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  • CONSTITUENCY RESULT : Gillingham and Rainham

    Candidates by vote share
    Candidate name Party Gender Number of votes Share (%) Change vs. 2017 for party (percentage points)
    Rehman Chishti Conservative Male 28,173 61.3% +5.9
    Andy Stamp Labour Male 13,054 28.4% -7.7
    Alan Bullion Liberal Democrat Male 2,503 5.4% +2.6
    George Salomon Green Male 1,043 2.3% +1.2
    Rob McCulloch Martin UK Independence Party Male 837 1.8% -2.5
    Peter Cook Independent Male 229 0.5% 0.0
    Roger Peacock Christian Peoples Alliance Party Male 119 0.3% -0.0

     

    Election statistics
    Majority
    Votes 15,119
    Percent 32.9%
    Rank (1 = highest %) 212
    Turnout
    Constituency 62.5%
    Region 70.2%
    UK 67.3%
    Constituency in 2017 67.0%
    Size of electorate 73,549
    Valid votes cast 45,958

  • CONSTITUENCY RESULT : Gedling

    Candidates by vote share
    Candidate name Party Gender Number of votes Share (%) Change vs. 2017 for party (percentage points)
    Tom Randall Conservative Male 22,718 45.5% +2.6
    Vernon Coaker Labour Male 22,039 44.1% -7.8
    Anita Prabhakar Liberal Democrat Female 2,279 4.6% +2.5
    Graham Hunt Brexit Party Male 1,820 3.6% 0.0
    Jim Norris Green Male 1,097 2.2% +1.2

     

    Election statistics
    Majority
    Votes 679
    Percent 1.4%
    Rank (1 = highest %) 632
    Turnout
    Constituency 70.0%
    Region 67.2%
    UK 67.3%
    Constituency in 2017 72.6%
    Size of electorate 71,336
    Valid votes cast 49,953

  • CONSTITUENCY RESULT : Garston and Halewood

    Candidates by vote share
    Candidate name Party Gender Number of votes Share (%) Change vs. 2017 for party (percentage points)
    Maria Eagle Labour Female 38,578 72.3% -5.4
    Neva Novaky Conservative Female 6,954 13.0% -4.6
    Kris Brown Liberal Democrat Male 3,324 6.2% +3.0
    Jake Fraser Brexit Party Male 2,943 5.5% 0.0
    Jean-Paul Roberts Green Male 1,183 2.2% +0.8
    Hazel Williams Liberal Female 344 0.6% 0.0

     

    Election statistics
    Majority
    Votes 31,624
    Percent 59.3%
    Rank (1 = highest %) 22
    Turnout
    Constituency 70.1%
    Region 65.6%
    UK 67.3%
    Constituency in 2017 71.1%
    Size of electorate 76,116
    Valid votes cast 53,326

  • CONSTITUENCY RESULT : Gainsborough

    Candidates by vote share
    Candidate name Party Gender Number of votes Share (%) Change vs. 2017 for party (percentage points)
    Edward Leigh Conservative Male 33,893 66.4% +4.6
    Perry Smith Labour Male 10,926 21.4% -7.3
    Lesley Rollings Liberal Democrat Female 5,157 10.1% +3.0
    Mary Cavill Independent Female 1,070 2.1% 0.0

     

    Election statistics
    Majority
    Votes 22,967
    Percent 45.0%
    Rank (1 = highest %) 69
    Turnout
    Constituency 66.9%
    Region 67.2%
    UK 67.3%
    Constituency in 2017 67.8%
    Size of electorate 76,343
    Valid votes cast 51,046
  • Angela Rayner – 2021 Comments on Government Misusing Public Funds on Polling

    Angela Rayner – 2021 Comments on Government Misusing Public Funds on Polling

    The comments made by Angela Rayner, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, on 29 July 2021.

    This has the hallmarks of a racket, not a government acting in the national interest during a pandemic.

    Taxpayers’ money that has been abused in this way should be paid back by the Conservative Party. Taxpayers’ money is not the personal cashpoint of Conservative Ministers to dish out to their mates.

    We need a fully independent inquiry into the Government contracts that have been handed out over private email and WhatsApp so we can get to the bottom of this scandal.

  • Sarah Jones – 2021 Comments on Police Numbers

    Sarah Jones – 2021 Comments on Police Numbers

    The comments made by Sarah Jones, the Shadow Minister for Policing and the Fire Service, on 29 July 2021.

    The Tories have spent a decade cutting our police workforce, leaving communities across the country exposed.

    These figures expose the decimation the Tories have caused community policing. While cuts to police staff mean that even new police recruits will end up behind desks backfilling staff roles, instead of on the beat.

    The Government’s new crime plan is in reality a bunch of rehashed policies designed to distract from the damage they have caused. When coupled with an insulting police pay freeze and failure to consult them on the crime plan, it’s no wonder frontline police have lost confidence in the Home Secretary.

  • Luke Pollard – 2021 Comments on the Climate Crisis

    Luke Pollard – 2021 Comments on the Climate Crisis

    The comments made by Luke Pollard, the Shadow Environment Secretary, on 29 July 2021.

    The severe impacts of the climate crisis are happening here and now, putting people, nature, and our economy at risk. But the Tories are failing to meet their emissions reduction targets.

    Re-announcing inadequate plans can’t hide the Government’s woeful failure to protect communities and businesses. We need urgent action to reverse this climate and ecological emergency.

    Labour would replace the Government’s piecemeal approach with a comprehensive Green Recovery to decarbonise and transform our economy.

  • Anna McMorrin – 2021 Comments on Youth Custody and Reoffending

    Anna McMorrin – 2021 Comments on Youth Custody and Reoffending

    The comments made by Anna McMorrin, the Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice, on 29 July 2021.

    The Conservatives have completely lost control of youth custody, resulting in shocking welfare and rehabilitation for children, as well as a failure to protect the public from crime and reoffending.

    Youth reoffending rates remain unacceptable, well above adult figures, while incidences of self-harm and assault are disproportionately high compared to the number of children in custody.

    Labour is calling for an independent review to tackle the disastrous deterioration in youth custody. Ministers must heed our calls and swiftly get a grip.

  • Justin Madders – 2021 Comments on Number of Closed Testing Centres

    Justin Madders – 2021 Comments on Number of Closed Testing Centres

    The comments made by Justin Madders, the Shadow Health Minister, on 29 July 2021.

    Hundreds of testing centres opening weeks after they’re needed typifies the Government’s shambolic approach to the pandemic.

    A proper plan is needed to prevent the chaos of last autumn when people struggled to access tests. Ministers must fix this now.

  • Peter Kyle – 2021 Comments on Ofqual Analysis

    Peter Kyle – 2021 Comments on Ofqual Analysis

    The comments made by Peter Kyle, the Shadow Schools Minister, on 29 July 2021.

    Today’s reports confirm what we already knew – that in amongst the shambles of last year’s examinations, the Conservatives hung state school pupils out to dry.

    Rather than coming forward with a clear plan to ensure fairness in this summer’s results, the Government has been asleep at the wheel. That carelessness is putting young people’s futures at risk.

    With exam results coming in just a fortnight’s time, the Government must urgently lay out what support will be available to pupils, parents and teachers on Results Day to ensure every child can progress in education or employment. A repeat of last year’s fiasco cannot, and will not, be tolerated.