Party selected Christopher Fraser, former MP for Mid Dorset and Poole North and he was elected with a comfortable majority of over 10,000 votes. On 28 May 2009, Fraser announced that he would be standing down at the 2010 general election citing family reasons. This was after his expenses claims were highlighted in The Daily Telegraph; according to the newspaper, Fraser claimed £1,800 in public money for buying 215 trees and marking out the boundary of his second home in the constituency. Liz Truss was elected to succeed Fraser at the 2010 general election, which saw the Conservatives return to government after 13 years in opposition, however, the party went into a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. Truss served as a Cabinet Minister under various Conservative Prime Ministers since 2014, serving as Environment Secretary between 2014-16 under the leadership of David Cameron, Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor between 2016-17 under the leadership of Theresa May, and Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade between 2019-21 under the leadership of Boris Johnson; before she was promoted to serve as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs in 2021. In 2022, Truss won the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election that followed Boris Johnson's decision to stand down as UK Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party, and was subsequently appointed Prime Minister by Queen Elizabeth II on 6 September. Truss resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 25 October 2022. Boundaries and boundary changes 1885–1918: The part of the Municipal Borough of Thetford in the county of Norfolk, and the Sessional Divisions of Clackclose, Grimshoe, South Greenhoe, and Wayland. 1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Thetford, the Urban Districts of Downham Market, East Dereham, and Swaffham, the Rural Districts of Mitford and Launditch, and Swaffham, and parts of the Rural Districts of Downham, Marshland, and Thetford. Gained northern areas of the abolished Mid Division of Norfolk, including East Dereham, and a small area in the south of the Northern Division. Transferred a small area in the east to the Southern Division. 1950–1983: The Urban Districts of Downham Market, East Dereham, and Swaffham, and the Rural Districts of Downham, Mitford and Launditch, and Swaffham. Thetford transferred to South Norfolk. Minor changes to boundary with King's Lynn to align with boundaries of local authorities. 1983–2010: The District of Breckland wards