Result: Ilford South
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 48.9% |
| Conservative |  | 27.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 20.5% |
| Swing: 6.1% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Mike Gapes | Labour | 20,856 | 48.9 | -10.7 |
| Stephen Metcalfe | Conservative | 11,628 | 27.2 | +1.5 |
| Matthew Lake | Liberal Democrat | 8,761 | 20.5 | +9.2 |
| Kashif Rana | British Public Party | 763 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Colin Taylor | UK Independence Party | 685 | 1.6 | -1.8 |
| Majority | 9,228 | 21.6 | ||
| Turnout | 42,693 | 53.6 | -0.7 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF LONDON | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR ILFORD SOUTH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 59.6% |
| Conservative |  | 25.7% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 11.3% |
| Others |  | 3.4% |
