TORY Paul Goodman kept hold of the Wycombe and Marlow seat crushing his rivals.

Mr Goodman, aged 45, more than doubled his majority in the constituency when the result was announced at 2.15am.

Tories polled 20,331 votes beating Labour's Julia Wassell with 13,280 with Lib Dems third polling 8,780.

The MP, first elected in June 2001, whose majority rocketed to 7,051, said "he had never been in any doubt that he would win".

He added: "It is clear that this is a pretty good result here and a very bad result nationally for Mr Blair.

"Now I shall take off my rosette and shall go to Westminster to represent the all the people of Wycombe."

His Labour opponent Julia Wassell had already conceded defeat to the Free Press before counting of the votes began at 1.15am.

She said: "I expected the Tory majority to double, it is something I have been feeling for several weeks."

Paul Goodman has held on to his Wycombe seat polling 20,331 votes.

The results were as followed.

PARTY CANDIDATE RESULT Conservative Paul Goodman 20,331 Labour Julia Wassell 13,280 Lib/Dem James Oates 8,780 UKIP Bob Davis 1,735 Independent David Fitton 301


WINNER CON: Paul Goodman 20,331