2016 Tooting by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 2016 Tooting by-election United Kingdom parliamentary Tooting constituency no 2015 United Kingdom general election 2015 2016 06 16 y 2017 United Kingdom general election 2017 74,701 42.9% File:Official portrait of Dr Rosena Allin-Khan crop 2.jpg Rosena Allin-Khan Labour Party (UK) 17,894 55.9% 8.7pp Conservative Party (UK) Dan Watkins Conservative Party (UK) 11,537 36.1% 5.8pp MP Sadiq Khan Labour Party (UK) Rosena Allin-Khan Labour Party (UK) A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Tooting was held on 16 June 2016, triggered by the resignation of incumbent Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Sadiq Khan upon his election as Mayor of London. It was won by Rosena Allin-Khan of Labour, who held the seat with an increased majority for the party. Candidates Sitting MP Sadiq Khan was elected Mayor of London on 5 May 2016; as a result, he resigned his parliamentary seat on 9 May by appointment to the ancient office of Crown Steward and Bailiff of The Three Chiltern Hundreds, a customary practice in the UK which enables MPs to resign. Rosena Allin-Khan, an accident and emergency doctor and deputy leader of the Labour group on Wandsworth Council, was the Labour candidate.A&E doctor to fight Sadiq Khan's Tooting seat Dan Watkins was the Conservative Party's candidate.Conservatives set to appoint Dan Watkins as their candidate for Tooting by-election http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/14491716.Conservatives_set_to_appoint_Dan_Watkins_as_their_candidate_for_Tooting_by_election/ Wandsworth Guardian 13 May 2016 13 May 2016 He was the 2015 candidate and the party's spokesman for Tooting and a local campaigner for issues including for a local station on the planned Crossrail 2 railway.http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/14100143.Crossrail_2__Tooting_Broadway_beats_Balham_as_2_000_have_their_say_in_survey/ Crossrail 2: Tooting Broadway beats Balham as 2,000 have their say in survey Wandsworth Guardian 25 November 2015 2016-06-17 Esther Obiri-Darko was the Green Party's candidate. She also stood at the 2015 election.https://wandsworth.greenparty.org.uk/news/2016/05/16/esther-obiri-darko-for-tooting-by-election/ Wandsworth Green Party Esther Obiri-Darko For Tooting By Election wandsworth.greenparty.org.uk 2016-06-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20170609092326/https://wandsworth.greenparty.org.uk/news/2016/05/16/esther-obiri-darko-for-tooting-by-election/ 2017-06-09 dead Alex Glassbrook, a local barrister and volunteer lawyer,http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/14501394.Liberal_Democrats_announce_candidate_for_Tooting_by_election/ Liberal Democrats announce candidate for Tooting by-election Wandsworth Guardian 18 May 2016 2016-06-17 was the candidate for the Liberal Democrats."Labour 'odds on to hold Tooting'", by Joe Murphy, Evening Standard, 19 May 2016, p. 6 Elizabeth Jones, who had recently stood in the London Assembly election, stood for the UK Independence Party (UKIP).Taylor Rebecca Full candidate list for Tooting by-election announced https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/14507769.full-candidate-list-for-tooting-by-election-announced/ Wandsworth Times 20 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20210603014007/https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/14507769.full-candidate-list-for-tooting-by-election-announced/ 3 June 2021 London Des Coke stood for the Christian Peoples Alliance. Howling Laud Hope was the candidate of the Monster Raving Loony Party.Junior doctor Rosena Allin-Khan selected as Labour's candidate for Tooting by-election http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/14493437.Junior_doctor_Rosena_Allin_Khan_selected_as_Labour_s_candidate_for_Tooting_by_election/ Your Local Guardian 14 May 2016 16 May 2016 There were three independent candidates: Zirwa Javaid, Zia Samadani and Smiley Smillie. Ankit Love, who was a candidate in the London mayoral election, stood for One Love Party. Akbar Ali Malik stood under the banner of the Immigrants Political Party. Graham