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RICHMOND PARK RESULTS: North Kingston remains in Lib Dem hands with 21,457 votes

By Oliver Monk 5th Jul 2024

Sarah Oleny celebrates with husband Ben after learning she will keep her seat as MP for Richmond Park. (Photo: Oliver Monk)
Sarah Oleny celebrates with husband Ben after learning she will keep her seat as MP for Richmond Park. (Photo: Oliver Monk)

Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Olney has been re-elected as Richmond Park's MP with a 55% share of the vote.

The result was announced today, 5 July, at 3:20am in St Mary's University, the constituency's count centre.

Addressing the crowd after her victory, Ms Olney said: "The Liberal Democrats are going to be a force to be reckoned with in the new Parliament."

Her success had been mirrored minutes earlier by the party's candidate in neighbouring Twickenham constituency, Munira Wilson, who won with a 56% majority with 30,185 votes.

The Lib Dems also won in nearby Wimbledon, and the borough's main seat of Kingston & Surbiton, where party leader Ed Davey received 25,870 votes.

Ms Olney received 17,155 more votes than her next closest competitor, Conservative Sara Gezdari. (Photo: Oliver Monk)

The results for Richmond Park constituency can be found below:

  • Sarah Oleny (Liberal Democrats) – 55.4% / 28,528 votes
  • Sara Gezdari (Conservatives) – 22.1% / 11,373 votes
  • Laura Coryton (Labour) – 9.8% / 5,048 votes
  • Michael Hearn (Reform) – 6.3% / 3,258 votes 
  • Chas Warlow (Greens) – 5.3% / 2,728 votes
  • Chris French (The Mitre TW9) – 0.7% / 349 votes
  • Richard Harrison (Social Democrats) – 0.5% / 233 votes

Turnout was 69.9%, with a total of 50,818 votes cast in the constituency.

     

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