George Osborne has successfully defended the Tatton seat which he first won in 2001 with 58.6% of the votes and an overall majority of 18,241 - up from a 14,487 majority in 2010.
The turnout was 45,298 with 69.97% of the electorate voting in what is historically a Tory stronghold. There were 185 rejected ballots.
The Tatton MP had been up against Stuart Hutton (UKIP), David Pinto-Duschinsky (Labour Party), Tina Rothery (Green Party) and Gareth Wilson (Liberal Democrats).
At the declaration at Macclesfield Leisure Centre this morning, George said "Can I also thank again the people of the Tatton constituency for putting their trust in me - I never forget that I go to Parliament with the primary responsibility, which is to represent the people of this constituency in the House of Commons and I will not forget that over the coming five years.
"I remember standing on this stage five years ago and I made a commitment to work with the British people to try and turn Britain around and we've made great progress. Tonight the British people have asked us to finish the job and that is what we'll now set about doing. To make sure we have a country that lives within its means; to make sure we have an economy that works for everyone in our United Kingdom, to bring that United Kingdom together - clearly one of the big tasks we now face; to make sure we have the right relationship with Europe; and also - a particular passion of mine - to build a Northern Powerhouse here in the North of England.
"We've had a historic result tonight, we've got historic challenges ahead of us, so now we're going to get back to work".
The solid Conservative seat was lost for one term between 1997 and 2001 when Martin Bell, an Independent candidate and former war correspondent, defeated Tory MP Neil Hamilton following allegations he had been associated with the cash for questions scandal, but otherwise it has remained a Tory stronghold.
Below we take a look at today's results as well as those for the four previous General Elections:
2015 General Election Results: Tatton constituency
Conservative Majority 18,241 - 40.3%, Turnout 45,298 - 69.97%
Candidate Votes % share
George Osborne, Conservative 26552 58.6%
David Pinto-Duschinsky, Labour 8311 18.3%
Stuart Hutton, UKIP 4871 10.8%
Gareth Wilson, Liberal Democrats 3850 8.5%
Tina Rothery, Green Party 1714 3.8%
2010 General Election Results: Tatton constituency
Conservative Majority 14,487 - 32.0%, Turnout 45,231 - 68.9%
| Candidate | Votes | % share |
|---|---|---|
| George Osborne, Conservative | 24687 | 54.6% |
| David Lomax, Liberal Democrat | 10200 | 22.6% |
| Richard Jackson, Labour | 7803 | 17.3% |
| Sarah Flannery, Independent | 2243 | 5.0% |
| Michael Gibson, The True English (Poetry) Party | 298 | 0.7% |
2005 General Election Results: Tatton constituency
Conservative Majority 11,731 - 28.3%, Turnout 41,414 - 64.6%.
| Candidate | Votes | % share |
|---|---|---|
| George Osborne, Conservative | 21,447 | 51.8% |
| Justin Madders, Labour | 9,716 | 23.5% |
| Ainsley Arnold, Liberal Democrat | 9,016 | 21.8% |
| Diane Bowler, UK Independent Party | 996 | 2.4% |
| Michael Gibson, Independent | 239 | 0.6% |
2001 General Election Results: Tatton constituency
Conservative Majority 8,611 - 20.8%, Turnout 41,278 - 63.6%.
| Candidate | Votes | % share |
|---|---|---|
| George Osborne, Conservative | 19,860 | 48.1% |
| Steve Conquest, Labour | 11,249 | 27.3% |
| Mike Ash, Liberal Democrat | 7,685 | 18.6% |
| Mark Sheppard, UK Independent Party | 769 | 1.9% |
| Peter Sharratt, Independent | 734 | 1.8% |
| Viviane Allinson, Tatton | 505 | 1.2% |
| John Batchelor, Independent | 322 | 0.8% |
| Jonathan Boyd Hunt | 154 | 0.4% |
1997 General Election Results: Tatton constituency
Independent Majority 11,077 - , Turnout 48,666 - 76.5%
| Candidate | Votes | % share |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Bell, Independent | 29,354 | 60.2% |
| Neil Hamilton, Conservative | 18,277 | 37.5% |
| S Hill, Independent Conservative | 295 | 0.6% |
| S Kinsey, Independent Conservative | 184 | 0.4% |
| B Penhaul, Miss Moneypenny's Glamorous One Party | 128 | 0.3% |
| J Muir, Albion Party | 126 | 0.3% |
| David Bishop, Lord Byro Versus the Scallywag Tories | 116 | 0.2% |
| R Nicholas, Independent Conservative | 113 | 0.2% |
| J Price, Juice Party | 73 | 0.1% |
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