Matt Pengelly
Local Live

The new Conservative MP in North Devon has revealed his majority of 6,936 was bigger than his team had ever dreamed of.

"I'm delighted, I'm overwhelmed, I'm humbled by this," said Peter Heaton-Jones, before paying tribute to his predecessor Sir Nick Harvey, adding: "The comment that the national tide has helped to sway North Devon this way is a pertinent one."

The newly-elected MP for North Cornwall Scott Mann tweets, external: Come on @DerekThomas2015 get us over the line.

Martyn Oates
Political editor, South West

Senior figures from the Conservatives and Labour were quick to renew hostilities when we met between counts at Carn Brea.

The newly-returned Tory MP for Camborne & Redruth, George Eustice, said: "It's very clear that on the night when people got there, got into those voting booths, they decided to stick to the plan we've embarked on, they didn't want to turn the clock back and throw away what's been achieved."

But former Labour MP Candy Atherton described the Lib Dems as a 'dead duck' and said anti-Tory voters would have to vote tactically to unseat them, adding: "It's absolutely clear, if you want to get rid of George at the next election, you're got to vote Labour."

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

Devon is looking a deeper shade of blue after the Liberal Democrats lost two seats to the Conservatives which have so far held all their other seats.

Conservative Peter Heaton-Jones ousted Lib Dem Nick Harvey in North Devon, which had been Lib Dem for 23 years. Lib Dem Adrian Sanders lost Torbay to Conservative Kevin Foster and Labour's Alison Seabeck lost Plymouth Moor View to Conservative Johnny Mercer.

Labour's Ben Bradshaw held Exeter with an increased majority of 7,000.

Cornwall Council tweets, external: Verification now underway at Carn Brea count centre [for St Ives].... We are off

Chris Ellis
BBC News Online

As we wait for Devon's last two results, let's ponder Devon Central, the third largest constituency by area in the country covering 550 sq miles.

It is also the only seat without a conurbation of more than 10,000 people. Central Devon's largest towns include Bovey Tracey, Okehampton and Crediton - all with populations under 8,000.

In 2010, Mel Stride held the seat for the Conservatives with a 9,230 majority - that's 51.5% of the votes; Liberal Democrats got 34.4%, Labour 6.9% and UKIP 5.3%.

Andrew Segal
Local Live

A UKIP candidate says "we are now the third party" after they achieved the position in some constituencies across the South West.

Robin Julian came third in Devon South West with more than 8,000 votes, behind the Conservatives and Labour, saying: "The Lib Dems have disappeared into the woodwork."

BBC Radio Devon

Re-elected South West Devon MP Gary Streeter says his election victory after polling 20,000 more votes than his nearest rival "took me slightly by surprise".

Image source, Conservative Party

Now Devon's longest-serving MP, Mr Streeter won 28,500 votes (an increase of 0.6%), with Labour's Chaz Singh coming in next with 8,391.

He said: "I thought UKIP would take the top off some of my Conservative vote, but I'm just thrilled and delighted, and humbled and privileged , to be serving the people again in a job that I love." UKIP polled 7,300 votes.

Isles of Scilly Travel tweets, external: Ballot boxes leaving Scilly and on route to Land's End Airport #GE15

Image source, Isles of Scilly Travel

Counting cannot start in the St Ives constituency until the boxes arrive - a result is expected at around 16:00.

Miles Davis
BBC News Online

There are new questions regarding the future of a stadium for Cornwall prompted by the Conservative success in the General Election. When on the campaign trail the Prime Minister David Cameron told people in Cornwall, external that if elected he would help to work up "different options" by autumn 2015 and construct the rugby and football stadium "as soon as possible after that".

However Scott Mann, the newly-elected Conservative MP for North Cornwall, has already previously resigned, in 2012, as deputy leader of the Conservative group on Cornwall Council in a protest against taxpayer funding for the multi-million pound stadium.

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

Liberal Democrat Nick Harvey said he was "pretty gutted" at losing the Devon North seat to Conservative Peter Heaton-Jones.

The seat has been in Liberal Democrat hands for 23 years. Holding back tears, he said: "A wave has swept across the whole country and North Devon was part of it. It is just part and parcel of politics. Campaigns can be quite brutal things.

"But it doesn't minimise the scale of the challenge the Liberal Democrats now face."

BBC Radio Devon's political reporter Jenny Kumah tweets, external: Turnout around 90% in Central Devon. Some 72k people registered to vote in what is one of Devon's largest constituencies geographically.

BBC Radio Cornwall's political reporter Tamsin Melville tweets, external: @BBCSpotlight election special getting underway on BBC1 with @bbcmartynoates live from Carn Brea #voteSW

Matt Pengelly
Local Live

Dr Joanie Willett is a lecturer in politics University of Exeter Penryn campus, she's has been awake for the last 24 hours watching the results come in and chatting live on BBC Radio Cornwall.

She said: "Well that was a surprise, no-one saw this coming! People have lost trust in the Lib Dems, going into coalition was not good for them.

"They knew it from the very start, they were hoping good stuff would happen over the five years and it's not happened. The annihilation of the Lib Dems has gifted the Tories a number of seats in the south west."

Western Morning News

The Western Morning News, external runs an opinion piece under the headline: West helped Tories win the election. Now we want our reward.

We were almost sick of seeing them. The seemingly endless procession of Conservative 'big beasts' heading to the Westcountry, promising the earth, bad-mouthing the Liberal Democrats and reminding us, again and again, that if they could take the South West they could hold onto power and 'finish the job of saving the nation.'

But they were right and the pundits - including, we have to admit, the WMN at times - were wrong. David Cameron's policy - or perhaps it was his campaign chief Lynton Crosby - of going in hard against the Lib Dems, with whom he had shared Government for five years, proved decisive.

Matt Pengelly
Local Live

Moments after securing a thumping majority of 11,288, Newton Abbot Conservative MP Anne-Marie Morris said her campaign team had been 'stupendous'.

Her voice crackling with emotion, she said "I will do my level best to continue to make Teignbridge and even better place to live, to work and to bring up a family."

Chris Ellis
BBC News Online

The seat of Devon North has been a Conservative-Liberal marginal since its creation in 1950.

In 2010, Nick Harvey held the seat for the Liberal Democrats with 47.4% of the votes, a majority of 5,821.

This will be the first election since the death of Jeremy Thorpe who held the seat from 1959, but he lost heavily to the Conservatives in 1979 when his life was engulfed in scandal and he faced trial on conspiracy and incitement to murder charges, of which he was later cleared.

So, most of the results for Devon and Cornwall are in - and it's looking rosy for the Conservatives who have held all their seats and taken a total of five from Labour and the Liberal Democrats including Nick Harvey's North Devon seat.

These are the seats still to declare:

• St Ives: About 16:00 BST

• Devon West and Torridge: afternoon

• Devon Central: in the next hour.

BBC Radio Devon's Jenny Kumah tweets, external: Only 2 more Devon results to go! Central Devon not expected for another hour. W Devon due this afternoon. High turnout blamed for delay.

Miles Davis
BBC News Online

New North Cornwall MP Scott Mann has been described by The Sun, external as a "hairy local postie and Poldark lookalike".

Mr Mann, a postman from Wadebridge, defeated Liberal Democrat Dan Rogerson to take the seat.