Ed Balls loses his seat in shock result

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls loses his seat to the Conservatives following a recount

Ed Balls

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has lost his Morley and Outwood seat to Conservative candidate Andrea Jenkins by 422 votes.

Balls, who has been an MP since 2005, becomes "the highest profile Labour casualty" on a "terrible election night" for the party, The Guardian says.

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