| ZINC | Last character elected with Conservative element (4) |
| VIEW | Appear to have an orgasm on getting elected with fixed WI vote (4,4,4) |
| INTO | Appear to have an orgasm on getting elected with fixed WI vote (4,4,4) |
| COME | Appear to have an orgasm on getting elected with fixed WI vote (4,4,4) |
| FREE | Liberal toff re-elected, with many abstentions (4) |
| CLEO | Star sign associated with Conservative girl (4) |
| RORY | Form of Gaelic name Ruairidh, rhymes with Conservative |
| EASE | With Conservative ousted, pack in facility |
| ARCH | Prefix with conservative |
| INATICK | Very soon elected with a sign of approval from another? (2,1,4) |
| INDIA | Elected, with upturn in support, in Asian country |
| INGEMAR | Elected with odd glee to spoil a Swede (7) |
| OBAMA | President elected with the slogan "Yes we can" |
| INNOCENT | Elected with no change in Washington, pure and simple (8) |
| INSULT | Injure those elected with spades of sporadic bullets |
| OLDGUARD | Conservative element (3,5) |
| REARGUARD | Conservative element of a community |
| WESTSIDESTORY | 12 19 (here) acting family date with Conservative (4,4,5) |
| COMECLEAN | Admit Hoskins into company with Conservative slant (4,5) |
| OBSTETRIC | So, bitter struggles with Conservative dealing with Labour (9) |