:00:16. > :00:19.Welcome to an election results special here on South Today.
:00:20. > :00:22.Well, is this what you expected when you woke up this morning?
:00:23. > :00:24.It's been a night of surprises and no more
:00:25. > :00:28.Here's the emerging political picture.
:00:29. > :00:37.Yesterday, the political map of the region was Tory blue,
:00:38. > :00:43.This morning, there's three new splashes of colour
:00:44. > :00:45.after Labour won in Reading East and Portsmouth South
:00:46. > :00:51.while the Liberal Democrats took Oxford West and Abingdon.
:00:52. > :00:53.Conservative support remains strong but majorities have been reduced
:00:54. > :00:57.with Labour coming second in almost every seat.
:00:58. > :01:01.For the results in your constituency, keep an eye
:01:02. > :01:03.on the bottom of your screen where we'll be updating
:01:04. > :01:08.We'll also be bringing you reaction from the night's
:01:09. > :01:11.winners and losers and exploring what the new political
:01:12. > :01:18.landscape means for the region with Professor Gerry Stoker.
:01:19. > :01:23.First, here's Allen Sinclair with a round-up of the south's key results.
:01:24. > :01:27.Portsmouth South was the first shock of the night.
:01:28. > :01:33.Once regarded as a safe Lib Dem seat, it went Conservative in 2015.
:01:34. > :01:35.This morning, Labour's Stephen Morgan won, knocking Flick Drummond
:01:36. > :01:41.She had earlier said she had been against the snap election.
:01:42. > :01:43.Reading East had been held by former Culture Minister
:01:44. > :01:55.Labour's Matt Rodda overturning a 6,500 majority.
:01:56. > :01:58.Two years ago and pre-referendum, Ukip were on a high, taking second
:01:59. > :02:03.But, as was widely predicted with Brexit now won,
:02:04. > :02:08.their share of the vote collapsed, Gillian Keegan tripping over herself
:02:09. > :02:12.to celebrate retaining the Tory seat after claiming much of that Ukip
:02:13. > :02:24.vote, and pushing them down into fifth.
:02:25. > :02:27.If a hung parliament compromises a hard Brexit then, take it from me,
:02:28. > :02:29.the UK Independence Party will be coming back.
:02:30. > :02:32.The Lib Dems notched up one win, Layla Moran stealing Oxford West
:02:33. > :02:34.and Abingdon from another former minister, Nicola Blackwood,
:02:35. > :02:41.The Greens had thrown their efforts at the Isle of Wight.
:02:42. > :02:44.But new man Bob Seely held on for the Tories, retaining that
:02:45. > :02:52.It is clear that the Conservatives do still dominate here in the south.
:02:53. > :02:55.Many long-serving MPs have been returned, but two-thirds are back
:02:56. > :03:05.Like Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt after facing very targeted
:03:06. > :03:10.opposition. The NHS is in trouble and he seems
:03:11. > :03:15.to be in denial. Until he takes it seems leaked and shows he can look
:03:16. > :03:17.after the NHS and help it to flourish, then people will not be
:03:18. > :03:21.satisfied. But some, like Southampton,
:03:22. > :03:23.Itchen's Royston Smith, In Southampton Itchen, it took three
:03:24. > :03:37.recounts to find the winner. Conservative Royston Smith hanging
:03:38. > :03:40.on by just 31 votes. By contrast, the Labour MP
:03:41. > :03:46.for the other half of the city Alan Whitehead really matched
:03:47. > :03:48.the majority he achieved Our political editor
:03:49. > :03:54.Peter Henley was there. For those watching and waiting
:03:55. > :04:00.at home, and those doing the counting, it was a night that
:04:01. > :04:03.required stamina and patience, Labour MP Alan Whitehead
:04:04. > :04:08.who represented Southampton Itchen, the west of the city,
:04:09. > :04:11.realised early on he had more But then, a nail-biting series
:04:12. > :04:18.of recounts in the Southampton Test constituency up until 6am
:04:19. > :04:20.when sitting Conservative MP Royston Smith was declared
:04:21. > :04:24.the winner by just 31 votes. It's a different position
:04:25. > :04:28.to when we started. That is a worse position
:04:29. > :04:31.than when we started, so I think we have to acknowledge
:04:32. > :04:35.that this hasn't been a great night. If you are talking purely on results
:04:36. > :04:40.tonight which we have seen, that probably wasn't the right
:04:41. > :04:43.thing to do. However I understand
:04:44. > :04:46.exactly why she did it, and I hoped that the result
:04:47. > :04:48.would have been But it isn't, and we are going
:04:49. > :04:53.to have to deal with it. Are you looking forward to another
:04:54. > :04:57.election possibly soon? Right now, I have to say that one
:04:58. > :05:03.of the last things I would welcome Bearing in mind I think looking
:05:04. > :05:11.at my little app on my phone, run up the equivalent of several
:05:12. > :05:13.others during the course of So I think a time of slightly less
:05:14. > :05:18.frenetic activity would be One city, two very different
:05:19. > :05:35.results, and much to ponder Some typefaces, let us join Peter
:05:36. > :05:38.Henley who is at Southampton Guildhall, how much do think there
:05:39. > :05:44.was a generation gap by people voted?