Moore stood for the English Democrats.http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/14501541.English_Democrats_announce_candidate_in_Tooting_by_election/ English Democrats announce candidate in Tooting by-election Wandsworth Guardian 18 May 2016 2016-06-17 Bobby Smith, leader of Give Me Back Elmo and perennial election candidate, stood for his party. Former MP George Galloway had floated the idea of standing after his candidacy in the London mayoral election, but withdrew, citing fears of splitting the Labour vote and thus allowing the Conservatives to win.https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/tooting-byelection-george-galloway-backs-out-of-contest-due-to-fear-of-tory-victory-a3249241.html George Galloway backs out of standing in Tooting by-election Proto Laura 2016-05-16 Evening Standard en-GB 2016-05-26https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/tooting-byelection-george-galloway-almost-certain-to-stand-a3244406.html Tooting by-election: George Galloway 'almost certain' to stand Murphy Joe 2016-05-10 Evening Standard en-GB 2016-05-26 Result A two minute silence was held during the count, to commemorate Jo Cox, the MP for Batley and Spen, who was assassinated on the day of the by-election.Tooting by-election count holds two-minute silence for MP Jo Cox https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36555789 16 June 2016 BBC News Tooting by-election 2016http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/article/13338/tooting_by-election_candidate_list_published Tooting by-election candidate list published - News - Wandsworth Council Wandsworth Council www.Wandsworth.gov.uk 8 May 2017http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/info/200327/election_results/2167/tooting_constituency_by-election_result_june_2016 Tooting Constituency by-election result June 2016 - Tooting Constituency by-election result June 2016 - Wandsworth Council Wandsworth Council www.Wandsworth.gov.uk 8 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170706125245/http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/info/200327/election_results/2167/tooting_constituency_by-election_result_june_2016 6 July 2017 dead Labour Party (UK) Rosena Allin-Khan 17,894 55.9 +8.7 Conservative Party (UK) Dan Watkins 11,537 36.1 –5.8 Green Party of England and Wales Esther Obiri-Darko 830 2.6 –1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alex Glassbrook 820 2.6 –1.4 UK Independence Party Elizabeth Jones 507 1.6 –1.3 Christian Peoples Alliance Des Coke 164 0.5 New Official Monster Raving Loony Party Alan "Howling Laud" Hope 54 0.2 New English Democrats Graham Moore 50 0.2 New Immigrants Political Party Akbar Ali Malik 44 0.1 New One Love Party Ankit Love 32 0.1 New Independent politician Zirwa Javaid 30 0.1 New Independent politician Zia Samadani 23 0.1 New Give Me Back Elmo Bobby Smith 9 0.0 New Independent politician Smiley Smillie 5 0.0 New 6,357 19.8 +14.5 32,048 42.5 –27.2 74,701 Labour Party (UK) +7.3 Previous result General election 2015: TootingElection Data 2015 http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt Electoral Calculus 17 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt 17 October 2015http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/info/200327/election_results/1991/parliamentary_election_results_may_2015/3 Tooting Constituency - Parliamentary election results May 2015 - Wandsworth Council Wandsworth Council www.wandsworth.gov.ukhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000998 Tooting parliamentary constituency - Election 2015 - BBC News 8 May 2017 www.BBC.co.uk Labour Party (UK) Sadiq Khan 25,263 47.2 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Dan Watkins 22,421 41.9 +3.4 Green Party of England and Wales Esther Obiri-Darko 2,201 4.1 +2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Ling 2,107 3.9 –10.9 UK Independence Party Przemek Skwirczyński 1,537 2.9 +1.6 2,842 5.3 +0.3 53,529 69.7 +1.1 76,782 Labour Party (UK) +0.1 References 30em See also List of United Kingdom by-elections (2010–present) Tooting by-election Tooting by-election Tooting,2016 Tooting by-election Category:Sadiq Khan