Benjamin (Ben) Evans takes the Merry Hill Seat for Labour. This was a Conservative seat and was the one and only gain in the Wolverhampton elections today.
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00:15 Your name's on the board there, well done sir.
00:18 Elected for Meriel, and this is a gain for you isn't it Steve, for the party?
00:23 Definitely, it's a gain for us, we're just defending more.
00:27 What this tells me is that we're doing things right in Wolverhampton,
00:30 but what we need to do is make sure that we call for a general election as soon as possible.
00:35 I think the national picture dictates that the electorate do need a change,
00:39 and we're giving that change by calling a general election.
00:42 I want to congratulate Ben for doing such a sterling work,
00:45 and he'll be a great advocate for Meriel.
00:49 How old are you Ben?
00:50 And you're bringing some young blood to the party Ben, how old are you?
00:53 26.
00:54 Oh, fair play young man.
00:55 You're the 100th person to ask me that question.
00:58 I'm not surprised, yeah.
01:00 So how are you feeling then chap, and what is it you think you can bring to the table?
01:05 I think I'll be a fresh voice, I think people want change.
01:09 I think people would only want this to be a general election to be honest.
01:14 Right, go on, yeah you were saying chap.
01:16 Okay, yeah, I think people want a fresh voice, and they want change.
01:21 And ideally they would want a general election,
01:23 but the important thing is I want to thank the electorate,
01:26 I want to thank Andy Wint as my election agent,
01:28 I want to thank Councillor Cowher-Hyde who couldn't be here today because her husband's ill,
01:33 and I want to say I will work hard for everyone in Merrihill.
01:37 Good man.
01:38 So how do you celebrate that?
01:39 I mean do you go home from this and get a bed you shattered, or do you kind of have a point?
01:43 My feet are covered in blisters.
01:46 So the first thing I'm going to do is deal with those blisters.
01:51 You've got a group meeting today don't you?
01:53 I try to recover before that meeting, so I don't fall asleep.
01:57 I am sleep deprived.
01:58 There's no stop for the electorate, well done.