:05:45. > :05:50.It was all the university towns where things really changed, Oxford,
:05:51. > :05:56.Oxford West went to the Lib Dems, Oxford East, Labour doubled their
:05:57. > :06:01.majority, Bournemouth, Southampton, Reding, the places where the
:06:02. > :06:06.students live, which voted much more strongly for Labour. In Bournemouth,
:06:07. > :06:11.the MPs that lost a lot of votes, the Conservatives, bucking the trend
:06:12. > :06:15.in the rest of Dorset where they were bought off by the promise from
:06:16. > :06:21.Jeremy Corbyn to abolish tuition fees. Did they like the idealism of
:06:22. > :06:25.youth? Look at what trees are made was saying to older people,
:06:26. > :06:29.abolishing the triple lock on pensions, means testing winter fuel
:06:30. > :06:35.payments, she was also talking about getting them to sell their houses to
:06:36. > :06:39.pay for social care, those are on the table yet they loyally trooped
:06:40. > :06:43.out to vote for her, but young people fired up by what happened in
:06:44. > :06:51.the European referendum, said they would vote for Jeremy Corbyn.
:06:52. > :06:56.Theresa May visited Southampton Test, she did not visit Itchen, did
:06:57. > :07:02.the leaders target the wrong seats? It feels like the Conservatives and
:07:03. > :07:05.bishops, two visits to Southampton in the wrong constituency.
:07:06. > :07:06.Thank you, we will talk to you again.
:07:07. > :07:08.Joining me now is Gerry Stoker, professor of politics
:07:09. > :07:19.I know you have been up all night on radio Solent. Labour back in the
:07:20. > :07:24.South, and increased share of the vote.
:07:25. > :07:28.It is a powerful performance. Not only did they achieve those great
:07:29. > :07:33.results in urban areas but Shire counties, moving into second
:07:34. > :07:38.position. It has a lot to do with the youth vote and the fact the
:07:39. > :07:45.Conservative campaign was targeted at older voters.
:07:46. > :07:55.The increased share for Labour, but the Tory majority very much down.
:07:56. > :07:56.There was a lack of capacity and enthusiasm in the Conservative
:07:57. > :08:01.campaign. Did that come from the leadership?
:08:02. > :08:07.No doubt at all. Theresa May had a poor campaign. She
:08:08. > :08:13.did not turn up for debates, people saw it and took it on board.
:08:14. > :08:19.She looked rather weak and did not make any effort to appeal to younger
:08:20. > :08:21.voters. She was reliant on the voters stay with her.
