Leyton & Wanstead
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Leyton & Wanstead
Labour hold
| Top three parties at a glance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  |
43.6% |
| Liberal Democrat |  |
27.63% |
| Conservative |  |
22.23% |
| Swing: 2.57% from Labour to Liberal Democrat | ||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cryer |
Labour Elected
|
17,511 | 43.60 | |
| Farooq Qureshi |
Liberal Democrat
|
11,095 | 27.63 | |
| Ed Northover |
Conservative
|
8,928 | 22.23 | |
| Graham Wood |
UK Independence Party
|
1,080 | 2.69 | |
| Ashley Gunstock |
Green
|
562 | 1.40 | |
| Jim Clift |
British National Party
|
561 | 1.40 | |
| Sonika Bhatti | Christian Party | 342 | 0.85 | |
| Martin Levin | Independents Federation UK - Alliance for Democracy | 80 | 0.20 | |
| Majority | 6,416 | 15.98 | ||
| Turnout | 40,159 | 63.20 | ||
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Balls joins Labour leadership race
8:12am Wednesday 19th May 2010
Former children's secretary Ed Balls has declared that he is standing in the Labour leadership contest, saying the party needed to listen to the public.
Clegg reveals political reform plan
12:03am Wednesday 19th May 2010
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is to promise to spearhead the biggest shake-up in Britain's democracy in almost two centuries as he lays out the new coalition Government's plans for political reform.
Police to get back charging powers
3:41am Wednesday 19th May 2010
Police will be handed back powers to charge people suspected of minor crimes, Home Secretary Theresa May is to announce.
Tories 'dismayed' over Bill's delay
4:25pm Wednesday 19th May 2010
Fresh strains were showing in the new Lib-Con coalition as senior Tory MPs expressed "dismay" that plans to overhaul the Human Rights Act had been put on a backburner.
Clegg hits out at coalition critics
12:48pm Wednesday 19th May 2010
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg hit out at critics of the new coalition's plans to make it more difficult for MPs to force out the Government if it is defeated on a vote of confidence.
Clegg risks Tory wrath over taxes
9:38am Wednesday 19th May 2010
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has risked angering his Conservative coalition allies with a warning that the new Government will aim to make the tax system fairer rather than reduce overall burden.
Clegg unveils political reform plan
8:05am Wednesday 19th May 2010
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is to promise to spearhead the biggest shake-up in Britain's democracy in almost two centuries as he lays out the new coalition Government's plans for political reform.
Ed Balls to join leadership race
6:55pm Tuesday 18th May 2010
Two more candidates for the Labour leadership are set to throw their hats into the ring, bringing the number of contenders to replace Gordon Brown up to four.
'Commissioner' role not finalised
2:48pm Wednesday 19th May 2010
Details of how police forces will be brought under the control of directly-elected individuals are yet to be finalised, the Home Secretary said.
Clegg vow to 'rebalance' tax system
3:18am Wednesday 19th May 2010
The coalition Government will aim to make taxes fairer, rather than reduce the overall burden of taxation, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said.
