RESEARCH PAPER 08/47 20 MAY 2008 elections 2008 Elections for and : 1 May 2008

Elections for the Mayor of London and members of the London Assembly took place in London on 1 May 2008.

The Conservative candidate, , was elected as Mayor of London on an increased share of first preference Conservative votes compared to 2004 (+14.1% points). Turnout in the Mayoral election was 44.6 per cent, an increase of 8.7 percentage points compared with 2004.

The composition of the London Assembly changed slightly as a result of the 2008 elections. The Conservatives gained two seats, Labour gained one seat, the Liberal Democrats lost two seats, the Green Party continued to have two seats (no change), and the won their first seat on the Assembly.

The Conservatives are the largest party in the London Assembly (11 seats), Labour has 8 seats, the Liberal Democrats have three, the Greens have two, and the BNP has one seat.

Turnout in the Assembly elections was 44.5 per cent, an increase of 8.5 percentage points compared with the elections held in 2004.

Ross Young

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Summary of main points

Elections for the Mayor of London and London Assembly were held in London on 1 May 2008. Local authority elections in England and Wales, including elections for some “shadow” unitary authorities, were also held on the same day.

Library Research Paper 08/48 sets out the results of the local elections.

Library Research Paper 04/48 provides data on the previous elections for Mayor of London and the London Assembly, held in June 2004.

Turnout in the 2008 Mayoral and Assembly elections was 44.6 per cent and 44.5 per cent respectively, almost nine percentage points higher than in 2004.

Boris Johnson, the Conservative candidate, was elected as Mayor of London with 53.2 per cent of the vote. (Labour), the incumbent, polled 46.8 per cent. Brian Paddick, the Liberal Democrat candidate, was placed third, and the Siân Berry (Green) was fourth.

The Conservatives continue to be the largest party in the London Assembly (11 seats), gaining two seats compared to the 2004 elections. Labour gained one seat (8 seats), the Liberal Democrats lost two seats (3 seats), and the Green Party continue to have 2 seats (no change). With 5.4 per cent of the London-wide ballot vote, 0.4 per cent above the necessary threshold, the British National Party secured -wide member on the Assembly, their first ever seat. The UK Independence Party lost both of the London-wide Assembly seats they won in 2004.

CONTENTS

I Mayor of London 7

A. Summary 7

B. Results by party 10

C. Results by constituency 15

II Authority 22

A. Summary 22

B. Results by constituency 28

C. Results by party 42

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I Mayor of London

A. Summary

The Mayor of London is elected by the Supplementary Vote System (SV). Under the SV system, voters mark the ballot paper with their first and second choices of candidates. This is done by placing an “X” - as is usual in other elections - rather than by numbering the list of candidates in their order of preference. Electors are not required to make two choices if they do not wish to.

The counting of ballot papers is simple. Voters’ first preferences are counted and if one candidate receives 50 per cent of the vote or more they are elected. If no candidate receives 50 per cent of first preference votes, all remaining candidates, with the exception of the two candidates who received the highest number of votes, are eliminated. The second preference votes on the ballot papers of those eliminated candidates are then examined. Any second preference votes cast for the two remaining candidates are distributed accordingly. The candidate with the most votes at the end of this process is declared elected. Ballot papers where the first and second preference votes are for the top two candidates and not re-used, and the second preference votes are not redistributed to the leading two candidates. In 2008, 300,924 votes were not re- used. A similar proportion of these voters placed the Conservative candidate Boris Johnson first and Labour’s Ken Livingstone second as placed Ken Livingstone first and Boris Johnson second.

The accompanying tables in this section detail the number of first and second preference votes for each of the candidates in the 2008 Mayoral elections. The second preferences of all but the leading two first preference candidates were redistributed to Boris Johnson (Conservative) and the incumbent Mayor Ken Livingstone (Labour). As a result, Boris Johnson polled 1,168,738 votes (53.2 per cent) and was elected as Mayor of London compared to Ken Livingstone’s overall vote total of 1,028,966 (46.8 per cent).

Although Livingstone received more votes than in 2004 (+208,336 first preference votes and +52,681 second preference votes), his final vote share fell by 8.6 percentage points overall. Livingstone received relatively high shares of first preference votes in and East (52.0 per cent) and North East (49.4 per cent) but polled less than 30 per cent of first preference votes in West Central (29.0 per cent), and Sutton (28.8 per cent, Havering and Redbridge (27.8 per cent), and Bexley and Bromley (20.3 per cent).

The Conservative candidate, Boris Johnson, polled 1,043,761 first preference votes (43.2 per cent) and 257,792 second preference votes (12.9 per cent). The Conservatives’ first preference vote share rose by 14.1 percentage points compared to 2004 but fell by 1.1 percentage points in the second preference contest. Johnson secured particularly high first preference vote shares in Bexley and Bromley (60.8 per cent), West Central (55.6 per cent), and Havering and Redbridge (52.8 per cent) but polled less favourably in North East (29.4 per cent), Lambeth and Southwark (29.1 per cent), and City and East (27.2 per cent).

The Labour and Conservative candidates secured 80.2 per cent of first preference votes overall, compared to 65.9 per cent in 2004.

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The Liberal Democrat candidate, Brian Paddick, was placed third. Paddick polled 236,685 first preference votes, a first preference vote share of 9.8 per cent. The Liberal Democrats polled a further 641,412 second preference votes (32.0 per cent). Paddick’s highest share of first preference votes was in South West (13.2 per cent), Lambeth and Southwark (12.5 per cent), and Croydon and Sutton (11.9 per cent). However, in Lambeth and Southwark, the Liberal Democrats’ first preference vote share fell by 10.0 per cent compared to 2004. The Liberal Democrats performed less well in West Central (8.4 per cent of first preference votes), Havering and Redbridge (7.3 per cent), and City and East (7.0 per cent). Overall, across London, the Liberal Democrats’ first preference vote share fell by 5.5 percentage points compared to 2004, although their second preference vote share rose by 2.7 per cent.

Siân Berry, the Green candidate, was placed fourth in the Mayoral race. Berry polled 77,374 first preference votes (3.2%) and 331,727 second preference votes (16.6 per cent). Compared to 2004, the Greens increased their first preference vote share by just 0.1 percentage points, although their second preference vote share rose by 3.4 percentage points. Berry performed best in North East (5.0 per cent of first preference votes) and Lambeth and Southwark (4.4 per cent) but less well in Bexley and Bromley and Havering and Redbridge (1.9 and 1.8 per cent respectively). In all constituencies, the Greens’ first preference vote share either rose or fell by less than one percentage point compared to 2004, although in five constituencies (Barnet and Camden, City and East, Greenwich and Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark, and West Central), Berry increased the Greens’ second preference vote share by more than four percentage points compared to 2004.

The British National Party again fielded a candidate in the Mayoral contest. was the party’s candidate. Barnbrook polled 69,710 first preference votes (2.9 per cent) and 128,509 second preference votes (6.4 per cent). Compared to 2004, the BNP’s first preference vote remained largely unchanged, falling by 0.2 percentage points compared to 2004, although their second preference vote rose by two percentage points. Barnbrook secured 10,214 first preference votes in City and East (5.6 per cent), 9,583 first preference votes in Havering and Redbridge (5.8 per cent), and 8,950 votes (4.5 per cent) in Bexley and Bromley. The BNP fared less well in Barnet and Camden (1.6 per cent of first preference votes), Lambeth and Southwark (1.5 per cent) and West Central (1.1 per cent). Barnbrook was subsequently elected to the London Assembly in the London-wide Assembly member election.

A number of other candidates stood in the 2008 Mayoral race. The Christian People’s Alliance candidate, , came sixth with 1.6 per cent of first preference votes, followed by (UK Independence Party), (), and Matt O’Connor (). candidate, Winston McKenzie polled 5,389 first preference votes (0.2 per cent).

The second preference votes for candidates who were eliminated after the first round are redistributed. A total of 2,004,078 valid second preference votes were cast, of which the most (72 per cent) were cast for eliminated candidates. However, 260,066 second preference votes (13 per cent) were redistributed either to Boris Johnson or Ken Livingstone. Slightly more second preference votes were redistributed to Ken Livingstone than to Boris Johnson. (135,089 and 124,977 votes respectively). 300,924 second preference votes (15 per cent) were not re-used because voters cast a first and second

8 RESEARCH PAPER 08/47 preference for both leading candidates. Of these, more voters cast a second preference vote for Ken Livingstone having voted for Boris Johnson as first preference (168,109 votes) than voted for Ken Livingstone as first preference and Boris Johnson as second preference (132,815 votes).

Turnout in the Mayoral election was 44.6 per cent, an increase of almost nine percentage points compared with the election held in 2004. Turnout was relatively high in Bexley and Bromley (49.3 per cent), Croydon and Sutton (48.4 per cent), and West Central (47.9 per cent), but lower than average in Greenwich and Lewisham (42.4 per cent), Lambeth and Southwark (41.5 per cent), and City and East (38.8 per cent).

The votes cast for each of the Mayoral candidates in the 14 London Assembly areas are detailed in the following tables. Results are shown by both constituency and the party of each candidate. A summary table is provided immediately below:

2008 Mayor of London election

Candidates Party 1st preference 2nd preference* votes % votes % Re-used* % Not re-used* % Boris Johnson Conservative 1,043,761 43.2% 257,792 12.9% 124,977 48.5% 132,815 51.5% Ken Livingstone Labour 893,877 37.0% 303,198 15.1% 135,089 44.6% 168,109 55.4% Brian Paddick Liberal Democrats 236,685 9.8% 641,412 32.0% …… …… Siân Berry Green 77,374 3.2% 331,727 16.6% …… …… Richard Barnbrook British National Party 69,710 2.9% 128,609 6.4% …… …… Alan Craig Christian Peoples Alliance 39,249 1.6% 80,140 4.0% …… …… Lindsey German Left List 16,796 0.7% 35,057 1.7% …… …… Gerard Batten UK Independence Party 22,422 0.9% 113,651 5.7% …… …… Matt O'Connor English Democrats 10,695 0.4% 73,538 3.7% …… …… Winston McKenzie Independent 5,389 0.2% 38,954 1.9% …… …… TOTAL 2,415,958 100.0% 2,004,078 100.0% 260,066 … 300,924 …

Candidates Party Final votes Elecorate, Turnout, and Rejected Votes votes % Boris Johnson Conservative 1,168,738 53.2% Electorate 5,419,913 Ken Livingstone Labour 1,028,966 46.8% Turnout 44.6% Brian Paddick Liberal Democrats …… Change since 2004 +8.7% Siân Berry Green …… Richard Barnbrook British National Party …… Valid 1st preference votes 2,415,958 Alan Craig Christian Peoples Alliance …… of which no 2nd preference indicated 407,840 Lindsey German Left List …… Valid 2nd preference votes 2,004,078 Gerard Batten UK Independence Party …… Matt O'Connor English Democrats …… Rejected 1st preference votes 41,032 Winston McKenzie Independent …… of which no ballot cast 13,084 TOTAL 2,197,704 100.0% Rejected 2nd preference votes 412,054

Final votes: * On papers where the 1st and 2nd preference votes are for the top two candidates, the 2nd preference votes were not counted * 300,924 electors voted for both Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone, and their 2nd preference votes were therefore not counted * 132,815 electors voted for Ken Livingstone as 1st preference and for Boris Johnson as 2nd preference, and their 2nd preference votes were not counted * 168,109 electors voted for Boris Johnson as 1st preference and for Ken Livingstone as 2nd preference, and their 2nd preference votes were not counted * 260,066 2nd preference votes of candidates eliminated after the first round were counted in the redistribution to the top 2 leading candidates * 124,977 electors voted for a candidate eliminated after the counting of 1st preference votes and for Boris Johnson as their 2nd preference * 135,089 electors voted for a candidate eliminated after the counting of 1st preference votes and for Ken Livingstone as their 2nd preference

Rejected votes refers to ballot papers where the vote has not been counted because the ballot paper has not been filled out correctly. This may be because the voter marked more than one preference in one column, because the voter identified themselves on the ballot paper, if the voter’s intention was unclear, or if the voter spoiled their paper in any way.

Blank votes refers to ballot papers where no 1st choice and no 2nd choice have been marked, and no vote has been counted

No 2nd preference refers to ballot papers where voters have only made 1st choice vote and no 2nd choice vote. The first choice vote has been counted

Sources: House of Commons Library; London Elects

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Conservative

Candidate Boris Johnson Steve Norris

Total Votes 2008 2004 change 1st preference 1,043,761 542,423 501,338 2nd preference 257,792 222,559 35,233

Share of vote 2008 2004 % change 1st preference 43.2% 29.1% +14.1% 2nd preference 12.9% 14.0% -1.1%

Constituency results 2008 results % change since 2004 1st pref % vote 2nd pref % vote 1st pref 2nd pref Barnet & Camden 81,718 45.9% 17,971 12.4% +12.6% -1.5% Bexley & Bromley 122,052 60.8% 21,562 12.8% +23.8% -3.4% Brent & Harrow 61,825 39.9% 18,454 14.9% +9.6% -0.4% City & East 49,666 27.2% 21,177 14.5% +8.8% +0.7% Croydon & Sutton 85,480 49.1% 20,681 14.0% +15.8% -1.2% Ealing & Hillingdon 80,368 46.3% 19,484 13.6% +16.5% -1.2% Enfield & Haringey 60,239 37.9% 16,364 12.7% +10.7% -0.2% Greenwich & Lewisham 51,151 34.7% 14,124 11.3% +14.8% -0.8% Havering & Redbridge 87,302 52.8% 19,649 14.1% +17.4% -1.3% Lambeth & Southwark 47,754 29.1% 15,157 10.9% +12.4% +0.0% Merton & Wandsworth 77,236 46.0% 17,390 12.4% +14.4% -1.4% North East 57,394 29.4% 17,970 10.9% +9.8% -0.1% South West 90,061 47.6% 21,741 13.4% +17.1% -0.9% West Central 91,515 55.6% 16,068 12.2% +14.2% -2.9%

Sources: House of Commons Library; London Elects

Labour

Candidate Ken Livingstone Ken Livingstone

Total Votes 2008 2004 change 1st preference 893,877 685,541 208,336 2nd preference 303,198 250,517 52,681

Share of vote 2008 2004 % change 1st preference 37.0% 36.8% +0.2% 2nd preference 15.1% 15.7% -0.6%

Constituency results 2008 results % change since 2004 1st pref % vote 2nd pref % vote 1st pref 2nd pref Barnet & Camden 63,912 35.9% 20,259 14.0% -1.8% -0.9% Bexley & Bromley 40,670 20.3% 15,650 9.3% -5.2% -2.6% Brent & Harrow 65,862 42.5% 22,122 17.9% +2.8% +0.1% City & East 94,921 52.0% 28,029 19.2% +14.7% +0.7% Croydon & Sutton 50,098 28.8% 18,857 12.8% -2.1% -1.9% Ealing & Hillingdon 59,920 34.5% 23,048 16.0% -2.1% -0.2% Enfield & Haringey 66,683 42.0% 20,973 16.3% +0.7% +0.3% Greenwich & Lewisham 63,043 42.8% 20,958 16.7% +0.3% +0.1% Havering & Redbridge 45,915 27.8% 15,866 11.4% -2.1% -1.6% Lambeth & Southwark 80,172 48.9% 26,268 18.9% +2.9% -0.8% Merton & Wandsworth 60,636 36.1% 22,298 15.9% -3.9% +0.2% North East 96,402 49.4% 29,159 17.7% +4.2% +0.8% South West 57,938 30.6% 22,822 14.1% -4.6% -1.8% West Central 47,705 29.0% 16,889 12.9% -2.9% -0.8%

