Summary

  • Conservatives win overall majority

  • Lib Dems take Richmond Park from Conservatives

  • Labour gains Putney

  • Tories gain Kensington and Carshalton & Wallington

  • Let the healing begin, urges Johnson

  • Election result is a catastrophe, says Sadiq Khan

  • London defectors all lose seats

Live Reporting

Claire Timms

  1. Conservatives hold Croydon South

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  2. Dulwich & West Norwood: Labour hold

    Helen Hayes has been re-elected as the MP for Dulwich & West Norwood.

    The Labour candidate beat the Green Party's Jonathan Bartley by 27,310 votes, 846 votes less than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Jane Lyons of the Conservative Party came third and the Brexit Party's Julia Stephenson came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 6.1 percentage points since the last general election.

    Nearly 56,000 people, roughly two-thirds of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    Three of the six candidates, Julia Stephenson (The Brexit Party), Anthony Hodgson (Christian Peoples Alliance) and John Plume (UKIP) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  3. Donald Trump congratulates Boris Johnson

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  4. Brentford & Isleworth: Labour hold

    Ruth Cadbury has been re-elected as the MP for Brentford & Isleworth, with a decreased majority.

    The Labour candidate beat Conservative Seena Shah by 10,514 votes, 1,668 votes less than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Helen Cross of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Daniel Goldsmith came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 4.4 percentage points since the last general election.

    More than 58,000 people, 68% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    Two of the five candidates, Daniel Goldsmith (Green) and Lucy O'Sullivan (The Brexit Party) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  5. Hackney South & Shoreditch: Labour hold

    Meg Hillier has been re-elected as the MP for Hackney South & Shoreditch, with a decreased majority.

    The Labour candidate beat Conservative Mark Beckett by 33,985 votes, 3,946 votes less than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Dave Raval of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Tyrone Scott came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 5.7 percentage points since the last general election.

    More than 54,000 people, 60.9% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    Two of the six candidates, Robert Lloyd (the Brexit Party) and Jonty Leff (Workers Revolutionary Party) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  6. Political map of London - so far

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  7. Labour holds Croydon North

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  8. Luciana Berger beaten in north London seat

    Former Liverpool Wavertree MP Luciana Berger quit Labour earlier this year because of her belief that the party's leadership had failed to adequately tackle claims of anti-Semitism within the party.

    She decided to stand for the Liberal Democrats in the north London seat of Finchley and Golders Green.

    Her decision failed to pay off, however, and she was well beaten by Conservative incumbent Mike Freer.

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    Meanwhile back in Liverpool Wavertree, Labour's Paula Barker secured a routine comfortable victory.

  9. Wimbledon: Conservative hold

    Stephen Hammond has been re-elected as the MP for Wimbledon, with a decreased majority.

    The Conservative candidate beat Liberal Democrat Paul Kohler by 628 votes, a reduction from his 2017 majority of 5,622.

    Jackie Schneider of the Labour Party came third and independent candidate Graham Hadley came fourth.

    Voter turnout was up by 0.6 percentage points since the last general election.

    More than 53,000 people, roughly three-quarters of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    One of the four candidates, Mr Hadley lost his £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  10. Orpington: Conservative hold

    Gareth Bacon has been elected MP for Orpington, meaning that the Conservative Party holds the seat with an increased majority.

    The new MP beat Labour's Simon Jeal by 22,378 votes. This was more than Jo Johnson’s 19,461 vote majority in the 2017 general election.

    Allan Tweddle of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Karen Wheller came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 3.6 percentage points since the last general election.

    Nearly 49,000 people, 70.7% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    One of the four candidates, Karen Wheller (Green) lost her £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  11. Conservatives hold Hendon

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  12. Finchley & Golders Green: Conservative hold

    Mike Freer has been re-elected as the MP for Finchley & Golders Green, with an increased majority.

    The Conservative candidate beat Liberal Democrat Luciana Berger by 6,562 votes, more than double the majority at the 2017 election.

    Luciana Berger was a Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree but left the party in Feb 2019 and with other MPs founded The Independent Group, which is now called The Independent Group for Change. She later left TIG to join the Liberal Democrats

    Ross Houston of the Labour Party came third.

    Voter turnout was down by 0.4 percentage points since the last general election.

    More than 55,000 people, 71% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    All three candidates keep their deposits, after receiving more than 5% of the votes.

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  13. Conservatives hold Chipping Barnet

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  14. Harrow West: Labour hold

    Gareth Thomas has been re-elected as the MP for Harrow West, with a decreased majority.

    The Labour candidate beat Conservative Anwara Ali by 8,692 votes, 4,622 votes less than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Lisa-Maria Bornemann of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Rowan Langley came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 6 percentage points since the last general election.

    Nearly 48,000 people, roughly two-thirds of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    Two of the five candidates, Rowan Langley (Green) and Richard Jones (the Brexit Party) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  15. Conservatives gain Carshalton & Wallington

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  16. Old Bexley & Sidcup: Conservative hold

    James Brokenshire has been re-elected as the MP for Old Bexley & Sidcup, with an increased majority.

    The Conservative candidate beat Labour's David Tingle by 18,952 votes, 3,486 more votes than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Simone Reynolds of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Matt Browne came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 3 percentage points since the last general election.

    More than 46,000 people, 69.8% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    Two of the five candidates, Matt Browne (Green) and Carol Valinejad (Christian Peoples Alliance) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  17. West Ham: Labour hold

    Lyn Brown has been re-elected as the MP for West Ham, with a decreased majority.

    The Labour candidate beat Conservative Sara Kumar by 32,388 votes, 4,366 votes less than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Eimear O'Casey of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Danny Keeling came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 4.2 percentage points since the last general election.

    More than 60,000 people, 61.5% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    Four of the seven candidates, Danny Keeling (Green), Emma Stockdale (the Brexit Party), Paul Jobson (Christian Peoples Alliance) and Humera Kamran (Communities United) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  18. Brent North: Labour hold

    Shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner has been re-elected as the MP for Brent North, with a decreased majority.

    The Labour candidate beat Conservative Anjana Patel by 8,079 votes, less than half the majority at the 2017 election.

    Paul Lorber of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Brexit Party's Suzie O'Brien came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 6.4 percentage points since the last general election.

    Nearly 52,000 people, 61.9% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    Four of the seven candidates, Suzie O'Brien (The Brexit Party), Simon Rebbitt (Green), Noel Coonan (independent) and Elcena Jeffers (independent) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  19. Brent Central: Labour hold

    Shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler has been re-elected as the MP for Brent Central, with a decreased majority.

    The Labour candidate beat Conservative David Brescia by 20,870 votes, 7,127 votes less than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Deborah Unger of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's William Relton came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 6.6 percentage points since the last general election.

    More than 49,000 people, 58.3% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    One of the four candidates, William Relton (Green) lost his £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  20. East Ham: Labour hold

    Stephen Timms has been re-elected as the MP for East Ham, with a decreased majority.

    The Labour candidate beat Conservative Scott Pattenden by 33,176 votes, 6,707 votes less than the majority at the 2017 election.

    Michael Fox of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Brexit Party's Alka Sehgal Cuthbert came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 5.6 percentage points since the last general election.

    Nearly 55,000 people, 61.9% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    Four of the six candidates, Michael Fox (Liberal Democrat), Alka Sehgal Cuthbert (The Brexit Party), Mike Spracklin (Green) and Kamran Malik (Communities United) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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