For Michael Barrymore, his success in reaching the final two was an indication that the public had been able to "see through" the negative publicity he has received in recent years. He had a 54.6 per cent share of the vote, to Ms Loughton's 56.4 per cent.
Now I know I'm a bit thick, so would someone, perhaps an Indie reader, mind telling me how the maths work on this one