Sources: House of Commons Library; London Elects

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Liberal Democrats

Candidate Brian Paddick Susan Kramer

Total Votes 2008 2004 change 1st preference 236,685 284,645 -47,960 2nd preference 641,412 465,704 175,708

Share of vote 2008 2004 % change 1st preference 9.8% 15.3% -5.5% 2nd preference 32.0% 29.3% +2.7%

Constituency results 2008 results % change since 2004 1st pref % vote 2nd pref % vote 1st pref 2nd pref Barnet & Camden 17,606 9.9% 52,505 36.3% -4.6% +3.8% Bexley & Bromley 17,332 8.6% 53,841 31.9% -8.9% +3.1% Brent & Harrow 14,502 9.4% 42,328 34.2% -5.5% +3.7% City & East 12,724 7.0% 37,331 25.5% -4.9% +3.1% Croydon & Sutton 20,811 11.9% 47,156 32.0% -5.5% +2.4% Ealing & Hillingdon 15,754 9.1% 42,833 29.8% -4.9% +2.0% Enfield & Haringey 15,622 9.8% 40,785 31.7% -3.4% +3.0% Greenwich & Lewisham 15,009 10.2% 35,318 28.1% -6.1% -0.0% Havering & Redbridge 12,149 7.3% 41,283 29.7% -4.3% +3.2% Lambeth & Southwark 20,530 12.5% 47,063 33.9% -10.0% +1.7% Merton & Wandsworth 16,167 9.6% 47,300 33.8% -3.5% +2.7% North East 19,641 10.1% 49,381 30.0% -3.7% +2.3% South West 25,009 13.2% 57,588 35.6% -5.9% +3.4% West Central 13,829 8.4% 46,700 35.6% -5.0% +3.9%

Sources: House of Commons Library; London Elects

Green

Candidate Siân Berry Darren Johnson

Total Votes 2008 2004 change 1st preference 77,374 57,331 20,043 2nd preference 331,727 208,686 123,041

Share of vote 2008 2004 % change 1st preference 3.2% 3.1% +0.1% 2nd preference 16.6% 13.1% +3.4%

Constituency results 2008 results % change since 2004 1st pref % vote 2nd pref % vote 1st pref 2nd pref Barnet & Camden 6,936 3.9% 28,510 19.7% +0.4% +4.4% Bexley & Bromley 3,830 1.9% 19,948 11.8% -0.1% +1.9% Brent & Harrow 4,075 2.6% 17,508 14.1% -0.0% +3.0% City & East 4,817 2.6% 21,119 14.5% -0.2% +4.0% Croydon & Sutton 3,993 2.3% 18,475 12.5% -0.0% +2.0% Ealing & Hillingdon 4,829 2.8% 21,731 15.1% -0.0% +3.3% Enfield & Haringey 5,729 3.6% 23,495 18.3% +0.1% +3.3% Greenwich & Lewisham 5,930 4.0% 23,950 19.1% +0.2% +4.2% Havering & Redbridge 2,906 1.8% 15,814 11.4% -0.4% +1.3% Lambeth & Southwark 7,190 4.4% 27,643 19.9% +0.7% +4.3% Merton & Wandsworth 5,850 3.5% 26,193 18.7% +0.2% +3.9% North East 9,790 5.0% 36,731 22.4% +0.5% +4.8% South West 6,061 3.2% 25,411 15.7% +0.1% +2.6% West Central 5,438 3.3% 25,199 19.2% -0.0% +4.5%

Sources: House of Commons Library; London Elects

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British National Party

Candidate Richard Barnbrook Julian Leppert

Total Votes 2008 2004 change 1st preference 69,710 58,405 11,305 2nd preference 128,609 70,736 57,873

Share of vote 2008 2004 % change 1st preference 2.9% 3.1% -0.2% 2nd preference 6.4% 4.4% +2.0%

Constituency results 2008 results % change since 2004 1st pref % vote 2nd pref % vote 1st pref 2nd pref Barnet & Camden 2,778 1.6% 4,998 3.5% -0.3% +0.6% Bexley & Bromley 8,950 4.5% 20,011 11.9% +0.2% +5.3% Brent & Harrow 2,622 1.7% 4,881 3.9% -0.1% +1.0% City & East 10,214 5.6% 11,986 8.2% +0.0% +2.3% Croydon & Sutton 5,845 3.4% 11,420 7.7% +0.2% +2.6% Ealing & Hillingdon 5,794 3.3% 11,103 7.7% -0.5% +2.4% Enfield & Haringey 3,293 2.1% 6,215 4.8% -0.7% +0.8% Greenwich & Lewisham 5,170 3.5% 8,872 7.1% -0.6% +2.1% Havering & Redbridge 9,563 5.8% 17,362 12.5% +0.2% +5.0% Lambeth & Southwark 2,448 1.5% 4,636 3.3% -0.0% +0.8% Merton & Wandsworth 2,883 1.7% 5,956 4.3% -0.4% +0.8% North East 3,776 1.9% 7,480 4.6% -0.7% +0.9% South West 4,491 2.4% 8,561 5.3% -0.1% +1.7% West Central 1,883 1.1% 5,128 3.9% -0.4% +0.9%

Sources: House of Commons Library; London Elects

Christian People's Alliance

Candidate Alan Craig Ram Gidoomal

Total Votes 2008 2004 change 1st preference 39,249 41,696 -2,447 2nd preference 80,140 56,721 23,419

Share of vote 2008 2004 % change 1st preference 1.6% 2.2% -0.6% 2nd preference 4.0% 3.6% +0.4%

Constituency results 2008 results % change since 2004 1st pref % vote 2nd pref % vote 1st pref 2nd pref Barnet & Camden 1,884 1.1% 4,120 2.8% -0.5% +0.1% Bexley & Bromley 2,884 1.4% 6,655 3.9% -0.6% +0.5% Brent & Harrow 2,573 1.7% 4,595 3.7% -1.0% -0.6% City & East 4,906 2.7% 7,975 5.5% -0.3% +1.8% Croydon & Sutton 3,463 2.0% 6,880 4.7% -1.0% +0.1% Ealing & Hillingdon 2,679 1.5% 6,327 4.4% -0.6% +0.7% Enfield & Haringey 2,857 1.8% 5,299 4.1% -0.3% +0.7% Greenwich & Lewisham 3,007 2.0% 6,611 5.3% -0.7% +1.5% Havering & Redbridge 2,957 1.8% 5,505 4.0% -0.3% +0.8% Lambeth & Southwark 2,838 1.7% 5,513 4.0% -0.8% +0.1% Merton & Wandsworth 2,363 1.4% 5,141 3.7% -0.7% -0.0% North East 3,067 1.6% 5,645 3.4% -0.6% +0.3% South West 2,180 1.2% 5,187 3.2% -0.7% -0.1% West Central 1,591 1.0% 4,687 3.6% -0.6% +0.3%

Sources: House of Commons Library; London Elects

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UK Independence Party

Candidate Gerard Batten Frank Maloney

Total Votes 2008 2004 change 1st preference 22,422 115,665 -93,243 2nd preference 113,651 193,157 -79,506

Share of vote 2008 2004 % change 1st preference 0.9% 6.2% -5.3% 2nd preference 5.7% 12.1% -6.5%

Constituency results 2008 results % change since 2004 1st pref % vote 2nd pref % vote 1st pref 2nd pref Barnet & Camden 1,036 0.6% 6,778 4.7% -3.7% -5.7% Bexley & Bromley 2,904 1.4% 16,661 9.9% -9.1% -8.9% Brent & Harrow 1,341 0.9% 5,324 4.3% -3.2% -5.5% City & East 1,916 1.1% 6,698 4.6% -6.2% -6.4% Croydon & Sutton 2,158 1.2% 11,323 7.7% -6.4% -6.7% Ealing & Hillingdon 1,745 1.0% 8,666 6.0% -5.7% -6.9% Enfield & Haringey 1,363 0.9% 6,209 4.8% -4.5% -6.2% Greenwich & Lewisham 1,647 1.1% 6,695 5.3% -6.6% -6.8% Havering & Redbridge 2,537 1.5% 12,144 8.7% -8.1% -8.5% Lambeth & Southwark 848 0.5% 4,360 3.1% -3.3% -4.7% Merton & Wandsworth 1,056 0.6% 6,517 4.7% -3.9% -6.1% North East 1,396 0.7% 6,051 3.7% -4.3% -5.3% South West 1,563 0.8% 9,207 5.7% -4.5% -5.6% West Central 912 0.6% 7,018 5.3% -2.9% -6.1%

Sources: House of Commons Library; London Elects

Left List

Candidate Lindsey German

Total Votes 2008 2004 change 1st preference 16,796 … … 2nd preference 35,057 … …

Share of vote 2008 2004 % change 1st preference 0.7% … … 2nd preference 1.7% … …

Constituency results 2008 results % change since 2004 1st pref % vote 2nd pref % vote 1st pref 2nd pref Barnet & Camden 1,251 0.7% 2,856 2.0% … … Bexley & Bromley 670 0.3% 1,673 1.0% … … Brent & Harrow 1,085 0.7% 2,055 1.7% … … City & East 1,851 1.0% 4,099 2.8% … … Croydon & Sutton 788 0.5% 1,686 1.1% … … Ealing & Hillingdon 1,046 0.6% 2,265 1.6% … … Enfield & Haringey 2,048 1.3% 3,044 2.4% … … Greenwich & Lewisham 1,144 0.8% 2,455 2.0% … … Havering & Redbridge 671 0.4% 1,669 1.2% … … Lambeth & Southwark 1,199 0.7% 2,487 1.8% … … Merton & Wandsworth 872 0.5% 1,983 1.4% … … North East 2,310 1.2% 4,454 2.7% … … South West 961 0.5% 2,220 1.4% … … West Central 900 0.5% 2,111 1.6% … …

Sources: House of Commons Library; London Elects

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English Democrats

Candidate Matt O'Connor

Total Votes 2008 2004 change 1st preference 10,695 … … 2nd preference 73,538 … …

Share of vote 2008 2004 % change 1st preference 0.4% … … 2nd preference 3.7% … …

Constituency results 2008 results % change since 2004 1st pref % vote 2nd pref % vote 1st pref 2nd pref Barnet & Camden 587 0.3% 4,091 2.8% … … Bexley & Bromley 1,156 0.6% 9,735 5.8% … … Brent & Harrow 589 0.4% 3,594 2.9% … … City & East 882 0.5% 4,871 3.3% … … Croydon & Sutton 1,035 0.6% 7,286 4.9% … … Ealing & Hillingdon 911 0.5% 5,591 3.9% … … Enfield & Haringey 658 0.4% 3,833 3.0% … … Greenwich & Lewisham 764 0.5% 4,296 3.4% … … Havering & Redbridge 1,050 0.6% 6,998 5.0% … … Lambeth & Southwark 506 0.3% 3,422 2.5% … … Merton & Wandsworth 510 0.3% 4,670 3.3% … … North East 820 0.4% 4,766 2.9% … … South West 801 0.4% 5,982 3.7% … … West Central 426 0.3% 4,403 3.4% … …

Sources: House of Commons Library; London Elects

Independent

Candidate Winston McKenzie

Total Votes 2008 2004 change 1st preference 5,389 … … 2nd preference 38,954 … …

Share of vote 2008 2004 % change 1st preference 0.2% … … 2nd preference 1.9% … …

Constituency results 2008 results % change since 2004 1st pref % vote 2nd pref % vote 1st pref 2nd pref Barnet & Camden 276 0.2% 2,609 1.8% … … Bexley & Bromley 306 0.2% 3,048 1.8% … … Brent & Harrow 469 0.3% 2,921 2.4% … … City & East 566 0.3% 2,861 2.0% … … Croydon & Sutton 505 0.3% 3,736 2.5% … … Ealing & Hillingdon 420 0.2% 2,697 1.9% … … Enfield & Haringey 415 0.3% 2,408 1.9% … … Greenwich & Lewisham 345 0.2% 2,255 1.8% … … Havering & Redbridge 368 0.2% 2,810 2.0% … … Lambeth & Southwark 392 0.2% 2,379 1.7% … … Merton & Wandsworth 286 0.2% 2,573 1.8% … … North East 482 0.2% 2,704 1.6% … … South West 299 0.2% 2,946 1.8% … … West Central 260 0.2% 3,007 2.3% … …

Sources: House of Commons Library; London Elects

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Barnet & Camden

Mayoral vote: Summary 2008 and change 2004-2008

CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA LEFT UKIP E.DEM IND TOTAL

1st pref votes 81,718 63,912 17,606 6,936 2,778 1,884 1,251 1,036 587 276 177,984 2nd pref votes 17,971 20,259 52,505 28,510 4,998 4,120 2,856 6,778 4,091 2,609 144,697

1st pref % vote 45.9% 35.9% 9.9% 3.9% 1.6% 1.1% 0.7% 0.6% 0.3% 0.2% 100.0% 2nd pref % vote 12.4% 14.0% 36.3% 19.7% 3.5% 2.8% 2.0% 4.7% 2.8% 1.8% 100.0%

1st pref % change +12.6% -1.8% -4.6% +0.4% -0.3% -0.5% … -3.7% … … … 2nd pref % change -1.5% -0.9% +3.8% +4.4% +0.6% +0.1% … -5.7% … … …

60% 2008: 1st preference share of vote Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes 50% 45.9% 35.9% Electorate 376,818 40% Turnout 47.2% 30% change since 2004 +9.8% 20% 9.9% 10% 3.9% Rejected 1st pref votes 2,452 Rejected 2nd pref votes 33,287 0% CON LAB LD GREEN

Bexley & Bromley

Mayoral vote: Summary 2008 and change 2004-2008

CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA LEFT UKIP E.DEM IND TOTAL

1st pref votes 122,052 40,670 17,332 3,830 8,950 2,884 670 2,904 1,156 306 200,754 2nd pref votes 21,562 15,650 53,841 19,948 20,011 6,655 1,673 16,661 9,735 3,048 168,784

1st pref % vote 60.8% 20.3% 8.6% 1.9% 4.5% 1.4% 0.3% 1.4% 0.6% 0.2% 100.0% 2nd pref % vote 12.8% 9.3% 31.9% 11.8% 11.9% 3.9% 1.0% 9.9% 5.8% 1.8% 100.0%

1st pref % change +23.8% -5.2% -8.9% -0.1% +0.2% -0.6% … -9.1% … … … 2nd pref % change -3.4% -2.6% +3.1% +1.9% +5.3% +0.5% … -8.9% … … …

2008: 1st preference share of vote Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes 70% 60.8% 60% Electorate 407,003 50% Turnout 49.3% 40% change since 2004 +8.8% 30% 20.3% 20% 8.6% 4.5% Rejected 1st pref votes 2,392 10% Rejected 2nd pref votes 31,970 0% CON LAB LD BNP

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Brent & Harrow

Mayoral vote: Summary 2008 and change 2004-2008

CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA LEFT UKIP E.DEM IND TOTAL