:08:22. > :08:24.Thank you very much. It's been a difficult
:08:25. > :08:26.night for the Liberal They have taken back
:08:27. > :08:29.a seat they once held in the north of the region,
:08:30. > :08:32.Oxford West and Abingdon. But further south, the party's
:08:33. > :08:36.performance has suffered yet again. They were hopeful they could win
:08:37. > :08:45.back Portsmouth South from the Conservatives
:08:46. > :08:47.after losing it in 2015. But in a shock result,
:08:48. > :08:50.the seat went to Labour instead. In Reading, another Labour win
:08:51. > :08:51.from the Conservatives with Rob Wilson losing
:08:52. > :08:54.the Reading East seat he'd First, though, Alastair Fee
:08:55. > :09:00.reports on the night's Stephen James Morgan,
:09:01. > :09:08.Labour Party, 18,290. Stephen Morgan, born
:09:09. > :09:15.and bred in Fratton, has lived in Portsmouth all his life
:09:16. > :09:19.and tonight delivered one of the big I wasn't quite expecting this result
:09:20. > :09:23.and I think what we have seen tonight is results that
:09:24. > :09:25.are surprising people We offered a really positive
:09:26. > :09:32.manifesto and I hope we get the opportunity to deliver on those
:09:33. > :09:34.commitments that we set Early into the night,
:09:35. > :09:37.he looked confident, while the Conservative Flick
:09:38. > :09:39.Drummond having just spent two years as the sitting MP appeared
:09:40. > :09:41.increasingly vulnerable. It took me a few days
:09:42. > :09:51.to get over having one. Labour have all sorts of ideas
:09:52. > :09:53.appealing to the younger voter. I understand people have had
:09:54. > :09:56.austerity for a long time. The constituency was a Lib Dem
:09:57. > :10:02.target having achieved Gerald Vernon Jackson, previously
:10:03. > :10:06.leader of the city council, had hoped to make gains,
:10:07. > :10:10.but finished third. Thanks to the Liberal Democrat
:10:11. > :10:12.team who worked so hard, who put a huge amount
:10:13. > :10:17.of effort into it. I'm sorry I haven't delivered more
:10:18. > :10:20.for you, my apologies. This turned out to be a historic
:10:21. > :10:30.night for Labour and for the city. Our campaign was about setting out
:10:31. > :10:32.a positive plan for Portsmouth, Tomorrow I was planning
:10:33. > :10:35.to join the gym. In May 2016 Stephen
:10:36. > :10:38.Morgan was elected as Just a year on, and he's
:10:39. > :10:55.the first Labour MP to hold Reding East saw its highest voter
:10:56. > :11:00.numbers for a quarter of its entry so was it new younger voters who
:11:01. > :11:12.swung the seat Labour's way? Labour Party, 27,000...
:11:13. > :11:16.This campaign has been for young people, a campaign about policy and
:11:17. > :11:21.a campaign about leadership. I would like to pay tribute to the leader of
:11:22. > :11:26.the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn. A visit which showed Jeremy Corbyn
:11:27. > :11:32.has as much faith in that order as the new MP has in him.
:11:33. > :11:35.This man is going to be your MP Friday week, OK.
:11:36. > :11:40.That has it listed and inspired this campaign and set a new tone for
:11:41. > :11:46.politics in the South. So, after 12 years in the job,
:11:47. > :11:48.Conservative Rob Wilson is now without one.
:11:49. > :11:53.Naturally I am very disappointed that I haven't one but I leave
:11:54. > :12:00.extremely proud of the record that I have.
:12:01. > :12:04.Tory Alcock Sharma was elected in Reding West albeit with a reduced
:12:05. > :12:08.majority. I am pleased I held onto the seat
:12:09. > :12:10.and I am pleased the people put their faith in me for this coming
:12:11. > :12:10.term. I will be a hard-working
:12:11. > :12:12.constituency MP campaigning for better funding for
:12:13. > :12:15.schools and hospitals, to stop our Brexit,
:12:16. > :12:22.get a fair deal for renters and to build more affordable housing.
:12:23. > :12:28.Really, really proud. Shocked, I wasn't expecting it, even this
:12:29. > :12:32.morning I didn't think he would do it, a great feeling.
:12:33. > :12:34.The result in Reading, with one Conservative seat
:12:35. > :12:36.and now one Labour, is perhaps a good reflection
:12:37. > :12:39.of the picture that's emerging nationally.
