Chorley MP Sir Lindsay Hoyle has been appointed as Speaker of the House of Commons.

In an announcement at at 4.15pm today (November 4), Father of the House of Commons Ken Clarke announced the longstanding Labour representative would take over the role.

It took four rounds of voting for Sir Lindsay to win more than 50 per cent of the vote - the requirement for taking the seat.

He eventually took 325 votes, seeing off competition from Harriet Harman, Chris Bryant and Dame Eleanor Laing.

As he took to the chair, Sir Lindsay said: "I hope this house will be once again a great, respected house not just here but across the world.

"We've got to make sure that tarnish is polished away."

Sir Lindsay was made speaker following four rounds of voting.

The Chorley MP had a strong showing in the first round of voting, getting 211 votes.

After the first round Sir Edward Leigh and Meg Hillier received less than 5 per cent of the share and were knocked out of the running.

The second ballot stretched Sir Lindsay's lead, receiving a total of 244 votes.

Dame Rosie Winterton was knocked out and Harriet Harman dropped out before the next round.

Sir Lindsay was just 14 votes short in the third round of voting and finally achieved a total of 325 in the fourth - more than the 50 per cent required to be appointed.

The now-former Labour MP has served as Deputy Speaker since 2010 and was appointed as John Bercow's replacement.

He will serve as speaker over the new parliament, due to be decided by the upcoming 2019 General Election.

Now that Sir Lindsay has been appointed he will resign from the Labour Party and remain politically ambiguous for the rest of his life.

But this will also have a dramatic impact on the people of Chorley and the constituency in the upcoming election.

Due to parliamentary convention, no major parties oppose the speakers seat meaning that Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats will not put forward candidates for the seat.

However, smaller, minority parties, could contest the seat.

In other elections this might not matter but with the Brexit Party keen to upset seats across the UK, it could mean that some disgruntled voters in Chorley plump with Nigel Farage's campaign.

This seems unlikely, as Sir Lindsay has held the seat since 1997.