Wyre Forest general election result: Tory Mark Garnier clings on as majority is slashed
The Conservatives have held onto Wyre Forest, but with a greatly reduced majority.
Mark Garnier was re-elected for a fifth time but saw his advantage over Labour slashed from more than 21,000 to just over 800.
Mr Garnier polled nearly 14,500 votes, while his Labour rival attracted just over 13,500, with Reform coming a comfortable third.
The full results are:
John Davis - Green Party: 2,443
Mark Garnier - Conservative: 14,489
Nigel Geary - Independent: 523
Bill Hopkins - Reform UK: 9,682
Shazu Miah - Liberal Democrats: 2,809
Vicki Smith - Labour: 13,677
Leigh Waterhouse - Independent: 1,535
In neighbouring Bromsgrove, the Tories held on as Sajid Javid's replacement emerged victorious.
Bradley Thomas finished with a 3,000-vote majority over Labour's Neena Gill. The full results are:
Sam Ammar - Independent: 1,561
Glen Brampton - Reform UK: 9,584
Talia Ellis - Green Party: 1,675
Neena Gill - Labour: 13,517
David Nicholl - Liberal Democrats: 7,391
Bradley Thomas - Conservative - 16,533
Aheesha Zahir - Workers Party of Britain - 144
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