Gloucestershire voters paint the county blue

It was a great moment for the local Conservative Party last night with the party winning all six seats across the county.

This is the first time it’s happened since the 2010 general election, when Neil Carmichael won the Stroud seat from Labour MP David Drew.

History has appeared to repeat itself, with Conservative candidate Siobhan Baillie ousting David Drew once again from his seat which he reclaimed in 2017.

#Stroud confirmed Tory seat with majority of 3,840 over Labour #bjtcvote2019 #SkyNewsDCP

— Joe Kennett (@JoeKennett11) December 13, 2019

Turnout in #Stroud has been announced at 78.2%, with over 2,000 more votes being cast than 2017’s general election #SkyNewsDCP #bjtcvote2019

— Joe Kennett (@JoeKennett11) December 13, 2019

#stroud Conservative candidate, Siobhan Baillie on what she thinks of the Exit poll results pic.twitter.com/x1RSiGzs4r

— Megu Jones (@megu_jones) December 13, 2019

The seat in Cheltenham was hard fought, with Alex Chalk being able to hold on to his seat against the odds by just 700 votes to Lib Dem candidate Max Wilkinson after a recount.

The result for Cheltenham is delayed as they recount the bundles #bjtcvote2019 pic.twitter.com/tBPzsw02yo

— Louise De Freitas (@missdf71) December 13, 2019

Almost there with the bar chart! #bjtcvote2019 pic.twitter.com/7zSe9RaKxg

— Louise De Freitas (@missdf71) December 13, 2019

The wait is over. With less than a thousand votes in it, Alex Chalk successfully defends his seat and remains MP for Cheltenham. pic.twitter.com/cw45IKnRyH

— Louise De Freitas (@missdf71) December 13, 2019

Full declaration for Cheltenham. #GE2019 pic.twitter.com/iNVLFwhLlF

— Louise De Freitas (@missdf71) December 13, 2019

The MP’s from Gloucester, Tewkesbury, the Forest of Dean and The Cotswolds were all able to retain their seats comfortably.

Here is the full round-up of the results:

Cheltenham

Alex Chalk (Con): 28,486

Max Wilkinson (LD) 27,505

George Penny (Lab): 2921

George Ridgeon (MRLP): 445

Cheltenham: CON HOLD #BBCElection #GE2019.
Full results: https://t.co/HPvjo6uuMy pic.twitter.com/QDUI3OeeNU

— BBC Election (@bbcelection) December 13, 2019

Stroud

Siobhan Baillie (Con): 31,582

David Drew (Lab): 27,742

Molly Scott Cato (Green): 4,954

Desi Latimer (Brexit Party): 1,085

Glenville Gogerly (Libertarian Party): 567

Stroud: CON GAIN FROM LAB #BBCElection #GE2019.
Full results: https://t.co/IHe6Wbr8Vx pic.twitter.com/wF6SoPeXfH

— BBC Election (@bbcelection) December 13, 2019

The Cotswolds

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con): 35,484

Liz Webster (LD): 15,270

Alan MacKenzie (Lab): 7,110

Sabrina Poole (Green): 3,312

Cotswolds, The: CON HOLD #BBCElection #GE2019.
Full results: https://t.co/uYU8IZbkIp pic.twitter.com/uZH84eQgLQ

— BBC Election (@bbcelection) December 13, 2019

Tewkesbury

Laurence Robertson (Con): 35,728

Alex Hegenbarth (LD): 13,318

Lara Chaplin (Lab): 9,310

Cate Cody (Green): 2,784

Tewkesbury: CON HOLD #BBCElection #GE2019.
Full results: https://t.co/BXxgHvu21Q pic.twitter.com/aj8wb9gzD5

— BBC Election (@bbcelection) December 13, 2019

Forest of Dean

Mark Harper (Con): 30,680

Di Martin (Lab): 14,811

Chris McFarling (Green): 4,681

Julian Burrett (Independent): 1,303

Forest Of Dean: CON HOLD #BBCElection #GE2019.
Full results: https://t.co/9gjV8WgzdC pic.twitter.com/NJDc64yKn0

— BBC Election (@bbcelection) December 13, 2019

Gloucester

Richard Graham (Con): 29,159

Fran Boait (Lab): 18,882

Rebecca Trimnell (LD): 4,338

Michael Byfield (Green): 1,385

Gloucester: CON HOLD #BBCElection #GE2019.
Full results: https://t.co/2rrubhQbI5 pic.twitter.com/ncybmzJ3O2

— BBC Election (@bbcelection) December 13, 2019

You can find the live blog coverage from Nat Schaefer here: https://www.uoguniversal.com/general/live-general-election-2019-gloucestershire-results/