Mr Street sought to distance himself from the Conservative Party brand during his campaign and instead ran on a personal platform, highlighting an endorsement from former prime minister Boris Johnson.
Tory incumbent Andy Street has suffered a shock defeat to Labour in the West Midlands mayoral election after a partial recount was ordered. Labour's Richard Parker beat Mr Street by just 1,508 votes - 0.25% - to deliver a major blow to Rishi Sunak in the key electoral battleground after a hammering in the local elections. With the race neck-and-neck, in the end it came down to the results in one borough - Labour-supporting Sandwell.
Rishi Sunak said it had been 'disappointing to lose dedicated Conservative councillors and Andy Street in the West Midlands'. But he insisted that 'we as a nation are turning a corner'.
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