BRENTWOOD and Ongar's new Conservative MP has celebrated a landslide victory.

Alex Burghart boosted the Tory party vote share by seven per cent in the constituency, winning with a 24,002 majority.

Mr Burghart will take over from long serving MP Sir Eric Pickles, who had held the seat for the party since 1992 before stepping down two months ago.

Labour’s Gareth Barrett was left trailing in second with 10,809 votes followed by the Liberal Democrats Karen Chilvers with 4,426.

Mr Burghart said: “It is an enormous honour to be elected as member of parliament for this fantastic constituency.

"Sir Eric Pickles served Brentwood and Ongar in exemplary fashion for twenty five years before standing down in April - his are mighty big boots to fill.

"During this campaign me and my team have worked non-stop to take our message across the constituency. We've knocked on thousands of doors, made hundreds of phone calls and met teachers, doctors, business leaders, farmers, police officers, students and retired people.

"Thank you to everyone who has helped me during and to all those who voted for me in this vitally important election. But no matter how you voted, I am here to represent you and look forward to working hard to support this constituency."

The 40-year-old previously worked as a history teacher before becoming a history tutor at King’s College in London.

After a stint as an adviser to Tim Loughton, the MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, before becoming part of Theresa May’s team in 2016.

He stood against Jeremy Corbyn in Islington North in 2015, increasing the Conservative vote in that area by 21 per cent.