Jeremy Hunt holds onto seat in Surrey

He was working within the newly created Godalming and Ash seat

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

He managed to carry the seat with simply 800 votes and shut on Mr Hunt’s heels was the Lib Dem candidate Paul Follows.

Jeremy Hunt has represented South West Surrey since 2004 till boundary modifications this yr.

Various cupboard ministers have misplaced their seats – as Labour shut in on a landslide basic election victory.

Defence secretary Grant Shapps, training secretary Gillian Keegan and justice secretary Alex Chalk will not be returning to Westminster after being voted out.

However Labour’s shadow paymaster basic Jonathan Ashworth’s misplaced his seat – to an unbiased candidate.

They’ve additionally misplaced Islington North – the place Jeremy Corbyn’s now an unbiased.

Nigel Farage has turn out to be an MP at his eighth try.

The Reform chief’s been elected in Clacton – considered one of three constituencies which have now gone to his social gathering.

Elsewhere the Lib Dems have made a collection of positive aspects – together with in Cheltenham, Cheadle, Eastbourne and Stratford-on-Avon.

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