Tooting by-election, 2016
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The Tooting by-election will be a UK parliamentary by-election in the constituency of Tooting. This will be the fourth by-election of the 56th Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Sadiq Khan from Parliament upon his election as Mayor of London.[1]
Previous result
| General Election 2015: Tooting[2][3][4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Sadiq Khan | 25,263 | 47.2 | +3.7 | |
| Conservative | Dan Watkins | 22,421 | 41.9 | +3.4 | |
| Green | Esther Obiri-Darko | 2,201 | 4.1 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Philip Ling | 2,107 | 3.9 | -10.9 | |
| UKIP | Przemek Skwirczynski | 1,537 | 2.9 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 2,842 | 5.3 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 53,529 | 69.7 | +1.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
References
- ↑ "When Sadiq Khan becomes London's new mayor, what will happen in the Tooting by-election?". New Statesman. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/info/200327/election_results/1991/parliamentary_election_results_may_2015/3 30Jul15
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000998
See also
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