Diane Abbott has retained her seat as the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington. The Labour MP won 23,355 votes as she beat Conservative David Landau and Green candidate 9,275.
Diane remains one of the longest serving MPs in the House of Commons after she was first elected in 1987. This is her 10th victory in a row as the candidate for Hackney North.
She previously served as Shadow Home Secretary during Jeremy Corbyn’s tenure as party leader. Her victory has come amid a Labour landslide across Britain leaving the Conservatives almost wiped off the map in London.
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Full seat results
Diane Abbott, Labour – 24,355 votes
Ryan Ahmad, Independent – 621 votes
Deborah Cairns, Reform – 1,283 votes
Kombat Diva, Independent – 182 votes
Antoinette Fernandez, Greens – 9,275 votes
Rebecca Jones, Lib Dems – 1,582 votes
Knigel Knapp, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party – 224 votes
David Landau, Conservartives – 3,457 votes
In her acceptance speech, Diane said she will support the incoming Labour government in their bid to transform the country. She said: “We are here on the morning of a historic Labour victory and I believe we will all remember where we were this morning. And this incoming Labour government has the opportunity to be a truly transformative Labour government, and I’m sure that we will all support them in that goal.
“But let me say this. I became an MP to give support to give people who don’t have support, to speak up on issues other people are ignoring and to be a voice for the voiceless. I’ve not deviated from those goals in 37 years.
“I’ll also say this, 70 years ago my parents came to this country as migrants to make a better life for themselves and a better life for their children. I will never stand by and see anybody, from whatever party, whoever they are, demigre and blame migrants for the ills of this society.”
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