In a night full of surprises, former Prime Minister Liz Truss lost her seat in a dramatic turn of events.

Truss, who briefly served as the UK’s premier in 2022, saw her Norfolk South West seat slip away to Labour by a narrow margin of just 630 votes.

Terry Jermy managed to overturn Truss’s substantial majority from 2019, with the help of local campaigns by the ‘Turnip Taliban,’ a group of disgruntled former Tories.

Liz Truss, who led the country from September 6 to October 25, 2022, after Boris Johnson’s resignation, became the latest in a series of high-profile Conservative losses.

This election night proved disastrous for Rishi Sunak’s party, with numerous top Tories, including a record number of frontbenchers, losing their seats.

Among the notable defeats was Mr. Rees-Mogg, who lost his Somerset North East & Hanham seat to Labour’s Dan Norris by over 5,000 votes.

Additionally, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps experienced a “Portillo Moment,” losing to Labour in Welwyn Hatfield by about 3,000 votes.

Liz Truss’s tenure as Prime Minister was marked by a controversial mini-budget with Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, leading to significant economic turmoil.

The budget caused the pound to plummet and mortgage rates to rise steeply.

Her unpopularity following these events culminated in her losing her Commons seat, highlighting the scale of the Conservatives’ electoral defeat.

The results of this election signaled an overwhelming victory for Labour, who managed to secure numerous seats from the Conservatives.

This included several senior Tories, such as Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, who lost to the Liberal Democrats, and Justice Secretary Alex Chalk.

Other prominent losses included former Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland, Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer, and Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer.

Throughout the night, many Conservative stalwarts found themselves ousted from Parliament.

This included Chief Whip Simon Hart, Tory deputy chairman Jonathan Gullis, former deputy PM Therese Coffey, and Michael Fabricant.

Even Welsh Secretary David Davies, Science Minister Michelle Donelan, and Attorney General Victoria Prentis faced defeat.

Transport Secretary Mark Harper narrowly lost his Forest of Dean seat to Labour’s Matt Bishop by just 278 votes.

Senior Tory Liam Fox also lost his North Somerset seat to Labour candidate Sadik Al-Hassan by 639 votes.

The ‘Father of the House,’ Peter Bottomley, who had been the longest-serving lawmaker in parliament, was also among the casualties, losing his Worthing West seat.

A Silver Lining

Amid the chaos, there were a few bright spots for the Conservatives.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, and Home Secretary James Cleverley managed to retain their seats.

Despite the overall defeat, Mr. Rees-Mogg graciously congratulated Sir Keir Starmer on what appeared to be a historic victory for Labour, highlighting the resilience and spirit of democracy.