1st pref votes 61,825 65,862 14,502 4,075 2,622 2,573 1,085 1,341 589 469 154,943 2nd pref votes 18,454 22,122 42,328 17,508 4,881 4,595 2,055 5,324 3,594 2,921 123,782

1st pref % vote 39.9% 42.5% 9.4% 2.6% 1.7% 1.7% 0.7% 0.9% 0.4% 0.3% 100.0% 2nd pref % vote 14.9% 17.9% 34.2% 14.1% 3.9% 3.7% 1.7% 4.3% 2.9% 2.4% 100.0%

1st pref % change +9.6% +2.8% -5.5% -0.0% -0.1% -1.0% … -3.2% … … … 2nd pref % change -0.4% +0.1% +3.7% +3.0% +1.0% -0.6% … -5.5% … … …

2008: 1st preference share of vote Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes 50% 39.9% 42.5% 40% Electorate 367,337 30% Turnout 42.2% change since 2004 +5.5% 20% 9.4% 10% 2.6% Rejected 1st pref votes 3,585 Rejected 2nd pref votes 31,161 0% CON LAB LD GREEN

City & East (boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Newham, and Tower Hamlets, and City of London)

Mayoral vote: Summary 2008 and change 2004-2008

CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA LEFT UKIP E.DEM IND TOTAL

1st pref votes 49,666 94,921 12,724 4,817 10,214 4,906 1,851 1,916 882 566 182,463 2nd pref votes 21,177 28,029 37,331 21,119 11,986 7,975 4,099 6,698 4,871 2,861 146,146

1st pref % vote 27.2% 52.0% 7.0% 2.6% 5.6% 2.7% 1.0% 1.1% 0.5% 0.3% 100.0% 2nd pref % vote 14.5% 19.2% 25.5% 14.5% 8.2% 5.5% 2.8% 4.6% 3.3% 2.0% 100.0%

1st pref % change +8.8% +14.7% -4.9% -0.2% +0.0% -0.3% … -6.2% … … … 2nd pref % change +0.7% +0.7% +3.1% +4.0% +2.3% +1.8% … -6.4% … … …

2008: 1st preference share of vote Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes 60% 52.0% 50% Electorate 470,863 40% 27.2% Turnout 38.8% 30% change since 2004 +7.0% 20% 7.0% 10% 5.6% Rejected 1st pref votes 5,105 Rejected 2nd pref votes 36,317 0% CON LAB LD BNP

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Croydon & Sutton

Mayoral vote: Summary 2008 and change 2004-2008

CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA LEFT UKIP E.DEM IND TOTAL

1st pref votes 85,480 50,098 20,811 3,993 5,845 3,463 788 2,158 1,035 505 174,176 2nd pref votes 20,681 18,857 47,156 18,475 11,420 6,880 1,686 11,323 7,286 3,736 147,500

1st pref % vote 49.1% 28.8% 11.9% 2.3% 3.4% 2.0% 0.5% 1.2% 0.6% 0.3% 100.0% 2nd pref % vote 14.0% 12.8% 32.0% 12.5% 7.7% 4.7% 1.1% 7.7% 4.9% 2.5% 100.0%

1st pref % change +15.8% -2.1% -5.5% -0.0% +0.2% -1.0% … -6.4% … … … 2nd pref % change -1.2% -1.9% +2.4% +2.0% +2.6% +0.1% … -6.7% … … …

2008: 1st preference share of vote 60% Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes 49.1% 50% Electorate 360,221 40% 28.8% Turnout 48.4% 30% change since 2004 +11.6% 20% 11.9% 10% 3.4% Rejected 1st pref votes 2,578 Rejected 2nd pref votes 26,676 0% CON LAB LD BNP

Ealing & Hillingdon

Mayoral vote: Summary 2008 and change 2004-2008

CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA LEFT UKIP E.DEM IND TOTAL

1st pref votes 80,368 59,920 15,754 4,829 5,794 2,679 1,046 1,745 911 420 173,466 2nd pref votes 19,484 23,048 42,833 21,731 11,103 6,327 2,265 8,666 5,591 2,697 143,745

1st pref % vote 46.3% 34.5% 9.1% 2.8% 3.3% 1.5% 0.6% 1.0% 0.5% 0.2% 100.0% 2nd pref % vote 13.6% 16.0% 29.8% 15.1% 7.7% 4.4% 1.6% 6.0% 3.9% 1.9% 100.0%

1st pref % change +16.5% -2.1% -4.9% -0.0% -0.5% -0.6% … -5.7% … … … 2nd pref % change -1.2% -0.2% +2.0% +3.3% +2.4% +0.7% … -6.9% … … …

2008: 1st preference share of vote Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes 60% 46.3% 50% Electorate 401,671 40% 34.5% Turnout 43.2% 30% change since 2004 +7.1% 20% 9.1% 10% 3.3% Rejected 1st pref votes 3,527 Rejected 2nd pref votes 29,724 0% CON LAB LD BNP

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Enfield & Haringey

Mayoral vote: Summary 2008 and change 2004-2008

CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA LEFT UKIP E.DEM IND TOTAL

1st pref votes 60,239 66,683 15,622 5,729 3,293 2,857 2,048 1,363 658 415 158,907 2nd pref votes 16,364 20,973 40,785 23,495 6,215 5,299 3,044 6,209 3,833 2,408 128,625

1st pref % vote 37.9% 42.0% 9.8% 3.6% 2.1% 1.8% 1.3% 0.9% 0.4% 0.3% 100.0% 2nd pref % vote 12.7% 16.3% 31.7% 18.3% 4.8% 4.1% 2.4% 4.8% 3.0% 1.9% 100.0%

1st pref % change +10.7% +0.7% -3.4% +0.1% -0.7% -0.3% … -4.5% … … … 2nd pref % change -0.2% +0.3% +3.0% +3.3% +0.8% +0.7% … -6.2% … … …

2008: 1st preference share of vote Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes 60% 50% 42.0% 37.9% Electorate 351,536 40% Turnout 45.2% 30% change since 2004 +10.2% 20% 9.8% 10% 3.6% Rejected 1st pref votes 3,082 Rejected 2nd pref votes 30,282 0% CON LAB LD GREEN

Greenwich & Lewisham

Mayoral vote: Summary 2008 and change 2004-2008

CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA LEFT UKIP E.DEM IND TOTAL

1st pref votes 51,151 63,043 15,009 5,930 5,170 3,007 1,144 1,647 764 345 147,210 2nd pref votes 14,124 20,958 35,318 23,950 8,872 6,611 2,455 6,695 4,296 2,255 125,534

1st pref % vote 34.7% 42.8% 10.2% 4.0% 3.5% 2.0% 0.8% 1.1% 0.5% 0.2% 100.0% 2nd pref % vote 11.3% 16.7% 28.1% 19.1% 7.1% 5.3% 2.0% 5.3% 3.4% 1.8% 100.0%

1st pref % change +14.8% +0.3% -6.1% +0.2% -0.6% -0.7% … -6.6% … … … 2nd pref % change -0.8% +0.1% -0.0% +4.2% +2.1% +1.5% … -6.8% … … …

2008: 1st preference share of vote Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes 60% 50% 42.8% Electorate 347,252 40% 34.7% Turnout 42.4% 30% change since 2004 +8.2% 20% 10.2% 10% 4.0% Rejected 1st pref votes 2,261 Rejected 2nd pref votes 21,676 0% CON LAB LD GREEN

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Havering & Redbridge

Mayoral vote: Summary 2008 and change 2004-2008

CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA LEFT UKIP E.DEM IND TOTAL

1st pref votes 87,302 45,915 12,149 2,906 9,563 2,957 671 2,537 1,050 368 165,418 2nd pref votes 19,649 15,866 41,283 15,814 17,362 5,505 1,669 12,144 6,998 2,810 139,100

1st pref % vote 52.8% 27.8% 7.3% 1.8% 5.8% 1.8% 0.4% 1.5% 0.6% 0.2% 100.0% 2nd pref % vote 14.1% 11.4% 29.7% 11.4% 12.5% 4.0% 1.2% 8.7% 5.0% 2.0% 100.0%

1st pref % change +17.4% -2.1% -4.3% -0.4% +0.2% -0.3% … -8.1% … … … 2nd pref % change -1.3% -1.6% +3.2% +1.3% +5.0% +0.8% … -8.5% … … …

2008: 1st preference share of vote Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes 60% 52.8% 50% Electorate 369,407 40% 27.8% Turnout 44.8% 30% change since 2004 +7.0% 20% 7.3% 10% 5.8% Rejected 1st pref votes 2,683 Rejected 2nd pref votes 26,317 0% CON LAB LD BNP

Lambeth & Southwark

Mayoral vote: Summary 2008 and change 2004-2008

CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA LEFT UKIP E.DEM IND TOTAL

1st pref votes 47,754 80,172 20,530 7,190 2,448 2,838 1,199 848 506 392 163,877 2nd pref votes 15,157 26,268 47,063 27,643 4,636 5,513 2,487 4,360 3,422 2,379 138,928

1st pref % vote 29.1% 48.9% 12.5% 4.4% 1.5% 1.7% 0.7% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% 100.0% 2nd pref % vote 10.9% 18.9% 33.9% 19.9% 3.3% 4.0% 1.8% 3.1% 2.5% 1.7% 100.0%

1st pref % change +12.4% +2.9% -10.0% +0.7% -0.0% -0.8% … -3.3% … … … 2nd pref % change +0.0% -0.8% +1.7% +4.3% +0.8% +0.1% … -4.7% … … …

2008: 1st preference share of vote 60% Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes 48.9% 50% Electorate 395,202 40% 29.1% Turnout 41.5% 30% change since 2004 +9.1% 20% 12.5% 10% 4.4% Rejected 1st pref votes 2,816 Rejected 2nd pref votes 24,949 0% CON LAB LD GREEN

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Merton & Wandsworth

Mayoral vote: Summary 2008 and change 2004-2008

CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA LEFT UKIP E.DEM IND TOTAL

1st pref votes 77,236 60,636 16,167 5,850 2,883 2,363 872 1,056 510 286 167,859 2nd pref votes 17,390 22,298 47,300 26,193 5,956 5,141 1,983 6,517 4,670 2,573 140,021

1st pref % vote 46.0% 36.1% 9.6% 3.5% 1.7% 1.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.3% 0.2% 100.0% 2nd pref % vote 12.4% 15.9% 33.8% 18.7% 4.3% 3.7% 1.4% 4.7% 3.3% 1.8% 100.0%

1st pref % change +14.4% -3.9% -3.5% +0.2% -0.4% -0.7% … -3.9% … … … 2nd pref % change -1.4% +0.2% +2.7% +3.9% +0.8% -0.0% … -6.1% … … …

2008: 1st preference share of vote Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes 60% 50% 46.0% 36.1% Electorate 362,542 40% Turnout 46.3% 30% change since 2004 +8.8% 20% 9.6% 10% 3.5% Rejected 1st pref votes 2,297 Rejected 2nd pref votes 28,010 0% CON LAB LD GREEN

North East (boroughs of Hackney, Islington, and Waltham Forest)

Mayoral vote: Summary 2008 and change 2004-2008

CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA LEFT UKIP E.DEM IND TOTAL

1st pref votes 57,394 96,402 19,641 9,790 3,776 3,067 2,310 1,396 820 482 195,078 2nd pref votes 17,970 29,159 49,381 36,731 7,480 5,645 4,454 6,051 4,766 2,704 164,341

1st pref % vote 29.4% 49.4% 10.1% 5.0% 1.9% 1.6% 1.2% 0.7% 0.4% 0.2% 100.0% 2nd pref % vote 10.9% 17.7% 30.0% 22.4% 4.6% 3.4% 2.7% 3.7% 2.9% 1.6% 100.0%

1st pref % change +9.8% +4.2% -3.7% +0.5% -0.7% -0.6% … -4.3% … … … 2nd pref % change -0.1% +0.8% +2.3% +4.8% +0.9% +0.3% … -5.3% … … …

2008: 1st preference share of vote Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes 60% 49.4% 50% Electorate 451,787 40% 29.4% Turnout 43.2% 30% change since 2004 +10.3% 20% 10.1% 10% 5.0% Rejected 1st pref votes 3,271 Rejected 2nd pref votes 30,737 0% CON LAB LD GREEN

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South West (boroughs of Hounslow, Kingston-upon-Thames, and Richmond-upon-Thames)

Mayoral vote: Summary 2008 and change 2004-2008

CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA LEFT UKIP E.DEM IND TOTAL

1st pref votes 90,061 57,938 25,009 6,061 4,491 2,180 961 1,563 801 299 189,364 2nd pref votes 21,741 22,822 57,588 25,411 8,561 5,187 2,220 9,207 5,982 2,946 161,665

1st pref % vote 47.6% 30.6% 13.2% 3.2% 2.4% 1.2% 0.5% 0.8% 0.4% 0.2% 100.0% 2nd pref % vote 13.4% 14.1% 35.6% 15.7% 5.3% 3.2% 1.4% 5.7% 3.7% 1.8% 100.0%

1st pref % change +17.1% -4.6% -5.9% +0.1% -0.1% -0.7% … -4.5% … … … 2nd pref % change -0.9% -1.8% +3.4% +2.6% +1.7% -0.1% … -5.6% … … …

2008: 1st preference share of vote Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes 60% 47.6% 50% Electorate 415,092 40% 30.6% Turnout 45.6% 30% change since 2004 +6.3% 20% 13.2% 10% 3.2% Rejected 1st pref votes 2,547 Rejected 2nd pref votes 27,699 0% CON LAB LD GREEN

West Central (boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, and Westminster)

Mayoral vote: Summary 2008 and change 2004-2008

CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA LEFT UKIP E.DEM IND TOTAL

1st pref votes 91,515 47,705 13,829 5,438 1,883 1,591 900 912 426 260 164,459 2nd pref votes 16,068 16,889 46,700 25,199 5,128 4,687 2,111 7,018 4,403 3,007 131,210

1st pref % vote 55.6% 29.0% 8.4% 3.3% 1.1% 1.0% 0.5% 0.6% 0.3% 0.2% 100.0% 2nd pref % vote 12.2% 12.9% 35.6% 19.2% 3.9% 3.6% 1.6% 5.3% 3.4% 2.3% 100.0%

1st pref % change +14.2% -2.9% -5.0% -0.0% -0.4% -0.6% … -2.9% … … … 2nd pref % change -2.9% -0.8% +3.9% +4.5% +0.9% +0.3% … -6.1% … … …

2008: 1st preference share of vote Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes 70% 55.6% 60% Electorate 343,182 50% Turnout 47.9% 40% 29.0% change since 2004 +13.6% 30% 20% 8.4% 3.3% Rejected 1st pref votes 2,436 10% Rejected 2nd pref votes 33,249 0% CON LAB LD GREEN

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II

A. Summary

Members of the London Assembly are elected by the (AMS), the electoral system also used for elections to the and National Assembly for Wales. Under the AMS system, electors have two votes. The first vote is used to elect a member for the constituency in which the voter is registered, and the second vote is cast for a party (or independent) candidate on a London-wide list.

Voters choose one member for their constituency using the first-past-the-post system. 14 London Assembly constituency members are elected in this way. The second vote is cast for a (or independent candidate) to elect the 11 London-wide Assembly members. These seats are allocated to ensure the overall distribution of seats in the Assembly reflects the proportion of votes cast for each party or independent candidate. In the case of party (or independent) votes, the successful candidates are drawn, in order, from the party lists which are available to voters for inspection before the election.

