Tooting Bye Election

Interesting result of the bye election yesterday

Labour increased their vote, and clearly there is very little enthusiasm for Brexit or UKIP there

Full result:
◾Rosena Chantelle Allin-Khan (Labour Party) - 17,894 (55.9% +8.7%)
◾Dan Watkins (Conservative Party) - 11,537 (36.1% -5.8%)
◾Esther Dede Obiri-Darko (Green Party) - 830 (2.6% -1.5%)
◾Alexander James Glassbrook (Liberal Democrats) - 820 (2.6% -1.4%)
◾Elizabeth Eirwen Jones (UK Independence Party) - 507 (1.6% -1.3%)
◾Des Coke (Christian People's Party) - 164
◾Howling Laud Hope (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party) - 54
◾Graham Harry Moore (English Democrats Love England - Leave EU!) - 50
◾Dr Akbar Ali Malik (Immigrants Political Party) - 44
◾Ankit Love (One Love Party) - 32
◾Zirwa Javaid (Independent) - 30
◾Dr Zia Samadani (Independent) - 23
◾Bobby Smith (Give Me Back Elmo) - 9
◾Smiley Smillie (Independent) - 5

Change compared with 2015 General Election. The turnout was 42.5%, with 31,763 votes cast out of 74,701 eligible voters.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36555789