Helen Maguire has won an historic victory to become the new Liberal Democrat MP for Epsom & Ewell.

Former Royal Military Police Captain Maguire overturned an 18,000 vote Conservative majority in a constituency that has been Conservative since its inception in 1885.

In her speech following the result at the iconic Epsom racecourse - the home of the Epsom Derby - Maguire thanked former MP Chris Grayling for his 23 year service in Epsom & Ewell.

She thanked her Lib Dem colleagues, some 400 of whom worked on the campaign, as well as her family.

Turning to political reform Helen said,

“We know that Labour have won an overall majority in Parliament and I urge them to use this majority to enable political reform. At a recent Labour conference 85% of their members voted for proportional representation and so this morning I am asking Labour members here to put this to their leadership to reform the political system, to allow people to truly have their say so that in the future they won’t have to navigate the endless opinion polls and surveys.

“Finally, I would like to thank the voters of Epsom & Ewell who have put their trust in me.

“Today the hard work begins and I look forward to starting the job as your Member of Parliament and serving this wonderful community.”