The AMS system produces an Assembly where more than one-half the members are elected to represent single member constituencies, and where each party’s share of London Assembly seats better reflects its overall share of the vote. This method aims to ensure that there are Assembly members with whom the electorate can identify on a geographical basis but, overall, the outcome is broadly proportional to the shares of the vote for parties and independent candidates.

Labour gained one seat (Brent and Harrow) in the 2008 Assembly elections and retained two London-wide (“top-up”) seats, increasing their seat total from seven to eight. The Conservatives gained three top-up seats but lost the constituency of Brent and Harrow, meaning they made a net gain of two seats overall, taking their seat total from nine to 11. As a result, the Conservatives continued as the largest party in the Assembly, albeit without an overall majority.

The Liberal Democrats lost two top-up seats, reducing their seat total from five to three. The Greens retained two top-up seats. The British National Party won their first top-up seat – the BNP polled 0.4 per cent above the five per cent threshold necessary to be eligible for a seat on the Assembly.

Of the 25 Assembly members elected, eight are women, three fewer women than after the 2004 elections. The Conservatives have one female member, Labour has four, the Liberal Democrats have two, and the Greens have one.

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2008 London Assembly elections: elected members

Party Member Seat Conservative South West Conservative Top-Up Conservative Richard Barnes Ealing & Hillingdon Conservative Top-Up Conservative Top-Up Conservative Bexley & Bromley Conservative Brian Coleman Barnet & Camden Conservative Roger Evans Havering & Redbridge Conservative Kit Malthouse West Central Conservative Stephen O'Connell Croydon & Sutton Conservative Richard Tracey Merton & Wandsworth Labour Jeanette Arnold North East Labour John Biggs City & East Labour Greenwich & Lewisham Labour Top-Up Labour Joanne McCartney Enfield & Haringey Labour Brent & Harrow Labour Valerie Shawcross Lambeth & Southwark Labour Murad Qureshi Top-Up Liberal Democrat Dee Doocey Top-Up Liberal Democrat Top-Up Liberal Democrat Michael Tuffrey Top-Up Green Darren Johnson Top-Up Green Jenny Jones Top-Up British National Party Richard Barnbrook Top-Up

Seats by party

2008 2004 Party constituency top-up total constituency top-up total Conservative 8 3 11 9 0 9 Labour 6 2 8 5 2 7 Liberal Democrat 0 3 3 0 5 5 Green 0 2 2 0 2 2 British National Party 0 1 1 0 0 0 UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 2 2 TOTAL 141125 141125

The Conservatives’ share of the vote in the London Assembly constituency elections was 37.4 per cent, an increase of 5.9 percentage points compared to 2004. Eight Conservative constituency members of the London Assembly were elected. The party fared particularly well in West Central (53.4 per cent), Bexley and Bromley (52.6 per cent), and Havering and Redbridge (47.7 per cent), but their performance was much weaker in City and East (17.5 per cent), Lambeth and Southwark (20.1 per cent), and North East (23.3 per cent). The Conservatives made particularly significant gains compared to 2004 in Havering and Redbridge (+13.1 percentage points), Bexley and Bromley (+12.2% points), and Ealing and Hillingdon (+10.7% points). Their vote share in City and East fell by 0.7 percentage points. The Conservatives polled 34.6 per cent in the London-wide (top-up) ballot, and three Conservative London-wide members were elected to the Assembly.

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Labour’s share of the vote in the constituency elections across London was 28.0 per cent, down by 3.2 percentage points compared to the elections held in 2004. Six Labour constituency members of the London Assembly were elected. The party gained the constituency of Brent and Harrow from the Conservatives. The Labour vote share was relatively strong in North East (37.9 per cent), Brent and Harrow (37.3 per cent), and Lambeth and Southwark (37.2 per cent). Labour’s vote was much lower in Bexley and Bromley (15.0 per cent), South West (16.0 per cent), and Croydon and Sutton (19.5 per cent). Labour made significant gains compared to 2004 in North East (+8.9 percentage points) and Brent and Harrow (+7.3% points), but their vote share fell by one percentage point in South West. Labour polled 27.6 per cent in the London-wide (top-up) ballot and two London-wide members were elected.

The Liberal Democrats’ share of the vote in the constituency elections was 13.7 per cent, down by 4.9 percentage points compared to 2004. The party’s vote share varied considerably across the London constituencies. Their share of the vote was highest in South West (26.5 per cent), Lambeth and Southwark (22.7 per cent), and Croydon and Sutton (18.6 per cent). The party fared worse in West Central (9.8 per cent), Havering and Redbridge (7.6 per cent), and City and East (7.5 per cent). In all 14 constituencies, the Liberal Democrats performance in terms of share of the constituency vote was lower than in 2004, notably in Bexley and Bromley (-8.2 percentage points), City and East (-6.5% points), and Ealing and Hillingdon (-6.4% points). The Liberal Democrats polled 11.4 per cent in the London-wide (top-up) ballot. Three London-wide Liberal Democrat Assembly members were returned – a net loss of two seats compared to 2004.

The Green Party’s vote share across London in the constituency elections was 8.1 per cent. Their vote share increased by 0.3 percentage points compared to 2004. Like the Liberal Democrats, the party’s vote share varied quite markedly. They polled particularly well in North East (13.3 per cent), Lambeth and Southwark (11.0 per cent), and Greenwich and Lewisham (10.6 per cent), but less favourably in Bexley and Bromley (4.6 per cent), Croydon and Sutton (5.2 per cent), and Havering and Redbridge (5.5 per cent). In all but three London constituencies, the Greens’ share of the vote increased compared to 2004, albeit by less than one percentage point. Their vote share fell by one percentage point in Enfield and Haringey. The Greens polled 8.4 per cent in the London- wide (top-up) ballot, and they retained two London-wide (top-up) members on the Assembly.

The British National Party fielded one candidate in the constituency ballot, Robert Bailey in City and East. Bailey secured 0.7 per cent of the vote in that constituency. In the London-wide member ballot, the BNP polled 5.4 per cent of the vote. Richard Barnbrook was elected as a London-wide (top-up) member of the Assembly, and became the first ever BNP candidate elected to the London Assembly. The BNP’s vote share in the London-wide ballot was particularly strong in Havering and Redbridge (11.5 per cent), City and East (9.9 per cent) and Bexley and Bromley (8.9 per cent), but weakest in West Central (2.4 per cent) and Barnet and Camden (2.9 per cent). In Havering and Redbridge, the party’s vote share rose by 3.4 percentage points compared to 2004, although in Enfield and Haringey the BNP vote fell by 0.6 percentage points.

The National Front fielded candidates in five London Assembly constituencies. In Greenwich and Lewisham, the NF secured 5.8 per cent of the vote alongside 5.6 per

24 RESEARCH PAPER 08/47 cent in Bexley and Bromley. The party did not stand in the London-wide (top-up) ballot. No National Front candidates were elected as members of the London Assembly.

The UK Independence Party secured 3.0 per cent of the vote in the constituency ballot and 1.9 per cent in the London-wide (top-up) election. In 2004, two UKIP members were elected to the Assembly in the London-wide ballot; the party lost both seats in the 2008 elections.

The English Democrats polled 1.5 per cent in the constituency ballot and 1.1 per cent in the London-wide (top-up) election. Left List polled 1.4 per cent and 0.9 per cent respectively. ’s polled 2.5 per cent in the London-wide election and Unity for and polled 0.3 per cent, also in the top-up ballot. The Christian People’s Alliance (standing as “Christian Choice”) fielded candidates in all 14 London constituencies and also stood in the London-wide election. The CPA secured 2.7 per cent of the vote in the constituency ballot and 2.9 per cent in the London-wide (top-up) ballot.

Abolish the Congestion Charge polled 2.6 per cent of the vote in the London-wide (top- up) election, its highest vote share was recorded in West Central where the Congestion Charge currently operates – 4.1 per cent. ’s One London party polled 0.1 per cent of the vote in the London-wide ballot.

Free England, Animals Count, Socialist Alternative, and the Socialist Party each polled 0.1 per cent of the vote in the constituency ballot. The Independents polled 0.2 per cent in the London-wide election, and Veritas polled just 510 votes in Barnet and Camden in the constituency ballot.

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2008 Greater London Authority elections: Constituency member vote Votes CON LAB LD GREEN UKIP CPA ENG DEM LEFT ELECTORATE

Barnet & Camden 72,659 52,966 22,213 16,782 3,678 3,536 2,146 2,074 376,818 Bexley & Bromley 105,162 29,925 21,244 9,261 8,021 4,408 2,907 1,050 407,003 Brent & Harrow 56,067 57,716 19,299 10,129 3,021 4,180 2,150 2,287 367,337 City & East 32,082 63,635 13,724 11,478 3,078 7,306 2,048 2,274 470,863 Croydon & Sutton 76,477 33,812 32,335 8,969 9,440 6,910 4,186 1,361 360,221 Ealing & Hillingdon 74,710 46,072 18,004 12,606 4,465 5,100 1,853 2,390 401,671 Enfield & Haringey 51,263 52,665 23,550 12,473 4,682 5,779 2,282 5,639 351,536 Greenwich & Lewisham 37,040 53,174 18,174 15,607 3,910 5,079 1,716 2,045 347,252 Havering & Redbridge 78,493 35,468 12,443 9,126 12,203 5,533 6,487 1,473 369,407 Lambeth & Southwark 32,835 60,601 36,953 18,011 3,012 4,432 1,867 1,956 395,202 Merton & Wandsworth 75,103 48,810 17,187 14,124 4,286 4,053 2,160 1,714 362,542 North East 45,114 73,551 28,973 25,845 5,349 5,323 3,637 6,019 451,787 South West 76,913 30,190 49,985 12,774 3,779 3,718 1,874 1,526 415,092 West Central 86,651 35,270 15,934 16,874 3,060 … 1,858 1,630 343,182 TOTAL 900,569 673,855 330,018 194,059 71,984 65,357 37,171 33,438 5,419,913

OTHER PARTIES (parties standing in fewer than 7 constituencies) NF RES BNP IND F ENG AC SA SP VERITAS TOTAL VOTES TURNOUT

Barnet & Camden … … … … … … … … 510 176,564 46.9% Bexley & Bromley 11,288 … … 6,684 … … … … … 199,950 49.1% Brent & Harrow … … … … … … … … … 154,849 42.2% City & East 2,350 26,760 18,020 701 … … … … … 183,456 39.0% Croydon & Sutton … … … … … … … … … 173,490 48.2% Ealing & Hillingdon 7,939 … … … … … … … … 173,139 43.1% Enfield & Haringey … … … … … … … … … 158,333 45.0% Greenwich & Lewisham 8,509 … … … … … 1,587 … … 146,841 42.3% Havering & Redbridge … … … 3,450 … … … … … 164,676 44.6% Lambeth & Southwark … … … … … 1,828 … 1,588 … 163,083 41.3% Merton & Wandsworth … … … … … … … … … 167,437 46.2% North East … … … … … … … … … 193,811 42.9% South West 4,754 … … … 2,908 … … … … 188,421 45.4% West Central … … … 962 … … … … … 162,239 47.3% TOTAL 34,840 26,760 18,020 11,797 2,908 1,828 1,587 1,588 510 2,406,289 44.4%

% share of vote CON LAB LD GREEN UKIP CPA ENG DEM LEFT

Barnet & Camden 41.2% 30.0% 12.6% 9.5% 2.1% 2.0% 1.2% 1.2% Bexley & Bromley 52.6% 15.0% 10.6% 4.6% 4.0% 2.2% 1.5% 0.5% Brent & Harrow 36.2% 37.3% 12.5% 6.5% 2.0% 2.7% 1.4% 1.5% City & East 17.5% 34.7% 7.5% 6.3% 1.7% 4.0% 1.1% 1.2% Croydon & Sutton 44.1% 19.5% 18.6% 5.2% 5.4% 4.0% 2.4% 0.8% Ealing & Hillingdon 43.2% 26.6% 10.4% 7.3% 2.6% 2.9% 1.1% 1.4% Enfield & Haringey 32.4% 33.3% 14.9% 7.9% 3.0% 3.6% 1.4% 3.6% Greenwich & Lewisham 25.2% 36.2% 12.4% 10.6% 2.7% 3.5% 1.2% 1.4% Havering & Redbridge 47.7% 21.5% 7.6% 5.5% 7.4% 3.4% 3.9% 0.9% Lambeth & Southwark 20.1% 37.2% 22.7% 11.0% 1.8% 2.7% 1.1% 1.2% Merton & Wandsworth 44.9% 29.2% 10.3% 8.4% 2.6% 2.4% 1.3% 1.0% North East 23.3% 37.9% 14.9% 13.3% 2.8% 2.7% 1.9% 3.1% South West 40.8% 16.0% 26.5% 6.8% 2.0% 2.0% 1.0% 0.8% West Central 53.4% 21.7% 9.8% 10.4% 1.9% … 1.1% 1.0% TOTAL 37.4% 28.0% 13.7% 8.1% 3.0% 2.7% 1.5% 1.4%

OTHER PARTIES (parties standing in fewer than 7 constituencies) NF RES BNP IND F ENG AC SA SP VERITAS

Barnet & Camden … … … … … … … … 0.3% Bexley & Bromley 5.6% … … 3.3% … … … … … Brent & Harrow … …………… ……… City & East 1.3% 14.6% 9.8% 0.4% … … … … … Croydon & Sutton ……………………… Ealing & Hillingdon 4.6% … … … … … … … … Enfield & Haringey ……………………… Greenwich & Lewisham 5.8% … … … … … 1.1% … … Havering & Redbridge … … … 2.1% … … … … … Lambeth & Southwark … … … … … 1.1% … 1.0% … Merton & Wandsworth ……………………… North East … …………… ……… South West 2.5% … … … 1.5% … … … … West Central … … … 0.6% … … … … … TOTAL 1.4% 1.1% 0.7% 0.5% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%

Key: AC Animals Count NF National Front BNP British National Party RES Respect (George Galloway) CPA Christian People's Party/Christian Party (Christian Choice) SA Socialist Alternative F.Eng Free England SP Socialist Party IND Independent ** ** in Bexley & Bromley the Independent candidate stood as "Independents to save Queen Mary's Hospital" Source: House of Commons Library; London Elects

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2008 Greater London Authority elections: London-wide member vote Votes CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA ACC RESPECT

Barnet & Camden 67,882 48,299 19,986 18,056 5,134 3,401 4,430 3,376 Bexley & Bromley 98,267 30,900 19,238 10,507 17,730 5,668 4,963 1,104 Brent & Harrow 51,711 53,457 16,675 9,492 4,576 4,567 5,077 3,513 City & East 32,977 68,661 11,905 11,119 18,106 7,419 4,717 20,442 Croydon & Sutton 71,149 35,859 25,240 9,813 10,499 6,442 3,542 1,994 Ealing & Hillingdon 66,744 47,907 15,960 11,874 10,175 5,047 5,008 3,075 Enfield & Haringey 48,687 51,105 19,320 14,713 5,859 4,972 3,362 3,169 Greenwich & Lewisham 36,051 50,105 15,918 16,511 9,764 5,269 3,909 2,026 Havering & Redbridge 67,603 36,785 10,810 7,747 18,973 5,358 3,846 3,622 Lambeth & Southwark 33,466 58,554 28,071 20,711 4,945 4,823 4,603 2,910 Merton & Wandsworth 68,075 45,675 16,285 15,859 5,437 4,427 4,049 2,445 North East 41,973 68,382 23,563 27,228 7,506 5,350 4,753 6,333 South West 72,090 35,999 37,993 15,254 8,169 4,341 4,698 2,453 West Central 78,860 33,755 14,308 14,581 3,841 3,210 6,639 3,259 TOTAL 835,535 665,443 275,272 203,465 130,714 70,294 63,596 59,721

