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:
ERITH AND THAMESMEAD
WINNER: ABENA OPPONG-ASARE
Top five candidates (in alphabetical order):
Sarah Elizabeth Rose Barry - Green Party (3,482 votes)
Pierce Chalmers - Liberal Democrats (1,872 votes)
Richard John Mark - Conservatives (5,564 votes)
Abena Oppong-Asare - Labour (22,246 votes)
Michael Pastor - Reform UK (5,944 votes)
Area: This constituency includes five Greenwich boroughs which are Abbey Wood, Glyndon, Plumstead, Shooters Hill, and Thamesmead Moorings, as well as three in Bexley; Belvedere, Erith and Thamesmead East
Erith and Thamesmead constituency map. Purple shaded area: Current constituency boundary. Green outlines new constituency boundaries Google MapsI’m not sure if I’m in this constituency: Here’s how you can check
Boundary changes impact (Thrasher and Rallings analysis): Boundary changes have made this a significantly safer Labour seat. The party won it in 2019 with 48 per cent of the vote, with the Tories on 39 per cent, and Brexit Party 5.4 per cent. Under the new boundaries it would have been 58.4 per cent Labour, 28.2 per cent Conservative and five per cent Brexit Party.
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