The number of rebels has risen; it is concentrated among post-2005 intake Tories, and in seats that are either marginal or were until recently.
On the surface, this intake looks different from those that have preceded it – and is in some respects. But beneath it, this is in many ways a very traditional Tory group.
A handful of gains from the Liberal Democrats do little to disguise a total stalemate between Labour and the Tories in this region.