Watson, Foster and Vaizey retain places in hung parliament

UK’s gaming advocate MPs hold seats

The UK games industry’s biggest supporters in Parliament held their seats in last night’s election.

Labour’s Tom Watson retained his seat for West Bromwich East, despite suffering a nine per cent dip in support.

Conservative Ed Vaizey remained MP for Wantage with a 9 per cent vote rise, while Lib Dem Don Foster saw the biggest vote increase – returning to his constituency with a 11 per cent rise in support.

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