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08/05/2015
The Cotswolds remained true blue as the Conservatives swept to an unexpected General Election victory which also saw them gain a stunning victory in Cheltenham.
Long-standing Tory MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown took the Conservatives over the 326 total required for an absolute majority when he retained The Cotswold constituency following a 14-hour count at the Cotswold Leisure Centre in Cirencester.
Long-standing Tory MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown took the Conservatives over the 326 total required for an absolute majority when he retained The Cotswold constituency following a 14-hour count at the Cotswold Leisure Centre in Cirencester.
Mr Clifton-Brown, who has been an MP since 1992, received 32,045 votes – a majority of 21,477 over second-placed Liberal Democrat candidate Paul Hodgkinson.
In the Witney constituency, Prime Minister David Cameron swept the board after polling 35,201 votes and a majority of 25,155 over second placed Labour candidate Duncan Enright.
Conservative Neil Carmichael was re-elected as Stroud MP with a vastly increased majority over his Labour rival David Drew, after he polled 27,813 votes compared to Mr Drew’s 22,947. Mr Carmichael’s majority of 4,866 was significantly more than his majority of 1,299 in 2010.
Alex Chalk scored a stunning victory in Cheltenham as the town turned blue for the first time in 23 years. A dismal night nationally for the Liberal Democrats saw Martin Horwood lose the seat he had held for a decade with Mr Chalk winning by 24,790 votes to 18,274.
In the Witney constituency, Prime Minister David Cameron swept the board after polling 35,201 votes and a majority of 25,155 over second placed Labour candidate Duncan Enright.
Conservative Neil Carmichael was re-elected as Stroud MP with a vastly increased majority over his Labour rival David Drew, after he polled 27,813 votes compared to Mr Drew’s 22,947. Mr Carmichael’s majority of 4,866 was significantly more than his majority of 1,299 in 2010.
Alex Chalk scored a stunning victory in Cheltenham as the town turned blue for the first time in 23 years. A dismal night nationally for the Liberal Democrats saw Martin Horwood lose the seat he had held for a decade with Mr Chalk winning by 24,790 votes to 18,274.
