UK election: Tories gain Clwyd South and Blyth Valley, Cable re-takes 1.3500
|The Tories have gained the Clwyd South seat, which has been held by a Labour MP since its creation in 1997.
Swing: Lab to Con (+7.5)
Turnout: 67.3%
Meanwhile, the Conservatives also gained Blyth Valley in Northumberland, a mining seat that has only been represented by Labour since its creation in 1950.
The GBP/USD pair consolidates the vertical rise to nineteen-month highs of 1.3515, now wavering just below the 1.35 handle amid a likley Conservatives win.
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