UKIP E DEM LEFT UPS IND ONE L TOTAL ELECTORATE TURNOUT

Barnet & Camden 2,284 1,398 1,925 390 124 183 176,868 376,818 46.9% Bexley & Bromley 7,171 3,095 950 239 100 198 200,130 407,003 49.2% Brent & Harrow 1,988 1,346 1,152 524 746 264 155,088 367,337 42.2% City & East 2,904 1,920 2,121 614 266 565 183,736 470,863 39.0% Croydon & Sutton 5,064 2,349 1,002 355 446 184 173,938 360,221 48.3% Ealing & Hillingdon 3,299 2,010 1,196 681 351 248 173,575 401,671 43.2% Enfield & Haringey 2,496 1,478 2,705 493 142 182 158,683 351,536 45.1% Greenwich & Lewisham 3,309 1,748 1,696 401 268 207 147,182 347,252 42.4% Havering & Redbridge 6,298 2,577 813 337 386 175 165,330 369,407 44.8% Lambeth & Southwark 1,757 1,255 1,846 499 68 254 163,762 395,202 41.4% Merton & Wandsworth 2,143 1,351 1,251 349 409 187 167,942 362,542 46.3% North East 2,809 1,965 3,379 690 204 341 194,476 451,787 43.0% South West 3,392 2,021 1,346 463 376 221 188,816 415,092 45.5% West Central 1,703 1,056 1,201 359 88 221 163,081 343,182 47.5% TOTAL 46,617 25,569 22,583 6,394 3,974 3,430 2,412,607 5,419,913 44.5%

% share of vote

CON LAB LD GREEN BNP CPA ACC RESPECT Barnet & Camden 38.4% 27.3% 11.3% 10.2% 2.9% 1.9% 2.5% 1.9% Bexley & Bromley 49.1% 15.4% 9.6% 5.3% 8.9% 2.8% 2.5% 0.6% Brent & Harrow 33.3% 34.5% 10.8% 6.1% 3.0% 2.9% 3.3% 2.3% City & East 17.9% 37.4% 6.5% 6.1% 9.9% 4.0% 2.6% 11.1% Croydon & Sutton 40.9% 20.6% 14.5% 5.6% 6.0% 3.7% 2.0% 1.1% Ealing & Hillingdon 38.5% 27.6% 9.2% 6.8% 5.9% 2.9% 2.9% 1.8% Enfield & Haringey 30.7% 32.2% 12.2% 9.3% 3.7% 3.1% 2.1% 2.0% Greenwich & Lewisham 24.5% 34.0% 10.8% 11.2% 6.6% 3.6% 2.7% 1.4% Havering & Redbridge 40.9% 22.2% 6.5% 4.7% 11.5% 3.2% 2.3% 2.2% Lambeth & Southwark 20.4% 35.8% 17.1% 12.6% 3.0% 2.9% 2.8% 1.8% Merton & Wandsworth 40.5% 27.2% 9.7% 9.4% 3.2% 2.6% 2.4% 1.5% North East 21.6% 35.2% 12.1% 14.0% 3.9% 2.8% 2.4% 3.3% South West 38.2% 19.1% 20.1% 8.1% 4.3% 2.3% 2.5% 1.3% West Central 48.4% 20.7% 8.8% 8.9% 2.4% 2.0% 4.1% 2.0% TOTAL 34.6% 27.6% 11.4% 8.4% 5.4% 2.9% 2.6% 2.5%

UKIP E DEM LEFT UPS IND ONE L TOTAL Barnet & Camden 1.3% 0.8% 1.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 100.0% Bexley & Bromley 3.6% 1.5% 0.5% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 100.0% Brent & Harrow 1.3% 0.9% 0.7% 0.3% 0.5% 0.2% 100.0% City & East 1.6% 1.0% 1.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 100.0% Croydon & Sutton 2.9% 1.4% 0.6% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 100.0% Ealing & Hillingdon 1.9% 1.2% 0.7% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% 100.0% Enfield & Haringey 1.6% 0.9% 1.7% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 100.0% Greenwich & Lewisham 2.2% 1.2% 1.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 100.0% Havering & Redbridge 3.8% 1.6% 0.5% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 100.0% Lambeth & Southwark 1.1% 0.8% 1.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.2% 100.0% Merton & Wandsworth 1.3% 0.8% 0.7% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 100.0% North East 1.4% 1.0% 1.7% 0.4% 0.1% 0.2% 100.0% South West 1.8% 1.1% 0.7% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 100.0% West Central 1.0% 0.6% 0.7% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 100.0% TOTAL 1.9% 1.1% 0.9% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 100.0%

Key: ACC Abolish the Congestion Charge NF National Front BNP British National Party ONE L One London (Damian Hockney) CPA Christian People's Alliance/Christian Party (Christian Choice) RESPECT Respect (George Galloway) E DEM English Democrats UKIP UK Independence Party IND Independent (Rathy Alagaratnam) UPS Unity for Peace and Socialism LEFT Left List

Source: House of Commons Library; London Elects

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Barnet & Camden

Constituency member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08 London-wide member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08

Party Candidate Votes % vote 2004% change Party Votes % vote 2004% change CON Brian Coleman 72,659 41.2% 35.3% +5.9% CON 67,882 38.4% 32.8% +5.6% LAB Nicky Gavron 52,966 30.0% 26.7% +3.2% LAB 48,299 27.3% 25.1% +2.2% LD Nick Russell 22,213 12.6% 17.5% -4.9% LD 19,986 11.3% 17.0% -5.7% GREEN Miranda Dunn 16,782 9.5% 8.8% +0.7% GREEN 18,056 10.2% 10.0% +0.2% UKIP Magnus Nielsen 3,678 2.1% 6.4% -4.3% BNP 5,134 2.9% 3.0% -0.1% CPA Clement Adebayo 3,536 2.0% 1.4% +0.6% ACC 4,430 2.5% …… E DEM David Stevens 2,146 1.2% … … CPA 3,401 1.9% 1.9% -0.0% LEFT Dave Hoefling 2,074 1.2% … … RESPECT 3,376 1.9% 4.1% -2.2% VER Graham Dare 510 0.3% … … UKIP 2,284 1.3% 5.8% -4.6% LEFT 1,925 1.1% …… E DEM 1,398 0.8% …… UPS 390 0.2% …… OTHER 6.8% 7.8% -3.8% ONE LONDON 183 0.1% …… IND 124 0.1% …… OTHER 12.8% 14.9% -6.8%

Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes

Constituency member vote London-wide member vote Electorate 376,818 Electorate 376,818 Valid votes 176,564 Valid votes 176,868 Turnout 46.9% Turnout 46.9% change since 2004 +10.5% change since 2004 +10.6%

Rejected votes 3,443 Rejected votes 3,082

2008 Constituency member % vote 2008 London-wide member % vote

50% 50% 41.2% 38.4% 40% 40% 30.0% 30% 30% 27.3%

20% 20% 12.6% 11.3% 12.8% 9.5% 10.2% 10% 6.8% 10%

0% 0% CON LAB LD GREEN OTHER CON LAB LD GREEN OTHER

Change in Constituency member % vote 2004-08 Change in London-wide member % vote 2004-08

10% 10% +5.9% +5.6% +3.2% +2.2% +0.7% +0.2% 0% 0%

-3.8% -4.9% -5.7% -6.8% -10% -10% CON LAB LD GREEN OTHER CON LAB LD GREEN OTHER

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Bexley & Bromley

Constituency member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08 London-wide member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08

Party Candidate Votes % vote 2004% change Party Votes % vote 2004% change CON James Cleverly 105,162 52.6% 40.4% +12.2% CON 98,267 49.1% 37.6% +11.5% LAB Alex Heslop 29,925 15.0% 15.6% -0.7% LAB 30,900 15.4% 16.3% -0.8% LD Tom Papworth 21,244 10.6% 18.9% -8.2% LD 19,238 9.6% 16.5% -6.8% NF Paul Winnett 11,288 5.6% … … BNP 17,730 8.9% 6.8% +2.0% GREEN Ann Garrett 9,261 4.6% 5.1% -0.4% GREEN 10,507 5.3% 5.3% -0.1% UKIP Mick Greenhough 8,021 4.0% 16.8% -12.8% UKIP 7,171 3.6% 13.6% -10.0% IND John Hemming-Clark 6,684 3.3% … … CPA 5,668 2.8% 2.7% +0.1% CPA Miranda Suit 4,408 2.2% 2.1% +0.1% ACC 4,963 2.5% …… E DEM Steven Uncles 2,907 1.5% … … E DEM 3,095 1.5% …… Left David Davis 1,050 0.5% … … RESPECT 1,104 0.6% 1.0% -0.5% LEFT 950 0.5% …… UPS 239 0.1% …… OTHER 16.2% 24.0% -13.2% ONE LONDON 198 0.1% …… IND 100 0.0% …… OTHER 17.0% 22.7% -10.5%

Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes

Constituency member vote London-wide member vote Electorate 407,003 Electorate 407,003 Valid votes 199,950 Valid votes 200,130 Turnout 49.1% Turnout 49.2% change since 2004 +9.1% change since 2004 +9.1%

Rejected votes 2,943 Rejected votes 2,771

2008 Constituency member % vote 2008 London-wide member % vote

49.1% 60% 50% 52.6%

50% 40%

40% 30% 30% 20% 15.4% 17.0% 20% 15.0% 16.2% 10.6% 9.6% 8.9% 10% 5.6% 10%

0% 0% CON LAB LD NF OTHER CON LAB LD BNP OTHER

Change in Constituency member % vote 2004-08 Change in London-wide member % vote 2004-08

20% 20% +12.2% +11.5% 10% 10% +2.0% 0.0% 0% 0% -0.7% -0.8%

-10% -8.2% -10% -6.8% -10.5% -13.2% -20% -20% CON LAB LD NF OTHER CON LAB LD BNP OTHER

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Brent & Harrow

Constituency member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08 London-wide member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08

Party Candidate Votes % vote 2004% change Party Votes % vote 2004% change LAB Navin Shah 57,716 37.3% 30.0% +7.3% LAB 53,457 34.5% 30.1% +4.4% CON Bob Blackman 56,067 36.2% 34.0% +2.2% CON 51,711 33.3% 31.1% +2.2% LD James Allie 19,299 12.5% 17.7% -5.2% LD 16,675 10.8% 16.5% -5.7% GREEN Shahrar Ali 10,129 6.5% 5.9% +0.6% GREEN 9,492 6.1% 6.6% -0.4% CPA Zena Sherman 4,180 2.7% 2.3% +0.4% ACC 5,077 3.3% …… UKIP Sunita Webb 3,021 2.0% 6.1% -4.2% BNP 4,576 3.0% 2.8% +0.1% LEFT Pat McManus 2,287 1.5% … … CPA 4,567 2.9% 2.9% +0.0% E DEM Arvind Tailor 2,150 1.4% … … RESPECT 3,513 2.3% 3.9% -1.6% UKIP 1,988 1.3% 5.7% -4.4% E DEM 1,346 0.9% …… LEFT 1,152 0.7% …… IND 746 0.5% …… OTHER 7.5% 8.5% -3.8% UPS 524 0.3% …… ONE LONDON 264 0.2% …… OTHER 15.3% 15.3% -5.8%

Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes

Constituency member vote London-wide member vote Electorate 367,337 Electorate 367,337 Valid votes 154,849 Valid votes 155,088 Turnout 42.2% Turnout 42.2% change since 2004 +6.9% change since 2004 +6.9%

Rejected votes 3,481 Rejected votes 3,249

2008 Constituency member % vote 2008 London-wide member % vote

50% 50%

40% 37.3% 36.2% 40% 34.5% 33.3%

30% 30%

20% 20% 15.3% 12.5% 10.8% 10% 6.5% 7.5% 10% 6.1%

0% 0% LAB CON LD GREEN OTHER LAB CON LD GREEN OTHER

Change in Constituency member % vote 2004-08 Change in London-wide member % vote 2004-08

10% 10% +7.3% +4.4% +2.2% +2.2% +0.6% 0% 0% -0.4%

-3.8% -5.2% -5.7% -5.8% -10% -10% LAB CON LD GREEN OTHER LAB CON LD GREEN OTHER

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City & East (boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Newham, and Tower Hamlets, and City of London)

Constituency member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08 London-wide member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08

Party Candidate Votes % vote 2004% change Party Votes % vote 2004% change LAB John Biggs 63,635 34.7% 29.1% +5.6% LAB 68,661 37.4% 27.9% +9.5% CON Philip Briscoe 32,082 17.5% 18.1% -0.7% CON 32,977 17.9% 16.1% +1.8% RESPECT Hanif Abdulmuhit 26,760 14.6% 15.0% -0.4% RESPECT 20,442 11.1% 15.5% -4.3% BNP Robert Bailey 18,020 9.8% … … BNP 18,106 9.9% 8.1% +1.7% LD Rajonuddin Jalal 13,724 7.5% 13.9% -6.5% LD 11,905 6.5% 12.4% -6.0% GREEN Heather Finlay 11,478 6.3% 6.6% -0.4% GREEN 11,119 6.1% 6.7% -0.6% CPA Thomas Conquest 7,306 4.0% 3.4% +0.6% CPA 7,419 4.0% 3.8% +0.3% UKIP Michael McGough 3,078 1.7% 13.7% -12.1% ACC 4,717 2.6% …… NF Graham Kemp 2,350 1.3% … … UKIP 2,904 1.6% 9.1% -7.5% LEFT Michael Gavan 2,274 1.2% … … LEFT 2,121 1.2% …… E DEM John Griffiths 2,048 1.1% … … E DEM 1,920 1.0% …… IND Julie Crawford 701 0.4% … … UPS 614 0.3% …… OTHER 23.4% 37.7% -18.3% ONE LONDON 565 0.3% …… IND 266 0.1% …… OTHER 23.7% 31.9% -13.8%

Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes

Constituency member vote London-wide member vote Electorate 470,863 Electorate 470,863 Valid votes 183,456 Valid votes 183,736 Turnout 39.0% Turnout 39.0% change since 2004 +9.0% change since 2004 +9.1%

Rejected votes 3,892 Rejected votes 3,643

2008 Constituency member % vote 2008 London-wide member % vote

50% 50%

37.4% 40% 34.7% 40%

30% 30% 23.4% 23.7% 17.5% 17.9% 20% 14.6% 20% 9.8% 11.1% 9.9% 10% 10%

0% 0% LAB CON RESPECT BNP OTHER LAB CON RESPECT BNP OTHER

Change in Constituency member % vote 2004-08 Change in London-wide member % vote 2004-08

10% +5.6% 20%

n/a +9.5% 0% 10% -0.7% -0.4% +1.8% +1.7% -10% 0%

-4.3% -20% -18.3% -10% -13.8% -30% -20% LAB CON RESPECT BNP OTHER LAB CON RESPECT BNP OTHER

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Croydon & Sutton

Constituency member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08 London-wide member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08

