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An election took place in the East Anglia constituency of South West Norfolk on 4 July 2024, as part of the 2024 general election. Liz Truss, the shortest-serving British prime minister in history, was standing for re-election as MP. On 2 July, a national poll of voters by Portland Communications had shown that Truss was the politician most people (28%) wanted to see lose their seat.[1]
Suffering from both a reduction in popular support and vote splitting with Reform UK candidate Toby McKenzie and independent James Bagge, Truss lost her seat with a 43.7% fall in the Conservative vote share, despite having won 69% of the vote at the previous election; The Spectator labelled the result the "Portillo moment" of the year.[2]
- ^ Schofield, Kevin (2 July 2024). "Exclusive: Voters Want Liz Truss To Be This Election's 'Michael Portillo Moment'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Steerpike (5 July 2024). "Watch: Liz Truss loses her seat". The Spectator. Retrieved 5 July 2024.