NEWLY elected Oxford West and Abingdon MP Nicola Blackwood said she had not expected to win the seat.

The 30-year-old Conservative won her place as an MP after gaining 176 more votes than Liberal Democrat Evan Harris.

Ms Blackwood said: "I feel rather elated. I have to say this wasn't the result I expected when I came over in the car this evening.

"This was a seat where every single vote counted."