Party Candidate Votes % vote 2004% change Party Votes % vote 2004% change CON Stephen O'Connell 76,477 44.1% 38.6% +5.5% CON 71,149 40.9% 33.9% +7.0% LAB Shafi Khan 33,812 19.5% 19.1% +0.4% LAB 35,859 20.6% 19.9% +0.7% LD Abigail Lock 32,335 18.6% 21.1% -2.5% LD 25,240 14.5% 19.0% -4.5% UKIP David Pickles 9,440 5.4% 11.2% -5.8% BNP 10,499 6.0% 4.8% +1.2% GREEN Shasha Khan 8,969 5.2% 4.6% +0.6% GREEN 9,813 5.6% 5.9% -0.3% CPA David Campanale 6,910 4.0% 3.1% +0.9% CPA 6,442 3.7% 3.9% -0.2% E DEM Richard Castle 4,186 2.4% … … UKIP 5,064 2.9% 10.3% -7.3% LEFT Zana Hussain 1,361 0.8% … … ACC 3,542 2.0% …… E DEM 2,349 1.4% …… RESPECT 1,994 1.1% 2.2% -1.0% LEFT 1,002 0.6% …… IND 446 0.3% …… OTHER 12.3% 7.7% 1.5% UPS 355 0.2% …… ONE LONDON 184 0.1% …… OTHER 17.9% 22.3% -8.9%

Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes

Constituency member vote London-wide member vote Electorate 360,221 Electorate 360,221 Valid votes 173,490 Valid votes 173,938 Turnout 48.2% Turnout 48.3% change since 2004 +12.1% change since 2004 +12.3%

Rejected votes 2,984 Rejected votes 2,547

2008 Constituency member % vote 2008 London-wide member % vote

50% 50% 44.1% 40.9% 40% 40%

30% 30% 20.6% 19.5% 18.6% 17.9% 20% 20% 14.5% 12.3% 10% 5.4% 10% 6.0%

0% 0% CON LAB LD UKIP OTHER CON LAB LD BNP OTHER

Change in Constituency member % vote 2004-08 Change in London-wide member % vote 2004-08

10% 10% +7.0% +5.5%

1.5% +0.4% +0.7% +1.2% 0% 0%

-2.5% -4.5% -5.8%

-10% -10% -8.9% CON LAB LD UKIP OTHER CON LAB LD BNP OTHER

32 RESEARCH PAPER 08/47

Ealing & Hillingdon

Constituency member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08 London-wide member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08

Party Candidate Votes % vote 2004% change Party Votes % vote 2004% change CON Richard Barnes 74,710 43.2% 32.4% +10.7% CON 66,744 38.5% 28.8% +9.7% LAB Ranjit Dheer 46,072 26.6% 24.5% +2.1% LAB 47,907 27.6% 27.1% +0.5% LD Nigel Bakhai 18,004 10.4% 16.8% -6.4% LD 15,960 9.2% 15.0% -5.8% GREEN Sarah Edwards 12,606 7.3% 6.7% +0.5% GREEN 11,874 6.8% 7.3% -0.4% NF Ian Edward 7,939 4.6% … … BNP 10,175 5.9% 5.6% +0.2% CPA Mary Boyle 5,100 2.9% 2.2% +0.8% CPA 5,047 2.9% 2.7% +0.3% UKIP Lynnda Robson 4,465 2.6% 10.5% -8.0% ACC 5,008 2.9% …… LEFT Salvinder Dhillon 2,390 1.4% … … UKIP 3,299 1.9% 9.1% -7.2% E DEM Sati Chaggar 1,853 1.1% … … RESPECT 3,075 1.8% 4.0% -2.2% E DEM 2,010 1.2% …… LEFT 1,196 0.7% …… UPS 681 0.4% …… OTHER 12.6% 12.7% -7.2% IND 351 0.2% …… ONE LONDON 248 0.1% …… OTHER 17.9% 21.4% -8.9%

Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes

Constituency member vote London-wide member vote Electorate 401,671 Electorate 401,671 Valid votes 173,139 Valid votes 173,575 Turnout 43.1% Turnout 43.2% change since 2004 +8.0% change since 2004 +8.1%

Rejected votes 3,785 Rejected votes 3,373

2008 Constituency member % vote 2008 London-wide member % vote

50% 50% 43.2% 38.5% 40% 40%

27.6% 30% 26.6% 30%

17.9% 20% 20% 12.6% 10.4% 9.2% 10% 7.3% 10% 6.8%

0% 0% CON LAB LD GREEN OTHER CON LAB LD GREEN OTHER

Change in Constituency member % vote 2004-08 Change in London-wide member % vote 2004-08

20% 20%

+9.7% +10.7% 10% 10% +0.5% +2.1% 0% +0.5% -0.4% 0% -10% -5.8% -8.9%

-6.4% -10% -7.2% -20% CON LAB LD GREEN OTHER CON LAB LD GREEN OTHER

33 RESEARCH PAPER 08/47

Enfield & Haringey

Constituency member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08 London-wide member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08

Party Candidate Votes % vote 2004% change Party Votes % vote 2004% change LAB Joanne McCartney 52,665 33.3% 29.2% +4.1% LAB 51,105 32.2% 28.8% +3.4% CON Matthew Laban 51,263 32.4% 27.9% +4.5% CON 48,687 30.7% 25.8% +4.9% LD Monica Whyte 23,550 14.9% 17.0% -2.1% LD 19,320 12.2% 16.3% -4.1% GREEN Pete McAskie 12,473 7.9% 8.9% -1.0% GREEN 14,713 9.3% 9.5% -0.2% CPA Segun Johnson 5,779 3.6% 2.0% +1.6% BNP 5,859 3.7% 4.3% -0.6% LEFT Sait Akgul 5,639 3.6% … … CPA 4,972 3.1% 2.8% +0.3% UKIP Brian Hall 4,682 3.0% 9.2% -6.2% ACC 3,362 2.1% …… E DEM Teresa Cannon 2,282 1.4% … … RESPECT 3,169 2.0% 5.1% -3.1% LEFT 2,705 1.7% …… UKIP 2,496 1.6% 7.2% -5.6% E DEM 1,478 0.9% …… UPS 493 0.3% …… OTHER 11.6% 11.2% -4.6% ONE LONDON 182 0.1% …… IND 142 0.1% …… OTHER 15.7% 19.4% -9.0%

Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes

Constituency member vote London-wide member vote Electorate 351,536 Electorate 351,536 Valid votes 158,333 Valid votes 158,683 Turnout 45.0% Turnout 45.1% change since 2004 +11.2% change since 2004 +11.3%

Rejected votes 3,504 Rejected votes 3,151

2008 Constituency member % vote 2008 London-wide member % vote

50% 50%

40% 40% 33.3% 32.4% 32.2% 30.7% 30% 30%

20% 14.9% 20% 15.7% 11.6% 12.2% 7.9% 9.3% 10% 10%

0% 0% LAB CON LD GREEN OTHER LAB CON LD GREEN OTHER

Change in Constituency member % vote 2004-08 Change in London-wide member % vote 2004-08

10% 10% +4.9% +3.4% +4.1% +4.5% 0% -0.2% 0% -4.1% -1.0% -10% -2.1% -9.0% -4.6%

-10% -20% LAB CON LD GREEN OTHER LAB CON LD GREEN OTHER

34 RESEARCH PAPER 08/47

Greenwich & Lewisham

Constituency member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08 London-wide member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08

Party Candidate Votes % vote 2004% change Party Votes % vote 2004% change LAB Len Duvall 53,174 36.2% 33.3% +2.9% LAB 50,105 34.0% 31.5% +2.6% CON Andy Jennings 37,040 25.2% 20.4% +4.8% CON 36,051 24.5% 18.4% +6.1% LD Brian Robson 18,174 12.4% 17.6% -5.3% GREEN 16,511 11.2% 10.9% +0.3% GREEN Susan Luxton 15,607 10.6% 10.4% +0.3% LD 15,918 10.8% 15.9% -5.0% NF Tess Culnane 8,509 5.8% … … BNP 9,764 6.6% 6.4% +0.2% CPA Stephen Hammond 5,079 3.5% 3.3% +0.1% CPA 5,269 3.6% 3.7% -0.1% UKIP Arnold Tarling 3,910 2.7% 12.4% -9.7% ACC 3,909 2.7% …… LEFT Jennifer Jones 2,045 1.4% … … UKIP 3,309 2.2% 9.8% -7.5% E DEM Johanna Munilla 1,716 1.2% … … RESPECT 2,026 1.4% 3.3% -1.9% SA/RESPECT Chris Flood 1,587 1.1% … … E DEM 1,748 1.2% …… LEFT 1,696 1.2% …… UPS 401 0.3% …… OTHER 15.6% 15.7% -9.6% IND 268 0.2% …… ONE LONDON 207 0.1% …… OTHER 19.4% 23.2% -9.4%

Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes

Constituency member vote London-wide member vote Electorate 347,252 Electorate 347,252 Valid votes 146,841 Valid votes 147,182 Turnout 42.3% Turnout 42.4% change since 2004 +9.3% change since 2004 +9.4%

Rejected votes 2,397 Rejected votes 2,059

2008 Constituency member % vote 2008 London-wide member % vote

50% 50%

36.2% 40% 40% 34.0%

30% 25.2% 30% 24.5% 19.4% 20% 15.6% 20% 12.4% 10.6% 11.2% 10.8% 10% 10%

0% 0% LAB CON LD GREEN OTHER LAB CON GREEN LD OTHER

Change in Constituency member % vote 2004-08 Change in London-wide member % vote 2004-08

10% 10% +6.1% +4.8% +2.9% +2.6% +0.3% +0.3% 0% 0%

-5.3% -5.0% -10% -10% -9.6% -9.4%

-20% -20% LAB CON LD GREEN OTHER LAB CON GREEN LD OTHER

35 RESEARCH PAPER 08/47

Havering & Redbridge

Constituency member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08 London-wide member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08

Party Candidate Votes % vote 2004% change Party Votes % vote 2004% change CON Roger Evans 78,493 47.7% 34.6% +13.1% CON 67,603 40.9% 32.6% +8.3% LAB Balvinder Saund 35,468 21.5% 21.7% -0.1% LAB 36,785 22.2% 21.1% +1.2% LD Farrukh Islam 12,443 7.6% 10.5% -3.0% BNP 18,973 11.5% 8.1% +3.4% UKIP Lawrence Webb 12,203 7.4% 14.1% -6.7% LD 10,810 6.5% 11.2% -4.6% GREEN Ashley Gunstock 9,126 5.5% 4.6% +0.9% GREEN 7,747 4.7% 5.4% -0.7% E DEM Leo Brookes 6,487 3.9% … … UKIP 6,298 3.8% 13.6% -9.7% CPA Paula Warren 5,533 3.4% 2.3% +1.1% CPA 5,358 3.2% 4.3% -1.0% IND Dr Peter Thorogood 3,450 2.1% … … ACC 3,846 2.3% …… LEFT Carole Vincent 1,473 0.9% … … RESPECT 3,622 2.2% 3.6% -1.5% E DEM 2,577 1.6% …… LEFT 813 0.5% …… IND 386 0.2% …… OTHER 15.8% 6.9% 2.0% UPS 337 0.2% …… ONE LONDON 175 0.1% …… OTHER 18.8% 26.8% -12.9%

Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes

Constituency member vote London-wide member vote Electorate 369,407 Electorate 369,407 Valid votes 164,676 Valid votes 165,330 Turnout 44.6% Turnout 44.8% change since 2004 +7.7% change since 2004 +7.9%

Rejected votes 3,246 Rejected votes 2,594

2008 Constituency member % vote 2008 London-wide member % vote

50% 47.7% 50% 40.9% 40% 40%

30% 30% 21.5% 22.2% 18.8% 20% 15.8% 20% 11.5% 10% 7.6% 7.4% 10% 6.5%

0% 0% CON LAB LD UKIP OTHER CON LAB BNP LD OTHER

Change in Constituency member % vote 2004-08 Change in London-wide member % vote 2004-08

20% 10% +8.3% +13.1% +3.4% +1.2% 10% 0%

2.0% -4.6% 0% -10% -0.1% -3.0% -12.9%

-10% -6.7% -20% CON LAB LD UKIP OTHER CON LAB BNP LD OTHER

36 RESEARCH PAPER 08/47

Lambeth & Southwark

Constituency member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08 London-wide member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08

Party Candidate Votes % vote 2004% change Party Votes % vote 2004% change LAB Valerie Shawcross 60,601 37.2% 31.7% +5.4% LAB 58,554 35.8% 31.8% +4.0% LD Caroline Pidgeon 36,953 22.7% 26.9% -4.3% CON 33,466 20.4% 15.4% +5.1% CON Shirley Houghton 32,835 20.1% 15.2% +4.9% LD 28,071 17.1% 24.3% -7.1% GREEN Shane Collins 18,011 11.0% 10.4% +0.6% GREEN 20,711 12.6% 12.4% +0.3% CPA Geoffrey Macharia 4,432 2.7% 3.2% -0.5% BNP 4,945 3.0% 2.9% +0.1% UKIP Jens Winton 3,012 1.8% 7.7% -5.8% CPA 4,823 2.9% 3.6% -0.7% LEFT Katt Young 1,956 1.2% … … ACC 4,603 2.8% …… E DEM Janus Polenceus 1,867 1.1% … … RESPECT 2,910 1.8% 4.2% -2.4% ANIMALS CT Jasmijn De Boo 1,828 1.1% … … LEFT 1,846 1.1% …… SOCIALIST Daniel Lambert 1,588 1.0% … … UKIP 1,757 1.1% 5.3% -4.3% E DEM 1,255 0.8% …… UPS 499 0.3% …… OTHER 9.0% 10.9% -6.3% ONE LONDON 254 0.2% …… IND 68 0.0% …… OTHER 14.0% 16.0% -7.2%

Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes

Constituency member vote London-wide member vote Electorate 395,202 Electorate 395,202 Valid votes 163,083 Valid votes 163,762 Turnout 41.3% Turnout 41.4% change since 2004 +10.6% change since 2004 +10.8%

Rejected votes 3,245 Rejected votes 2,583

2008 Constituency member % vote 2008 London-wide member % vote

50% 50%

40% 37.2% 40% 35.8%

30% 30% 22.7% 20.1% 20.4% 17.1% 20% 20% 14.0% 11.0% 12.6% 9.0% 10% 10%

0% 0% LAB LD CON GREEN OTHER LAB CON LD GREEN OTHER

Change in Constituency member % vote 2004-08 Change in London-wide member % vote 2004-08

20% 20%

10% 10% +5.4% +4.9% +4.0% +5.1% +0.6% +0.3% 0% 0%

-4.3% -6.3% -10% -10% -7.1% -7.2% LAB LD CON GREEN OTHER LAB CON LD GREEN OTHER

37 RESEARCH PAPER 08/47

Merton & Wansdsworth

Constituency member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08 London-wide member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08

