▁seat ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁do . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁memor able ▁interview ▁with ▁Jer emy ▁P ax man ▁on ▁the ▁election ▁night ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁calling ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁seat . ▁P ax man ▁decis ively ▁opened ▁the ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁question ▁" so ▁Michael , ▁are ▁you ▁going ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁lim o ?" ▁- ▁a ▁clear ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁strong ▁feeling ▁going ▁around ▁on ▁election ▁night ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁lost ▁his ▁own ▁seat . ▁Port illo ▁was ▁then ▁st ump ed ▁with ▁the ▁follow ▁up ▁question ▁of ▁" are ▁we ▁seeing ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁as ▁a ▁cred ible ▁force ▁in ▁British ▁politics ? ". ▁He ▁has ▁since ▁admitted ▁that ▁he ▁knew ▁he ▁had ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁interview : ▁ ▁Dec laration ▁The ▁election ▁result ▁was ▁announced ▁live ▁on ▁national ▁television . ▁En field ▁Mayor ▁Patrick ▁C un ne en ▁was ▁the ▁returning ▁officer . ▁The ▁candidates ▁l ined ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁at ▁the ▁P icket ts ▁Lock ▁Le is ure ▁Centre ▁in ▁En field , ▁while ▁C un ne en ▁read ▁out ▁the ▁results , ▁starting ▁with ▁these ▁candidates : ▁ ▁Jer emy ▁Brow ne ▁( L iber al ▁Democr ats ) ▁– ▁ 4 , 9 6 6 ▁( 1 0 . 7 %) ▁ ▁Nicholas ▁Lu ard ▁( Re fer endum ▁Party ) ▁– ▁ 1 , 3 4 2 ▁( 2 . 9 %) ▁ ▁Andrew ▁Mal ak ou na ▁( Mal ▁– ▁Vo ice ▁of