THE Conservative party has clutched onto seats across Wiltshire and the New Forest - here are the full results from yesterday's vote.
Salisbury results
John Glen secured the majority of the city's votes, with 17,110 people putting a cross in the Conservative politician's box.
This expected result will see Mr Glen continue his 14-year stint as Salisbury's member of parliament.
Read more: General election 2024: Conservative MP John Glen holds Salisbury
The other candidates received the following amount of votes:
Matt Aldridge, Labour - 13,303
Victoria Charleston, Liberal Democrats - 11,825
Julian Malins, Reform UK - 5,235
Barney Norris, Green - 2,115
King Arthur Pendragon, Independent - 458
Chris Harwood, Climate Party - 127
The constituency had a voter turnout of 50,347 which is 70.12 per cent of the population.
East Wiltshire results
Danny Kruger retained his seat despite boundary changes meaning Amesbury and part of the A303 (including Stonehenge) coming under his wing.
Mr Kruger was elected as the MP for Devizes in 2019 and secured 16,849 votes in this year's election.
The other candidates received the following amount of votes:
Rob Newman, Labour - 12,133
David Kinnaird, Liberal Democrats - 8,204
Stephen Talbot, Reform UK - 7,885
Emily Herbert, Green - 1,844
Pete Force-Jones, True and Fair Party - 278
The constituency had a voter turnout of 47,360 which was 63.88 per cent of the population.
North Dorset results
The conservatives held North Dorset as Simon Hoare racked up 18,208 votes.
The other candidates received the following amount of votes:
Gary Jackson, Liberal Democrats - 16,619
Ash leaning, Reform UK - 7,894
James Coldwell, Labour - 4,370
Ken Huggins, Green - 2,082
Si Adams, Independent - 317
Jeff Taylor, UKIP - 119
Daniel Woodruffe, Social Democratic Party - 74
New Forest West
Conservative candidate Sir Desmond Swayne kept his seat in New Forest West, also bucking the national trend with 16,412 votes.
The other candidates received the following amount of votes:
Sally Johnston, Labour - 10,812
Jack Davies, Liberal Democrats - 8,186
Reginald Chester-Sterne, Reform UK - 7,577
Anna Collar, Green - 2,800
Gavin Ridley, Animal Welfare Party - 393
Paul Simon, Social Democratic Party - 157
South West Wiltshire
Andrew Murrison, Conservative, kept his seat in South West Wiltshire after getting 15,617 votes.
The other candidates received the following amount of votes:
Evelyn Akoto, Labour - 12,374
Garry Irvin, Reform UK - 7,840
Bret Palmer, Liberal Democrats - 7,205
Fay Whitfield, Green - 2,243
James Ward, Independent - 448
Thomas Culshaw, Independent - 441
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