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Tories gain two new Devon seats | Tories gain two new Devon seats |
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The Conservatives have gained a second seat in Devon in the results declared so far - one from Labour and one from the Liberal Democrats. | The Conservatives have gained a second seat in Devon in the results declared so far - one from Labour and one from the Liberal Democrats. |
Oliver Colville took the Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport seat - with a majority of 1,149 - from Labour's Linda Gilroy who had held it since 1997. | Oliver Colville took the Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport seat - with a majority of 1,149 - from Labour's Linda Gilroy who had held it since 1997. |
The Tories also gained Newton Abbot which had been held by the Liberal Democrat's Richard Younger-Ross. | The Tories also gained Newton Abbot which had been held by the Liberal Democrat's Richard Younger-Ross. |
In Exeter, Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw held on to his seat. | In Exeter, Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw held on to his seat. |
Mr Younger-Ross was elected in 2001 as MP for Teignbridge but ended up contesting the Newton Abbot seat following a boundary review change. | |
Four redundancies | |
Speaking after the declaration at Newton Abbot leisure centre, Mr Younger-Ross said that losing his seat would result in four people being made redundant. | |
"There's case work to wrap up, an office to be closed down and four staff will have to be made redundant," he said. | |
Long-standing MPs Gary Streeter, Nick Harvey, Adrian Sanders, Hugo Swire and Alison Seabeck have all retained their seats. The new Central Devon seat was won by the Tories. | |
Tiverton and Honiton was also retained for the Conservatives, but with a new face. | Tiverton and Honiton was also retained for the Conservatives, but with a new face. |
Neil Parish, who had a majority of 9,320 stood for the Tories after Angela Browning decided not to seek re-election. | Neil Parish, who had a majority of 9,320 stood for the Tories after Angela Browning decided not to seek re-election. |
The only constituency still to declare in the county is Devon West and Torridge. Counting there is due to begin at 1000 BST. | The only constituency still to declare in the county is Devon West and Torridge. Counting there is due to begin at 1000 BST. |