General Election 2017: Hackney North and Stoke Newington results in full
Diane Abbott has been re-elected as the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, with 42,265 votes – 75 per cent of the vote.
This is an increase of 10,908 votes since she was re-elected in the General Election of 7 May 2015 with 31,357 votes.
Commenting on her re-election, Ms Abbott tweeted: “Humbled to receive an increased majority of over 35,000 in Hackney North & Stoke Newington. A vote for hope and a better Britain.”
Humbled to receive an increased majority of over 35,000 in Hackney North & Stoke Newington.
A vote for hope and a better Britain.#GE2017— Diane Abbott (@HackneyAbbott) June 9, 2017
Here are the results for Hackney North and Stoke Newington in full:
Diane Abbott, Labour party: 42,265 (75 per cent)
Amy Gray, Conservative party: 7,126 (13 per cent)
Joe Richards, Liberal Democrats: 3,817 (7 per cent)
Alistair Binnie-Lubbock, Green party: 2,606 (5 per cent)
Jon Homan, Animal Welfare party: 222
Abraham Spielmann, Independent: 203
Coraline Aisha Corlis-Khan, Friends Party: 59
— Hackney Council (@hackneycouncil) June 9, 2017