THERE were no surprise general election results in this neck of the wood as all seats in the Free Press circulation area stayed true blue Conservative in spite of the overwhelming Labour victory nationally.

Sitting MPs, David Lidington, Cheryl Gillan, Dominic Grieve and John Bercow were returned in Aylesbury, Chesham and Amersham, Beaconsfield and Buckingham, respectively.

In Henley, journalist Boris Johnson, held Michael Heseltine's seat.

And in Wycombe, after some initial doubt, Paul Goodman inherited Sir Ray Whitney's seat and increased his predecessor's majority to more than 3,000.

It was a long night for all the would be MPs, but for none more than Mr Goodman and his Labour rival, Wycombe district councillor, Chauhdry Shafique.

The night appeared at first to look good for Mr Shafique, but by 2.45am, moods changed. The result came half an hour later.

Mr Goodman pledged himself to be a good constituency MP and said he believed in the one nation Conservatism.

A disappointed Chauhdry Shafique said: "We fought a very strong campaign with a strong team and we were very confident. I congratulate Paul Goodman."

In Chesham and Amersham, Mrs Gillan, MP since 1992 and a shadow foreign affairs spokesman, said: "I am delighted. It is not just about me, however. It is about my team. They have worked very hard."

Dominic Grieve in Beaconsfield said: "The result is very satisfactory. It's a great privilege to represent Beaconsfield."

David Lidington had to wait until 5am to hear officially that he had held his Aylesbury seat.

And Boris Johnson joked: "Let's go back home and prepare for breakfast", a reference to David Steel's famous "let's go back home and prepare for government" speech.