Ex-pats help make up the Tory numbers
The Conservatives used to boast, or at least dream, of sending a rugby team of MPs from Wales to Westminster.
They failed to achieve that this time, although when you add the Welsh candidates elected across the border they will have almost enough for a football XI.
Stuart Andrew, the new MP for Pudsey, grew up on Anglesey; Karen Lumley, who ousted Jacqui Smith from Redditch, won her political spurs north-east Wales; and Robert Buckland, the new MP for Swindon South, is a Llanelli boy.
I believe Mr Andrew may be the first Welsh-speaking Yorkshire MP, although that may depend on how you rate William Hague's linguistic performance.
Hello. I'm David Cornock and I'm parliamentary correspondent for Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Wales. This is the blog for the latest news and gossip from the Westminster village - with a Welsh accent.
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