Suella Braverman said she was “honoured and humbled” to have won her selection battle against a fellow Tory MP in the new constituency of Fareham and Waterlooville.Constituency boundary changes meant the Home Secretary had to compete against backbencher Flick Drummond to represent the proposed new seat at the general election, expected next year.
The PA news agency has been informed that Ms Braverman won the vote – which had been dubbed by commentators as the “Battle of Waterlooville” – amongst eligible local members by 77 to 54. After the result, Ms Drummond told PA: “I am incredibly disappointed but will continue to be Meon Valley MP and serve my constituents until the next election.”
In a statement, Ms Braverman said: “I’d like to thank my Conservative Party association for adopting me as their candidate for the new Fareham and Waterlooville seat.
