In pictures: Jo Swinson and Nigel Dodds among big-name MPs to lose their seats in General Election

Jimmy Nsubuga

13 December 2019 at 1:09 am

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson was perhaps the biggest scalp after losing her East Dunbartonshire constituency by just 149 votes. She had stated in the campaign she could possibly become Prime Minister but instead was forced to step down as party leader.

The DUP's Nigel Dodds lost his Belfast North seat to Sinn Fein's John Finucane, which was a historic blow to the party. Northern Ireland now has more Irish nationalist MPs than unionists.

Labour's Laura Pidcock was seen as a future leader but was unable to hold on to Durham North West, losing her seat to Conservative Richard Holden.

Liberal Democrat Chuka Ummuna, who defected from Labour, failed in his bid to be elected MP for the Cities of London and Westminster.

Labour’s Dennis Skinner lost the Bolsover seat that he’d held since 1970. He had been expected to become Father of the House of Commons if he won.

Prominent Labour leaver Caroline Flint lost her seat in Don Valley to the Tories. She had been keen to get Brexit done and voted with the Conservatives on Brexit related bills.

Former Tory minister David Gauke lost his Tring and Berkhamsted seat to Conservative Gagan Mohindra. The former Justice Secretary, who stood as an independent, was sacked by Boris Johnson after he voted against his Brexit deal.

Conservative Zac Goldsmith lost Richmond Park to Lib Dem Sarah Olney. The constituency is very pro-Remain, which contributed to his defeat.

Former Tory minister Dominic Grieve did not do enough to win in Beaconsfield. He was one of 21 Conservative MPs who had the party whip withdrawn over his stance on Brexit. He wanted MPs to have a greater say in Brexit and tabled an amendment that made leaving without a deal harder.

Anna Soubry will also need to find a new job after losing her Broxtowe seat to Tory Darren Henry. She resigned from the Tories in February because she did not agree with its Brexit stance.

A number of big-name MPs have lost their seats in the General Election, which saw the Conservatives storm to victory with a large majority.

The Tories claimed swathes of the Labour heartlands after the prime minister’s “Get Brexit done” election message hit home with working-class Leave voters.

The result for Labour was so bad its leader Jeremy Corbyn announced he would be resigning.

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