Grant Shapps, Jeremy Hunt and Penny Mordaunt are among the prominent Tories set to lose their sets according to the latest polling (Pictures: Getty)
The Tories are set for a general election wipeout, with ‘big beasts’ Jeremy Hunt, Grant Shapps and Penny Mordaunt predicted to be unseated along with half the Cabinet.
The final round of polling once again suggested Labour is on course for a landslide that would eclipse even Tony Blair’s 1997 win.
More in Common has found counting will end with Labour on around 430 seats while Survation’s model – a survey of 34,558 respondents between June 15 and July 2 – suggests Labour’s tally could stretch to between 447 and 517.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and Justice Secretary Alex Chalk are among the prominent Tories set to lose their seats according to three MRP polls, which look at constituency-level results as well as the national picture.
In each model, the Liberal Democrats are set to take Godalming and Ash, Surrey, where Mr Hunt is standing, and Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, contested by Mr Chalk.
More than half the Cabinet forecast to be unseated
Polling has suggested more than half the Cabinet could lose their seats.
Here Metro looks at who they are.
– Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Conservative MP for South West Surrey
Mr Hunt, who was first elected in 2005, won a majority of 8,817 at the 2019 general election.
Since 2010, he has served in several key Government roles, including as health secretary and culture secretary.
Mr Hunt, who was first elected in 2005, won a majority of 8,817 at the 2019 general election (Picture: Getty)
In the 2024 election, Mr Hunt will be campaigning to represent a new constituency, Godalming and Ash, due to a boundary review.
YouGov suggests the Liberal Democrats are set to win this new seat from him.
– Grant Shapps, Defence Secretary, Conservative MP for Welwyn Hatfield
The Defence Secretary won a majority of 10,955 in the 2019 election.
He could lose his seat to Labour, from whom he first won it in 2005.
– Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House of Commons, Conservative MP for Portsmouth North
The Commons leader became a well-known political figure during the King’s coronation, during which she held aloft the jewelled Sword of Offering in her ceremonial duty as Lord President of the Council.
But her seat is likely to be won by Labour according to YouGov.
In 2019, her majority was 15,780.
Commons leader Penny Mordaunt became a well-known political figure during the King’s coronation (Picture: Getty)
– Johnny Mercer, veterans minister, Conservative MP for Plymouth Moor View
Veterans minister Mr Mercer first won his Plymouth constituency in 2015 from Labour, and held it in 2017 and 2019, where he had a majority of 12,897.
Labour could win the seat in the coming election.
– Alister Jack, Scotland Secretary, Conservative MP for Dumfries and Galloway
The Scotland Secretary has announced he will stand down at the next election but his seat could be in danger from the SNP.
In 2019, Mr Jack won a majority of 1,805 over his SNP opponent.
– Victoria Prentis, Attorney General, Conservative MP for Banbury
Ms Prentis has served as Banbury MP since 2015, a seat which has been held by a Conservative MP since the 1920s, and won a majority of 16,813 in 2019.
But boundary changes will see the constituency dramatically change, with the large town of Bicester split off into a new Bicester and Woodstock constituency.
YouGov predicts under the new boundaries that Banbury could be won by the Labour party.
– Alex Chalk, Justice Secretary, …read more
Source:: Metro
