Former Google head of travel wins Tory seat
Google UK head of travel Nigel Huddleston has been voted Conservative MP in Mid-Worcestershire.
He stood down from his Google role two weeks ago to focus on his political career.
He had been in the position for four years and previously worked as a management consultant in the US and the UK.
Meanwhile, former ABTA head of public affairs Luke Pollard, who had been standing for the Labour party, lost narrowly in Plymouth Sutton and Devonport.
Pollard had been expected to win the seat, but narrowly lost it to Tory candidate Oliver Colville. Pollard got 37% of the vote, but Colville got 38%.
According to the latest election figures, the Conservatives are on course for a small majority in the next Parliament.
The Scottish nationalist SNP won a landslide in Scotland, winning 56 of the 59 seats.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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