.4 per cent of the vote has been counted.

Candidate Votes

BENNETT, Raewyn: 336

CARLEY, Bruce: 134

GRAY, Lester: 3007

MULLER, Todd: 19,752

WARREN-CLARK, Angie: 8020

Party Votes

National: 17,957

Labour: 7566

New Zealand First: 3403

Greens: 1150

The Opportunities Party: 842

Maori Party: 124

ACT: 147

9.40PM: 67.7 per cent of the vote has been counted.

Candidate Votes

BENNETT, Raewyn: 322

CARLEY, Bruce: 126

GRAY, Lester: 2894

MULLER, Todd: 19,020

WARREN-CLARK, Angie: 7789

Party Votes

National: 17,300

Labour: 7356

New Zealand First: 3260

Greens: 1109

The Opportunities Party: 805

Maori Party: 121

ACT: 141

9.30PM: 50.8 per cent of the vote has been counted.

Candidate Votes

BENNETT, Raewyn: 274

CARLEY, Bruce: 109

GRAY, Lester: 2531

MULLER, Todd: 16,864

WARREN-CLARK, Angie: 6847

Party Votes

National: 15,370

Labour: 6466

New Zealand First: 2868

Greens: 956

The Opportunities Party: 688

Maori Party: 110

ACT: 113

9.05PM: 35.4 per cent of the vote has been counted.

Candidate Votes

BENNETT, Raewyn: 223

CARLEY, Bruce: 89

GRAY, Lester: 2026

MULLER, Todd: 13,986

WARREN-CLARK, Angie: 5546

Party Votes

National: 12,814

Labour: 5241

New Zealand First: 2320

Greens: 764

The Opportunities Party: 518

Maori Party: 88

ACT: 93

8.40PM: 30.8 per cent of the vote has been counted.

Candidate Votes

BENNETT, Raewyn: 199

CARLEY, Bruce: 82

GRAY, Lester: 1871

MULLER, Todd: 12,789

WARREN-CLARK, Angie: 4997

Party Votes

National: 11778

Labour: 4675

New Zealand First: 2149

Greens: 693

The Opportunities Party: 456

Maori Party: 77

ACT: 84

8.15PM: 29.2 per cent of the vote has been counted.

Candidate Votes

BENNETT, Raewyn: 195

CARLEY, Bruce: 82

GRAY, Lester: 1866

MULLER, Todd: 12,787

WARREN-CLARK, Angie: 4992

Party Votes

National: 11774

Labour: 4669

New Zealand First: 2148

Greens: 692

The Opportunities Party: 453

Maori Party: 76

ACT: 84

8PM: 26.2 per cent of the vote has been counted.

Candidate Votes

BENNETT, Raewyn: 156

CARLEY, Bruce: 68

GRAY, Lester: 1615

MULLER, Todd: 10,586

WARREN-CLARK, Angie: 4317

Party Votes

National: 9755

Labour: 4048

New Zealand First: 1846

Greens: 576

The Opportunities Party: 373

Maori Party: 59

ACT: 74

7.35PM: 23.1 per cent of the vote has been counted.

Candidate Votes

BENNETT, Raewyn: 153

CARLEY, Bruce: 67

GRAY, Lester: 1593

MULLER, Todd: 10,466

WARREN-CLARK, Angie: 4258

Party Votes

National: 9638

Labour: 3994

New Zealand First: 1830

Greens: 569

The Opportunities Party: 369

Maori Party: 58

ACT: 72

7.20PM: 13.8 per cent of the vote has been counted.

Candidate Votes

BENNETT, Raewyn: 98

CARLEY, Bruce: 50

GRAY, Lester: 1143

MULLER, Todd: 7578

WARREN-CLARK, Angie: 3228

Party Votes

National: 6953

Labour: 3041

New Zealand First: 1339

Greens: 404

The Opportunities Party: 266

Maori Party: 44

ACT: 49

7PM:

Polls across the Bay of Plenty are now closed for Election 2017, and counting has begun to determine who will be the electorate's MP.

SunLive will be bringing you the local results for the Bay of Plenty as they come in.

The electoral commission expects all advance votes to be counted by 8.30pm – all 1.24 million of them (500,000 more people voted early in this election than in 2014).

By 10pm, half of votes cast today are expected to be counted, while by 11.30pm, 100 per cent of votes cast thus far should be tallied.

Keep checking this story for the latest updates on the Bay of Plenty electorate, and follow the conversation on our Facebook page.