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General Election 2024

Voters across Gloucestershire went to the polls on July 4, 2024. Key battlegrounds included Cheltenham where Liberal Democrat Max Wilkinson ousted Conservative Justice Secretary Alex Chalk; and Gloucester where Labour's Alex McIntyre won. The Labour Party took a historic win across the country with Sir Keir Starmer declared as Prime Minister. Below are General Election 2024 news, updates, results, MP interviews, reaction and more.

Calls for 'heartless' cuts to winter fuel payments to be reversed amid fears 22k pensioners in Gloucester will be affected
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'It just beggars belief that a newly elected Labour government can act in such a heartless and arrogant way and treat pensioners in such a cold and calculating way'
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'I will put Tewkesbury back on the map after years of Tory complacency'
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The new MP for the town has pledged to reverse years of underrepresentation
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Calls for new Labour MP to stand up to further cuts as PM warns of 'painful' autumn budget
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'Keir Starmer is now taking us back to the Conservative policies of austerity and spending cuts that have so badly damaged public services and people’s livelihoods'
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Row breaks out over idea to grant ex-MP Richard Graham freedom of Gloucester
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Conservative councillors claim Liberal Democrat leader Jeremy Hilton would block a bid for the former Tory MP to become a freeman of the city
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Elections of the past used to be a lot more brutal
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In 1865, for instance, one of the two candidates vying to become Cheltenham’s MP was addressing a gathered throng at an open air hustings in a field off Hewlett Street when he was felled by an elderly woman with her umbrella.
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Gloucestershire's newest hospital and £20m boost for Forest of Dean projects among ex-MP's proudest achievements
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Conservative Mark Harper said it had been a great honour to serve the Forest of Dean over the last 19 years
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Gloucestershire's political map changed beyond recognition as Labour and Lib Dems share spoils in General Election 2024
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Labour and the Liberal Democrats took three seats each while the Conservatives were left with just one MP in the county
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What Labour's win means for renters - from no fault evictions to rent bidding
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Labour leader Keir Starmer has made it clear that he values people over party and has vowed to bring in new laws to protect renters
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Cheltenham's new Lib Dem MP shares message to town and his defeated Tory rival
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Liberal Democrat MP Max Wilkinson and former town Tory MP Alex Chalk trade tweets
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Only one Tory MP left in Gloucestershire as Labour and Lib Dems surge - full General Election 2024 results
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The political colours of the county have been transformed
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South Cotswolds General Election 2024 results in full: who is the new MP?
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Liberal Democrat win on a dark night for the Tories in Gloucestershire
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Gloucester turns to Labour as Conservative Richard Graham loses seat after 14 years as city MP
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Former lawyer Alex McIntyre has won the constituency as the new Labour MP
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North Cotswolds General Election 2024 results in full: who is the new MP?
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It's a new constituency that is sending its first MP to Parliamen
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Forest of Dean General Election 2024 results in full: who is the MP?
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Mark Harper has narrowly lost his seat in the wider Labour landslide
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Tewkesbury General Election 2024 results in full: who is the MP now?
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Another shock loss for a Gloucestershire Tory
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Gloucester General Election 2024 results in full: who is the city's MP?
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Another Tory loses a county seat
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Cheltenham Liberal Democrat Max Wilkinson seizes 'historic' win as Tory Alex Chalk loses seat
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The former Gloucestershire Echo reporter unseated Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk to become the spa town's new MP
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Cheltenham General Election 2024 results in full: who is the town's new MP?
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It was a Liberal Democrat gain from the Conservatives
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Stroud General Election 2024 results in full: who is the new MP?
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Victory for Labour as seat is gained from the Tories
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Live Forest of Dean General Election 2024 results and reaction as Transport Secretary Mark Harper defeated by Labour
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He was one of a number of senior Tories to have lost their seat
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South Cotswolds General Election 2024 live results and reaction in new constituency
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The new constituency covers parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
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North Cotswolds General Election 2024 live results and reaction as new constituency to get first MP
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Constituency boundaries include Cotswolds town and down to Shurdington and Painswick
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Stroud General Election 2024 live results and reaction as Labour gain seat from Conservatives
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It's going to be a long night for Conservatives as they wait to receive the judgement of voters
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Tewkesbury General Election 2024 live results and reaction as Laurence Robertson becomes latest Tory to lose their seat
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The defending Conservative candidate enjoyed a huge 22,000 back in 2019 but lost to the Lib Dems
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