While counting went on in the Weymouth Pavilion, I was out and about in the constituency. I began at Holy Trinity Primary School, where I was grilled for two hours by students of all ages. No sooner had I arrived, than I was shown into the school hall where more than 100 students were sitting quietly on the floor. I was asked to talk about British values, although I misheard initially and thought I'd been asked to speak about British Rail. That caused some merriment among the staff. Afterwards, while the children enjoyed a break, I was taken to the staff rest room for a tea. There I chatted to the deputy head and other teachers, all of whom could not have been more welcoming. Then it was downstairs again to meet the elder students for another question and answer session. As always, the queries came thick and fast and ranged across a wide spectrum. One girl asked why I dressed posh! I always enjoy these visits and today was no exception. My thanks to Katherine Hatchard for organising it all. My regular surgery next. One case was probably the most worrying I've ever had and I shall do all I can to help. Then on to the Lantern Centre, run by the charming and very able Mike Graham. The charity looks after the homeless and works with other agencies on a wide range of needs. Mike is inspirational, as is his team, and he handed me his latest report on providing shelter for the homeless. Meanwhile, the election results were slowly coming through, and it soon became clear that both the main Parties were being punished, as I predicted. The winners were the Lib Dems and the smaller Parties, such as the Greens. Two independents won on Portland, for example. To my - and their - delight Tony Ferrari and Louie O'Leary won in the Littlemoor and Preston ward. The Conservatives won control of the new council - just. The trend was similar around the country and turnout was about 40 per cent. My sincere thanks to all who stood, and condolences to those who lost or who were not elected on this occasion.