Jeremy Hunt holds onto seat in Surrey

He was running in the newly created Godalming and Ash seat

Author: Grace McGachyPublished 5th Jul 2024
Last updated 5th Jul 2024

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has kept his seat in the newly created Godalming and Ash constituency.

He managed to hold the seat with just 800 votes and close on Mr Hunt's heels was the Lib Dem candidate Paul Follows.

Jeremy Hunt has represented South West Surrey since 2004 until boundary changes this year.

A number of cabinet ministers have lost their seats - as Labour close in on a landslide general election victory.

Defence secretary Grant Shapps, education secretary Gillian Keegan and justice secretary Alex Chalk won't be returning to Westminster after being voted out.

But Labour's shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth's lost his seat - to an independent candidate.

They've also lost Islington North - where Jeremy Corbyn's now an independent.

Nigel Farage has become an MP at his eighth attempt.

The Reform leader's been elected in Clacton - one of three constituencies that have now gone to his party.

Elsewhere the Lib Dems have made a series of gains - including in Cheltenham, Cheadle, Eastbourne and Stratford-on-Avon.

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