Summary

  • Updates on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 May 2015

  1. Via Twitterpublished at 09:29 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Tom Turrell

    South Today's Stuart Tinworth tweets, external: We are about to go live from Oxford for the @BBCSouthToday election special on bbc1

    The picture is of reporter Tom Turrell on the roof of Oxford's Varsity Club.

  2. Hampshire round-uppublished at 09:15 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    All the results are in across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and the Conservatives have dominated, wiping out the Lib Dems completely and taking a Labour seat.

    • Southampton Itchen changes hands from Labour to Tory

    • The Lib Dems lose their only seats in Portsmouth South and Eastleigh

    • Alan Whitehead held on to Southampton Test for Labour, the only red dot in a sea of blue in Hampshire

    • UKIP made good ground with large increases, coming second in numerous areas

  3. Dorset round-uppublished at 09:08 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    The Conservatives have turned the whole county blue, winning every seat.

    • Mid Dorset and North Poole was the only Lib Dem seat in the county and has been won by Tory Michael Tomlinson

    • Poole, Bournemouth East and West, Christchurch, Dorset North, South and West have all been held by the Tories

  4. And breathe...published at 08:54 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Every result is now in across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Dorset, Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

    As you've probably guessed, it's been a good night for the Conservatives who have taken 38 of 41 seats.

    Election map

    Labour retain three seats - Southampton Test, Slough and Oxford East.

    But the Liberal Democrats have been wiped off the map - losing their seats in Portsmouth South, Eastleigh and Mid Dorset and North Poole.

  5. Meon Valleypublished at 08:47 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    George Hollinbery retains his Conservative seat in Meon Valley.

  6. Oxfordshire round-uppublished at 08:41 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    All the results are in across Oxfordshire and it's been a great night for the Conservatives.

    • Tories increase majority across all their retained seats in Banbury, Witney, Wantage, Henley and Oxford West and Abingdon

    • Labour's only success came in Oxford East where Andrew Smith comfortably won by more than 15,000 votes

    • Lib Dems poll almost 50,000 fewer votes across county than they did five years ago

  7. Berkshire round-uppublished at 08:33 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    All the results are in for Berkshire and the county is completely blue apart from a solitary Labour MP.

    • Conservative Alok Sharma held on in the hotly-contested Reading West seat, while Rob Wilson retained Reading East for the party

    • Fiona Mactaggart was Labour's only success, holding on to Slough with a majority of 7,336

    • Elsewhere, Tories held Windsor, Newbury, Bracknell, Maidenhead and Wokingham

  8. Mid Dorset and North Poolepublished at 08:24 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Vikki Slade, the Lib Dem who failed to hold on to her party's Mid Dorset and North Poole seat, tweeted, external that she is job hunting.

    Vikki SladeImage source, Lib Dems

    She said: "I am looking for a job! Will consider anything that my skills fit..Please pass to anyone who may be looking!"

    Have a look at her CV, external, interests include dinghy sailing.

  9. Winchesterpublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Paul Clifton
    Transport correspondent, BBC South Today

    Steve Brine MP keeps Winchester, with 20 minutes to spare before he has to do the school run

    Steve Brine
  10. Banbury countpublished at 08:12 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Serena Martin
    Reporter, BBC Radio Oxford

    Turnout for Banbury was 65.84% - almost identical to 2010.

    Victoria Prentis held the seat for the Conservatives after Sir Tony Baldry stepped down.

  11. Basingstokepublished at 08:04 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Election 2015

    Former cabinet minister Maria Miller held on to her Basingstoke seat.

    Maria Miller at count

    She resigned as culture secretary in 2014 after a row over expenses.

    Ms Miller comfortably won the vote, polling 48.6%. Labour's Paul Harvey came second with 27.7%.

  12. Dorset Southpublished at 07:59 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    The Conservatives secured a majority of 11,994 votes in Dorset South with Richard Drax enjoying a 3.8% increase in his share.

    The ballot papers tell the story.

    Conservative majority
  13. Hampshire North Eastpublished at 07:53 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Rob Powell
    BBC South Today

    "New NE Hants MP Ranil Jayawardena refuses to shake hand of Rob Blay, suspended UKIP candidate after apparent threats."

    A video of the moment can be seen here, external.

    Robert Blay
  14. Winchesterpublished at 07:50 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Steve Brine retains his Conservative seat in Winchester.

  15. Bournemouth Westpublished at 07:48 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Conor Burns, who was re-elected in Bournemouth West, said in his victory speech the fight against the Navitus Bay wind farm would continue

    Bournemouth West
  16. Dorset Northpublished at 07:43 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Simon Hoare holds Dorset North for the Consevratives.

  17. Reading Eastpublished at 07:32 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Rob Wilson holds Reading East for the Conservatives.

  18. Romsey and Southampton Northpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Election 2015

    Supporters of Caroline Nokes celebrate after their win in Romsey and Southampton North.

    Tory supporters
  19. Banburypublished at 07:27 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Victoria Prentis holds Banbury for the Conservatives.