CONSERVATIVE candidate Kit Malthouse stormed to victory to become the MP for North West Hampshire with a bigger majority than predecessor Sir George Young .

The former Deputy Mayor of London achieved 32,052 votes in the General Election, which is 5,360 more votes than popular Sir George Young achieved with his 18,853 majority in the 2010 General Election.

Following the declaration, Mr Malthouse said: "I'm absolutely delighted.

"When over 30,000 people put a cross next to your name it imposes a very heavy obligation.

"However I think people realise we (Conservatives) are on the verge of something really great as a country and I want to make sure North West Hampshire plays a big part in that."

Asked what he planned to do for the rest of the morning, he replied: "I need some sleep."

The result means Mr Malthouse achieved a staggering 58.1 per cent of the vote, with his nearest rival Sue Perkins from UKIP collecting slightly over 8,109.

However the tightest contest of the election came between Mrs Perkins and Labour's Andy Adams who finished just behind the UKIP candidate with 7,342 votes.

The biggest disappointment of the night came in the Lib Dem camp, with candidate Alex Payton collecting just 5,151 votes - a 7,000 drop from 2010.

However the Green Party was arguably one of the biggest winners, receiving 2,541 votes, despite only forming earlier this year.

It was also a positive result for turnout figures as well with the number of votes cast up by 2,000 votes compared to 2010 with 55,395 eligible votes being counted overall.

The figure means a 0.9 per cent increase in turnout in North West Hampshire compared to the last General Election.