It’s the result no one expected. We have a hung parliament, with neither Labour nor the Conservatives looking like they will be able to form a coalition government. A second general election looks all but certain.
All seats have been declared, and the results are:
- Conservative 318 (-12)
- Labour 261 (+29)
- Scottish National Party 35 (-21)
- Lib Dems 12 (+4)
- Democratic Unionist Party 10 (+2)
- Plaid Cymru 4 (+1)
- Greens 1 (-)
- UKIP 0 (-)
Here in our little slice of London, Labour has increased its majorities in all three constituencies.
In the race we all had our eyes on, Bermondsey and Old Southwark, Labour’s Neil Coyle has almost tripled his majority, with a solid victory over the Lib Dem veteran Sir Simon Hughes.
Here’s a breakdown of all the results for the three constituencies in the borough:
Bermondsey and Old Southwark (67% turnout)
- Neil Coyle (Labour) 31,161
- Simon Hughes (Lib Dems) 18,189
- Siobhan Baillie (Conservative) 7,581
- Elizabeth Jones (UKIP) 838
- James Clarke (Independent) 113
- John Tyson (Green) 639
Majority = 12,972 (+8,483 votes/+189%)
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Dulwich and West Norwood (72% turnout)
- Helen Hayes (Labour) 39,093
- Rachel Wolf (Conservative) 10,940
- Gail Kent (Lib Dem) 4,475
- Rashid Nix (Green) 1,408
- Robin Lambert (Independent) 121
- Yen Lin Chong (Independent) 103
Majority = 28,156 (+12,034 votes/+74.6%)
Camberwell and Peckham (67% turnout)
- Harriet Hartman (Labour) 44,665
- Ben Spencer (Conservative) 7,349
- Michael Bukola (Lib Dem) 3,413
- Eleanor Margolies (Green) 1,627
- Ray Towey (Christian People’s Alliance) 227
- Aminata Sellu (Workers Revolutionary Party) 131
Majority = 37,316 (+11,492 votes/+44.5%)