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:
CITIES OF LONDON AND WESTMINSTER
WINNER: RACHEL BLAKE
Top five candidates (in alphabetical order):
Tim Barnes - Conservatives (12,594 votes)
Rachel Blake - Labour (15,302 votes)
Tarun Ghulati - Reform UK (2,752 votes)
Edward Lucas - Liberal Democrats (4,335 votes)
Rajiv Rahul Sinha - Green Party (2,844 votes)
Wards: Abbey Road, Hyde Park, Knightsbridge & Belgravia, Marylebone, Pimlico North, Pimlico South, Regent’s Park, St James’s, Vincent Square, West End and the City.
Boundary changes impact (Thrasher and Rawlings analysis): Boundary changes have made this slightly more of a Conservative seat but their expected main challenger, Labour, is pushed up into second place. It was 39.9 per cent Conservative in 2019, 30.7 per cent Lib Dem and 27.2 per cent Labour. Under the new boundaries it would have been 40.3 per cent Tory, 28.9 per cent Labour and 28.2 per cent Lib Dem.
