Six Tory candidates who not only lost their seat but £500

Politics can be a brutal business. Those Tory candidates brave enough to stand on Merseyside at this general election have been given a powerful lesson in humility.

The region has long been a Labor stronghold and a place where the Tories have largely been rejected. Following Patrick Hurley’s defeat of Damien Moore in Southport, Labor now holds the seat of Southport for the first time in its history. Labour’s victory here was comprehensive, with every seat in the region now held by the party. This has never happened before in our electoral history.

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In some parts of Merseyside, the rejection of the Conservative Party has gone a step further. To stand for election to the UK Parliament, candidates must pay a £500 deposit. If they receive 5% of the votes cast, their deposit is returned. If their vote share falls below that, they lose their money.

There were six constituencies in Merseyside where Tory candidates lost their deposits. Hover your mouse over our interactive map to see which ones.

These are the candidates who did not meet the threshold:

• In Knowsley Tory candidate Sherrie McDade got 4.2% of the vote and lost her deposit
• In Liverpool Riverside, Tory candidate Jane Austin got 3.6% of the vote and lost her deposit
• In Bootle Tory candidate Rowena Bass got 4.3% of the vote and lost her deposit
• In Liverpool Walton, Tory candidate Emma Ware got 3.5% of the vote and lost her deposit
• In the Liverpool West Derby, Conservative candidate Charlotte Duthie got 4.1% of the vote and lost her deposit
• In Liverpool Wavertree, Tory candidate Charlotte Eagar got 4.7% of the vote and lost her deposit

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