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Letwin survives and Fabricant celebrates

May 7, 2010 15:16
Oliver Letwin

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Jessica Elgot,

Jessica Elgot

1 min read

Many Jewish candidates have been celebrating retaining their seats in a tumultuous election night.

Chairman of the Conservative Research Department and former Shadow Chancellor Oliver Letwin has won his seat in Dorset West. He has a majority of 3,923, higher than in 2005.

Speaker John Bercow has held his seat in Buckingham, beating off a challenge by UKIP's Nigel Farage, who was injured in a plane crash earlier in the day. He was not challenged by Labour or the Liberal Democrats.

David Winnick, the Labour MP for Walsall North since 1979, won his seat with less than 1,000 votes as his majority.