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| Tory celebrate target seat gains | Tory celebrate target seat gains |
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| There are celebrations in the Conservatives camp with gains in target seats Cardiff North, Aberconwy and the Vale of Glamorgan. | There are celebrations in the Conservatives camp with gains in target seats Cardiff North, Aberconwy and the Vale of Glamorgan. |
| They have also gained Montgomeryshire from the Lib Dems, unseating Lembit Opik, arguably one of Westminster's most colourful characters. | They have also gained Montgomeryshire from the Lib Dems, unseating Lembit Opik, arguably one of Westminster's most colourful characters. |
| Glyn Davies, the new MP for Montgomeryshire, admitted: "It's something of a shock, really. | Glyn Davies, the new MP for Montgomeryshire, admitted: "It's something of a shock, really. |
| The Conservatives have now eight seats in Wales, up from three in 2005. | The Conservatives have now eight seats in Wales, up from three in 2005. |
| Jonathan Evans beat Labour's Julie Morgan, wife of the former first minister Rhodri Morgan, to take the top Tory target seat of Cardiff North by just 194 votes. | Jonathan Evans beat Labour's Julie Morgan, wife of the former first minister Rhodri Morgan, to take the top Tory target seat of Cardiff North by just 194 votes. |
| Speaking to BBC Wales after his election in Montgomeryshire, Glyn Davies said: "It's something of a shock, really. | Speaking to BBC Wales after his election in Montgomeryshire, Glyn Davies said: "It's something of a shock, really. |
| "But it's a great result for me, and a great result for the team that's been working for me, and we are pretty thrilled about it." | "But it's a great result for me, and a great result for the team that's been working for me, and we are pretty thrilled about it." |
| It's been a very positive campaign Conservative Alun Cairns | It's been a very positive campaign Conservative Alun Cairns |
| "He said that over the last three years he and his campaign team had concentrated not on winning the election but on improving public services in the area, and that this emphasis, plus his eight years as an assembly member had satisfied the constituents. | "He said that over the last three years he and his campaign team had concentrated not on winning the election but on improving public services in the area, and that this emphasis, plus his eight years as an assembly member had satisfied the constituents. |
| Guto Bebb had a 3,398 majority in Aberconwy over Labour - a new seat created after boundary changes. | Guto Bebb had a 3,398 majority in Aberconwy over Labour - a new seat created after boundary changes. |
| "We have actually worked extremely hard. We have fought every single council seat that's been going over the last six or seven years and I think we have convinced the people of this seat that we are serious about representing this constituency." | "We have actually worked extremely hard. We have fought every single council seat that's been going over the last six or seven years and I think we have convinced the people of this seat that we are serious about representing this constituency." |
| He added that the Conservatives were making "very significant gains in Wales." | He added that the Conservatives were making "very significant gains in Wales." |
| Two horse race | Two horse race |
| Asked about the possibility of cooperating with other parties in the event of a hung parliament, he said: "We have a duty if there is a hung parliament to see if a form of government can be put together which will serve the interests of the people of this country." | |
| In the Vale of Glamorgan, Tory Alun Cairns, also an AM, becomes the new MP. | In the Vale of Glamorgan, Tory Alun Cairns, also an AM, becomes the new MP. |
| After the declaration, he said: "I thought it was going to be much tighter. It's a classic two horse race. There's a long history of Conservatism here and it's taken a while to get it back. | After the declaration, he said: "I thought it was going to be much tighter. It's a classic two horse race. There's a long history of Conservatism here and it's taken a while to get it back. |
| "I'm very surprised at the size of the majority. It's been a very positive campaign." | "I'm very surprised at the size of the majority. It's been a very positive campaign." |
| Moral authority | Moral authority |
| David Jones, the re-elected Conservative MP for Clwyd West, told BBC Wales: "The Conservative Party is making gains - and substantial gains, and bearing in mind that we were attacking the government from a very low base, I think we are doing pretty well. | David Jones, the re-elected Conservative MP for Clwyd West, told BBC Wales: "The Conservative Party is making gains - and substantial gains, and bearing in mind that we were attacking the government from a very low base, I think we are doing pretty well. |
| "It looks as if the Conservative Party is going to be the largest party in this parliament and therefore it has the moral authority to form the next government." | "It looks as if the Conservative Party is going to be the largest party in this parliament and therefore it has the moral authority to form the next government." |