Election results live: South

Summary

Updates on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 May 2015

Live Reporting

Hannah Bewley, Stephen Stafford, Adam Williams, Andrew Humphrey and Roz Tappenden

Havantpublished at 03:01 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Election 2015
It's a bad night for the Lib Dems in Havant
Alan Mak held for the Conservatives with 23,159 votes, but the Lib Dems' share of the vote fell by nearly 17%.
UKIP came second, winning 9,239 votes.
Gosportpublished at 02:57 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Caroline Dinenage holds Gosport for the Conservatives.
Havantpublished at 02:57 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Alan Mak holds Havant for the Conservatives.
Isle of Wightpublished at 02:56 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Dominic Blake
BBC Radio Solent
Isle of Wight Conservative Andrew Turner will not give interviews until the results are in.
Farehampublished at 02:50 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Emma Vardy
Home affairs correspondent, BBC South
Conservatives hold Fareham comfortably, but UKIP comes second and Lib Dems fall from second to fourth #GE2015
Via Twitterpublished at 02:41 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Helen Catt
BBC Oxford Political Reporter
David Cameron has arrived at the count in Witney
Farehampublished at 02:34 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Suella Fernandes wins Fareham for Conservatives.
She's a new MP and takes over from fellow Tory Mark Hoban.
Oxford Eastpublished at 02:33 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Marianne Bell
Editor, BBC Radio Oxford
Speaking on @BBCOxford, external 95.2FM, Oxford East MP Andrew Smith says "increase in majority is a vote of confidence in me and in Oxford Labour".
Oxford Eastpublished at 02:24 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Helen Catt
BBC Oxford Political Reporter
A real shocker for the Lib Dems in Oxford East - pushed into fourth place.
Two elections ago they came within 1,000 votes of winning it.
Oxford Eastpublished at 02:19 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Adam Williams
BBC News
Labour's Andrew Smith has increased his majority in Oxford East from 4,581 in 2010 to 15,280 this time around.
Conservatives move from third to second, while the Green Party moves from fourth to third.
He's just been giving his reaction to the result to BBC Radio Oxford.
Witneypublished at 02:17 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
David Cameron has left his Oxfordshire home to attend the count for his safe seat of Witney.
Oxford Eastpublished at 02:07 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Andrew Smith has held Oxford East for Labour.
Oxford Eastpublished at 01:59 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Bethan Phillips
Reporter, BBC Radio Oxford
Any minute now the result is expected in Oxford East.
Portsmouth Southpublished at 01:47 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Steve Humphrey
BBC South
Conservative sources saying Pompey South looking very close
Oxford Eastpublished at 01:37 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Stuart Tinworth
Reporter, BBC South Today
Counting now under way in earnest here at Oxford East. Voter turnout 64.4%
Poolepublished at 01:29 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Tristan Pascoe
Political reporter, BBC South
The returning officer in Poole says counting delayed by at least an hour because of record number of ballot boxes.
Via Twitterpublished at 01:16 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Dominic Blake
BBC Radio Solent
Turnout of the Isle of Wight was 64.7% which is up 0.8% on 2010.
North East Hampshirepublished at 00:58 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Rob Powell
BBC South Today
More on the appearance of suspended UKIP candidate Robert Blay at the count in North East Hampshire.
Mr Blay said he had been told not to comment by UKIP on footage appearing to show him threatening to shoot his Tory rival.
"I want to get my country back. I think UKIP is the best way to do that," he said.
Farehampublished at 00:40 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
The counting staff have begun work in Fareham.
Image source, fareham
It's regarded as a safe Conservative seat - in 2010 Mark Hoban held on to it with 55.3% of the votes; Liberal Democrats got 23.8%.
Abingdonpublished at 00:35 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Jeremy Stern
Reporter, BBC South Today
Some serious counting going on here at Abingdon. Should be done by breakfast.