:12:40. > :12:43.So, with the margin between the two parties narrowing,
:12:44. > :12:45.and a hung Parliament on the horizon, how
:12:46. > :12:47.are Berkshire residents waking up to the news?
:12:48. > :13:00.Ben, it's a a tale of two constituencies.
:13:01. > :13:09.red is back in Reding at least in part. Reding East as you heard has a
:13:10. > :13:14.new Labour MP. Matt Rodda. That means the incumbent Rob Wilson is
:13:15. > :13:20.out, he has been here since 2005. Very much a blue area in Berkshire.
:13:21. > :13:22.We will be talking to Matt Rodda in a moment. This is the reaction from
:13:23. > :13:26.the commuters using Reding Station. With the early morning deliveries
:13:27. > :13:29.at Reading Station came the news that this huge commuter hub now
:13:30. > :13:31.stands in a Labour constituency. This is the point where Reading West
:13:32. > :13:34.and Reading East divide. People now finding themselves either
:13:35. > :13:42.on right or left side of the tracks. Reaction was certainly varied,
:13:43. > :13:45.ranging from surprised. But, in general, the mood
:13:46. > :13:59.was one of unsurety. I voted Labour, so, happy
:14:00. > :14:01.about that, but obviously I feel like a hung
:14:02. > :14:03.Parliament is probably But, yes, I hope
:14:04. > :14:10.they're going to do OK, No, the red shirt is for
:14:11. > :14:15.cheering up work day. I can't really say I am
:14:16. > :14:17.pleased or displeased. But given everything that
:14:18. > :14:19.has happened with all I think we are always going to get
:14:20. > :14:25.some wrinkle along the way. You are standing in a Labour
:14:26. > :14:28.consitutency that for ten years After a decade of Tory domination,
:14:29. > :14:34.voters in Reading reflecting Is that is something the town can
:14:35. > :14:57.once again get on board with? Matt Rodda joins us now, did you
:14:58. > :15:03.expect this? No, no, I was expecting to narrowly
:15:04. > :15:08.lose, we had seen a lot of increase in support labour which is
:15:09. > :15:13.heartening but Rob Wilson had a big majority, over 6500 in 2015 and I am
:15:14. > :15:18.frankly very surprised they managed to have such a great result, it is a
:15:19. > :15:22.tribute to the hard work of local campaigners and the shift in views
:15:23. > :15:26.across Redding. Is it the young people that one knew
:15:27. > :15:30.this seat? Largely but not entirely, there has
:15:31. > :15:34.been a mood change and in many similar parts of the south-east
:15:35. > :15:39.where people are tired of cuts especially to schools and the NHS
:15:40. > :15:45.which has affected us badly here. We have seen problems at the Royal Box
:15:46. > :15:49.accident and emergency which has not met its waiting time targets. Local
:15:50. > :15:54.schools have been suffering. Serious cuts to them. Local heads have been
:15:55. > :16:00.asking for more money from parents which has caused deep concern.
:16:01. > :16:06.Thank you very much. He will be sworn in on Tuesday, he says he has
:16:07. > :16:07.a lot of work to do until then. Very much reflecting the national
:16:08. > :16:09.picture. Professor Gerry Stoker
:16:10. > :16:19.from Southampton University is here. How did you assess the Labour
:16:20. > :16:23.campaign coming he did not think it was just the younger generation, but
:16:24. > :16:29.they got through to people and what they wanted to talk about.
:16:30. > :16:32.Undoubtedly the case. But also young people were important especially as
:16:33. > :16:38.they have always been a group that wouldn't turn out so well.
:16:39. > :16:46.Jeremy Corbyn appealed to them directly and to a group of activists
:16:47. > :16:51.in constituencies. Getting that young vote out lead to a 6% increase
:16:52. > :16:55.in turnout in some of these constituencies the Labour Party was
:16:56. > :16:59.winning. Theresa May, strong and stable,
:17:00. > :17:07.Brexit, a different campaign, which has turned out to be a disaster.
