More than 200 women were elected to Parliament on Thursday, meaning there will be a historic high number of female MPs in the House of Commons.

The number of female MPs elected eclipsed the previous high of 191 women from the 2015 election early on Thursday morning.

It also surpassed the 196 female MPs elected during the course of the last parliament, which included subsequent by-elections.

Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, who held her seat of Hastings and Rye following a recount, took the figure to 192.