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| Top three parties at a glance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 59.19% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 22.36% | |
| Conservative | 13.03% | |
| Swing: 3.00% from Labour to Liberal Democrat | ||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet Harman |
|
27,619 | 59.19 | |
| Columba Blango |
|
10,432 | 22.36 | |
| Andy Stranack |
|
6,080 | 13.03 | |
| Jenny Jones |
|
1,361 | 2.92 | |
| Yohara Robby Munilla |
|
435 | 0.93 | |
| Joshua Ogunleye | Workers' Revolutionary Party | 211 | 0.45 | |
| Margaret Sharkey |
|
184 | 0.39 | |
| Decima Francis | Independent 5 | 93 | 0.20 | |
| Steven Robbins | Independent 5 | 87 | 0.19 | |
| Patricia Knox | No description | 82 | 0.18 | |
| Jill Mountford | Alliance for Workers Liberty | 75 | 0.16 | |
| Majority | 17,187 | 36.84 | ||
| Turnout | 46,659 | 59.35 | ||
5:35pm Thursday 20th May 2010
The Government has insisted it would scrap top-down targets in the NHS as it unveiled details of the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat deal.
10:30am Thursday 20th May 2010
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has insisted that the coalition Government's plans for reform have been strengthened by the need for compromise.
11:52pm Thursday 20th May 2010
The new coalition Government is committed to setting up a "judge-led inquiry" into allegations of British security services complicity in torture overseas, the Foreign Secretary has confirmed.
1:23pm Thursday 20th May 2010
Supermarkets and off-licences will be banned from selling alcohol below cost price, the Government has confirmed.
9:29am Thursday 20th May 2010
Home information packs (Hips) will be consigned to history, the Government has announced.
8:28am Thursday 20th May 2010
Left-wing Labour MP Diane Abbott has announced she is running for the party leadership, becoming the first woman to enter the race.
4:14pm Thursday 20th May 2010
Labour has caved in to complaints from candidates for the party leadership by allowing them an extra 13 days to gather nominations.
10:56am Thursday 20th May 2010
Estate agents have welcomed the news that controversial home information packs (Hips) are being scrapped with immediate effect.
3:45am Thursday 20th May 2010
The Electoral Commission is to publish a report into voting chaos which left hundreds of people queuing outside polling stations on election day.
3:53am Thursday 20th May 2010
David Cameron is to make his first foray on to the world stage as Prime Minister, visiting Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris.
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