Suella Fernandes tweets, external: Thanks to a brilliant team of supporters who worked so hard for a Tory victory in Fareham. Now the work starts!

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The votes are in at Portsmouth City Council, external, which remains under no overall control.

Despite gaining five seats from the Lib Dems, the Conservatives are still five seats short of a majority.

Andrew Pope tweets, external: I'm honoured to be re-elected by the fine people of #Redbridge as the first @UKLabour & @CoopParty Southampton City Councillor for 10 years

The Conservatives have taken Winchester City Council, external, which had previously been under no overall control, to achieve a five-seat majority.

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Former Labour MP John Denham has spoken about the defeat of his party's candidate Rowenna Davis in his former Southampton Itchen seat.

"The truth is that we were defeated not so much by a surge in new votes for the Conservatives but our failure to win back some of the people who have been Labour voters that didn't vote for us in 2010 and clearly, from the figures last night, a significant number of them went with UKIP."

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The mayor of Witney, and Conservative councillor for Witney East Jeanette Baker, external has described the local authority result as "amazing".

She said: "I can't say that I'm not happy about being elected a district councillor. The turnout was amazing, no matter what party, the interest in what was happening in their country was evident."

Mrs Baker said that she would work to ensure Witney's infrastructure to support new housing in the area.

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David Stockman posted on Facebook, external: The SNP won this for the Tories with the fear of SNP Lab government

Bob Dean commented, external: Time to e-mail your MP to remind them that their win is not a mandate to do as they please, that they do not necessarily know better than their constituents and to do what the population want and not what the party tells them.

Caroline Dinenage tweeted, external: Brilliant news @PennyMordauntMP @FlickD & @SuellaFernandes - the girls turned the whole of Portsmouth Harbour blue!

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BBC Radio Oxford's Clare Woodling tweets, external: The count for the Vale of White Horse District Council is soon to start.

BBC Radio Berkshire's Nick Johnson is attending the Bracknell Forest local count. "Like I never left" he says, after the earlier general election vote.

The Lib Dems may have lost all of their MPs across the South, but they've escaped big losses while holding on to Eastleigh Borough Council.

The party, who lost the parliamentary seat to the Tories, saw two council seats turn blue but still have a comfortable majority of 32.

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Micahel Suppo wrote on Facebook, external: Catastrophic result. My vote wasn't a party based vote, it was belief based.

M J Cook tweeted, external: Lib Dems ran a very complacent campaign using central office templates + slogans over local issues and personality.

In response to news that the UKIP vote almost trebled across Oxfordshire, John-Paul tweeted, external: What?? Why?! I cannot begin to understand. What is wrong with people. Just...why?

The Beer, Baccy and Scratchings Party, who were forced to change their name from the Beer, Baccy and Crumpets Party shortly before the Electoral Commission deadline, won 136 votes in Eastleigh.

Not enough to cause a political landslide but enough to add some flavour to the campaign.

The "crumpet" part of their name had to be changed after it was deemed to be demeaning to women.

BBC Oxford reporter Serena Martin tweets, external: Important information for newly elected Banbury MP Victoria Prentis - in the safe hands of husband Sebastian

Ranil Jayawardena has refused to shake hands with UKIP's Robert Blay during their post-results speeches following an alleged shooting threat.

Mr Blay offered his hand to his Conservative opponent, who held on to the seat at Hampshire North East, following the count at Hart Leisure Centre, Fleet.

Police have started an investigation into alleged comments made by Mr Blay, who was filmed apparently threatening to shoot his rival.

Speaking to BBC Radio Berkshire after retaining her seat as MP for Maidenhead, Theresa May avoided the question of whether she wanted to remain Home Secretary.

She said: "I'm very pleased with the progress that we've made at the Home Office.

"But I've always taken a very simple view in politics that you wait to be asked and whatever job you're asked to do, you get on and do it to the best of your ability."

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The Conservatives have taken 16 of the 17 available seats on West Oxfordshire District Council, external, increasing their majority from 40 to 49 seats.

Tory Guy Wall won the only previous Labour seat on the council in Chipping Norton and Andy Graham won for the Lib Dems at Charlbury and Finstock.

Tobias Ellwood tweeted, external: "A huge thanks to the people of Bournemouth E for your support in allowing me to be re-elected with a maj of 14,612."

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The UKIP vote has almost trebled across Oxfordshire's six constituencies.

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In Banbury and Wantage alone, the number of people choosing UKIP increased by more than 10,000 votes since 2010.

The Conservatives have retained control of Rushmoor Borough Council, external, increasing their majority by two seats.