:17:08. > :17:12.Her campaign fell apart when it was promoted, focused on her leadership,
:17:13. > :17:17.then she did not show that leadership. The sad thing for
:17:18. > :17:21.Britain is she now no longer has a mandate. If the Conservative Party
:17:22. > :17:23.were to replace her with another leader, they wouldn't have a mandate
:17:24. > :17:29.either. A weakness as we go into Brexit?
:17:30. > :17:33.It is a big problem which has been created by what will now be looked
:17:34. > :17:34.at by many Tories as an unnecessary election.
:17:35. > :17:37.In the north of the region, the story of the night
:17:38. > :17:39.was in Oxford West and Abingdon where blue turned to yellow.
:17:40. > :17:42.As our political reporter Bethan Phillips reports.
:17:43. > :17:45.It was the victory that's even surprised her.
:17:46. > :17:48.Overturning a Tory majority of nearly 10,000 votes, Layla Moran
:17:49. > :17:54.became the new Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon.
:17:55. > :17:58.This is an extraordinary results, I will be very honest,
:17:59. > :18:04.I am delighted to be elected as the MP for
:18:05. > :18:08.We have to go away as a party and understand exactly
:18:09. > :18:10.what it is that they want going forward.
:18:11. > :18:17.And in Oxford East, it was Labour's night.
:18:18. > :18:19.The Conservatives had targeted this seat sensing weakness
:18:20. > :18:27.as Labour's Andrew Smith stepped down after 30 years.
:18:28. > :18:30.But Anneliese Dodds did more than hold on here for Labour.
:18:31. > :18:34.And it was a young crowd cheering her on.
:18:35. > :18:38.The fact Annaliese has increased that by 10,000 is absolutely insane.
:18:39. > :18:41.We have had a lot of support from young Labour members but also
:18:42. > :18:43.young people who decided they want to get involved
:18:44. > :18:48.Eyes were on Swindon as the vote came in.
:18:49. > :18:51.It's often seen as a bell-weather for the rest of the country.
:18:52. > :18:54.A very tight race between Labour and the Conservatives.
:18:55. > :18:58.But, in the end, both of the town's seats remain blue.
:18:59. > :18:59.Meanwhile, in Aylesbury, Conservative David Liddington
:19:00. > :19:05.In Buckingham, John Bercow has been returned as Speaker.
:19:06. > :19:08.The main parties don't traditionally stand against him.
:19:09. > :19:10.And with nearly 2,000 spoilt ballot papers this time around,
:19:11. > :19:16.he's vowing to raise that issue in Parliament.
:19:17. > :19:21.To ask my colleagues on that committee to look at the system
:19:22. > :19:24.and to assess from available options whether they think a better
:19:25. > :19:31.Buckingham Independent Scott Raven attracted more than 5,000 votes
:19:32. > :19:37.He's a teacher and will be leading a lesson in politics later today.
:19:38. > :19:47.His pupils probably aren't the only ones learning politics can be tough.
:19:48. > :19:56.Leila Moran arrived at the count and told reporters she did not think she
:19:57. > :20:00.had done it. This was the seat bolsters said was too close to call
:20:01. > :20:03.and that was the case right up until the announcement. Let me give you
:20:04. > :20:10.some background. To give you a bit of background,
:20:11. > :20:13.the Conservatives won Oxford West and Abingdon in 2010
:20:14. > :20:15.but by just 176 votes. They consolidated that
:20:16. > :20:17.majority back in 2015. But this is an area that voted
:20:18. > :20:20.strongly to remain in the EU. And I think that has had a bearing
:20:21. > :20:23.on today's swing back Of course, much of our
:20:24. > :20:25.region remains blue. There were Conservative
:20:26. > :20:27.holds for Witney, Henley, But many of our Tories have
:20:28. > :20:31.seen their majorities cut. And of course it's a very different
:20:32. > :20:34.morning to the one Theresa May Win or hold, there'll be some
:20:35. > :20:38.new faces in Westminster Among them is Bob Seely,
:20:39. > :20:42.the new Conservative candidate Andrew Turner stood down
:20:43. > :20:45.earlier this year after reportedly telling students that
:20:46. > :20:46.homosexuality was wrong. The Tories saw their
