VOTERS across Eastleigh sent Gordon Brown a “get out of Number 10” message today as Labour support collapsed in spectacular fashion.

Eastleigh Results in Full

They came bottom in all seven divisions, losing thousands of votes which they had gained in the 2005 county council elections.

While Labour were licking their deep wounds the United Kingdom Independence Party was making major inroads. But it was also at the expense of the Tories as voters rounded on the major parties over the Westminster expenses scandal.

There were four cornered fights in each of the seven county divisions, covering a total electorate of 93,933, with the three major parties fielding candidates.

It was very much as you were as the Liberal Democrats were able to get into the party mood again , holding six of the seven seats.

Although it had been a rather dismal night for the Tories they did have a crumb of comfort as long serving councillor Colin Davidovitz was able to keep Chandler’s Ford true blue.

The 84 counting staff had the lengthy job of verifying the European Election boxes before they could get down to the main business of the night of counting the county council voting slips.

It was not until 2 am that the first result was declared and it was the signal that Labour and Gordon Brown were in for a rough ride. In West End & Hedge End Grange Park the Liberal Democrat’s Bruce Tennent stormed past the winning post with 2,423 votes. And Labour’s Nancy Smith came bottom with 213 votes compared with her previous county council showing of 1,257.

And it was a similar sad story for Labour throughout the night. Peter Luffman, who is leader of Eastleigh Council’s Labour Group, took a ballot box battering in Eastleigh East.

He said that the Government’s troubles had certainly had a knock on effect, which had also massively increased the vote for UKIP.

Commenting on the Eastleigh results, Liberal Democrat MP Chris Huhne said: “It will tell Gordon Brown that he had better go to the country as soon as he can because people are absolutely fed up with this failing government.”

Eastleigh Conservative’s parliamentary candidate Maria Hutchings said: “Gordon Brown has to call a General Election now.”

Turnout was low, ranging from 32.4 per cent to 47 per cent, indicating that many voters, disenchanted with politicians, had decided to boycott the ballot boxes.