SOUTH East Cornwall remains true blue after sitting MP Sheryll Murray swept into first place, substantially increasing her majority.

The MP who has represented South East Cornwall since 2010 was re-elected with 31,807 votes, 20,971 ahead of her nearest rival Labour’s Gareth Derrick,

The Labour candidate received 10,836 votes while Liberal Democrat Colin Martin was in third place with 8,650.Speaking after the result was announced on Friday, Ms Murray said: ‘It is very humbling. It is the fourth time that my constituents have returned me, each time with an increased majority. I love this seat, I was born and raised here and I raised my children here so South East Cornwall has been part of my life for a long time. The fact that I have received an increased majority from my constituents means a lot. It is also a tribute to the hard work of my staff in my constituency who give such a wonderful service to people who need their help.’She reiterated her support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brexit. ‘I have obviously backed the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal and I will be abiding by our manifesto,’ she said. ‘I know this will disappoint constituents who supported another manifesto but nearly 60 per cent of the people who live here have supported our manifesto in voting for me. I respect the result of the Referendum in 2016.’

There was a 75 per cent turnout in the constituency, with 52,930 votes was cast in the constituency.

In neighbouring constituency North Cornwall, Conservative MP Scott Mann held on to his seat, again increasing his share of the vote and majority.

He secured 30,671 votes way ahead of Lib Dem candidate Danny Chambers on 15,919.

Mr Mann said after the result was announced: ‘I feel very vindicated this evening for supporting the Brexit referendum and for voting to leave and for supporting Boris Johnson.

‘From my point of view I think that the people of North Cornwall have had their say again and it’s time for us to get on with delivering Brexit in January and bring the country forward.’

The two victories for the Tories reflected the wider picture in the county – and the country – as the Tories swept to victory with 362 seats out of the total of 650 countrywide.

Only one constituency was still to be declared by mid morning, St Ives, where bad weather had delayed bringing ballot boxes back from the Isles of Scilly.

The constituency is expected to be a two-way battle between Conservative candidate Derek Thomas and Lib Dem candidate Andrew George.

In Cornwall, it was the Truro and Falmouth seat which declared first with debut candidate Cherilyn Mackrory ensuring the party held onto the seat.

Having been selected as candidate just five weeks ago after previous incumbent Sarah Newton decided not to stand Cherilyn was delighted to be elected.

She said: ‘I am so privileged and honoured that people have put their trust in me.

‘I promise to do my best and have lots of positive energy and if people need help genuinely they should come and see me.’

Next to declare was Camborne and Redruth where George Eustice held onto his seat and boosted his majority to a healthy 8,000.

He said: ‘A lot of Labour supporters who never voted for Conservatives in their lives have turned to us because they are fed up with nothing being done about Brexit. They didn’t want another hung parliament and wanted to end this sorry saga. They’ve now done that.’

He added: ‘Elections are always close here in Camborne and Redruth but we now have a clear result. This is a decisive moment for our country, get Brexit done and move on.’

In St Austell and Newquay Conservative MP Steve Double held onto his seat and continued a trend for increasing his majority.

He picked up 31,273 votes – far ahead of nearest rival Labour candidate Felicity Owen on 14,747. Mr Double now has a majority of 16,526.

He said: ‘It goes beyond our expectations and I am absolutely delighted.

‘I am surprised, I was confident of winning but to see such an increase in the share of the vote is a very pleasant surprise and I am incredibly grateful to everyone who voted for me.’

Mr Double said he was clear that voters he spoke to wanted to ‘get Brexit done’ so that other issues could be tackled.

The election has been bad for the Liberal Democrats in Cornwall, where it has traditionally given the Tories a run for their money, with many seats seeing the party pushed back into third place.

It was only in North Cornwall where the party was able to score a runner-up spot.