As the Tories win their biggest majority since the 80s, Conservative Royston Smith has held on to his Southampton Itchen seat with an increased majority, while Labour’s Alan Whitehead has held on to Southampton Test, but with a reduced majority.

 

In Itchen, where Smith beat Labour’s Simon Letts by just 31 votes in 2017, the Conservative increased his majority to 4,498.

A smiley @Royston_Smith waits for the results in #southamptonItchen#UKelection2019pic.twitter.com/QMctfG4MaL

— Maria G Zaccaro (@MariaG_Zaccaro) December 13, 2019

 

The full results were:

• SMITH Royston Matthew - The Conservative Party Candidate - 23,952
• SEN-CHADUN Osman Rashid - Green Party - 1,040
• LETTS Simon Jonathan - Labour Party - 19,454
• JARVIS Liz - Liberal Democrats - 2,503
• ROSE Kim - UKIP - 472

The turnout was 65.8%

Meanwhile in Southampton Test Alan Whitehead held on to the seat, but his 11,503 majority was reduced to 6,213.

The full results for Southampton Test were:

• CROOK Philip Edward - The Brexit Party – 1,591
• GALTON Steven Graham Patrick - The Conservative Party Candidate – 16,043
• BARBOUR Katherine Jane - Green Party – 1,433
• BARRY Kev - 222
• WHITEHEAD Alan Patrick Vincent - Labour party - 22,256
• RICHARDS Joe - Liberal Democrat –3,449

The turnout was 64.4%.

Conservative Caroline Nokes held the Romsey and Southampton North constituency. The full results are here.