The Greens, Reform and an independent or two achieved unlikely gains, while it wasn’t just the Tories who suffered shock defeats
The Greens, Reform UK and an independent or two achieved unlikely gains, while it wasn’t just the Tories who suffered shock defeatsBeyond the astonishing scale of Labour’s overall victory, general election night 2024 was a night of shock results, big swings and unexpected upsets. Here are the most surprising winners and losers.The former Labour leader decided to contest his long-held Islington North seat after being barred from standing by Labour.
Ramsay had not been expected to take the rural seat of Waveney Valley, which straddles Suffolk and Norfolk. The seat had new boundaries but covered areas held by Conservatives for decades. Ramsay performed well at the television debate earlier in the campaign and had worked the area hard. Across the board, the Greens had a spectacularly good night by the standards of a minor party, which has struggled to break through the electoral system in previous elections.
I promise each and every one of them, whether they voted for me or not, that I will do my utmost to make sure…A victory for Nigel Farage in Clacton was priced in since he announced he would stand last month. But Tice’s chances in Boston and Skegness, one of the safest Conservative seats in the country, were much less assured. He ousted a centrist Tory, Matt Warman, by about 2,000 votes.
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