Wandsworth is home to some of the country's best MPs according to the Patchwork Foundation, as two of the borough's three scooped awards on Wednesday night.

The Patchwork Foundation, a charity which works to encourage political involvement, held its annual MP of the Year awards in Parliament and Sadiq Khan for Tooting and Justine Greening, for Putney were both recognised.

Mr Khan, who is also Labour's London mayoral candidate, won the people choice MP of the Year, while Mrs Greening won Conservative MP of the year.

Mr Khan MP said: "It’s a real honour to receive this award and I would like to thank all of my constituents who nominated me.

"After ten years in the job I still take great pride in getting to represent my community in Parliament - and I am grateful for the support local residents continue to show me.

"There is still more work to do, and I will continue to focus on ensuring the next generation in Tooting, and across London, gets the same opportunities our wonderful city gave me."

Simon Woolley, Patchwork national advisory board member said: "Sadiq Khan exemplifies an MP, who is not only a beacon of hope in which people believe: whereever you're from you can reach high office, he's also an MP who goes out there delivering, and encouraging others that together we can change our world."

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party said: "It is quite fitting that Sadiq Khan has won the overall People’s Choice Award for MP of the Year 2015. He is the people’s champion. A proud son of a bus driver, to human rights lawyer to the destroyer of glass ceilings.

"Sadiq is someone who personifies aspirations."

Other top awards went to Caroline Lucas for Overall MP of the Parliamentary Term 2010-2015 and Zac Goldmith for Overall MP for Year 2014-2015.

Conservative MP of the Year 2015 Rt Hon Justine Greening MP said: "The Patchwork Foundation is a fantastic organisation which reaches out to communities who are often under-represented so it is a real honour to receive this award.

"I hope the work I have been doing to involve more young people in international development work both globally and locally will help to engage them in our national life, and benefit communities around the world who need our help.

"Locally, I have worked with some great community organisations such as Regenerate, the National Autistic Society and Dementia4Art who all work really hard to ensure that under-represented groups locally have access to fantastic facilities and development programs.

"I hope this award will also acknowledge the efforts of all those activists and campaigners who have worked alongside me and I will continue to work hard to give under-represented and minority communities a voice."