Millions of voters across London went to the polls on July 4 to elect the new Government. The Standard looked at key battleground seats in the capital, and published an interactive map of the results. Here we turn the spotlight on:
LEWISHAM EAST
WINNER: JANET DABY
Top five candidates (in alphabetical order):
Louise Brice - Conservatives (4,401 votes)
Janet Daby - Labour (23,646 votes)
Ruth Handyside - Reform UK (3,469 votes)
Michael Herron - Green Party (5,573 votes)
Callum James Littlemore - Liberal Democrats (2,471 votes)
Summary:
Lewisham East is among the safest of Labour of seats and has been since 1997. Janet Daby has been MP there since 2018, when she won a by-election sparked by the resignation of Heidi Alexander who went to work for London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Ms Alexander quit after describing then Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet as “dysfunctional”.In 2019 Ms Daby’s vote share dropped. But she still won almost 60 per cent of the vote and a majority of over 17,000.
It is ranked very high for its share of people from ethnic minority backgrounds compared to other areas, and very low for its share of homeowners.
Area: Wards in the constituency include Bellingham, Catford South, Downham, Grove Park, Hither Green, Lee Green and Rushey Green
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Boundary changes impact: Boundary changes do not impact the political make up of this constituency
