The win, according to David Cameron, showed that "people want change in our country". Gordon Brown and his party lost by 7000 votes, in what used to be a comfortable Labour majority in the region. The swing in votes was 16.5%, overturning a 5700 deficit in votes.
Gordon Brown tried t0 downplay the result by stating that it was "disappointing" but this happened in "unprecedented circumstances". Speaking to the BBC, Brown went further in his lackluster defense
"The voters were clearly torn between their anger and dismay at what's been happening with MPs' expenses, something we have been trying to clean up and at the same time support for the former MP, the Labour MP Ian Gibson, who was very popular.
"I don't think any party can take a great deal of cheer from this, the Conservative vote went down, the Liberal vote when down - only the fringe parties saw their votes going up."
Chloe Smith, the new encumbent MP will be the youngest member of Parliament at the ripe age of 27. Her seat will be occupied in October when things getting rolling again in the House after the summer break.
Speaking to the BBC again she stated:
"This isn't about me jumping off here and then going and living up on expenses for the three summer months," she said.
"This is about getting down to it, being honest, and being held to that. If I can be a very very good constituency MP and a very very good local representative for people here, then I hope they'll continue to put their trust in me and I hope I can serve them well."
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