Summary

  • As it happened: Reaction and results from the general & local elections in the South West

  1. Time to sleep yet?!published at 06:33 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Richard Green
    BBC Radio Devon

    BBC Radio Devon's Richard Green tweets, external: "Can I go to sleep now?" UKIP'S Graham Smith is still waiting for the Tiverton declaration!

    UKIP'S Graham Smith
  2. Plymouth Moor Viewpublished at 06:17 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Labour's Alison Seabeck tweets, external: "I have been privileged to represent Plymouth Moor View. Saddened to have lost but thank all my friends and colleagues for their support."

    Alison Seabeck
  3. Totnespublished at 06:13 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    BBC Radio Devon

    BBC Radio Devon reporter Caroline Adams said Conservative Dr Sarah Wollaston is "delighted" to hold Totnes and she has more than tripled her majority.

    Dr Sarah Wollaston
  4. MP says he 'won't let North Cornwall down'published at 06:07 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

    Conservative Scott Mann (pictured) has taken Cornwall North from Liberal Democrat Dan Rogerson by polling 21,689 votes (45%) to Mr Rogerson's 15,068 (31%).

    North Cornwall election declaration

    During his acceptance speech, Mr Mann thanked Mr Rogerson "for all your work over the past 10 years," adding: "Thank you very much, North Cornwall, I won't let you down."

  5. Cornwall North - resultspublished at 06:05 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

    • Total votes - 67,192

    • Con - 21,699

    • Lib Dem - 15,068

    • UKIP - 6,121

    • Lab - 2,621

    • Green - 2,063

    • Mebyon Kernow - 631

  6. Two decades of Lib Demspublished at 05:53 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Matt Pengelly
    Local Live

    The seat of Cornwall North on the Atlantic coast includes the popular resorts of Padstow and Bude, and the historic towns of Bodmin and Launceston.

    Trebarwith Strand

    It's been a Liberal Democrat seat since 1992 and in 2010, the party's Dan Rogerson held on with 48.1% of the votes; Conservatives got 41.7%, UKIP 4.9% and Labour 4.2%. Mr Rogerson's majority was 2,981.

  7. Cornwall Northpublished at 05:51 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

    Scott Mann takes the seat from the Liberal Democrats with 21,000 votes.

  8. Totnespublished at 05:51 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Chris Ellis
    BBC News Online

    Sarah Wollaston has been elected in Totnes with 24,941 votes.

  9. Camborne & Redruth - resultspublished at 05:49 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

    • Con - 18,452

    • Lab - 11,448

    • UKIP - 6,776

    • Lib Dem - 5,687

    • Green - 2,608

    • Mebyon Kernow - 897

  10. Largest geographical seatpublished at 05:46 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Matt Pengelly
    Local Live

    The rural seat of Torridge and West Devon is the largest geographically, and in recent times has been seen as a Conservative-Liberal Democrat marginal.

    The constituency was staunchly Conservative until the defection of sitting Tory MP Emma Nicholson to the Liberal Democrats in 1995. Lib Dem John Burnett took over in 1997 until 2005, when incumbent Conservative Geoffrey Cox seized it back.

    Bideford

    In 2010, Geoffrey Cox held the seat for the Conservatives with 45.7% of the votes and a majority of 2,957.

  11. Conservatives 'may take Cornwall North'published at 05:45 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    BBC Spotlight

    Floods minister and North Cornwall Lib Dem candidate Dan Rogerson has told the BBC he'd "had better days". It's looking like Conservative Scott Mann may take his seat.

  12. Lib Dem Stephen Gilbert 'concedes'published at 05:41 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    BBC Spotlight

    St Austell & Newquay Lib Dem former MP Stephen Gilbert has conceded and congratulated Conservative Steve Double.

  13. Plymouth Moor View - reactionpublished at 05:36 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Chris Ellis
    BBC News Online

    New Tory MP Johnny Mercer said of his pledges: "Nothing will change, you can hold me to that."

  14. Plymouth Moor View - resultspublished at 05:32 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Chris Ellis
    BBC News Online

    • Con - 16,020

    • Lib Dem - 1,265

    • UKIP - 9,152

    • Green - 1,023

    • TUSC - 152

    • Lab - 14,994

  15. Plymouth Moor Viewpublished at 05:30 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Chris Ellis
    BBC News Online

    Conservative Johnny Mercer has been elected in Plymouth Moor View with 16,020 votes.

  16. Sanders 'fearful of Conservative future'published at 05:29 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

    Torbay's former Liberal Democrat MP, Adrian Sanders, said he "never thought it would last this long" while talking about losing his Parliamentary seat.

    Adrian Sanders. Pic: Liberal DemocratsImage source, Liberal Democrats

    Mr Sanders, who took the seat in 1997 with a majority of just 12 votes, said: "It was a rollercoaster ride, the greatest time of my life and a great honour."

    He congratulated his successor, Conservative Kevin Foster, but added: "There are real problems in this town behind the deckchairs, and I'm afraid I do fear for the next five years if the Conservatives remain in government."

  17. Cornwall South Eastpublished at 05:24 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Andy Birkett
    Reporter, BBC Spotlight

    During the election campaign Bradley Monk, the UKIP candidate for Cornwall South East, tweeted: "A worrying amount of non-voters yesterday in Saltash and Pensilva. Just highlights the distrust of politicians."

    Bradley Monk
  18. Eustice 'mindful' of those who didn't vote for himpublished at 05:18 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

    The winner of Cornwall's first election result, George Eustice in Camborne & Redruth, has thanked "all of those who have put their confidence in me" in his being returned to Parliament with 18,452 votes - ahead of his nearest rival, Labour's Michael Foster and his 11,500 votes.

    George Eustice. Pic: Conservative PartyImage source, Conservative Party

    He said his real priority has been trying to "reprioritise economic regeneration, but there is much more to do".

    He added: "I am also mindful that this is a three-way marginal, and that many people didn't vote for me, but I want to represent them as I address the challenges ahead."

  19. Rise of the smaller partiespublished at 05:14 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Tamsin Melville
    Political Reporter

    Following five years of coalition government, how has the deal impacted on Liberal Democrat support in what was traditionally a stronghold?

    UKIP topped the polls in the county in the 2014 European Elections and did well in the council elections the year before and the Greens have their first South West MEP and Cornwall councillor.

    Cornwall Council

    Meanwhile, there's a well funded Labour candidate in Camborne, Redruth and Hayle - which had a Labour MP between 1997 and 2005. And as we see a surge in support for the SNP north of the border will Mebyon Kernow garner more votes this time round?

    Whatever happens, Cornwall's results are definitely ones to watch.

  20. Lib Dems take a 'dreadful drubbing'published at 05:08 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    BBC Radio Devon

    The Liberal Democrat peer and former MP for Torridge & West Devon, Lord Burnett, has told the BBC his party has taken a "dreadful, dreadful drubbing tonight".

    Lord Burnett, who was MP from 1997-2005, said: "We need to re-establish the trust of the British people in us as a party. that may require a major rethink from us."