First-timer Matt Fallaize came top of the polls for the Vale district with the most votes of any candidate in yesterday’s general election. He is celebrating here with wife Nicci. (Picture by John O’Neill, 0568757)

ISLANDERS voted 19 new faces into the States yesterday in one of the biggest changes ever seen.

But despite this fresh blood, electors actually showed restraint because only two sitting deputies were ousted – Brian De Jersey in the Vale and Wendy Morgan in St Peter Port North, who paid the price for her stance on student loans.

Treasury minister Lyndon Trott and Housing minister Dave Jones were returned with significantly reduced numbers of votes as islanders indicated their sense of frustration over the performance of the last administration.

There were some surprises during a day in which turnout generally was down. First-time candidates Matt Fallaize and Peter Gillson topped the polls in the Vale and St Sampson’s respectively and zero-10 critic Deputy Charles Parkinson received a ringing endorsement of his views in polling 2,256 votes to top the South-East.

Full results for each district may be found in our Election section.