Party Candidate Votes % vote 2004% change Party Votes % vote 2004% change CON Richard Tracey 75,103 44.9% 38.8% +6.0% CON 68,075 40.5% 33.5% +7.0% LAB 48,810 29.2% 25.3% +3.9% LAB 45,675 27.2% 26.1% +1.1% LD Shas Sheehan 17,187 10.3% 14.4% -4.1% LD 16,285 9.7% 14.6% -4.9% GREEN Roy Vickery 14,124 8.4% 8.2% +0.3% GREEN 15,859 9.4% 9.8% -0.4% UKIP Strachan McDonald 4,286 2.6% 6.7% -4.1% BNP 5,437 3.2% 3.3% -0.0% CPA Ellen Greco 4,053 2.4% 2.2% +0.2% CPA 4,427 2.6% 3.0% -0.3% E DEM Steve Scott 2,160 1.3% … … ACC 4,049 2.4% …… LEFT Kris Stewart 1,714 1.0% … … RESPECT 2,445 1.5% 3.5% -2.0% UKIP 2,143 1.3% 6.1% -4.8% E DEM 1,351 0.8% …… LEFT 1,251 0.7% …… IND 409 0.2% …… OTHER 7.3% 8.9% -4.0% UPS 349 0.2% …… ONE LONDON 187 0.1% …… OTHER 13.1% 15.8% -7.2%

Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes

Constituency member vote London-wide member vote Electorate 362,542 Electorate 362,542 Valid votes 167,437 Valid votes 167,942 Turnout 46.2% Turnout 46.3% change since 2004 +9.7% change since 2004 +9.8%

Rejected votes 3,525 Rejected votes 2,899

2008 Constituency member % vote 2008 London-wide member % vote

50% 44.9% 50% 40.5% 40% 40% 29.2% 30% 30% 27.2%

20% 20% 13.1% 10.3% 8.4% 9.7% 9.4% 10% 7.3% 10%

0% 0% CON LAB LD GREEN OTHER CON LAB LD GREEN OTHER

Change in Constituency member % vote 2004-08 Change in London-wide member % vote 2004-08

20% 20%

10% 10% +6.0% +7.0% +3.9% +0.3% +1.1% 0% 0% -0.4% -4.0% -4.1% -4.9% -10% -10% -7.2% CON LAB LD GREEN OTHER CON LAB LD GREEN OTHER

38 RESEARCH PAPER 08/47

North East (boroughs of Hackney, Islington, and Waltham Forest)

Constituency member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08 London-wide member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08

Party Candidate Votes % vote 2004% change Party Votes % vote 2004% change LAB 73,551 37.9% 29.1% +8.9% LAB 68,382 35.2% 28.7% +6.5% CON Alexander Ellis 45,114 23.3% 18.1% +5.2% CON 41,973 21.6% 17.1% +4.4% LD Meral Ece 28,973 14.9% 18.7% -3.7% GREEN 27,228 14.0% 13.8% +0.2% GREEN Aled Fisher 25,845 13.3% 13.0% +0.3% LD 23,563 12.1% 17.8% -5.6% LEFT Unjum Mirza 6,019 3.1% … … BNP 7,506 3.9% 4.1% -0.2% UKIP Nicholas Jones 5,349 2.8% 8.9% -6.1% RESPECT 6,333 3.3% 8.5% -5.2% CPA Maxine Hargreaves 5,323 2.7% 2.5% +0.2% CPA 5,350 2.8% 2.9% -0.1% E DEM John Dodds 3,637 1.9% … … ACC 4,753 2.4% …… LEFT 3,379 1.7% …… UKIP 2,809 1.4% 6.9% -5.5% E DEM 1,965 1.0% …… UPS 690 0.4% …… OTHER 10.5% 11.4% -5.9% ONE LONDON 341 0.2% …… IND 204 0.1% …… OTHER 17.1% 22.3% -11.0%

Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes

Constituency member vote London-wide member vote Electorate 451,787 Electorate 451,787 Valid votes 193,811 Valid votes 194,476 Turnout 42.9% Turnout 43.0% change since 2004 +11.6% change since 2004 +11.7%

Rejected votes 4,082 Rejected votes 3,425

2008 Constituency member % vote 2008 London-wide member % vote

50% 50%

37.9% 40% 40% 35.2%

30% 30% 23.3% 21.6% 20% 20% 17.1% 14.9% 13.3% 14.0% 10.5% 12.1% 10% 10%

0% 0% LAB CON LD GREEN OTHER LAB CON GREEN LD OTHER

Change in Constituency member % vote 2004-08 Change in London-wide member % vote 2004-08

20% 20%

+8.9% 10% +6.5% 10% +4.4% +5.2% +0.2% 0% +0.3% 0% -10% -5.6% -3.7% -11.0% -5.9% -10% -20% LAB CON LD GREEN OTHER LAB CON GREEN LD OTHER

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South West (boroughs of Hounslow, Kingston-upon-Thames, and Richmond-upon-Thames)

Constituency member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08 London-wide member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08

Party Candidate Votes % vote 2004% change Party Votes % vote 2004% change CON Tony Arbour 76,913 40.8% 33.0% +7.8% CON 72,090 38.2% 31.2% +7.0% LD Stephen Knight 49,985 26.5% 30.3% -3.7% LD 37,993 20.1% 25.3% -5.2% LAB Ansuya Sodha 30,190 16.0% 17.0% -1.0% LAB 35,999 19.1% 20.1% -1.0% GREEN John Hunt 12,774 6.8% 6.7% +0.1% GREEN 15,254 8.1% 8.7% -0.6% NF Andrew Cripps 4,754 2.5% … … BNP 8,169 4.3% 1.2% +3.2% UKIP Peter Dul 3,779 2.0% 8.4% -6.4% ACC 4,698 2.5% …… CPA Sue May 3,718 2.0% 2.0% -0.1% CPA 4,341 2.3% 2.5% -0.2% F ENG Andrew Constantine 2,908 1.5% … … UKIP 3,392 1.8% 7.8% -6.0% E DEM Roger Cooper 1,874 1.0% … … RESPECT 2,453 1.3% 2.8% -1.5% LEFT Tansy Hoskins 1,526 0.8% … … E DEM 2,021 1.1% …… LEFT 1,346 0.7% …… UPS 463 0.2% …… OTHER 9.8% 10.5% -6.5% IND 376 0.2% …… ONE LONDON 221 0.1% …… OTHER 14.6% 14.3% -4.6%

Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes

Constituency member vote London-wide member vote Electorate 415,092 Electorate 415,092 Valid votes 188,421 Valid votes 188,816 Turnout 45.4% Turnout 45.5% change since 2004 +6.9% change since 2004 +7.0%

Rejected votes 3,132 Rejected votes 2,761

2008 Constituency member % vote 2008 London-wide member % vote

50% 50% 40.8% 38.2% 40% 40%

30% 26.5% 30% 20.1% 19.1% 20% 16.0% 20% 14.6% 9.8% 8.1% 10% 6.8% 10%

0% 0% CON LD LAB GREEN OTHER CON LD LAB GREEN OTHER

Change in Constituency member % vote 2004-08 Change in London-wide member % vote 2004-08

10% +7.8% 10% +7.0%

+0.1% 0% 0% -1.0% -1.0% -0.6% -3.7% -5.2% -4.6% -6.5% -10% -10% CON LD LAB GREEN OTHER CON LD LAB GREEN OTHER

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West Central (boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, and Westminster)

Constituency member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08 London-wide member vote: 2008 and change 2004-08

Party Candidate Votes % vote 2004% change Party Votes % vote 2004% change CON Kit Malthouse 86,651 53.4% 44.7% +8.7% CON 78,860 48.4% 41.7% +6.7% LAB Murad Qureshi 35,270 21.7% 18.9% +2.8% LAB 33,755 20.7% 20.2% +0.5% GREEN Julia Stephenson 16,874 10.4% 9.3% +1.1% GREEN 14,581 8.9% 9.4% -0.5% LD Merlene Emerson 15,934 9.8% 15.1% -5.2% LD 14,308 8.8% 14.6% -5.8% UKIP Paul Wiffen 3,060 1.9% 6.2% -4.3% ACC 6,639 4.1% …… E DEM Alex Vaughan 1,858 1.1% … … BNP 3,841 2.4% 2.7% -0.3% LEFT Explo Nani-Kofi 1,630 1.0% … … RESPECT 3,259 2.0% 3.9% -1.9% IND Abby Dharamsey 962 0.6% … … CPA 3,210 2.0% 2.1% -0.1% UKIP 1,703 1.0% 5.2% -4.1% LEFT 1,201 0.7% …… E DEM 1,056 0.6% …… UPS 359 0.2% …… OTHER 4.6% 6.2% -4.3% ONE LONDON 221 0.1% …… IND 88 0.1% …… OTHER 13.2% 13.9% -6.5%

Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes Electorate, Turnout & Rejected Votes

Constituency member vote London-wide member vote Electorate 343,182 Electorate 343,182 Valid votes 162,239 Valid votes 163,081 Turnout 47.3% Turnout 47.5% change since 2004 +14.4% change since 2004 +14.6%

Rejected votes 4,140 Rejected votes 3,352

2008 Constituency member % vote 2008 London-wide member % vote

60% 53.4% 60% 48.4% 50% 50%

40% 40%

30% 30% 21.7% 20.7% 20% 20% 13.2% 10.4% 9.8% 8.9% 8.8% 10% 4.6% 10%

0% 0% CON LAB GREEN LD OTHER CON LAB GREEN LD OTHER

Change in Constituency member % vote 2004-08 Change in London-wide member % vote 2004-08

10% +8.7% 10% +6.7%

+2.8% +1.1% +0.5% 0% 0% -0.5%

-4.3% -5.2% -5.8% -6.5% -10% -10% CON LAB GREEN LD OTHER CON LAB GREEN LD OTHER

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Conservative

Constituency member vote CON

Constituency Candidate Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden Brian Coleman 72,659 41.2% +5.9% Bexley & Bromley James Cleverly 105,162 52.6% +12.2% Brent & Harrow Bob Blackman 56,067 36.2% +2.2% City & East Philip Briscoe 32,082 17.5% -0.7% Croydon & Sutton Stephen O'Connell 76,477 44.1% +5.5% Ealing & Hillingdon Richard Barnes 74,710 43.2% +10.7% Enfield & Haringey Matthew Laban 51,263 32.4% +4.5% Greenwich & Lewisham Andy Jennings 37,040 25.2% +4.8% Havering & Redbridge Roger Evans 78,493 47.7% +13.1% Lambeth & Southwark Shirley Houghton 32,835 20.1% +4.9% Merton & Wandsworth Richard Tracey 75,103 44.9% +6.0% North East Alexander Ellis 45,114 23.3% +5.2% South West Tony Arbour 76,913 40.8% +7.8% West Central Kit Malthouse 86,651 53.4% +8.7% TOTAL 900,569 37.4% +5.9%

London-wide member vote

Constituency Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden 67,882 38.4% +5.6% Bexley & Bromley 98,267 49.1% +11.5% Brent & Harrow 51,711 33.3% +2.2% City & East 32,977 17.9% +1.8% Croydon & Sutton 71,149 40.9% +7.0% Ealing & Hillingdon 66,744 38.5% +9.7% Enfield & Haringey 48,687 30.7% +4.9% Greenwich & Lewisham 36,051 24.5% +6.1% Havering & Redbridge 67,603 40.9% +8.3% Lambeth & Southwark 33,466 20.4% +5.1% Merton & Wandsworth 68,075 40.5% +7.0% North East 41,973 21.6% +4.4% South West 72,090 38.2% +7.0% West Central 78,860 48.4% +6.7% TOTAL 835,535 34.6% +6.1%

Elected Members

Barnet & Camden Brian Coleman Bexley & Bromley James Cleverly Croydon & Sutton Stephen O'Connell Ealing & Hillingdon Richard Barnes Havering & Redbridge Roger Evans Merton & Wandsworth Richard Tracey South West Tony Arbour West Central Kit Malthouse

London-wide member Gareth Bacon London-wide member Andrew Boff London-wide member Victoria Borwick

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Labour

Constituency member vote LAB

Constituency Candidate Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden Nicky Gavron 52,966 30.0% +3.2% Bexley & Bromley Alex Heslop 29,925 15.0% -0.7% Brent & Harrow Navin Shah 57,716 37.3% +7.3% City & East John Biggs 63,635 34.7% +5.6% Croydon & Sutton Shafi Khan 33,812 19.5% +0.4% Ealing & Hillingdon Ranjit Dheer 46,072 26.6% +2.1% Enfield & Haringey Joanne McCartney 52,665 33.3% +4.1% Greenwich & Lewisham Len Duvall 53,174 36.2% +2.9% Havering & Redbridge Balvinder Saund 35,468 21.5% -0.1% Lambeth & Southwark Valerie Shawcross 60,601 37.2% +5.4% Merton & Wandsworth Leonie Cooper 48,810 29.2% +3.9% North East Jennette Arnold 73,551 37.9% +8.9% South West Ansuya Sodha 30,190 16.0% -1.0% West Central Murad Qureshi 35,270 21.7% +2.8% TOTAL 673,855 28.0% -3.2%

London-wide member vote

Constituency Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden 48,299 27.3% +2.2% Bexley & Bromley 30,900 15.4% -0.8% Brent & Harrow 53,457 34.5% +4.4% City & East 68,661 37.4% +9.5% Croydon & Sutton 35,859 20.6% +0.7% Ealing & Hillingdon 47,907 27.6% +0.5% Enfield & Haringey 51,105 32.2% +3.4% Greenwich & Lewisham 50,105 34.0% +2.6% Havering & Redbridge 36,785 22.2% +1.2% Lambeth & Southwark 58,554 35.8% +4.0% Merton & Wandsworth 45,675 27.2% +1.1% North East 68,382 35.2% +6.5% South West 35,999 19.1% -1.0% West Central 33,755 20.7% +0.5% TOTAL 665,443 27.6% +2.6%

Elected Members Brent & Harrow Navin Shah City & East John Biggs Enfield & Haringey Joanne McCartney Greenwich & Lewisham Len Duvall Lambeth & Southwark Valerie Shawcross North East Jennette Arnold

London-wide member Nicky Gavron London-wide member Murad Qureshi

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Liberal Democrats

Constituency member vote LD

Constituency Candidate Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden Nick Russell 22,213 12.6% -4.9% Bexley & Bromley Tom Papworth 21,244 10.6% -8.2% Brent & Harrow James Allie 19,299 12.5% -5.2% City & East Rajonuddin Jalal 13,724 7.5% -6.5% Croydon & Sutton Abigail Lock 32,335 18.6% -2.5% Ealing & Hillingdon Nigel Bakhai 18,004 10.4% -6.4% Enfield & Haringey Monica Whyte 23,550 14.9% -2.1% Greenwich & Lewisham Brian Robson 18,174 12.4% -5.3% Havering & Redbridge Farrukh Islam 12,443 7.6% -3.0% Lambeth & Southwark Caroline Pidgeon 36,953 22.7% -4.3% Merton & Wandsworth Shas Sheehan 17,187 10.3% -4.1% North East Meral Ece 28,973 14.9% -3.7% South West Stephen Knight 49,985 26.5% -3.7% West Central Merlene Emerson 15,934 9.8% -5.2% TOTAL 330,018 13.7% -4.9%

London-wide member vote

Constituency Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden 19,986 11.3% -5.7% Bexley & Bromley 19,238 9.6% -6.8% Brent & Harrow 16,675 10.8% -5.7% City & East 11,905 6.5% -6.0% Croydon & Sutton 25,240 14.5% -4.5% Ealing & Hillingdon 15,960 9.2% -5.8% Enfield & Haringey 19,320 12.2% -4.1% Greenwich & Lewisham 15,918 10.8% -5.0% Havering & Redbridge 10,810 6.5% -4.6% Lambeth & Southwark 28,071 17.1% -7.1% Merton & Wandsworth 16,285 9.7% -4.9% North East 23,563 12.1% -5.6% South West 37,993 20.1% -5.2% West Central 14,308 8.8% -5.8% TOTAL 275,272 11.4% -5.5%

