By-elections · Thursday 16 June 2016
Tooting by-election 2016
Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour) won the Tooting by-election on 16 June 2016 with a majority of 6,357. Full result, turnout and swing.
- Majority
- 6,35719.9%
- Turnout
- 42.8%69.7% at the previous election
- Electorate
- 74,701
- Swing
- 7.3 ptsCon to Lab
- Result
- Lab hold
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosena Allin-Khan Elected | Labour | 17,894 | 55.9% | +8.7 | |
| Dan Watkins | Conservative | 11,537 | 36.1% | −5.8 | |
| Esther Obiri-Darko | Green | 830 | 2.6% | −1.5 | |
| Alex Glassbrook | Liberal Democrats | 820 | 2.6% | −1.4 | |
| Elizabeth Jones | UK Independence Party | 507 | 1.6% | −1.3 | |
| Des Coke | Christian Peoples Alliance | 164 | 0.5% | +0.5 | |
| Alan Hope | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 54 | 0.2% | +0.2 | |
| Graham Moore | English Democrats | 50 | 0.2% | +0.2 | |
| Akbar Malik | Immigrants Political Party | 44 | 0.1% | +0.1 | |
| Ankit Love | One Love Party | 32 | 0.1% | +0.1 | |
| Zirwa Javaid | Independent | 30 | 0.09% | +0.2 | |
| Zia Samadani | Independent | 23 | 0.07% | ||
| Bobby Smith | Give Me Back Elmo | 9 | 0.03% | 0 | |
| Smiley Smillie | Independent | 5 | 0.02% | ||
| Valid votes | 31,999 | ||||
| Majority | 6,357 | 19.9% | |||
Change compared with the 2015 general election in Tooting.
Writ issued 10 May 2016. 56th Parliament.
Questions and answers
Who won the Tooting by-election?
Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour) won on 16 June 2016 with 17,894 votes (55.9%), a majority of 6,357.
What was the turnout at the Tooting by-election?
42.8% of registered electors cast a valid vote.
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