CONSERVATIVE Bradley Thomas has vowed to be ‘Bromsgrove’s biggest ambassador’ after holding onto the seat for his party at last week’s general election.
Mr Thomas has been getting settled into his new role after his win and gave his first interview to the Standard.
He said: “I put my heart and soul into this campaign.
“Since last summer I have been talking to residents across the constituency, listening to them and their concerns.
“I really want to be a first class, exceptional MP for Bromsgrove but more importantly I want to hold the next government to account.
“The country has elected a Labour government and they have got some really big plans that will impact on the Bromsgrove constituency and its residents – for example building in the green belt, public spending and more.
“It’s my job to hold the government to account.”
He added he wanted to play his part on helping rebuild the Conservative Party.
Prior to the vote, the Conservatives had a 23,106 majority in Bromsgrove.
Mr Thomas, a former Wychavon District Council leader, polled 16,533 – giving him a majority of 3,016 over second placed Neena Gill (Labour).
Reform UK’s Glen Brampton was third on 9,584 and Liberal Democrat Dr David Nicholl polled 7,391.
Sam Ammar, who quit Labour to stand as an independent, finished on 1,561 and the Workers Party of Britain’s Aheesha Zahir received 144 votes.
The tunout for Bromsgrove was 66.1 per cent – down from the 72.63 per cent in 2019. It meanf 50,545 people voted out of an electorate of 76,468.
The final result saw Labour take 411 seats, the Conservatives had 121 and the Lib Dems finished with 72.
The Scottish National Party had nine seats, Reform UK ended up with five and the Greens and Plaid Cymru four each. The rest of the 650 were split between other parties and independents.
On the national picture, Mr Thomas said: “We knew it was going to be a tough election – the polls have said that for many weeks and months.
“But I put everything into this and was confident – I’m grateful to the people of Bromsgrove for backing me and I look forward to being a great Member of Parliament for them.”
Dr Nicholl, who is also a Bromsgrove District Councillor, said: “I was pleased we have increased our vote share – which the Liberal Democrats have done consistently across the country.”
He added he would continue to lobby on the important issues affecting Bromsgrove, including building in the green belt and the National Health Service.
“Both Labour and the Conservatives back the NHS Workforce Plan but it is not fit for purpose.
“I will be supporting the Lib Dems until everyone can see a real doctor in a reasonable amount of time.”
