I AM writing to thank all of my campaign team and supporters as well as every one of the 10,371 of you who voted for me on May 7.

It was a great campaign and I am very pleased to have increased the share of the vote for Labour and return us to second place as the real alternative to the Conservatives in the Congleton constituency.

I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the great new Labour councillors that were elected across the constituency; I have no doubt that they will serve their communities with the same energy and commitment that they put into their election campaigns and continue to rigorously scrutinise the leadership.

It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know both the people and the wonderful towns and villages better during the last 10 months and we will certainly be making the short trip over the county border to visit again.

Dr Darren Price Labour’s Candidate for Congleton 2015