# Electoral history of Liz Truss

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This is a summary of the electoral history of Liz Truss, the former Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk who served from 2010 to 2024. She also served as Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022, making her the shortest serving Prime Minister in history; Truss previously served as Foreign Secretary from 2021 to 2022.

## Council elections
### 1998 Greenwich London Borough Council election, Vanbrugh

Vanbrugh (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alex Grant | 979 |
| | Labour | David Picton | 899 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Ellison | 537 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Truss | 495 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Broad | 311 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Richardson | 230 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,451 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 2002 Greenwich London Borough Council election, Blackheath Westcombe

Blackheath Westcombe (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alexander H.W. Grant | 1,776 | 42.0 | |
| | Labour | Annie P. Keys | 1,539 | | |
| | Conservative | Hugh R. Harris | 1,507 | 35.7 | |
| | Labour | Matthew A.V. Stiles | 1,503 | | |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey E. Brighty | 1,491 | | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth M. Truss | 1,360 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael W. Smart | 798 | 18.9 | |
| | UKIP | Jeremy C. Elms | 145 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,662 | 39.1 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### 2006 Greenwich London Borough Council election, Eltham South

Eltham South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eileen Glover | 1,668 | 44.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter King | 1,611 | |
| | Conservative | Liz Truss | 1,443 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Pattenden | 1,386 | 36.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Lewis | 1,284 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elliot Shubert | 1,168 | |
| | Labour | John Littlefield | 720 | 19.1 |
| | Labour | Terence Malone | 693 | |
| | Labour | John Twidale | 667 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

## Parliamentary elections
### 2001 general election, Hemsworth

General election 2001: Hemsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jon Trickett | 23,036 | 65.4 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | Liz Truss | 7,400 | 21.0 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ed Waller | 3,990 | 11.3 | +2.4 |
| | Socialist Labour | Paul Turek | 801 | 2.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,636 | 44.4 | −8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,227 | 51.8 | −16.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.2 | |

### 2005 general election, Calder Valley

General election 2005: Calder Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine McCafferty | 18,426 | 38.6 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Liz Truss | 17,059 | 35.7 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Ingleton | 9,027 | 18.9 | +2.9 |
| | BNP | John Gregory | 1,887 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Paul Palmer | 1,371 | 2.9 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,367 | 2.9 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,770 | 67.0 | +4.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.8 | |

### 2010 general election, South West Norfolk

General election 2010: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Liz Truss | 23,753 | 48.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gordon | 10,613 | 21.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Smith | 9,119 | 18.6 |
| | UKIP | Kay Hipsey | 3,061 | 6.2 |
| | BNP | Dennis Pearce | 1,774 | 3.6 |
| | Green | Lori Allen | 830 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,140 | 26.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,150 | 66.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2015 general election, South West Norfolk

General election 2015: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liz Truss | 25,515 | 50.9 | +2.6 |
| | UKIP | Paul Smyth | 11,654 | 23.3 | +17.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Smith | 8,649 | 17.3 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rupert Moss-Eccard | 2,217 | 4.4 | −17.2 |
| | Green | Sandra Walmsley | 2,075 | 4.1 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,861 | 27.6 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,110 | 65.1 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.2 | |

### 2017 general election, South West Norfolk

General election 2017: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liz Truss | 32,894 | 62.8 | +11.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Smith | 14,582 | 27.8 | +10.5 |
| | UKIP | David Williams | 2,575 | 4.9 | −18.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gordon | 2,365 | 4.5 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,312 | 35.0 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,416 | 67.3 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |

### 2019 general election, South West Norfolk

General election 2019: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liz Truss | 35,507 | 69.0 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Emily Blake | 9,312 | 18.1 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josie Ratcliffe | 4,166 | 8.1 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Pallavi Devulapalli | 1,645 | 3.2 | N/A |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Earl Elvis of Outwell | 836 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,195 | 50.9 | +15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,466 | 65.6 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.0 | |

### 2024 general election, South West Norfolk

General election 2024: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Jermy | 11,847 | 26.7 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Liz Truss | 11,217 | 25.3 | −43.4 |
| | Reform UK | Toby McKenzie | 9,958 | 22.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | James Bagge | 6,282 | 14.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josie Ratcliffe | 2,618 | 5.9 | −2.4 |
| | Green | Pallavi Devulapalli | 1,838 | 4.1 | +1.1 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Earl Elvis of East Anglia | 338 | 0.8 | −0.9 |
| | Heritage | Gary Conway | 160 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Communist | Lorraine Douglas | 77 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,335 | 59.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +25.8 | |

## 2022 Conservative Party leadership election

| Candidate | MPs' 1st ballot: 13 July 2022 | MPs' 1st ballot: 13 July 2022 | MPs' 2nd ballot: 14 July 2022 | MPs' 2nd ballot: 14 July 2022 | MPs' 2nd ballot: 14 July 2022 | MPs' 3rd ballot: 18 July 2022 | MPs' 3rd ballot: 18 July 2022 | MPs' 3rd ballot: 18 July 2022 | MPs' 4th ballot: 19 July 2022 | MPs' 4th ballot: 19 July 2022 | MPs' 4th ballot: 19 July 2022 | MPs' 5th ballot: 20 July 2022 | MPs' 5th ballot: 20 July 2022 | MPs' 5th ballot: 20 July 2022 | Members' vote 22 July to 2 September 2022 | Members' vote 22 July to 2 September 2022 | Members' vote 22 July to 2 September 2022 |
| Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | ± | % | Votes | ± | % | Votes | ± | % | Votes | ± | % | Votes | % | % Votes cast |
| Liz Truss | 50 | 14.0 | 64 | +14 | 17.9 | 71 | +7 | 19.8 | 86 | +15 | 24.1 | 113 | +27 | 31.6 | 81,326 | 47.2 | 57.4 |
| Rishi Sunak | 88 | 24.6 | 101 | +13 | 28.2 | 115 | +14 | 32.1 | 118 | +3 | 33.1 | 137 | +19 | 38.3 | 60,399 | 35.0 | 42.6 |
| Penny Mordaunt | 67 | 18.7 | 83 | +16 | 23.2 | 82 | −1 | 22.9 | 92 | +10 | 25.8 | 105 | +13 | 29.3 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Kemi Badenoch | 40 | 11.2 | 49 | +9 | 13.7 | 58 | +9 | 16.2 | 59 | +1 | 16.5 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Tom Tugendhat | 37 | 10.3 | 32 | −5 | 8.9 | 31 | −1 | 8.7 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Suella Braverman | 32 | 8.9 | 27 | −5 | 7.5 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Nadhim Zahawi | 25 | 7.0 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Jeremy Hunt | 18 | 5.0 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Votes cast | 357 | 99.7 | 356 | −1 | 99.4 | 357 | +1 | 99.7 | 355 | −2 | 99.4 | 355 | 0 | 99.2 | 141,725 | 82.2 | 100 |
| Spoilt ballots | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | +1 | 0.3 | 2 | +1 | 0.6 | 654 | 0.4 | |
| Abstentions | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | +1 | 0.6 | 1 | −1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 30,058 | 17.4 | |
| Registered voters | 358 | 100.0 | 358 | 0 | 100.0 | 358 | 0 | 100.0 | 357 | −1 | 100.0 | 358 | +1 | 100.0 | 172,437 | 100.0 | |