Elected Members

London-wide member Dee Doocey London-wide member Caroline Pidgeon London-wide member Michael Tuffrey

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Green Party

Constituency member vote GREEN

Constituency Candidate Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden Miranda Dunn 16,782 9.5% +0.7% Bexley & Bromley Ann Garrett 9,261 4.6% -0.4% Brent & Harrow Shahrar Ali 10,129 6.5% +0.6% City & East Heather Finlay 11,478 6.3% -0.4% Croydon & Sutton Shasha Khan 8,969 5.2% +0.6% Ealing & Hillingdon Sarah Edwards 12,606 7.3% +0.5% Enfield & Haringey Pete McAskie 12,473 7.9% -1.0% Greenwich & Lewisham Susan Luxton 15,607 10.6% +0.3% Havering & Redbridge Ashley Gunstock 9,126 5.5% +0.9% Lambeth & Southwark Shane Collins 18,011 11.0% +0.6% Merton & Wandsworth Roy Vickery 14,124 8.4% +0.3% North East Aled Fisher 25,845 13.3% +0.3% South West John Hunt 12,774 6.8% +0.1% West Central Julia Stephenson 16,874 10.4% +1.1% TOTAL 194,059 8.1% +0.3%

London-wide member vote

Constituency Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden 18,056 10.2% +0.2% Bexley & Bromley 10,507 5.3% -0.1% Brent & Harrow 9,492 6.1% -0.4% City & East 11,119 6.1% -0.6% Croydon & Sutton 9,813 5.6% -0.3% Ealing & Hillingdon 11,874 6.8% -0.4% Enfield & Haringey 14,713 9.3% -0.2% Greenwich & Lewisham 16,511 11.2% +0.3% Havering & Redbridge 7,747 4.7% -0.7% Lambeth & Southwark 20,711 12.6% +0.3% Merton & Wandsworth 15,859 9.4% -0.4% North East 27,228 14.0% +0.2% South West 15,254 8.1% -0.6% West Central 14,581 8.9% -0.5% TOTAL 203,465 8.4% -0.1%

Elected Members

London-wide member Jenny Jones London-wide member Darren Johnson

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British National Party

Constituency member vote BNP

Constituency Candidate Votes % vote change City & East Robert Bailey 18,020 9.8% … TOTAL 18,020 0.7% …

London-wide member vote

Constituency Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden 5,134 2.9% -0.1% Bexley & Bromley 17,730 8.9% +2.0% Brent & Harrow 4,576 3.0% +0.1% City & East 18,106 9.9% +1.7% Croydon & Sutton 10,499 6.0% +1.2% Ealing & Hillingdon 10,175 5.9% +0.2% Enfield & Haringey 5,859 3.7% -0.6% Greenwich & Lewisham 9,764 6.6% +0.2% Havering & Redbridge 18,973 11.5% +3.4% Lambeth & Southwark 4,945 3.0% +0.1% Merton & Wandsworth 5,437 3.2% -0.0% North East 7,506 3.9% -0.2% South West 8,169 4.3% +3.2% West Central 3,841 2.4% -0.3% TOTAL 130,714 5.4% +0.8%

Elected Members

London-wide member Richard Barnbrook

National Front

Constituency member vote NF

Constituency Candidate Votes % vote change Bexley & Bromley Paul Winnett 11,288 5.6% … City & East Graham Kemp 2,350 1.3% … Ealing & Hillingdon Ian Edward 7,939 4.6% … Greenwich & Lewisham Tess Culnane 8,509 5.8% … South West Andrew Cripps 4,754 2.5% … TOTAL 34,840 1.4% …

Elected Members

None

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UK Independence Party

Constituency member vote UKIP

Constituency Candidate Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden Magnus Nielsen 3,678 2.1% -4.3% Bexley & Bromley Mick Greenhough 8,021 4.0% -12.8% Brent & Harrow Sunita Webb 3,021 2.0% -4.2% City & East Michael McGough 3,078 1.7% -12.1% Croydon & Sutton David Pickles 9,440 5.4% -5.8% Ealing & Hillingdon Lynnda Robson 4,465 2.6% -8.0% Enfield & Haringey Brian Hall 4,682 3.0% -6.2% Greenwich & Lewisham Arnold Tarling 3,910 2.7% -9.7% Havering & Redbridge Lawrence Webb 12,203 7.4% -6.7% Lambeth & Southwark Jens Winton 3,012 1.8% -5.8% Merton & Wandsworth Strachan McDonald 4,286 2.6% -4.1% North East Nicholas Jones 5,349 2.8% -6.1% South West Peter Dul 3,779 2.0% -6.4% West Central Paul Wiffen 3,060 1.9% -4.3% TOTAL 71,984 3.0% -7.2%

London-wide member vote

Constituency Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden 2,284 1.3% -4.6% Bexley & Bromley 7,171 3.6% -10.0% Brent & Harrow 1,988 1.3% -4.4% City & East 2,904 1.6% -7.5% Croydon & Sutton 5,064 2.9% -7.3% Ealing & Hillingdon 3,299 1.9% -7.2% Enfield & Haringey 2,496 1.6% -5.6% Greenwich & Lewisham 3,309 2.2% -7.5% Havering & Redbridge 6,298 3.8% -9.7% Lambeth & Southwark 1,757 1.1% -4.3% Merton & Wandsworth 2,143 1.3% -4.8% North East 2,809 1.4% -5.5% South West 3,392 1.8% -6.0% West Central 1,703 1.0% -4.1% TOTAL 46,617 1.9% -6.4%

Elected Members

None

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English Democrats

Constituency member vote E DEM

Constituency Candidate Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden David Stevens 2,146 1.2% … Bexley & Bromley Steven Uncles 2,907 1.5% … Brent & Harrow Arvind Tailor 2,150 1.4% … City & East John Griffiths 2,048 1.1% … Croydon & Sutton Richard Castle 4,186 2.4% … Ealing & Hillingdon Sati Chaggar 1,853 1.1% … Enfield & Haringey Teresa Cannon 2,282 1.4% … Greenwich & Lewisham Johanna Munilla 1,716 1.2% … Havering & Redbridge Leo Brookes 6,487 3.9% … Lambeth & Southwark Janus Polenceus 1,867 1.1% … Merton & Wandsworth Steve Scott 2,160 1.3% … North East John Dodds 3,637 1.9% … South West Roger Cooper 1,874 1.0% … West Central Alex Vaughan 1,858 1.1% … TOTAL 37,171 1.5% …

London-wide member vote

Constituency Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden 1,398 0.8% … Bexley & Bromley 3,095 1.5% … Brent & Harrow 1,346 0.9% … City & East 1,920 1.0% … Croydon & Sutton 2,349 1.4% … Ealing & Hillingdon 2,010 1.2% … Enfield & Haringey 1,478 0.9% … Greenwich & Lewisham 1,748 1.2% … Havering & Redbridge 2,577 1.6% … Lambeth & Southwark 1,255 0.8% … Merton & Wandsworth 1,351 0.8% … North East 1,965 1.0% … South West 2,021 1.1% … West Central 1,056 0.6% … TOTAL 25,569 1.1%

Elected Members

None

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Left List

Constituency member vote LEFT

Constituency Candidate Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden Dave Hoefling 2,074 1.2% … Bexley & Bromley David Davis 1,050 0.5% … Brent & Harrow Pat McManus 2,287 1.5% … City & East Michael Gavan 2,274 1.2% … Croydon & Sutton Zana Hussain 1,361 0.8% … Ealing & Hillingdon Salvinder Dhillon 2,390 1.4% … Enfield & Haringey Sait Akgul 5,639 3.6% … Greenwich & Lewisham Jennifer Jones 2,045 1.4% … Havering & Redbridge Carole Vincent 1,473 0.9% … Lambeth & Southwark Katt Young 1,956 1.2% … Merton & Wandsworth Kris Stewart 1,714 1.0% … North East Unjum Mirza 6,019 3.1% … South West Tansy Hoskins 1,526 0.8% … West Central Explo Nani-Kofi 1,630 1.0% … TOTAL 33,438 1.4% …

London-wide member vote

Constituency Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden 1,925 1.1% … Bexley & Bromley 950 0.5% … Brent & Harrow 1,152 0.7% … City & East 2,121 1.2% … Croydon & Sutton 1,002 0.6% … Ealing & Hillingdon 1,196 0.7% … Enfield & Haringey 2,705 1.7% … Greenwich & Lewisham 1,696 1.2% … Havering & Redbridge 813 0.5% … Lambeth & Southwark 1,846 1.1% … Merton & Wandsworth 1,251 0.7% … North East 3,379 1.7% … South West 1,346 0.7% … West Central 1,201 0.7% … TOTAL 22,583 0.9% …

Elected Members

None

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Respect (George Galloway)

London-wide member vote RESPECT

Constituency Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden 3,376 1.9% -2.2% Bexley & Bromley 1,104 0.6% -0.5% Brent & Harrow 3,513 2.3% -1.6% City & East 20,442 11.1% -4.3% Croydon & Sutton 1,994 1.1% -1.0% Ealing & Hillingdon 3,075 1.8% -2.2% Enfield & Haringey 3,169 2.0% -3.1% Greenwich & Lewisham 2,026 1.4% -1.9% Havering & Redbridge 3,622 2.2% -1.5% Lambeth & Southwark 2,910 1.8% -2.4% Merton & Wandsworth 2,445 1.5% -2.0% North East 6,333 3.3% -5.2% South West 2,453 1.3% -1.5% West Central 3,259 2.0% -1.9% TOTAL 59,721 2.5% -2.2%

Elected Members

None

Unity for Peace and Socialism

London-wide member vote UPS

Constituency Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden 390 0.2% … Bexley & Bromley 239 0.1% … Brent & Harrow 524 0.3% … City & East 614 0.3% … Croydon & Sutton 355 0.2% … Ealing & Hillingdon 681 0.4% … Enfield & Haringey 493 0.3% … Greenwich & Lewisham 401 0.3% … Havering & Redbridge 337 0.2% … Lambeth & Southwark 499 0.3% … Merton & Wandsworth 349 0.2% … North East 690 0.4% … South West 463 0.2% … West Central 359 0.2% … TOTAL 6,394 0.3% …

Elected Members

None

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Christian Peoples' Alliance/Christian Choice

Constituency member vote CPA

Constituency Candidate Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden Clement Adebayo 3,536 2.0% +0.6% Bexley & Bromley Miranda Suit 4,408 2.2% +0.1% Brent & Harrow Zena Sherman 4,180 2.7% +0.4% City & East Thomas Conquest 7,306 4.0% +0.6% Croydon & Sutton David Campanale 6,910 4.0% +0.9% Ealing & Hillingdon Mary Boyle 5,100 2.9% +0.8% Enfield & Haringey Segun Johnson 5,779 3.6% +1.6% Greenwich & Lewisham Stephen Hammond 5,079 3.5% +0.1% Havering & Redbridge Paula Warren 5,533 3.4% +1.1% Lambeth & Southwark Geoffrey Macharia 4,432 2.7% -0.5% Merton & Wandsworth Ellen Greco 4,053 2.4% +0.2% North East Maxine Hargreaves 5,323 2.7% +0.2% South West Sue May 3,718 2.0% -0.1% West Central None ……… TOTAL 65,357 2.7% +0.3%

London-wide member vote

Constituency Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden 3,401 1.9% -0.0% Bexley & Bromley 5,668 2.8% +0.1% Brent & Harrow 4,567 2.9% +0.0% City & East 7,419 4.0% +0.3% Croydon & Sutton 6,442 3.7% -0.2% Ealing & Hillingdon 5,047 2.9% +0.3% Enfield & Haringey 4,972 3.1% +0.3% Greenwich & Lewisham 5,269 3.6% -0.1% Havering & Redbridge 5,358 3.2% -1.0% Lambeth & Southwark 4,823 2.9% -0.7% Merton & Wandsworth 4,427 2.6% -0.3% North East 5,350 2.8% -0.1% South West 4,341 2.3% -0.2% West Central 3,210 2.0% -0.1% 70,294 2.9% -0.1%

Elected Members

None

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Free England

Constituency member vote F ENG

Constituency Candidate Votes % vote change South West Andrew Constantine 2,908 1.5% … TOTAL 2,908 0.1% …

Elected Members

None

Animals Count

Constituency member vote ANIMALS CNT

Constituency Candidate Votes % vote change Lambeth & Southwark Jasmijn De Boo 1,828 1.1% … TOTAL 1,828 0.1% …

Elected Members

None

Socialist Alternative/Respect

Constituency member vote SA/RESPECT

Constituency Candidate Votes % vote change Greenwich & Lewisham Chris Flood 1,587 1.1% … TOTAL 1,587 0.1% …

Elected Members

None

Socialist Party

Constituency member vote SOCIALIST

Constituency Candidate Votes % vote change Lambeth & Southwark Daniel Lambert 1,588 1.0% … TOTAL 1,588 0.1% …

Elected Members

None

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Abolish the Congestion Charge

London-wide member vote ACC

Constituency Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden 4,430 2.5% … Bexley & Bromley 4,963 2.5% … Brent & Harrow 5,077 3.3% … City & East 4,717 2.6% … Croydon & Sutton 3,542 2.0% … Ealing & Hillingdon 5,008 2.9% … Enfield & Haringey 3,362 2.1% … Greenwich & Lewisham 3,909 2.7% … Havering & Redbridge 3,846 2.3% … Lambeth & Southwark 4,603 2.8% … Merton & Wandsworth 4,049 2.4% … North East 4,753 2.4% … South West 4,698 2.5% … West Central 6,639 4.1% … TOTAL 63,596 2.6% …

Elected Members

None

One London (Damian Hockney)

London-wide member vote ONE LONDON

Constituency Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden 183 0.1% … Bexley & Bromley 198 0.1% … Brent & Harrow 264 0.2% … City & East 565 0.3% … Croydon & Sutton 184 0.1% … Ealing & Hillingdon 248 0.1% … Enfield & Haringey 182 0.1% … Greenwich & Lewisham 207 0.1% … Havering & Redbridge 175 0.1% … Lambeth & Southwark 254 0.2% … Merton & Wandsworth 187 0.1% … North East 341 0.2% … South West 221 0.1% … West Central 221 0.1% … TOTAL 3,430 0.1% …

Elected Members

None

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Independent (Rathy Alagaratnam)

London-wide member vote IND

Constituency Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden 124 0.1% … Bexley & Bromley 100 0.0% … Brent & Harrow 746 0.5% … City & East 266 0.1% … Croydon & Sutton 446 0.3% … Ealing & Hillingdon 351 0.2% … Enfield & Haringey 142 0.1% … Greenwich & Lewisham 268 0.2% … Havering & Redbridge 386 0.2% … Lambeth & Southwark 68 0.0% … Merton & Wandsworth 409 0.2% … North East 204 0.1% … South West 376 0.2% … West Central 88 0.1% … TOTAL 3,974 0.2% …

Elected Members

None

Veritas

Constituency member vote VER

Constituency Candidate Votes % vote change Barnet & Camden Graham Dare 510 0.3% … TOTAL 510 0.0% …

Elected Members

None

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