:20:47. > :21:01.majority increase. Seely, Bob, the Conservative
:21:02. > :21:06.Party, 38,190. This man strengthening
:21:07. > :21:13.the Conservatives' grip on the country's biggest
:21:14. > :21:18.constituency. To fight for a better deal
:21:19. > :21:26.for our unique and special island. Bob Seely has been well prepared
:21:27. > :21:30.for power by the party. After some time spent in the Army,
:21:31. > :21:33.he worked as an island councillor which he says makes him well aware
:21:34. > :21:38.of the problems it faces. There's lots of things we can be
:21:39. > :21:43.doing for it to come together. Better education, better care
:21:44. > :21:45.for the elderly as well, and unifying health care with adult
:21:46. > :21:47.social care is really important. Protecting our landscape
:21:48. > :21:52.so we can attract tourists. Labour came second, their best
:21:53. > :21:56.on the island in nearly 60 years. There's been a non-Tory vote
:21:57. > :21:59.searching for a home. And the Labour Party has been
:22:00. > :22:01.saying for a long time, This time it has,
:22:02. > :22:05.and that is fantastic. Ukip meanwhile were almost
:22:06. > :22:09.completely wiped out. They got nearly 15,000
:22:10. > :22:13.votes two years ago. We won't be disheartened
:22:14. > :22:17.and we won't go away. We will be the party
:22:18. > :22:22.that defends Brexit. That is likely to remain
:22:23. > :22:25.an important issue on an island that Just one challenge
:22:26. > :22:28.facing their new man in. James Ingham, BBC
:22:29. > :22:46.South Today, in Cowes. Some final thoughts, everyone is
:22:47. > :22:51.talking about it, things could change rapidly today.
:22:52. > :22:57.Do you think Theresa May will stay? Even if she decides she can stay and
:22:58. > :23:01.worked towards a minority Government, there could be a
:23:02. > :23:04.leadership challenge in the near future.
:23:05. > :23:08.For the Labour Party the challenge is to try and move from a decent
:23:09. > :23:12.position to a position where they can talk about winning a majority
:23:13. > :23:15.which is still a big step. What does this say about British
:23:16. > :23:20.politics? Is it now another two parties again?
:23:21. > :23:23.The share of vote shows we have begun to return to a two party
:23:24. > :23:28.system. The other feature which makes it
:23:29. > :23:34.very consecrated is people seem to be willing to change their vote
:23:35. > :23:38.significantly. It even if we have returned to a the Buttner party
:23:39. > :23:42.system, it may be it may change in the future.
:23:43. > :23:48.Thank you. I think you ought to go home and sleep!
:23:49. > :23:55.Let us go to Southampton Guildhall. Was this an unnecessary election for
:23:56. > :24:00.Theresa May? A lot of Conservative MPs bitterly
:24:01. > :24:03.regretting it. That is why they gave her a coronation in the first place
:24:04. > :24:06.so they didn't need to be this contest.
:24:07. > :24:11.She is damaged goods, difficult to see how she will carry on. But the
:24:12. > :24:16.Jeremy Corbyn, problems for the Labour Party. They will have to work
:24:17. > :24:19.out what they will do now he definitely had to stay.
:24:20. > :24:26.Theresa May called this to bring the country together, she can't even
:24:27. > :24:32.bring Parliament together now. No, and people have been given a
:24:33. > :24:35.taste of all these possible goodies, free university education,
:24:36. > :24:41.nationalisation of Southern Rail, divisive answers from Labour Party,
:24:42. > :24:43.not renewing Trident. You can't put that back in the bottle. An
:24:44. > :24:49.interesting time in politics from now on.
:24:50. > :24:55.Thank you. That's about it from us, we are back with the lunchtime news.
:24:56. > :24:58.Join us again at 6:30pm. You can log onto the BBC website for
:24:59. > :25:01.all negotiations, I think duty calls and
:25:02. > :25:15.she will stay. Viewers are joining us from around the UK.
:25:16. > :25:22.We better say goodbye, Gus, thanks very much. The former Cabinet
:25:23. > :25:24.Secretary is leaving us. If you are just