Political Correspondent Alison Mackenzie's analysis so far

A thumping night for the Conservatives, deep pain for Labour and a wipeout for the liberal democrats in the midlands with all three seats lost.

David Cameron will return to Downing St later as Prime Minister because of his resounding victory here in the midlands.

The stage was set when the tories held on to tight marginal seats such as North Warwickshire, Nuneaton, Sherwood and Broxtowe. In fact the former ITV News Central presenter Anna Soubry increased her majority in Broxtowe to more than 4,000 - a stunning result given that last time there were three recounts.

It has always been a straight battle in most midlands seats between the tories and labour. The result will turn the region a deeper hue of blue as Labour lick their wounds and wonder where it all went wrong. To lose Telford and to fail to gain other seats with small majorities represents a very poor result. As I write there are predictions that Ed Miliband may well be considering his position as leader.

At Dudley North Ukip failed to unseat the sitting Labour MP Ian Austin. The party is pointing to the first past the post system as needing scrutiny as it looks as though they will end up with no more than two seats in Wesminster despite a big increase in their vote share.

The liberal democrats were expected to lose in Solihull - they hoped to hold on to Birmingham Yardley and to win in Cheltenham. It was not to be.

Overall it's a hugely successful night in the midlands for the Conservatives. David Cameron and his leadership team were highly visible here during the election campaign - insisting they had the right policies to take the region forward. The message has been heard.