What's next for West Midlands Conservatives?
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Mark Pritchard, MP for The Wrekin in Shropshire, retained his seat with a majority of just 800 votes.
He said: "I am glad that Rishi has stayed on as the leader of the party so that we have a smooth transition.
"The key thing is to take our time and get it right rather than rush and get it wrong."
Andrew Mitchell, MP for Sutton Coldfield, was re-elected to the seat he has served since 2001.
He said he was in favour of a long leadership campaign and added: "The critical thing is the party conference so that the whole party can have a good look at them."
Rachel Maclean, former MP for Redditch, lost out to Labour’s Chris Bloore by 789 votes.
She said: "It’s a bit like a grieving process for me personally. I need time off to reflect as I think our party generally does.
"We haven’t done well at all across the country.
"It was the best job I’ve ever done and it does leave a hole. I’m hoping it won’t be goodbye forever."