Lindsay Hoyle elected new Speaker of the House of Commons [View all]

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Source: The Guardian

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has been elected as the next Commons Speaker, replacing John Bercow.

The favourite beat Chris Bryant by 112 votes in the fourth and final round, having already seen off Dame Eleanor Laing, Harriet Harman and Dame Rosie Winterton, as well as Sir Edward Leigh and Meg Hillier, in earlier rounds.

In total, 540 MPs voted in the final round; 25 fewer than in the previous one. Here are the results (with those from the previous rounds in brackets, beginning with the more recent):

Sir Lindsay Hoyle: 325 (267, 244 and 211)
Chris Bryant 213 (169, 120 and 98)

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/nov/04/general-election-news-latest-health-chief-urge-parties-not-to-use-nhs-as-political-weapon-live-news