VIDEO: Amber Rudd retains Hastings and Rye seat

By The Newsroom

Published 8th May 2015, 07:32 GMT

After hours of nail-biting waiting, the results for the Hastings and Rye constituency were announced just before 4am this morning (Friday, May 8).

Conservative candidate Amber Rudd won with 22,686 votes with Sarah Owen, Labour’s candidate, receiving 17,890 votes.

Election results at Horntye Park, Hastings. SUS-150805-060940001

placeholder image — Election results at Horntye Park, Hastings. SUS-150805-060940001

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