Florence Eshalomi MP has been elected as the new chair of the select committee responsible for scrutinising government housing policy.

Shaun Davies MP, the newly elected Labour MP for Telford, also contested the position but received 121 votes compared to Eshalomi’s 437.

Clive Betts MP, who had chaired the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities committee, now called the Housing, Communities and Local Government committee, since 2010, put his name forward to remain in the role last month. However, he did not appear on the ballot.