One explicit of the casualties in a decided election night for the Conservative Social gathering was housing minister Lee Rowley.
He shed the seat for North East Derbyshire to Labour candidate Louise Jones who polled 17,591 votes to Rowley’s 15,838.
Rowley first took the seat in the 2017 election and retained it in 2019.
The former administration specialist was appointed housing minister in November 2023, altering Rachel Maclean who was sacked as facet of a cupboard reshuffle.
Maclean additionally dropped her seat last night, Redditch in Worcestershire, to Labour’s Chris Bloore – who acquired with a the higher a part of 789 votes.
Possibly probably the most high-profile former housing minister to be ousted in the 2024 election was Grant Shapps. He was drafted in by the Cameron–Clegg coalition in 2010 to function Minister of Point out for Housing and Local Government.
Defence secretary proper earlier than the 2024 election, Shapps lacking his Welwyn Hatfield seat to Labour.
