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Pensions minister Steve Webb loses seat to Conservatives

Jenna Towler
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May 8, 2015
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May 8, 2015

Liberal Democrat MP Steve Webb, who has served as pensions minister for the last five years, has lost his parliamentary seat.

The long-serving Lib Dem lost his Thornbury & Yate seat to Tory Luke Hall.

Hall got 19,924 votes compared to Webb’s 18,429, which was 14% down on the last election.

The Conservative vote was up 4% with UKIP also making significant gains.

MP Steve Webb (pictured) was the longest serving pensions minister with his five-year stint.

His major policy pushes included reform of the state pension and integrating George Osborne’s pensions freedom policy.

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Business secretary Vince Cable also lost his seemingly safe Liberal Democrat seat in south-west London.

He lost his Twickenham constituency to Tory Tania Mathias.

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