General election 2015
Pub champion MPs celebrate election victory
Community pubs minister Kris Hopkins retained his west Yorkshire seat of Keighley with a 3,053 majority.
‘Pub champion’ Greg Mulholland, who played a key role in steering the new pub code through parliament, held on to Leeds North West for the Liberal Democrats who faced serious losses elsewhere in the country.
Beer Group chair Andrew Griffiths won by a landslide in Burton, with a majority of almost 11,000. Former shadow pub minister Toby Perkins secured a second term with a resounding win in Chesterfield.
A huge #thankyou to the good people of #Leeds NW who re-elected me, I am honoured to be your MP & will carry on doing my best for our area.
— Greg Mulholland (@GregMulholland1) May 8, 2015
Important that pub trade has champions in Westminster. Fortunate to have @agriffithsmp@krishopkins2015@GregMulholland1@tobyperkinsmp
— Mike Berry (@mrmikeberry) May 8, 2015
The night was also success for Green candidate and pub supporter Caroline Lucas, who kept her Brighton Pavilion seat with a considerably increased margin.
And another #pubhero is re-elected. Good result @CarolineLucas. Well done mate. Plenty of work on #planning still to do. Losing 31 each week
— Protect Pubs (@ProtectPubs) May 8, 2015
‘Pub landlord’ Al Murray and Nigel Farage, who has rarely been pictured without a pint in hand throughout the campaign, are still waiting to hear the results for South Thanet.
Despite success for pub campaigners, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers predicted a difficult parliament ahead, tweeting: “Although we’re waking up to a more straightforward election result than predicted future parliament will be complex with battles over all laws.”