My speech following the declaration of results for the Reigate constituency in the 2024 General Election.
"First and foremost, I want to thank the residents of Reigate, Redhill, Banstead and our villages who put their faith in me.
"Being elected as your representative in Parliament is the greatest honour of my life and I will work tirelessly for our area and for you. I will never forget it is you who put me here and I will work to serve you.
"This has been a challenging election; one of great importance for our country. For me, personally, one of our greatest priorities must be to restore trust in politics and Parliament and set and maintain high standards. I hope to be part of this, and to lead on this.
"I want to say a big thank you to the Returning Officer and all the teams who have worked so hard through this long night.
"And thank you also to all the staff and volunteers at the polling stations. Over the last nearly 24 hours I have visited many polling stations across the constituency, expertly run, all playing an important role in this democratic process.
"I also want to say a massive thank you to my family and my team. Without my husband, my mum, my dad and my mother-in-law I couldn’t have done this. They’ve been here every step of the way with me.
"And I have the absolute best team that there is. Thank you to my agent Phil, to Ben, David, Victor, Shelly, and all the other amazing volunteers who have worked so hard. I am so fortunate to be surrounded by such supportive people who I am proud to call my friends and this victory belongs to all of us. We did this as a team.
"I also want to thank my fellow candidates. It has been a privilege to run in this election alongside you and I’ve learned a huge amount along the way. It is not easy to run in a general election and it was certainly made easier by shared experiences.
"And now the hard graft starts. I look forward to getting to work for the benefit of Reigate, Redhill, Banstead and our villages.
"Thank you so much."
