‘I was lucky’ admits Tom Brake, south west London’s only surviving Liberal Democrat
Tom Brake claimed he was ‘lucky’ to be the last Liberal Democrat standing in south-west London. The Carshalton and Wallington
Tom Brake claimed he was ‘lucky’ to be the last Liberal Democrat standing in south-west London. The Carshalton and Wallington
One of the biggest results of the election – the number of women in Parliament is now at its highest
Labour candidate Sheila Boswell took a number of positives out of her election campaign in Putney despite finishing second to
Siobhain McDonagh has held the Labour parliamentary seat of Mitcham and Morden for the fifth consecutive time in tonight’s General
Chuka Umunna held his Streatham seat for Labour with 53% of the vote. The shadow business secretary swept to victory
Battersea saw Labour newcomer Will Martindale place second despite an increased share of the votes by 1.7%. Mr Martindale had
“The exit polls are always wrong” said Richmond Park Labour candidate Sachin Patel as the count was underway. Commenting on
Zac Goldsmith comfortably held his Richmond Park seat tonight having secured more than 34,000 votes. Liberal Democrat candidate Robin Meltzer
Liberal Democrat Tom Brake bucked the devastating national trend for his party and held his Carshalton and Wallington seat. Tom
Labour candidate Steve Reed has been re-elected as Croydon North MP after securing 33,513 votes. Mr Reed said: “I’m going
Streatham’s Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Amna Ahmad was upbeat despite her party’s vote collapsing to 4,491 in the south London constituency.