General elction 2024: Sir Lindsay Hoyle retains his seat in Chorley

Lancashire Post

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00:00I, Chris Sinnott, being the Acting Returning Officer of the election held on Thursday 4th

00:08July 2024, do hereby take notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate

00:14at the said election is as follows.

00:17Holden Crowther, Benjamin Luke Richard, known as Ben Holden Crowther, Democracy for Chorley,

00:242,424.

00:27Hoyle, Lindsay Harvey, the Speaker seeking re-election, 25,238.

00:35Moore, Graham Harry, English Constitution Party, Independence for England, 1,007.

00:43Powell Davis, Thomas, known as Martin Powell Davis, Trade Union Socialist Coalition, 632.

00:52Tebbett, Mark Worsley, Green Party, 4,663.

00:59The total number of votes rejected, someone's going to have to shout out because I didn't

01:04write it down, Catherine.

01:081,198, thank you, and I do hereby declare that Lindsay Harvey Hoyle has been duly elected

01:15as the new Acting Returning Officer of the election.

01:19I'm going to turn it over to the Court to have a brief one-on-one interview with him.

01:34First of all, can I say thank you to everybody who's taking part in tonight and getting the

01:39results out.

01:41Also, Returning Officer, police and everybody involved, those who've been at polling stations

01:45all day today, I want to thank, of course, the people of Chorley, who once again re-elected

01:51me as the Member of Parliament for Chorley.

01:55It is such a pleasure to serve the best constituency in the country.

02:00It is about delivery, it is about looking after Chorley, and that is why it has been

02:11such a majority tonight, even better percentage-wise.

02:16Thank you to the team that looks after me, my agent, David, the people who've been out

02:22there delivering leaflets, I've got to say it's been a man of task, the few of us that's

02:27been out there, thank you for what you've done.

02:29Lots of true love has been lost, but it's paid the dividend we wanted, that Chorley

02:34wanted an MP that delivers for Chorley, and that's what I'll continue to do.

02:41I will work with the local authority to make sure we get the best for Chorley, and I will

02:47go back to Parliament.

02:49I will stand for Parliament as the Speaker, and if I do get re-elected Speaker, my reassurance

02:57will be not only will we continue to get the best for Chorley, but I will also fight

03:03for peace across the world.

03:04Whether that's in the Middle East, whether that's in Europe, there is no room for wars

03:10in the world today.

03:12We need peace, I will continue to fight for peace.

03:15It matters to me.

03:17This result matters.

03:18It's been one of the most difficult years, and this year when I lost my father, this

03:24is the first time I've stood on this platform where he's not been here with me.

03:28I've got to say, it's in his memory, this result tonight.

03:32I've got to thank him and my wife Catherine for the support they've given me.

03:37He was a proud trade unionist, one of the greatest trade unionist socialist MPs that

03:42we've had in this country.

03:44So I say to him, thank you for what you've taught me father, I will continue to deliver

03:48for Chorley.

03:49Thanks for everybody to making this election.

03:51Thanks to Chorley for the country as well.

03:53Let's continue with our good work.

03:55Thanks everybody.

04:15I'd like to just say thank you very much everyone for all of your hard work this morning.

04:20I'm going to disappear very quickly now.

04:22So thank you, drive safely, or however you're getting home, and have a good rest of your

04:26days.

04:27Thank you.

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