Philip Bowern of the Western Morning News reminds us of a moment when the newspaper's London Editor Graeme Demianyk crunched into Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls in a Commons football match. He tweets, external: Our man @GraemeDemianyk floors @edballsmp Now the electors have done it too

Image source, WMN

Martyn Oates
Political editor, South West

St Ives is now the Lib Dems' only hope of retaining a seat in Devon and Cornwall, BBC South West's Martyn Oates tweets, external.

He added, external that: In 2010 a Tory MP told me the coalition was like an embrace between a python and a cobra. Now we know who won!

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

• Conservative Anne Marie Morris 22,794

• Liberal Democrat Richard Younger-Ross 11,506

• UKIP Rod Peers 6,726

• Labour Roy Freer 4,736

• Green Party Steven Smyth-Bonfield 2,216

• TUSC Sean Brogan 221

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

• Conservative Neil Parish 29,013

• UKIP Graham Smith 8,857

• Labour Caroline Kolek 6,835

• Liberal Democrat Stephen Kearney 5,626

• Green Party Paul Edwards 3,415

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

Here are the results in Devon South West which was held by Conservative Gary Streeter:

• Conservative: Gary Streeter 28,500 votes

• Labour: Chaz Singh 8,391 votes

• UKIP Robin Julian 7,306 votes

• Liberal Democrat Tom Davies 3,767 votes

• Green Party Win Scutt 2,408 votes

The result of the St Ives election are due at 16:00 - counting cannot start until ballot boxes are transported to the mainland from the Isles of Scilly.

The Police Sergeant on Scilly Colin Taylor tweets, external: It's official Isles of Scilly ballot boxes have just left my cells enroute to the plane or boat for the mainland.

Image source, @ScillySergeant

The result in St Ives could be of great interest, with veteran MP Andrew George defending a majority of 1,719.

Newton Abbot Conservative MP Anne-Marie Morris tweets, external: It is such a privilege to be re-elected for a second term to serve the people of Teignbridge. Thank you so much for your support and trust.

Tamsin Melville
Political Reporter

BBC Radio Cornwall's Tamsin Melville tweets, external: Thought it was all over? Ballot boxes arrive for St Ives count. Result 4pm. Will Cornwall go all blue?

Matt Pengelly
Local Live

A tearful Nick Harvey blamed the effects of being in a Coalition government for his stunning loss in North Devon and the Liberal Democrats' awful night at the polls.

Asked about the future of his leader Nick Clegg and the impact of Coalition rule, Nick Harvey said: "I don't think the political handling of it was necessarily as smart as it might have been - whether anyone will ever want to go into a coalition again having seen what the outcome can be, time alone will tell."

Andrew Segal
Local Live

Conservative Neil Parish holds the Tiverton and Honiton seat.

Andy Birkett
Reporter, BBC Spotlight

The seat of Devon South West has been Conservative since the 1970s, with Alan Clark representing Plymouth Sutton from 1983 to 1992, when current incumbent Gary Streeter took over.

This is a varied constituency that incorporates part of the city of Plymouth and is part rural, part coast.

In 2010, Conservative Gary Streeter held the seat with 56% of the votes - a strong majority of 15,874.

BBC South West's Martyn Oates tweets, external: Decades of neck and neck Tory/Lib Dem battles in South West swept away in a single brutal rout of the latter.

Matt Pengelly
Local Live

There were tears in North Devon as the Conservatives took the seat after 23 years of Lib Dem control.

Tory Peter Heaton-Jones managed to turn a Lib Dem lead of 5,821 votes into a majority of 6,936.

Asked what his future might hold, the former MP Nick Harvey said: "I haven't given it a moments thought, I've always worked on the basis if you prepared yourself a soft landing pad you'd probably land on it, so none is there."

Conservative Gary Streeter holds South West Devon with 28,000 votes

BBC political editor Martyn Oates tweets, external: Bad night for Labour in the South West. Only the New Labour citadel of Exeter emerges unscathed and strengthened under @BenPBradshaw.

Andrew Segal
Local Live

Anne Marie Morris has held Newton Abbot for the Conservatives. She gained 22,794, nearly twice as many as nearest rival Richard Younger-Ross's 11,506 ballots for the Liberal Democrats.

Just woken up? Here's the new political picture in Devon and Cornwall so far:

• Gone: Liberal Democrat Stephen Gilbert lost St Austell and Newquay to Conservative Steve Double

• Gone: Liberal Democrat Dan Rogerson lost Cornwall North to Conservative Scott Mann

• Gone: Labour's Alison Seabeck lost Plymouth Moor View to Conservative Johnny Mercer

• Gone: Liberal Democrat Adrian Sanders lost Torbay to Conservative Kevin Foster

• Gone: Liberal Democrat Nick Harvey lost North Devon to Conservative Peter Heaton-Jones

• Hold: Conservative Dr Sarah Wollaston holds Totnes

• Hold: Conservative George Eustice holds Camborne and Redruth

• Hold: Labour's Ben Bradshaw holds Exeter

• Hold: Conservartive Sheryll Murray holds Cornwall South East

• Hold: Conservative Sarah Newton holds Truro and Falmouth

• Hold: Conservative Hugo Swire holds Devon East

• Hold: Conservative Oliver Colvile holds Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

• Hold: Conservative Anne Marie Morris holds Newton Abbot

Andrew Segal
Local Live

Sarah Newton has kept her Truro & Falmouth seat after receiving exactly 14,000 votes more than her nearest rival, and has seen a small increase in her majority (2.3%).

The Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party polled 22,681 votes (44.0%), ahead of Liberal Democrat Simon Rix's 8,681 ballots (16.8%).

She said: "It's been very difficult and challenging for many people in my constituency and across Cornwall, but we've made some really important progress here, and, with the support of all parties, I want to make sure we build on that and nobody is left behind and we share increasing prosperity in Cornwall."

Amika Saw

Plymouth (Sutton and Devonport) Con - 18,120 Lib dem - 2,008UKIP - 6,731 Green - 3401 TUSC - 106 Lab - 17,597 @BBCDevon @BBCSpotlight

Matt Pengelly
Local Live

New Conservative MP Steve Double spoke moments after taking St Austell & Newquay from the Liberal Democrat Steven Gilbert.

Image source, Cornwall Council

Steve Double polled 20,250 votes for a majority of 8,173 - he said: "Twenty thousand people have put their trust in me to serve them and represent them as their MP, it is an incredible honour, privilege and I'm deeply humbled that you have decided to vote for me."