New Southport MP Patrick Hurley says he feels ‘exhilarated’ and is looking forward to ‘doing some good work’ for the town after winning the seat in the General Election on Thursday.
Mr Hurley became the first Labour MP to be elected in Southport after defeating Conservative rival Damien Moore.
He believes working with Labour politicians at council, city region and national level will benefit the town.
Speaking in an interview with BBC Radio Merseyside, Patrick Hurley said: “I feel exhilarated! I feel grateful that the people in Southport and the Northern Parishes have lent me their vote.
“I will do my utmost to repair that trust that they’ve put in me and make sure that I don’t let them down.
“We’ve never won the seat before in its history but I think what I can offer is that I’ll be a Labour MP, supporting a Labour government. I’ll be working with a Labour council, a Labour City Region Mayor, and a Labour Police and Crime Commissioner.
“And I think the fact that we’re all pulling in the same direction and singing from the same hymn sheet, we can do some good work.”
On Thursday, Patrick Hurley was voted in as the first ever Labour MP for Southport.
Labour also won the 2024 General Election overall with a landslide victory.
Mr Hurley earned 17,252 votes; with the previous MP, Conservative candidate Damien Moore, second on 11,463 votes.
The full results in Southport are:
Patrick Hurley (Labour) 17,252
Damien Moore (Conservatives) 11,463
Andrew Lynn (Reform) 7,395
Erin Harvey (Liberal Democrats) 5,868
Edwin Black (Green) 2,159
Sean Halsall (Independent) 922
There was a turnout of 45,186 (61.36%).
There was a change in the boundaries this time, which has seen Ainsdale become part of the Sefton Central Constituency.
That seat was held by Labour MP Bill Esterson, while sitting Labour MP Peter Dowd held Bootle.
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