Rishi Sunak
Richard Parker managed to defeat Andy Street by barely 1,500 votes following a nail-biting contest.
The prime minister is safe ... for now.
The result was another blow on a bad night for the prime minister.
Andrea Leadsom raged at the broadcasters sat next to her, saying she was "indignant".
Ben Houchen holds on to key battleground, but Labour makes gains across England at local council elections on "very bad" night for the Conservatives.
A Conservative spin on some pretty bad news...
Keir Starmer says Labour has taken a "giant step" towards forming the next government as experts make comparisons to 1997.
Party leaders typically want publicity around their participation in the democratic process.
The "spectacular" result will set alarm bells ringing among Conservative MPs.
The Conservatives are on course to lose hundreds of seats.