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    Liberal Democrats believe party can oust 'several' Tories
    Liberal Democrats mount a challenge to Conservative seats for 2015 election
    Nicola Blackwood, first elected as Conservative MP for Oxford West and Abingdon at the 2010 election, is among the targets

    Liberal Democrat officials believe the party can oust several sitting Conservative MPs in 2015, despite the fall in its popular appeal since the last election.

    The Daily Telegraph understands party strategists have identified a handful of Tory-held seats where Lib Dems will concentrate efforts for gains in 2015.

    Private polling has identified the environment as a key issue in such seats, and senior Lib Dems believe David Cameron's shift away from the green agenda presents them with an opportunity.

    The party's nationwide polling figures have roughly halved to around 10 per cent since the formation of the Coalition government in 2010. That collapse has led to predictions the party will lose many of the 56 Commons seats it now holds, especially in more northerly areas, where Labour is the main challenger.

    But even as the Lib Dems brace for these losses, party officials believe they can win elsewhere at the expense of their Coalition partners. They have identified a small group of suburban seats in the South as potential gains in 2015.

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